Anime South
| Anime South | |
|---|---|
| Status | Defunct |
| Venue | Hampton Inn Pensacola Beach |
| Location(s) | Pensacola, Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 2005 |
| Most recent | 2013 |
| Attendance | 972 in 2009[1] |
Anime South was a three-day anime convention held in the city of Pensacola, 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.
Programming
[edit]Anime South hosted 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
[edit]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] The 2015 event was cancelled due to financial issues.[3]
Event history
[edit]| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 18–20, 2005 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Destin, Florida | 463 | Lauren Goodnight, Maboroshi, Marc Matney, and Mirana Reveier.[4][5] |
| November 3–5, 2006 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Destin, Florida | Ashley Clark, Richard Epcar, Chris Hazelton, Vic Mignogna, The Mindless Tripod Experience, and Ellyn Stern.[6][7][8] | |
| December 28–30, 2007 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Destin, Florida | 1,210[9] | Steve Bennett, Ashley Clark, Richard Epcar, Lisa Furukawa, Yaya Han, Doug Smith, Spike Spencer, and Ellyn Stern.[10] |
| January 2–4, 2009 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Destin, Florida | 972 | AniRage, Ashley Clark, C.J. Collins, Richard Epcar, Vic Mignogna, Meredith Placko, Ellyn Stern, and Carolann Voltarel.[1] |
| December 18–20, 2009 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Destin, Florida | Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine, Maja, Meredith Placko, and Patrick Seitz.[11] | |
| December 27–29, 2013 | Hampton Inn Pensacola Beach Pensacola Beach, Florida | Anna Fischer, Katie George, Riki "Riddle" LeCotey, Monika Lee, Lindze Merritt, Jessica Nigri, and Carolann Voltarel.[12] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Anime South 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ Holt, Keri (2006-11-15), "Anime fans up to speed on dating scene", The Destin Log
- ^ "Anime South 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ Sherman, Fraser (2005-11-08), "Emerald Coast's first "anime" festival begins Friday", The Destin Log
- ^ "Anime South 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ "Anime South 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ Sherman, Fraser (2006-11-15), "Anime draws hundreds to Sandestin", The Destin Log
- ^ Sherman, Fraser (2006-11-15), "Cartoon voices step into the spotlight", The Destin Log
- ^ Sherman, Fraser (2007-12-26), "Animeniacs: Japanese cartoon lovers to converge on coast", Florida Freedom Newspapers, archived from the original on 2011-07-10
- ^ "Anime South 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ "Anime South 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ "Anime South 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.