AnimeFest

{{About|the anime convention held in Dallas, Texas, U.S|the Czech Republic anime convention|Animefest}}

{{Infobox Convention

| name = AnimeFest

| image = AnimeFest 2008.jpg

| caption = AnimeFest 2008

| status = Active

| venue = Loews Arlington Hotel

| location = Arlington, Texas

| country = United States

| first = 1992

| organizer = World Fandom{{cite news |last1=Hazra |first1=Adriana |title=Texas' AnimeFest to Hold Its Last Large-Scale Event in July |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-03/texas-animefest-to-hold-its-last-large-scale-event-in-july/.211454 |access-date=12 August 2024 |work=Anime News Network |date=12 August 2024 |language=en}}

| attendance = 10,751

| website = {{url|http://www.animefest.org/}}

}}

AnimeFest is an annual four-day anime convention held during August at the Loews Arlington Hotel in Arlington, Texas.

Programming

The convention typically offers an art show, autograph sessions, cosplay contests, dealers room, gaming, and a masquerade.

History

In 2012, the convention moved from the Hyatt Regency Dallas to the Sheraton Dallas Downtown Hotel.{{cite news |last1=Beveridge |first1=Chris |last2=Kirby |first2=Chris |last3=Zoth |first3=Thomas |title=AnimeFest 2012 Convention Overview |url=http://www.fandompost.com/2012/09/29/animefest-2012-convention-overview |access-date=2 June 2020 |work=The Fandom Post |date=29 September 2012}} A-Kon also used the same hotel in 2012.{{cite news |last1=Murillo |first1=Sidney |title=AnimeFest says 'konnichiwa' to loyal following |url=http://eastfieldnews.com/2012/09/20/animefest-says-konnichiwa-to-loyal-following/ |access-date=2 June 2020 |work=Et Cetera |date=20 September 2012}} AnimeFest in 2017 had issues with its autograph lines.{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Caitlin |last2=Cook |first2=Amelia |title=AnimeFest Convention Report |url=https://www.animefeminist.com/editorial-animefest-convention-report/ |access-date=2 June 2020 |work=Anime Feminist |date=31 August 2017}} AnimeFest 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=Cancellation of AnimeFest 2020 and GameFest 2020 |url=https://www.facebook.com/AnimeFestOrg/posts/10156597247109058 |website=Facebook |access-date=2 June 2020 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Mate |first1=Alex |last2=Sherman |first2=Jennifer |title=Roundup of News of Events, Places Affected by COVID-19 for May 15-31 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-31/roundup-of-of-events-places-affected-by-covid-19-for-may-15-31/.159609 |access-date=2 June 2020 |work=Anime News Network |date=May 31, 2020 |language=en}}{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/15668/animefest-2020 | title = AnimeFest 2020 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-02}} AnimeFest 2021 was initially cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and an online event held in its place.{{cite news |last1=Mateo |first1=Alex |title=AnimeFest 2021 Event Canceled, With Online Event Scheduled for July Instead |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-30/animefest-2021-event-canceled-with-online-event-scheduled-for-july-instead/.172326 |access-date=7 May 2021 |work=Anime News Network |date=April 30, 2021 |language=en}} The convention would later hold an event in December 2021.{{cite web |title=AnimeFest 2021 December |url=https://www.facebook.com/AnimeFestOrg/posts/10157539451354058 |website=Facebook |access-date=11 January 2022 |language=en}} AnimeFest held its last full event in 2024, with future planned events being smaller.

=Event history=

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Dates	Location	Atten.	Guests {{Convention list \| date = October 5, 1992 \| venue = Richardson Courtyard by Marriott Hotel \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 105{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/534 \| title = AnimeFest 1992 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2008-05-09}} \| guests = }} {{Convention list \| date = February 5–7, 1993 \| venue = Holiday Inn North Park Plaza Hotel \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 450 \| guests = Ichiro Arakaki, Matt Greenfield, Dwayne Jones, John Ledford, and Kevin Winkler.{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/535 \| title = AnimeFest / Conniption 1993 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2008-06-23}} }} {{Convention list \| date = November 6, 1993 \| venue = Richardson Courtyard by Marriott Hotel \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 140 \| guests = Fred Patten.{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/533 \| title = AnimeFEST 1993 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = November 4–6, 1994 \| venue = Holiday Inn North Park Plaza Hotel \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 500{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/532 \| title = AnimeFEST 1994 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2008-05-09}} \| guests = }} {{Convention list \| date = September 1–3, 1995 \| venue = Doubletree Hotel at Park West \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 600{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/531 \| title = AnimeFEST 1995 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2008-05-09}} \| guests = }} {{Convention list \| date = November 1–3, 1996 \| venue = Clarion Hotel Dallas \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 650{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/530 \| title = AnimeFEST 1996 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2008-05-09}} \| guests = }} {{Convention list \| date = September 4–7, 1998 \| venue = Omni Dallas - Park West \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 650{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/529 \| title = AnimeFEST 1998 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2008-05-09}} \| guests = }} {{Convention list \| date = September 3–6, 1999 \| venue = Holiday Inn DFW Airport North \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 750 \| guests = Gilles Poitras.{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/528 \| title = AnimeFEST 1999 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2008-06-27}} }} {{Convention list \| date = August 31 - September 3, 2001 \| venue = InterContinental Hotel Dallas \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 1,300 \| guests = Bôa, Steve Bennett, Bonsai Society of Dallas, Austell "DJ Asu" Callwood, Rodney "Largo" Caston, Scott Kurtz, Bruce Lewis, Mark Mandolia, Scott McNeil, Dan Minut, Kirby Morrow, Krista Perry, and Doug Smith.{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/423 \| title = AnimeFEST 2001 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = August 30 - September 2, 2002 \| venue = Hotel Inter-Continental Dallas \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 1,800 \| guests = Arik Renee Avila, Rodney "Largo" Caston, Michael Coleman, Dallas Kiyari Daiko, Kyle Hebert, Bruce Lewis, Kitaki Mayu, Scott McNeil, Kirby Morrow, Stephanie Nadolny, Chris Patton, Krista Perry, Monica Rial, Kristine Sa, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Serdar Yegulalp.{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/294 \| title = AnimeFEST 2002 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = August 29 - September 1, 2003 \| venue = Hotel Inter-Continental \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 2,350 \| guests = Arik Renee Avila, Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Michael Dobson, Tiffany Grant, Kyle Hebert, Kato Kazuhiko, Bruce Lewis, Mike McFarland, Scott McNeil, Vic Mignogna, Chris Moujaes, Move, Stephanie Nadolny, Dr. Susan Napier, Chris Patton, Krista Perry, Ramen and Rice, Xero Reynolds, Monica Rial, Aaron Romo, and Doug Smith.{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/116 \| title = AnimeFEST 2003 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2008-05-09}} }} {{Convention list \| date = September 3–6, 2004 \| venue = Hyatt Regency Dallas - At Reunion Tower \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 2,725 \| guests = Greg Ayres, Beau Billingslea, Steve Blum, Johnny Yong Bosch, Kyle Hebert, Kumiko Kato, MAX, Mike McFarland, Jamie McGonnigal, Vic Mignogna, Chris Moujaes, Chris Patton, Krista Perry, Xero Reynolds, Monica Rial, Aaron Romo, Brianne Siddall, and Sean Teague.{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/494 \| title = AnimeFest 2004 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2008-05-09}} }} {{Convention list \| date = September 2–5, 2005 \| venue = Hyatt Regency at Reunion Tower \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 3,301 \| guests = Greg Ayres, Johnny Yong Bosch, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Caitlin Glass, Kyle Hebert, Jonathan Klein, Bruce Lewis, Mike McFarland, Jamie McGonnigal, Scott McNeil, Randy Milholland, Krista Perry, Ramen and Rice, Xero Reynolds, Monica Rial, Maaya Sakamoto, Carrie Savage, Stephanie Sheh, Doug Smith, and Shinichirō Watanabe.{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/731 \| title = AnimeFest 2005 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2008-05-09}} }} {{Convention list \| date = September 1–4, 2006 \| venue = Hyatt Regency Dallas \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 4,127 \| guests = Yoshitoshi ABe, Greg Ayres, Chris Cason, Lindsay Cibos, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Flow, Rivkah Greulich, Kyle Hebert, Jared Hodges, Taliesin Jaffe, Bruce Lewis, Jamie McGonnigal, Randy Milholland, Ramen and Rice, Monica Rial, Carrie Savage, Doug Smith, and Yasuyuki Ueda.{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/996 \| title = AnimeFest 2006 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = August 31 - September 3, 2007 \| venue = Hyatt Regency Dallas \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 4,629 \| guests = Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Beau Billingslea, Greg Dean, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Quinton Flynn, Shukou Murase, Jeff Nimoy, Monica Rial, Dai Sato, and United Fellas.{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1225 \| title = AnimeFest 2007 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = August 29 - September 1, 2008 \| venue = Hyatt Regency Dallas \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = \| guests = Hannah Alcorn, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Jessie James Grelle, Matt Herms, Ross Hines, Steve Horton, Chuck Huber, Akiharu Ishii, Bruce Lewis, Jamie McGonnigal, Scott McNeil, Shuhei Morita, Carli Mosier, Dai Sato, J. Michael Tatum, and Jeong Mo Yang.{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1409 \| title = AnimeFest 2008 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = September 4–7, 2009 \| venue = Hyatt Regency Dallas \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = \| guests = Troy Baker, David Doub, Chuck Huber, Shinji Kimura, Ramen and Rice, Dai Sato, Junichi Taniguchi, and Tsutchie.{{cite web \| url = http://animecons.com/events/info/1785/animefest-2009 \| title = AnimeFest 2009 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = September 3–6, 2010 \| venue = Hyatt Regency Dallas \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = \| guests = Greg Ayres, David Doub, Kazuyoshi Katayama, Bruce Lewis, Nirgilis, Dai Sato, and J. Michael Tatum.{{cite web \| url = http://animecons.com/events/info/1982/animefest-2010 \| title = AnimeFest 2010 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = September 2–5, 2011 \| venue = Hyatt Regency Dallas \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = \| guests = Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Bowling for Soup, Leah Clark, Terri Doty, David Doub, J. Grant, Mel Hynes, Carrie Keranen, Cherami Leigh, Bruce Lewis, Dai Sato, Jan Scott-Frazier, Spike Spencer, J. Michael Tatum, and Cristina Vee.{{cite web \| url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2461 \| title = AnimeFest 2011 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = August 31–September 3, 2012 \| venue = Sheraton Dallas Downtown Hotel \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = \| guests = Robert Axelrod, Amelie Belcher, Mark Crilley, J. Grant, Mel Hynes, Mike Iverson, L33tStr33t Boys, Cherami Leigh, Bruce Lewis, Bryan Massey, Kristen McGuire, Koji Morimoto, Ramen and Rice, Dai Sato, Mark Stoddard, Tatsuyuki Tanaka, Greg Wicker, Sayo Yamamoto, and Yoshimitsu Yamashita.{{cite web \| url = https://animecons.com/events/info/2898/animefest-2012 \| title = AnimeFest 2012 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = August 30–September 2, 2013 \| venue = Sheraton Dallas Downtown Hotel \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = \| guests = DJ Blade, Terri Doty, Tomohiko Ishii, Kenji Kamiyama, and Greg Wicker.{{cite web \| url = https://animecons.com/events/info/3645/animefest-2013 \| title = AnimeFest 2013 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = August 15–18, 2014 \| venue = Sheraton Dallas Downtown Hotel \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 10,297 \| guests = Hiroyuki Aoyama, Amelie Belcher, Flow, Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Todd Haberkorn, Reuben Langdon, Yuri Lowenthal, Kristen McGuire, Shingo Natsume, Tara Platt, Dai Sato, Hiroshi Shimizu, Ian Sinclair, Alexis Tipton, Kimiko Ueno, and Eric Wile.{{cite web \| url = https://animecons.com/events/info/4531/animefest-2014 \| title = AnimeFest 2014 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = September 4–7, 2015 \| venue = Sheraton Dallas Downtown Hotel \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 10,090 \| guests = Akai SKY, Hiroyuki Aoyama, Amelie Belcher, Jessica Gee-George, Grant George, Kristen McGuire, Ramen and Rice, Monica Rial, Jad Saxton, Hiroshi Shimizu, Ian Sinclair, Arina Tanemura, and Stephanie Young.{{cite web \| url = https://animecons.com/events/info/5119/animefest-2015 \| title = AnimeFest 2015 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = August 12–15, 2016 \| venue = Sheraton Dallas Downtown Hotel \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = 10,751 \| guests = Amelie Belcher, Mark Crilley, Toshio Furukawa, Fumi Hirano, Shino Kakinuma, Chikashi Kubota, Kristen McGuire, Erica Mendez, Kazuhiro Miwa, Shuhei Morita, Shingo Natsume, Melissa Ng, Gilles Poitras, Lindsay Seidel, Micah Solusod, Akemi Takada, Austin Tindle, Greg Wicker, Lisle Wilkerson, Robert Woodhead, and Apphia Yu (Ayu Sakata).{{cite web \| url = https://animecons.com/events/info/5120/animefest-2016 \| title = AnimeFest 2016 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = August 17–20, 2017 \| venue = Sheraton Dallas Downtown Hotel \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = \| guests = Amelie Belcher, Morgan Berry, Eunyoung Choi, Christophe Ferreira, Jessie James Grelle, Tadashi Hiramatsu, Motonobu Hori, Caleb Hyles, Jeremy Inman, Jerry Jewell, Kenji Kamiyama, Shigeto Koyama, Mitsurou Kubo, LM.C, Daman Mills, Dr. Susan Napier, Monica Rial, Yoshiki Sakurai, Dai Sato, Ian Sinclair, Micah Solusod, Sonny Strait, Atsuko Tanaka, Arina Tanemura, Atsumi Tanezaki, Tsutchie, Eric Vale, Greg Wicker, Sayo Yamamoto, Apphia Yu (Ayu Sakata), and Masaaki Yuasa.{{cite web \| url = https://animecons.com/events/info/5121/animefest-2017 \| title = AnimeFest 2017 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = August 17–20, 2018 \| venue = Sheraton Dallas Hotel \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = \| guests = Mai Aizawa, Tia Ballard, Dawn M. Bennett, Jacob Browning, Ricco Fajardo, Naoya Fukushi, Erika Harlacher, Natalie Rose Hoover, Caleb Hyles, Roland Kelts, Helen McCarthy, Margaret McDonald, Tomotaka Misawa, Whitney Rodgers, J. Michael Tatum, Christopher Wehkamp, Bennett White, Greg Wicker, Lisle Wilkerson, Takanori Yamamura, and Apphia Yu (Ayu Sakata).{{cite web \| url = https://animecons.com/events/info/10131/animefest-2018 \| title = AnimeFest 2018 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = August 16–19, 2019 \| venue = Sheraton Dallas Hotel \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = \| guests = Yoshitoshi ABe, Hiroyuki Aoyama, Amelie Belcher, Leon Chiro, and Shingo Natsume.{{cite web \| url = https://animecons.com/events/info/11966/animefest-2019 \| title = AnimeFest 2019 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2020-06-01}} }} {{Convention list \| date = July 31, 2021{{cite web \| url = http://animecons.com/events/info/16641/animefest-2021 \| title = AnimeFest 2021 July August Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2022-01-10}}{{cite web \|title=AnimeFest Virtual 2021 \|url=https://www.facebook.com/AnimeFestOrg/posts/10157532592244058 \|website=Facebook \|access-date=11 January 2022 \|language=en}} \| venue = Online convention \| location = \| attendance = \| guests = }} {{Convention list \| date = December 17-19, 2021 \| venue = Sheraton Dallas Hotel \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = \| guests = Bryn Apprill, Amelie Belcher, Kyle Hebert, Robert McCollum, Kyle Phillips, and Christopher Wehkamp.{{cite web \| url = https://animecons.com/events/info/17766/animefest-2021 \| title = AnimeFest 2021 December Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2022-01-10}} }} {{Convention list \| date = July 29 - August 1, 2022 \| venue = Sheraton Dallas Hotel \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = \| guests = Katelyn Barr, Amelie Belcher, Dani Chambers, Ray Chase, Robbie Daymond, Marissa Lenti, Joel McDonald, Ry McKeand, Max Mittelman, Molly Searcy, Micah Solusod, and Apphia Yu (Ayu Sakata).{{cite web \| url = http://animecons.com/events/info/18336/animefest---gamefest-2022 \| title = AnimeFest / GameFest 2022 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2023-01-23}} }} {{Convention list \| date = July 28-31, 2023 \| venue = Sheraton Dallas Hotel \| location = Dallas, Texas \| attendance = \| guests = Amelie Belcher, Beau Billingslea, Melissa Fahn, The Geeky Seamstress, and Bryan Massey.{{cite web \| url = http://animecons.com/events/info/20484/animefest-2023 \| title = AnimeFest / GameFest 2023 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2023-08-10}} }} {{Convention list \| date = July 25-28, 2024 \| venue = Loews Arlington Hotel \| location = Arlington, Texas \| attendance = \| guests = Greg Ayres, Bryson Baugus, Amelie Belcher, Drew Breedlove, Kamen Casey, James Cheek, Aaron Dismuke, Ricco Fajardo, Cole Feuchter, Caleb Hyles, Corinne Sudberg, Kiba Walker, and Howard Wang.{{cite web \| url = https://animecons.com/events/info/22681/animefest---gamefest-2024 \| title = AnimeFest / GameFest 2024 Information \| publisher = AnimeCons.com \| access-date = 2024-07-18}} }}

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Dates

Location

Atten.

Guests

{{Convention list

| date = October 5, 1992

| venue = Richardson Courtyard by Marriott Hotel

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 105{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/534 | title = AnimeFest 1992 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2008-05-09}}

| guests =

}}

{{Convention list

| date = February 5–7, 1993

| venue = Holiday Inn North Park Plaza Hotel

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 450

| guests = Ichiro Arakaki, Matt Greenfield, Dwayne Jones, John Ledford, and Kevin Winkler.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/535 | title = AnimeFest / Conniption 1993 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2008-06-23}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = November 6, 1993

| venue = Richardson Courtyard by Marriott Hotel

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 140

| guests = Fred Patten.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/533 | title = AnimeFEST 1993 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = November 4–6, 1994

| venue = Holiday Inn North Park Plaza Hotel

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 500{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/532 | title = AnimeFEST 1994 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2008-05-09}}

| guests =

}}

{{Convention list

| date = September 1–3, 1995

| venue = Doubletree Hotel at Park West

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 600{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/531 | title = AnimeFEST 1995 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2008-05-09}}

| guests =

}}

{{Convention list

| date = November 1–3, 1996

| venue = Clarion Hotel Dallas

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 650{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/530 | title = AnimeFEST 1996 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2008-05-09}}

| guests =

}}

{{Convention list

| date = September 4–7, 1998

| venue = Omni Dallas - Park West

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 650{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/529 | title = AnimeFEST 1998 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2008-05-09}}

| guests =

}}

{{Convention list

| date = September 3–6, 1999

| venue = Holiday Inn DFW Airport North

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 750

| guests = Gilles Poitras.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/528 | title = AnimeFEST 1999 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2008-06-27}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = August 31 - September 3, 2001

| venue = InterContinental Hotel Dallas

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 1,300

| guests = Bôa, Steve Bennett, Bonsai Society of Dallas, Austell "DJ Asu" Callwood, Rodney "Largo" Caston, Scott Kurtz, Bruce Lewis, Mark Mandolia, Scott McNeil, Dan Minut, Kirby Morrow, Krista Perry, and Doug Smith.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/423 | title = AnimeFEST 2001 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = August 30 - September 2, 2002

| venue = Hotel Inter-Continental Dallas

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 1,800

| guests = Arik Renee Avila, Rodney "Largo" Caston, Michael Coleman, Dallas Kiyari Daiko, Kyle Hebert, Bruce Lewis, Kitaki Mayu, Scott McNeil, Kirby Morrow, Stephanie Nadolny, Chris Patton, Krista Perry, Monica Rial, Kristine Sa, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Serdar Yegulalp.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/294 | title = AnimeFEST 2002 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = August 29 - September 1, 2003

| venue = Hotel Inter-Continental

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 2,350

| guests = Arik Renee Avila, Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Michael Dobson, Tiffany Grant, Kyle Hebert, Kato Kazuhiko, Bruce Lewis, Mike McFarland, Scott McNeil, Vic Mignogna, Chris Moujaes, Move, Stephanie Nadolny, Dr. Susan Napier, Chris Patton, Krista Perry, Ramen and Rice, Xero Reynolds, Monica Rial, Aaron Romo, and Doug Smith.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/116 | title = AnimeFEST 2003 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2008-05-09}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = September 3–6, 2004

| venue = Hyatt Regency Dallas - At Reunion Tower

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 2,725

| guests = Greg Ayres, Beau Billingslea, Steve Blum, Johnny Yong Bosch, Kyle Hebert, Kumiko Kato, MAX, Mike McFarland, Jamie McGonnigal, Vic Mignogna, Chris Moujaes, Chris Patton, Krista Perry, Xero Reynolds, Monica Rial, Aaron Romo, Brianne Siddall, and Sean Teague.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/494 | title = AnimeFest 2004 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2008-05-09}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = September 2–5, 2005

| venue = Hyatt Regency at Reunion Tower

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 3,301

| guests = Greg Ayres, Johnny Yong Bosch, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Caitlin Glass, Kyle Hebert, Jonathan Klein, Bruce Lewis, Mike McFarland, Jamie McGonnigal, Scott McNeil, Randy Milholland, Krista Perry, Ramen and Rice, Xero Reynolds, Monica Rial, Maaya Sakamoto, Carrie Savage, Stephanie Sheh, Doug Smith, and Shinichirō Watanabe.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/731 | title = AnimeFest 2005 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2008-05-09}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = September 1–4, 2006

| venue = Hyatt Regency Dallas

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 4,127

| guests = Yoshitoshi ABe, Greg Ayres, Chris Cason, Lindsay Cibos, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Flow, Rivkah Greulich, Kyle Hebert, Jared Hodges, Taliesin Jaffe, Bruce Lewis, Jamie McGonnigal, Randy Milholland, Ramen and Rice, Monica Rial, Carrie Savage, Doug Smith, and Yasuyuki Ueda.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/996 | title = AnimeFest 2006 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = August 31 - September 3, 2007

| venue = Hyatt Regency Dallas

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 4,629

| guests = Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Beau Billingslea, Greg Dean, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Quinton Flynn, Shukou Murase, Jeff Nimoy, Monica Rial, Dai Sato, and United Fellas.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1225 | title = AnimeFest 2007 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = August 29 - September 1, 2008

| venue = Hyatt Regency Dallas

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance =

| guests = Hannah Alcorn, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Jessie James Grelle, Matt Herms, Ross Hines, Steve Horton, Chuck Huber, Akiharu Ishii, Bruce Lewis, Jamie McGonnigal, Scott McNeil, Shuhei Morita, Carli Mosier, Dai Sato, J. Michael Tatum, and Jeong Mo Yang.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1409 | title = AnimeFest 2008 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = September 4–7, 2009

| venue = Hyatt Regency Dallas

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance =

| guests = Troy Baker, David Doub, Chuck Huber, Shinji Kimura, Ramen and Rice, Dai Sato, Junichi Taniguchi, and Tsutchie.{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/1785/animefest-2009 | title = AnimeFest 2009 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = September 3–6, 2010

| venue = Hyatt Regency Dallas

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance =

| guests = Greg Ayres, David Doub, Kazuyoshi Katayama, Bruce Lewis, Nirgilis, Dai Sato, and J. Michael Tatum.{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/1982/animefest-2010 | title = AnimeFest 2010 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = September 2–5, 2011

| venue = Hyatt Regency Dallas

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance =

| guests = Greg Ayres, Amelie Belcher, Bowling for Soup, Leah Clark, Terri Doty, David Doub, J. Grant, Mel Hynes, Carrie Keranen, Cherami Leigh, Bruce Lewis, Dai Sato, Jan Scott-Frazier, Spike Spencer, J. Michael Tatum, and Cristina Vee.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2461 | title = AnimeFest 2011 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = August 31–September 3, 2012

| venue = Sheraton Dallas Downtown Hotel

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance =

| guests = Robert Axelrod, Amelie Belcher, Mark Crilley, J. Grant, Mel Hynes, Mike Iverson, L33tStr33t Boys, Cherami Leigh, Bruce Lewis, Bryan Massey, Kristen McGuire, Koji Morimoto, Ramen and Rice, Dai Sato, Mark Stoddard, Tatsuyuki Tanaka, Greg Wicker, Sayo Yamamoto, and Yoshimitsu Yamashita.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/2898/animefest-2012 | title = AnimeFest 2012 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = August 30–September 2, 2013

| venue = Sheraton Dallas Downtown Hotel

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance =

| guests = DJ Blade, Terri Doty, Tomohiko Ishii, Kenji Kamiyama, and Greg Wicker.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/3645/animefest-2013 | title = AnimeFest 2013 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = August 15–18, 2014

| venue = Sheraton Dallas Downtown Hotel

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 10,297

| guests = Hiroyuki Aoyama, Amelie Belcher, Flow, Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Todd Haberkorn, Reuben Langdon, Yuri Lowenthal, Kristen McGuire, Shingo Natsume, Tara Platt, Dai Sato, Hiroshi Shimizu, Ian Sinclair, Alexis Tipton, Kimiko Ueno, and Eric Wile.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/4531/animefest-2014 | title = AnimeFest 2014 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = September 4–7, 2015

| venue = Sheraton Dallas Downtown Hotel

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 10,090

| guests = Akai SKY, Hiroyuki Aoyama, Amelie Belcher, Jessica Gee-George, Grant George, Kristen McGuire, Ramen and Rice, Monica Rial, Jad Saxton, Hiroshi Shimizu, Ian Sinclair, Arina Tanemura, and Stephanie Young.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/5119/animefest-2015 | title = AnimeFest 2015 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = August 12–15, 2016

| venue = Sheraton Dallas Downtown Hotel

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance = 10,751

| guests = Amelie Belcher, Mark Crilley, Toshio Furukawa, Fumi Hirano, Shino Kakinuma, Chikashi Kubota, Kristen McGuire, Erica Mendez, Kazuhiro Miwa, Shuhei Morita, Shingo Natsume,

Melissa Ng, Gilles Poitras, Lindsay Seidel, Micah Solusod, Akemi Takada, Austin Tindle, Greg Wicker, Lisle Wilkerson, Robert Woodhead, and Apphia Yu (Ayu Sakata).{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/5120/animefest-2016 | title = AnimeFest 2016 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = August 17–20, 2017

| venue = Sheraton Dallas Downtown Hotel

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance =

| guests = Amelie Belcher, Morgan Berry, Eunyoung Choi, Christophe Ferreira, Jessie James Grelle, Tadashi Hiramatsu, Motonobu Hori, Caleb Hyles, Jeremy Inman, Jerry Jewell, Kenji Kamiyama, Shigeto Koyama, Mitsurou Kubo, LM.C, Daman Mills, Dr. Susan Napier, Monica Rial, Yoshiki Sakurai, Dai Sato, Ian Sinclair, Micah Solusod, Sonny Strait, Atsuko Tanaka, Arina Tanemura, Atsumi Tanezaki, Tsutchie, Eric Vale, Greg Wicker, Sayo Yamamoto, Apphia Yu (Ayu Sakata), and Masaaki Yuasa.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/5121/animefest-2017 | title = AnimeFest 2017 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = August 17–20, 2018

| venue = Sheraton Dallas Hotel

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance =

| guests = Mai Aizawa, Tia Ballard, Dawn M. Bennett, Jacob Browning, Ricco Fajardo, Naoya Fukushi, Erika Harlacher, Natalie Rose Hoover, Caleb Hyles, Roland Kelts, Helen McCarthy, Margaret McDonald, Tomotaka Misawa, Whitney Rodgers, J. Michael Tatum, Christopher Wehkamp, Bennett White, Greg Wicker, Lisle Wilkerson, Takanori Yamamura, and Apphia Yu (Ayu Sakata).{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/10131/animefest-2018 | title = AnimeFest 2018 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = August 16–19, 2019

| venue = Sheraton Dallas Hotel

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance =

| guests = Yoshitoshi ABe, Hiroyuki Aoyama, Amelie Belcher, Leon Chiro, and Shingo Natsume.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/11966/animefest-2019 | title = AnimeFest 2019 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-06-01}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = July 31, 2021{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/16641/animefest-2021 | title = AnimeFest 2021 July August Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2022-01-10}}{{cite web |title=AnimeFest Virtual 2021 |url=https://www.facebook.com/AnimeFestOrg/posts/10157532592244058 |website=Facebook |access-date=11 January 2022 |language=en}}

| venue = Online convention

| location =

| attendance =

| guests =

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{{Convention list

| date = December 17-19, 2021

| venue = Sheraton Dallas Hotel

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance =

| guests = Bryn Apprill, Amelie Belcher, Kyle Hebert, Robert McCollum, Kyle Phillips, and Christopher Wehkamp.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/17766/animefest-2021 | title = AnimeFest 2021 December Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2022-01-10}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = July 29 - August 1, 2022

| venue = Sheraton Dallas Hotel

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance =

| guests = Katelyn Barr, Amelie Belcher, Dani Chambers, Ray Chase, Robbie Daymond, Marissa Lenti, Joel McDonald, Ry McKeand, Max Mittelman, Molly Searcy, Micah Solusod, and Apphia Yu (Ayu Sakata).{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/18336/animefest---gamefest-2022 | title = AnimeFest / GameFest 2022 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2023-01-23}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = July 28-31, 2023

| venue = Sheraton Dallas Hotel

| location = Dallas, Texas

| attendance =

| guests = Amelie Belcher, Beau Billingslea, Melissa Fahn, The Geeky Seamstress, and Bryan Massey.{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/20484/animefest-2023 | title = AnimeFest / GameFest 2023 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2023-08-10}}

}}

{{Convention list

| date = July 25-28, 2024

| venue = Loews Arlington Hotel

| location = Arlington, Texas

| attendance =

| guests = Greg Ayres, Bryson Baugus, Amelie Belcher, Drew Breedlove, Kamen Casey, James Cheek, Aaron Dismuke, Ricco Fajardo, Cole Feuchter, Caleb Hyles, Corinne Sudberg, Kiba Walker, and Howard Wang.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/22681/animefest---gamefest-2024 | title = AnimeFest / GameFest 2024 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2024-07-18}}

}}

References

External links

[http://www.animefest.org/ AnimeFest Website]

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