Anime Festival Wichita

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Anime Festival Wichita
Status Active
Venue Best Western Wichita North Hotel & Suites
Location Wichita, Kansas
Country United States
First held 2005
Attendance 1,234 in 2006
Official website http://www.afwcon.org/

Anime Festival Wichita (AFW) is an annual three-day anime convention held on a weekend in Wichita, Kansas. Anime Festival Wichita is hosted by Eagles Realm Entertainment.[1]

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
August 6, 2005 Orpheum Theatre
Wichita, Kansas[2]
August 18–20, 2006 Best Western North
Wichita, Kansas		 1,234 Stephanie Celeste, Tiffany Grant, Liza Kaplan, Piano Squall, Peter Pixie, and Team Royal Sabi.[3]
August 17–19, 2007 Best Western Wichita North Hotel & Suites
Wichita, Kansas		 Stephanie Celeste, Vic Mignogna, Peter Pixie, Team Royal Sabi, and Stephanie Yanez.[4]
August 15–17, 2008 Best Western Wichita North Hotel & Suites
Wichita, Kansas		 Kate Bristol, Peter Pixie, Sonny Strait, and Jen Taylor.[5]
July 10–12, 2009 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		 Caitlin Glass, Jerry Jewell, Robert Axelrod (actor), Stephanie Celeste (artist), and Peter Pixie.[6]
July 9–11, 2010 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		 Vic Mignogna, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Travis Willingham, Eric Wile, DJ Infam0us, Rick Cape & Chelsea Borgman, and Peter Pixie.
July 8–10, 2011 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		 Eric Vale, Troy Baker, Eric Wile others TBA.
Note: Cassandra Hodges was to attend, but she died a week earlier.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Peter Pixie Productions, Inc. Information". Kansas.gov. http://www.accesskansas.org/srv-corporations/getRecord.do?number=3780046. Retrieved 2007-03-07. 
  2. ^ "Wichita Anime Festival 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.chroniclesconvention.com/. Retrieved 2008-04-15. 
  3. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/919. Retrieved 2008-04-15. 
  4. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1139. Retrieved 2008-04-15. 
  5. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1504. Retrieved 2008-04-15. 
  6. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1840. Retrieved 2009-05-17. 
  7. ^ "Anime Voice Actress Cassandra Hodges Passes Away". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-06-30/voice-actress-cassandra-hodges-passes-away. Retrieved 2011-07-02. 

[edit] External links

List of anime conventions in North America
Canada
Ai-Kon (Manitoba) • Animaritime (New Brunswick) • Anime North (Ontario) • Animethon (Alberta) • Dotcon (Ontario) • G-Anime (Quebec) • Naru2u (Ontario) • Otafest (Alberta) • Otakuthon (Quebec) • Tsukino-Con (Victoria)
United States (Northeast)
Anime Boston (Massachusetts) • PortConMaine (Maine) • AnimeNEXT (New Jersey) • KotoriCon (New Jersey) • New York Anime Festival (New York) • Tekkoshocon (Pennsylvania) • Zenkaikon (Pennsylvania)
United States (Midwest)
Anime Central (Illinois) • Anime Crossroads (Indiana) • Anime Detour (Minnesota) • Anime Festival Wichita (Kansas) • A&G Ohio (Ohio) • AnimeIowa (Iowa) • Anime Milwaukee (Wisconsin) • Anime NebrasKon (Nebraska) • Anime Punch! (Ohio) • ColossalCon (Ohio) • Godaikocon (Michigan)  • Ikasucon (Indiana) • Naka-Kon (Kansas) • No Brand Con (Wisconsin) • Ohayocon (Ohio) • QC Anime-zing! (Iowa) • Sogen Con (South Dakota) • Youmacon (Michigan) • SoDak Con (South Dakota)
United States (Southern)
Animazement (North Carolina) • Anime Express (Florida) • AnimeFest (Texas) • Anime Festival Orlando (Florida) • Anime Mid-Atlantic (Virginia) • Anime USA (Virginia) • Anime Weekend Atlanta (Georgia) • Aniwave (North Carolina) • Ichibancon (North Carolina) • Ikkicon (Texas) • Katsucon (D.C.) • Kami-Con (Alabama) • MechaCon (Louisiana) • Metrocon (Florida) • Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (Tennessee) • Nekocon (Virginia) • OMGcon (Kentucky) • Oni-Con (Texas) • Otakon (Maryland) • PersaCon (Alabama) • Project A-Kon (Texas) • RealmsCon (Texas) • San Japan (Texas) • SugoiCon (Kentucky) • Tsubasacon (West Virginia) • Ushicon (Texas)
United States (Western)
Anime Banzai (Utah) • Anime Expo (California) • Anime St. George (Utah) • Anime Vegas (Nevada) • Con-Nichiwa (Arizona) • FanimeCon (California) • Kawaii Kon (Hawaii) • Kumoricon (Oregon/SW Washington) • Nan Desu Kan (Colorado) • Saboten Con (Arizona) • Sac-Anime (California) • Sakura-Con (Washington) • Senshi-Con (Alaska) • Yaoi-Con (California)


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