Anime Evolution

Anime Evolution
Anime Evolution's logo.
Status	Active
Venue	University of British Columbia
Location	Vancouver, British Columbia
Country	Canada
First held	1998
Last held	2010
Organizer	AE Convention Corp.
Attendance	6,150 in 2010
Official website	http://www.animeevolution.com/

Anime Evolution was an annual three-day anime convention held in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and organized by the AE Convention Corporation. It had traditionally been held in August since 2004. Before that point, it was held in July.

Programming

Anime Evolution's programming, like many other anime conventions, included anime screenings, anime music video contests, game shows, panels, workshops, cosplay events, vendors room, and video games groups.

History

Anime Evolution was originally known as Anime Showcase, and was held in 1998 by the SFU ARC club. It was a two-day showing of anime that was supposed to be held annually, with the help of the Vancouver Japanese Animation Society, the University of British Columbia Anime Club, and V-SWAT. In 2001 it was renamed Anime Evolution and in 2003 became a full anime convention. It has grown each year since 1999, and had attendance of over 4,200 people in 2007. In 2008, due to booking issues, it was held at UBC, Vancouver, B.C., rather than its past location at SFU, Burnaby, B.C.

In 2006, Anime Evolution held its first convention concert, featuring Japanese band ZZ on the convention's Saturday night and local visual-kei band eqlipsE on Sunday night. Japanese band BACK-ON played at the convention in 2007 in addition to local bands such as Moo-ve.

In 2008, CapLAN joined up with the convention to offer attendees a free LAN Party experience, offering several different gaming tournaments and free play.

In 2009, Anime Evolution welcomed the Japanese band Minx Zone to the convention, along with a huge assortment of local bands, making it the most musical year in AE's history.

In 2011, due to legal and financial issues facing AE Convention Corp., Anime Evolution 2011 was cancelled, and future AE Convention Corp.-sponsored conventions were put on hiatus.

Anime Evolution is currently in the process of switching from a For-Profit Corporation, to a Non Profit Society, and will return to organizing events in 2012.

Event history

Dates	Location	Attendance	Guests
July 25–27, 2003	Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia	1,276	Clio Chiang, Jerry Chu, Michael Coleman, Michael Dobson, Brian Drummond, Susan Luo, Scott McNeil, and Stuart Ng.
August 20–22, 2004	Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia	2,005	Rob Bakewell, Alexandra Carter, Michael Coleman, Trevor Devall, Brian Dobson, Michael Dobson, Andrew Francis, David Kaye, Pat Lee, Nicole Leroux, Susan Luo, Joseph Malozzi, Scott McNeil, Joe Ng, Stuart Ng, and Run Sasaki.
August 19–21, 2005	Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia	2,975	Rob Bakewell, Johnny Yong Bosch, Brooke Burgess, Alexandra Carter, Greg Dean, Todd Demong, Brian Dobson, Michael Dobson, Anthony Gurr, Ian Kirby, Martin L'Heureux, Keith Miller, Kirby Morrow, Tiffany Nours, Sean O'Reilly, Run Sasaki, Brad Swaile, Cathy Weseluck, and Andrew West.
August 19–21, 2006	Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia	3,602	Alistair Abell, Rob Bakewell, Brooke Burgess, Greg Dean, Liz Dean, Trevor Devall, Michael Dobson, Drive, eqlipsE, Keith and Kosine, Dr. Antonia Levi, Sam Logan, Kevin McKeever, Vic Mignogna, Keith Miller, Kirby Morrow, David Stanworth, Brad Swaile, Cathy Weseluck, ZZ.
August 17–19, 2007	Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia	4,200	Back-On, Lisa Ann Beley, Dr. Uwe Boll, Luci Christian, Michael Coleman, Anna Cummer, Trevor Devall, in.ovo, Keith and Kosine, Dr. Antonia Levi, Sam Logan, Joseph Malozzi, Jillian Michaels, Moo-ve, Nicole Oliver, Scott Ramsoomair, David Stanworth, Brad Swaile, Sam Vincent, and XYL.
August 22–24, 2008	University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia	4,488	Brooke Burgess, Michael Coleman, Michael Daingerfield, Matthew Erickson, Marÿke Hendrikse, Locus, Jocelyne Loewen, Sam Logan, Kevin McKeever, Package #2, Chris Patton, The Slants, David Stanworth, Brad Swaile, Lee Tockar, VI'X, Sam Vincent, Cathy Weseluck, and Alex Zahara.
June 12–14, 2009	Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver, British Columbia	5,000	Adrian Petriw, Aidan Drummond, Alex Zahara, Andrew Francis, Andrew Kavadas, Autobrig, Brad Swaile, Brian Dobson, Brian Drummond, Cathy Weseluck, Daniel Bacon, David Stanworth, Gabe Khouth, Garry Chalk, Gavin Blair, Ian James Corlett, Ichidan Theatre Group, Jocelyne Loewen, Kristie Marsden, Lee Tockar, Locus, Mark Hildreth, Matthew Erickson, Michael Coleman, Michael Daingerfield, Michael Donovan, Paul Dobson, Richard Ian Cox, Sam Logan, Sam Vincent, Trevor Devall, Vincent Tong, Wasted Talent.
August 13–15, 2010 (Last by AE Convention Corp.)	University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia	6,150	Adrian Petriw, Alex Zahara, Brian Dobson, Camilla d'Errico, Cathy Weseluck, Chloe Chan (Nuu), Chris Niosi (Kirbopher15), Chris Smith, Cloudscape Comics, The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, Eiko Ishiwata, EVE (Ever Vast Exemption), Jeff "Chamba" Cruz, Jesse Inocalla, Kristie Marsden, Lee Tockar, LoadingReadyRun, Martin Billany aka Little Kuriboh (Yugioh Abridged), Anthony Kresky aka Kroze, Locus, Matthew Erickson, Mark Oliver, Marÿke Hendrikse, Omar Dogan, Nina Matsumoto aka Space Coyote, Sam Logan (Sam & Fuzzy), Sam Vincent, Spike Spencer, TeamFourStar: Takahata101, MasakoX, Lanipator, KaiserNeko, hbi2k, Megami33 (Dragon Ball Z Abridged), The Beautiful Losers, Angela Melick (Jam, Wasted Talent), Richard Ian Cox, Synaptic Chaos Theatre, Vincent Tong, Carl Horn (Dark Horse), Hypergate Studios, Adam Sheehan (Funimation).

External links

• Anime Evolution website