Ani-Jam

Ani-Jam
Status Defunct
Genre Anime, Manga, Japanese culture[1][2]
Venue Fresno Convention Center
Location(s) Fresno, California
Country United States
Inaugurated 2003
Most recent 2014
Attendance 1,600+[3]
Organized by Ani-Jam LLC[2]
Website
http://www.ani-jam.com/

Ani-Jam was an annual two day anime convention held during August at the Fresno Convention Center in Fresno, California.

Programming

The convention offered anime screenings, a cosplay masquerade, live music, table top games, vendors, video game tournaments, and workshops.[1][4][5]

History

The first event in 2003 lasted for six hours and attracted 500 attendees.[6] The convention moved to the Fresno Convention Center in 2012.[1] Ani-Jam celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2013.[6] The convention held a day zero (Friday) event before the start of the 2014 convention where pre-registered attendees could attend a formal ball.[7]

Event history

Dates Location Attend. Guests
March 28, 2003 Ramada Fresno North
Fresno, California		500+[6] Edward Luena.[8]
August 19–20, 2006 Fresno Fairgrounds
Fresno, California		 Agent 760, Akai SKY, Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine, Trish Ledoux, Fred Perry, Quarter-Circle Jab, Random Ninjas, Kristine Sa, Stephanie Yanez, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[9]
August 18–19, 2007 Radisson Hotel & Conference Center
Fresno, California		 Adella, Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine, Melissa Hudson, Lord Katsuhiko Jinnai, Trish Ledoux, Kenyth Mogan, Fred Perry, Quarter-Circle Jab, Kristine Sa, Amanda Tomasch, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[10]
August 2–3, 2008 Radisson Hotel & Conference Center
Fresno, California		 Akai SKY, Robert Axelrod, Leah Clark, Justin Cook, Che Gilson, Lord Katsuhiko Jinnai, LYV, Makenai, Vic Mignogna, Fred Perry, Quarter-Circle Jab, Kristine Sa, and Stephanie Yanez.[11]
August 20–21, 2011 Radisson Hotel & Conference Center
Fresno, California		 Akai SKY, Greg Ayres, Lord Katsuhiko Jinnai, La Carmina, Robert McCollum, Vic Mignogna, Hannah Minx, Sebastiano Serafini, and Team LoveHate.[12]
August 18–19, 2012 Fresno Convention Center
Fresno, California		 Greg Ayres, Eric Caldero, Lord Katsuhiko Jinnai, Kairu, Brittney Karbowski, Kazha, Mari Watanabe, and Stephanie Yanez.[13]
August 17–18, 2013
"10th anniversary"[6]		 Fresno Convention Center
Fresno, California		1,600+[3] Greg Ayres, Richie Branson, Lord Katsuhiko Jinnai, Cynthia Martinez, Chris Patton, Aimee Major Steinberger, Mari Watanabe,[14] Robert Axelrod, Brittney Karbowski, and Valkyrie Kiss.[3]
August 16–17, 2014 Fresno Convention Center
Fresno, California		 Akai SKY, Greg Ayres, Jessica Calvello, Chris Cason, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Raj Ramayya, Chii Sakurabi, Jad B. Saxton, Steam Powered Giraffe, and David Vincent.[15]

Ani-Vent

Ani-Vent was a one day convention held in 2010 with the goal of expanding into different events.[16]

Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
July 17, 2010[16] Fresno Fairgrounds, Chance Avenue Entrance
Fresno, California

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ani-Jam convention visits Downtown Fresno". abc30. 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  2. 1 2 Santiago, Brandon (2013-08-09). "Get ready for the Ani-Jam anime festival!". Hanford Sentinel. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ani-Jam Attracts Over 1,600 Attendees for Tenth Year Celebration". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  4. ↑ Meyersmeyer, Seth (2007-08-16). "Anime convention comes to Fresno this weekend". Hanford Sentinel. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  5. ↑ Appleton, Rory (2014-08-16). "At Fresno's Ani-Jam, heroes, villains and average Joes unite". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Tehee, Joshua (2013-08-14). "Fresno Ani-Jam anime convention marks 10 years". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  7. ↑ "Ani-Jam 2014 This Weekend At Fresno Convention Center". KMPH. 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  8. ↑ "Ani-Jam 2003 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  9. ↑ "Ani-Jam 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  10. ↑ "Ani-Jam 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  11. ↑ "Ani-Jam 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  12. ↑ "Ani-Jam 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  13. ↑ "Ani-Jam 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  14. ↑ "Ani-Jam 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  15. ↑ "Ani-Jam 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  16. 1 2 "Ani-Vent 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.

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