AnimeFest

AnimeFest
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AnimeFest
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AnimeFest is an anime convention started in 1992. It is an annual four-day event held over Labor Day weekend in Dallas, Texas. AnimeFest is one of the oldest conventions in the country, although 1997 and 2000 were skipped. It has gone through a minor change in its name, due to capitalization, and the loss of capitalization of part of its name and the addition, and then the loss, of an exclamation point (Fest to FEST! to Fest once again).

Programming

The convention features cosplay, American voice actors from anime, artists, vendors and exhibits, panels, workshops, and gaming. AnimeFest's events focus on aspects of anime, manga, video games, and Japanese culture. AnimeFest started regularly having bands in 2001.

History

Event history

Dates	Location	Atten.	Guests
October 5, 1992	Richardson Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Dallas, Texas	105
February 5–7, 1993	Holiday Inn North Park Plaza Hotel Dallas, Texas	450	Ichiro Arakaki, Matt Greenfield, Dwayne Jones, John Ledford, and Kevin Winkler.
November 1993	Richardson Courtyard by Mariott Hotel Dallas, Texas	140	Fred Patten.
November 4–6, 1994	Holiday Inn North Park Plaza Hotel Dallas, Texas	500
September 1–3, 1995	Doubletree Hotel at Park West Dallas, Texas	600
November 1–3, 1996	Clarion Hotel Dallas Dallas, Texas	650
September 4–7, 1998	Omni Dallas - Park West Dallas, Texas	650
September 3–6, 1999	Holiday Inn DFW Airport North Dallas, Texas	750	Gilles Poitras.
August 31 – September 3, 2001	Hotel Inter-Continental Dallas, Texas	1,300	Bôa, Steve Bennett, Bonsai Society of Dallas, Austell Callwood, Rodney Caston, Scott Kurtz, Bruce Lewis, Mark Mandolia, Scott McNeil, Dan Minut, Kirby Morrow, Krista Perry, Doug Smith.
August 30 – September 2, 2002	Hotel Inter-Continental Dallas Dallas, Texas	1,800	Arik Renee Avila, Rodney "Largo" Caston, Michael Coleman, Dallas Kiyari Daiko, The Gline, Kyle Hebert, Bruce Lewis, Kitaki Mayu, Scott McNeil, Kirby Morrow, Stephanie Nadolny, Chris Patton, Krista Perry, Monica Rial, Kristine Sa, and Jan Scott-Frazier.
August 29 – September 1, 2003	Hotel Inter-Continental Dallas, Texas	2,350	Arik Renee Avila, Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Michael Dobson, Tiffany Grant, Kyle Hebert, Kato Kazuhiko, Bruce Lewis, Mike McFarland, Scott McNeil, Vic Mignogna, Chris Moujaes, move, Stephanie Nadolny, Dr. Susan J. Napier, Chris Patton, Krista Perry, Ramen and Rice, Xero Reynolds, Monica Rial, Aaron Romo, and Doug Smith.
September 3–6, 2004	Hyatt Regency Dallas - At Reunion Tower Dallas, Texas	2,725	Greg Ayres, Beau Billingslea, Steve Blum, Johnny Yong Bosch, Kyle Hebert, Kumiko Kato, MAX, Mike McFarland, Jamie McGonnigal, Vic Mignogna, Chris Moujaes, Chris Patton, Krista Perry, Xero Reynolds, Monica Rial, Aaron Romo, Brianne Siddall, and Sean Teague.
September 2–5, 2005	Hyatt Regency Dallas - At Reunion Tower Dallas, Texas	3,301	Greg Ayres, Johnny Yong Bosch, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Caitlin Glass, Kyle Hebert, Jonathan Klein, Bruce Lewis, Mike McFarland, Jamie McGonnigal, Scott McNeil, r*k* Milholland, Krista Perry, Ramen and Rice, Xero Reynolds, Monica Rial, Maaya Sakamoto, Carrie Savage, Stephanie Sheh, Doug Smith, and Shinichiro Watanabe.
September 1–4, 2006	Hyatt Regency Dallas Dallas, Texas	4,127	yoshitoshi ABe, Greg Ayres, Chris Cason, Lindsay Cibos, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Flow, Rivkah Greulich, Kyle Hebert, Jared Hodges, Taliesin Jaffe, Bruce Lewis, Jamie McGonnigal, r*k* Milholland, Ramen and Rice, Monica Rial, Carrie Savage, Doug Smith, and Yasuyuki Ueda.
August 31 – September 3, 2007	Hyatt Regency Dallas Dallas, Texas	4,629	Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Beau Billingslea, Greg Dean, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Quinton Flynn, Shukou Murase, Jeff Nimoy, Monica Rial, Dai Sato, and United Fellas.
August 29 – September 1, 2008	Hyatt Regency Dallas Dallas, Texas		Hannah Alcorn, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Josh Grelle, Matt Herms, Ross Hines, Steve Horton, Chuck Huber, Akiharu Ishii, Bruce Lewis, Jamie McGonnigal, Scott McNeil, Shuhei Morita, Carli Mosier, Dai Sato, J. Michael Tatum, and Jeong Mo Yang.
September 4 – September 7, 2009	Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion Dallas, Texas		Shinji KIMURA, Junichi TANIGUCHI, Dai Sato, Chuck Huber, Troy Baker, J. Michael Tatum, Bruce Lewis, Misako Rocks!, Greg Dean, Johnny Yong Bosch, David Doub, J. Grant & Mel Hynes, Randy Millholland, tsutchie, Eyeshine, Ramen and Rice.

External links

• AnimeFest web site

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