This article is about the anime convention. For the British TV Channel, see AnimeCentral.
Anime Central (Abbreviated ACen) is an anime convention that is held yearly in Rosemont, Illinois, United States. It is one of the fastest growing anime conventions in the U.S. and has ranked as the 4th largest North American anime convention since 2009.[1] The convention is like many other anime conventions; it runs 24 hours a day and lasts 3 days. The Anime Central staff brings in guests from America and Japan that have worked in the anime and manga industry. There are also thousands of cosplayers that walk around showing off their costumes.
History[]
In April 1996 the Midwest Animation Promotion Society (MAPS) was incorporated by a group of individuals from a Chicago based anime club. After two years of planning the first ACen was held in April 1998 at the Holiday Inn International O'Hare hotel in Rosemont, Illinois. Its attendance was a little over 1,000 people.[2]
In its more recent years the convention has moved to May and is held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare also in Rosemont, Illinois. The attendance for the convention typically rises around 1,100 people a year.
Event history[]
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 3â5, 1998 | Holiday Inn International O'Hare Rosemont, Illinois | 1,203 | Juliet Cesario, Robert DeJesus, Jason Gray-Stanford, Fumio Iida, Tsukasa Kotobuki, Trish Ledoux, Steve Pearl, Jan Scott-Frazier, Scott Simpson, Kenichi Sonoda, Amanda Winn Lee, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[2] |
| April 23â25, 1999 | Ramada Plaza Hotel O'Hare Rosemont, Illinois | 1,640 | Crispin Freeman, Rachael Lillis, Yuji Moriyama, and Lisa Ortiz.[3] |
| May 12â14, 2000 | Sheraton Arlington Park Arlington Heights, Illinois | 2,117 | Kara Dennison, Crispin Freeman, Amy Howard-Wilson, and Brett Weaver.[4] |
| May 11â13, 2001 | Sheraton Arlington Park Arlington Heights, Illinois | 3,232 | yoshitoshi ABe, Mika Akitaka, Kia Asamiya, Robert DeJesus, Kara Dennison, Scott McNeil, Range Murata, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Brett Weaver.[5] |
| April 19â21, 2002 | Hyatt Regency O'Hare Rosemont, Illinois | 4,520 | Ken Akamatsu, Tetsuya Aoki, Steve Bennett, Jessica Calvello, Robert DeJesus, Crispin Freeman, Tiffany Grant, Hilary Haag, Amy Howard-Wilson, Toshihiro Kawamoto, Bruce Lewis, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Jan Scott-Frazier, Brad Swaile, and J. Torres.[6] |
| May 16â18, 2003 | Hyatt Regency O'Hare Rosemont, Illinois | 6,190 | Satoru Akahori, Laura Bailey, Richard Ian Cox, Robert DeJesus, Duel Jewel, Fred Gallagher, Hiroaki Gohda, Tiffany Grant, Takeshi Honda, Yasunori Ide, Yoko Ishida, Kazuyoshi Katayama, Bruce Lewis, Hidenori Matsubara, Maya Okamoto, Chris Patton, Monica Rial, Jan Scott-Frazier, Kazuko Tadano, KÅhei Tanaka, and Brett Weaver.[7] |
| May 14â16, 2004 | Hyatt Regency O'Hare Rosemont, Illinois | 7,406 | Greg Ayres, Kelli Cousins, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Fred Gallagher, Masashi Ishihama, Satoshi Ishino, Taku Iwasaki, Yasuhisa Kato, Hideyuki Kurata, Bruce Lewis, Koji Masunari, Scott McNeil, Vic Mignogna, Yuji Moriyama, Tomonori Ochikoshi, Chris Patton, Monica Rial, Chiwa Saito, SID, Taraku Uon, Shinichi Watanabe, Brett Weaver, and Noriyuki Zinguzi.[8] |
| May 13â15, 2005 | Hyatt Regency O'Hare Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, Illinois | 10,434 | Greg Ayres, Chris Bevins, Beau Billingslea, Steve Blum, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Fred Gallagher, Caitlin Glass, Clarine Harp, You Higuri, Hiroaki Inoue, Kumiko Kato, Bruce Lewis, Hiromi Matsushita, Vic Mignogna, Chris Patton, The Penny Lane All Stars, The Pillows, Jan Scott-Frazier, Rosearik Rikki Simons, Doug Smith, Sally Suzuki, Kazuko Tadano, Yusuke Wakamisho, Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons, and Yutaka Yoshizawa.[9] |
| May 5â7, 2006 | Hyatt Regency O'Hare Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, Illinois | 11,866 | Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Troy Baker, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Quinton Flynn, Fred Gallagher, Brittney Karbowski, Bruce Lewis, Mike McFarland, Junko Mizuno, Jeff Nimoy, Chris Patton, Monica Rial, Jan Scott-Frazier, Rosearik Rikki Simons, Doug Smith, TsuShiMaMiRe, and Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons.[10] |
| May 11â13, 2007 | Hyatt Regency O'Hare Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, Illinois | 12,769 | Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Patrick Drazen, David Fleming, Lisa Furukawa, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Mohammad "Hawk" Haque, Kyle Hebert, High and Mighty Color, Hiroshi KÅjina, Brittney Karbowski, Sunao Katabuchi, Trish Ledoux, Bruce Lewis, Masao Maruyama, Mike McFarland, Jamie McGonnigal, YÅ«ko Minaguchi, Jeff Moy, Philip Moy, Yasuhiro Nightow, Ananth Panagariya, Chris Patton, PLID, Xero Reynolds, Jan Scott-Frazier, Rosearik Rikki Simons, Doug Smith, Spike Spencer, Spiral Spiders, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Kirk Thornton, Voices For, Kari Wahlgren, Shinichi Watanabe, Brett Weaver, Greg Weisman, Travis Willingham, Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons, Toshifumi Yoshida, and Noriyuki Zinguzi.[11] |
| May 16â18, 2008 | Hyatt Regency O'Hare Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, Illinois | 13,900 | Yamila Abraham, Hannah Alcorn, Karan Ashley, Robert Axelrod, Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Laura Bailey, Steve Cardenas, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Aaron Dismuke, DJ HeavyGrinder, Josh Elder, Quinton Flynn, Jason David Frank, Caitlin Glass, August Hahn, Halcali, Mari Iijima, Russell Lissau, Vic Mignogna, Yuji Moriyama, Carli Mosier, Jeff Moy, Philip Moy, Jeff Nimoy, Daniela Orrù, Peelander-Z, Daniela Serri, Shuzilow.HA, Kenichi Sonoda, The Spoony Bards, Hiroshi Tada, Travis Willingham, Ono Yoichiro, and Steve Yun.[12] |
| May 8â10, 2009 | Hyatt Regency O'Hare Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, Illinois[13] | 17,249 | Yamila Abraham, J.L. Anderson, Matt Boyd, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Josh Elder, Kerry Freedman, Caitlin Glass, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, August Hahn, Mark Hildreth, Carl Gustav Horn, Aoi Kidokoro, Bruce Lewis, Russell Lissau, Ian McConville, Vic Mignogna, Misako Rocks!, m.o.v.e, Fred Perry, Rhea Silvan,The Slants, The Spoony Bards, Chiaki Takahashi, Shinichi Watanabe, Steve Yun |
| May 14â16, 2010 | Hyatt Regency O'Hare Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, Illinois[14][15] | 19,511 | Vic Mignogna, Aural Vampire, Brina Palencia, J. Michael Tatum, Steve Yun, Russell Lissau, Todd Haberkorn, Masazumi Kato, Yumiko Kobayashi, Koki Uchiyama, Kaori Nazuka, Narumi Takahira, Misako Rocks!, Spoony Bards, August Hahn, Fred Gallagher, Stephanie Sheh, Zach Bolton, Wendy Powell, Steve Downes, Shinichi Watanabe, Samurai Dan, Haruka, Yoshiki (surprise appearance at Masquerade) |
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