Middle Tennessee Anime Convention
| Middle Tennessee Anime Convention | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Japanese animation and culture |
| Venue | Sheraton Music City |
| Location(s) | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 1999 |
| Attendance | 4,200 in 2009 |
| Organized by | MTAC |
| Website | http://www.mtac.net |
The Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (MTAC) is the first anime convention in Tennessee. Based in Nashville, TN, MTAC is also known as Music City's Anime Convention.
Programming
MTAC has many popular recurring events, including a cosplay contest, a risque cosplay contest, a ramen eating contest, an AMV contest, and a rave. Other popular panels and events include concerts, martial arts lessons and demonstrations, ParaPara lessons and performances, art workshops and yaoi and yuri panels.
History
Founded in 1999, MTAC set forth to deliver rich[citation needed] anime and Japanese related content to fans in Tennessee and the southeast US on an annual basis. A small event was held with great success and an attempt was made a second event the following year. However, difficulties forced the convention into a temporary stasis that was relieved in 2001 when "MTAC 2.5" was held. 2002 saw MTAC continue its course with "MTAC Pi" (drawing from the mathematical statement of Pi being equal to 3.14159265).
2004 saw a rebirth of the convention after a year long hiatus in 2003. With record setting attendance, the 2004 event dubbed "MTAC 4.01beta" was a celebration not only of anime fandom, but of MTAC's establishment in the anime community and development of its own identity. In 2005 the convention returned dubbing itself "MTAC GO" (references being drawn from the Japanese term for the number 5 as well as the board game originating in China also known as Go). This event again saw record highs in attendance as well as business success.
Event history
| Convention | Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTAC | December 10–11, 1999 | Days Inn Nashville Airport | 300 [1] | |
| MTAC 2-1/2 | November 2–4, 2001 | Clarion Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee |
400 | Tiffany Grant, Sonny Strait, Bill Timoney, and Kira Vincent-Davis.[2] |
| MTAC Pi | August 9–11, 2002 | Days Inn Nashville Airport
Nashville, Tennessee |
400 | Steve Bennett, Rozie Curtis, Takayuki Karahashi, Sherry Lynn, and Jan Scott-Frazier.[3] |
| MTAC 4.01 Beta | April 2–4, 2004 | Nashville Marriot-Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee |
1,000 | Greg Ayres, Robert DeJesus, Monica Rial, and Doug Smith.[4] |
| MTAC Go | April 1–3, 2005 | Millennium Maxwell House Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee |
1,700 | Brent Allison, Greg Ayres, Laura Bailey, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Lisa Furukawa, Kevin McKeever, Vic Mignogna, Monica Rial, and Steve Yun.[5] |
| MTAC 6th Period | April 21–23, 2006 | Embassy Suites Nashville South | 2,500 | Greg Ayres, Steve Blum, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Lisa Furukawa, Caitlin Glass, Scott Kurtz, Vic Mignogna, Para2Mahou, Jan Scott-Frazier, Doug Smith, and Travis Willingham.[6] |
| MTAC Prime | April 13–15, 2007 | Cool Springs Conference Center
Franklin, Tennessee |
3,000 | Lisa Furukawa, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Mohammad "Hawk" Haque, Neil Kaplan, Kevin McKeever, Yad-Ming Mui, Ananth Panagariya, Peelander-Z, The Protomen, Doug Smith, and Steve Yun.[7] |
| MTAC Infinity | April 25–27, 2008 | Sheraton Music City
Nashville, Tennessee |
3,750 | Greg Ayres, James L. Barry, Johnny Yong Bosch, Chickenbox!, DJ TX300, Eyeshine, Kaiju Big Battel, The Man Power, Mega Ran, Nashville Lotus Taiko Team, Peelander-Z, The Slants, and Doug Smith.[8] |
| MTAC Ninja | April 3–5, 2009 | Sheraton Music City
Nashville, Tennessee |
4,200 | James L. Barry, Lisa Furukawa, Mohammad "Hawk" Haque, Steve Horton, Jeff Nimoy, the Notorious MSG, Ananth Panagariya, Sam Romero, Colleen Ann O'Shaughnessey, The Slants, ST~Prime (formerly the Band of Seven) and Jeong Mo Yang.[9] |
| MTAC Odyssey | April 30-May 2, 2010 | Sheraton Music City
Nashville, Tennessee |
4,200 | Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Neil Kaplan, Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey, Doug Smith, Jan Scott-Frazier, Sonny Strait, Lisa Furukawa, Vic Mignogna, Steve Yun, Spike Spencer, Angry Viking Press, Kaiju Big Battel, with Musical Guests Quaff, Team Illuminati, and The Man Power[10] |
| MTAC Goes To 11 | April 22-24, 2011 | Sheraton Music City
Nashville, Tennessee |
References
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 1999 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2001 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2002 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
External links
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