Anime Milwaukee

Anime Milwaukee is an annual anime convention held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States.

History
The Anime Milwaukee Convention (AMKE), held at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM), is the only anime-specific convention in the Greater Milwaukee area, established in February of 2007 by the Japanese Animation Association of Milwaukee. The first convention was held in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Student Union with low attendance due to a blizzard. It has since been referred to as con 0.5 as a result, and the subsequent years have been deemed 1.5, 2.5 and so on to carry on that tradition. Anime Milwaukee began as a one day event but quickly branched into a three day convention over a weekend. The convention also started off as free for all attendees, but soon needed registration fees to provide bigger and better events in subsequent years. Badges are now priced between $5 to $30, dependent on date of purchase, if the attendee is a UWM student, adult, or child, and how many days they will be attending, and children under 6 are free. The convention has since partnered with the Radisson Hotel Milwaukee for the 2010 convention, offering a con discount for hotel rooms.

The Anime Milwaukee Convention is helped, run, and sponsored financially by the Japanese Animation Association, which is a student organization at UWM, and is further supported and planned by the Vision of Anime club , another prominent anime club in the Milwaukee area.

The Anime Milwaukee convention experienced media coverage in 2010. The Morning Blend talk-show featured an AMKE segment on March 5, 2010. The A.V. Club wrote an article about Anime Milwaukee and the article was posted on March 8, 2010. Also, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wrote an article about Anime Milwaukee and the article was in the March 10, 2010 newspaper edition.

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Events
Since its conception, Anime Milwaukee has grown to include the following as staple events at the convention:
 * Guest Speakers
 * Viewing Rooms
 * Video Game Room
 * Table Top Gaming
 * UWM Kung-Fu Club Demonstrations
 * Cosplay Contest
 * Character Auction for Penny Arcade's Child's Play Charity
 * Saturday Night Dance
 * Vendor and Artist Room
 * EGL Fashion Show
 * Cosplay Bowling