Anime South is an annual three-day anime convention held in the city of Destin, Florida. The convention also has the distinction of being the first anime convention to garner its seed money from a small number of contributors who desired an anime convention in the area.[1]
Programming[]
Anime South host many events common to other anime conventions, such as anime screenings, panels and workshops, game shows, dealers room, artist alley, video game room, dance, and cosplay events.[2]
History[]
Anime South was created by one of the co-founders of Anime USA. Planning took place over a two-month period, after which the largest luxury hotel in the region, The Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, was contracted for November 18-20, 2005.[citation needed]
Event history[]
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 18â20, 2005 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Destin, Florida | 463 | Lauren Goodnight, Maboroshi, Marc Matney, and Mirana Reveier.[3][4] |
| November 3â5, 2006 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Destin, Florida | Ashley Clark, Richard Epcar, Chris Hazelton, Vic Mignogna, The Mindless Tripod Experience, and Ellyn Stern.[5][6][7] | |
| December 28â30, 2007 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Destin, Florida | 1,210[8] | Steve Bennett, Ashley Clark, Richard Epcar, Lisa Furukawa, Ya Ya Han, Doug Smith, Spike Spencer, and Ellyn Stern.[9][10][11] |
| January 2â4, 2009 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Destin, Florida | 685 | Ashley Clark, Richard Epcar, J*Scape, Vic Mignogna, Ellyn Stern, and aniRAGE.[12] |
| December 18â20, 2009 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Destin, Florida | Patrick Seitz, Johnny Yong Bosch, Maja, Meredith Placko, Eye Shine[12] |
References[]
- â Fandino, Daniel (2005-11-03), An Interview with the chairman of Anime South ([dead link] – Scholar search), retrieved 2007-07-09
- â Holt, Keri (2006-11-15), "Anime fans up to speed on dating scene", The Destin Log
- â Sherman, Fraser (2005-11-08), "Emerald Coastâs first "anime" festival begins Friday", The Destin Log
- â "Anime South 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- â "Anime South 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- â Sherman, Fraser (2006-11-15), "Anime draws hundreds to Sandestin", The Destin Log
- â Sherman, Fraser (2006-11-15), "Cartoon voices step into the spotlight", The Destin Log
- â Sherman, Fraser (2007-12-26), "Animeniacs: Japanese cartoon lovers to converge on coast", Florida Freedom Newspapers
- â "Anime South 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- â Gant, Andrew (2007-12-29), "No glomping allowed" ([dead link] – Scholar search), Northwest Florida Daily News
- â Sherman, Fraser (2008-01-02), "Halloween II: The Animeniacs", The Destin Log
- â 12.0 12.1 "Anime South 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
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