Anime Punch! is an organization that began as an offshoot of Animate!, The Ohio State University's anime club. After a small initial event held in the Ohio Union on the OSU campus in early 2005, initial plans were made to hold a larger, apocalypse-themed Armageddicon. Anime Punch! claims to focus almost exclusively on anime, eschewing the recent trend of conventions to attempt to cover anything and everything remotely related to Japan.
Armageddicon[]
The main event of Anime Punch!, Armageddicon claims to focus exclusively on anime, eschewing the recent trend of conventions to attempt to cover anything and everything remotely related to Japan. Notably, Armageddicon also features a high density of educational, cultural and scholarly panels and workshops. During the 2008 convention, Anime Punch! Armageddicon became the first anime convention to adopt radio-frequency identification (RFID) in order to collect data about dealers' room entrances and panel attendance.[1]
Event history[]
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2005 | Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio | 200[2] | |
| March 31 – April 2, 2006 | Holiday Inn Worthington Columbus, Ohio | 1,030 | Steve Conte, Maureen Donavan, Lawrence Eng, Crispin Freeman, Kuwai-sensei, Lillian Olsen, CarrieLynn Reinhard, Joshua Seth, Lien Fan Shen, The Spoony Bards, and Richard Torrance.[3] |
| March 30 – April 1, 2007 | Columbus Airport Marriott Columbus, Ohio | 1,400 | Maureen Donavan, Lawrence Eng, Crispin Freeman, Mikhail Koulikov, Tristan MacAvery, Lillian Olsen, The Protomen, CarrieLynn Reinhard, Patrick Seitz, The Spoony Bards, Richard Torrance, Harlan Watkins, and Mariah Watkins.[4][5] |
| April 11–13, 2008 | Crowne Plaza Columbus North Columbus, Ohio | 1,337 | Maureen Donavan, Lawrence Eng, Hsu-Nami, Mikhail Koulikov, Dr. John A. Lent, Tristan MacAvery, Lillian Olsen, CarrieLynn Reinhard, Patrick Seitz, The Spoony Bards, Harlan Watkins, and Mariah Watkins.[6] |
| April 10–12, 2009 | Doubletree Hotel Columbus/Worthington Columbus, Ohio | 1,109 | Haruko Nogawa, The Protomen, Patrick Seitz, Mikhail Koulikov, Lawrence Eng, and The Spoony Bards |
| April 2–4, 2010 | Hyatt Regency Columbus, Ohio | 1,400 | Richard Torrance, Lawrence Eng, Stacey Schlanger, Kinko Ito, Lee Makela, Brad Swaile, Patrick Seitz, The Spoony Bards, Kosuke Saito |
Fieldcon[]
Fieldcon is another line of conventions hosted by Anime Punch! It takes place entirely outdoors without access to electricity, running water, or the internet. Its remote location in the AEP ReCreation Lands near The Wilds takes it far from most people, and even cellphone reception. Attendance is small, and events are informal.
Event history[]
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 28–30, 2006 | AEP ReCreation Lands Morgan County, Ohio | 18[7] | |
| June 29 – July 1, 2007 | AEP ReCreation Lands Morgan County, Ohio | 41[8] | |
| July 25–27, 2008 | AEP ReCreation Lands Morgan County, Ohio[9] |
Signature events[]
Anime Punch! has several signature events that have become a sort of tradition.
- Your Favorite Anime Sucks - Abbreviated "YAnSucks," this event involves the audience supplying titles of their favorite shows for the hosts to "burn." This event travels and was featured at Anime Central 2006.
- Evangelion Puppet Show - A humorous recreation of various scenes from Neon Genesis Evangelion in the form of a puppet show.
- Collective Gaming Room - A room where single games such as Oregon Trail are intended to be played as a group, with one person controlling and the rest shouting directions and suggestions.
- Model Building/ Figure Trading Jam Session - A gathering intended for people that like building models and those who collect trading figures and gashapon.
- Swimsuit Cosplay - Much as the name implies, swimsuit cosplay concerns either a swimsuit seen in anime or a swimwear interpretation of a character's normal costume.
- Auto-Cosplay - In a similar vein as swimsuit cosplay, auto cosplay involves vehicles that are supposed to replicate those seen in or otherwise themed in some way to relate to anime.
- Anime Trial - an event where a "trial" and subsequent "execution" are held for the anime character most hated by fans.
- Roll a Katamari - Similar to the concept of the popular video game, Katamari Damacy, this event starts as a ball of duct tape, and accumulates many objects that people tape to it, including garbage, tacos, magazines, and even other people.
- Hentai Olympics - Described on the website with the ominous words "What happens at the Hentai Olympics, stays at the Hentai Olympics."
References[]
- ↑ "Ohio Anime Con Uses RFID Technology to Track Attendees". Anime News Network. 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Anime Punch! 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ↑ "Anime Punch! 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ↑ "Anime Punch! 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ↑ Lillard, Kevin (2007). "Con Report: Anime Punch". Newtype USA 6 (6): 96. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ "Anime Punch! 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ↑ "Fieldcon 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ↑ "Fieldcon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ↑ "Fieldcon 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
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