AnimeIowa
{{Short description|Anime convention in Coralville, Iowa}}
{{Infobox Convention
| name = Anime Iowa
| image = 125px
| caption = AnimeIowa's mascot, Buu-Chan
| status = Active
| venue = Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center
| location = Coralville, Iowa
| country = United States
| first = 1997
| organizer = Mindbridge Foundation{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/organizer/35/mindbridge-foundation | title = Mindbridge Foundation Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2018-07-04}}
| website = http://www.animeiowa.com}}
AnimeIowa is an annual three-day anime convention held during July at the Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center in Coralville, Iowa. The staff are all volunteers and the convention is run by the non-profit Mindbridge Foundation.{{cite news|last1=Crews|first1=Alesha L.|title=Fanboys, girls swarm to AnimeIowa|url=http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20130729/NEWS01/307290018/Fanboys-girls-swarm-AnimeIowa|access-date=7 June 2015|work=Iowa City Press-Citizen|date=July 29, 2013}}{{dead link|date=September 2016}}{{cite news|last1=McCollough|first1=Katelynn|last2=Davis|first2=Ashley|title=Cosplayers Pack Coralville Marriott For AnimeIowa 2014|url=http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/cosplayers-pack-coralville-marriott-for-animeiowa-2014-20140727|access-date=7 June 2015|work=The Gazette & KCRG-TV9|date=July 27, 2014}}{{dead link|date=September 2016}}
Programming
The convention typically offers artist alley, cosplay contests, dealers room, Maid Café, masquerade, tabletop gaming, video gaming, and video rooms.{{cite news|last1=Herman|first1=Isaac|title=Japan comes to Coralville|url=http://www.dailyiowan.com/2014/07/24/arts/38464.html|access-date=7 June 2015|work=The Daily Iowan|date=July 24, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news|last1=Schmidt|first1=Mitchell|title=Anime Iowa sees growing numbers|url=http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/2014/07/26/anime-iowa-sees-growing-numbers/13217959/|access-date=7 June 2015|work=Iowa City Press-Citizen|date=July 27, 2014}}{{cite web|last1=Lawrence|first1=Briana|title=Pigs, Corn, and… Anime? Anime Iowa 2008|url=http://www.mania.com/pigs-corn-anime-anime-iowa-2008_article_86997.html|website=Mania.com|access-date=7 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802035254/http://www.mania.com/pigs-corn-anime-anime-iowa-2008_article_86997.html|archive-date=August 2, 2009|date=August 24, 2008}} In 2011, the Maid Café benefited We Heart Japan, a charity supporting 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami victims. AnimeIowa held a fundraiser to benefit Swisher's Miracles in Motion in 2014.
History
AnimeIowa's first convention in 1997 was organized by the SFLIS Wing of Anime and Manga People (SWAMP).{{cite news|last1=Walz|first1=Edward|title=Midwest greets the East - Devotees bring Japanese animation and comics to Iowa City convention|work=The Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City)|date=September 21, 1997}} Technical issues occurred during the 2008 masquerade and some attendees rooms were relocated to a different hotel due to the Iowa flood of 2008. The 2011 convention occurred during the RAGBRAI bicycle ride.{{cite news|last1=Heine|first1=Katie|title=15th annual AnimeIowa kicks off this weekend|url=http://www.dailyiowan.com/2011/07/28/Arts/24349.html|access-date=7 June 2015|work=The Daily Iowan|date=July 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627201400/http://www.dailyiowan.com/2011/07/28/Arts/24349.html|archive-date=27 June 2015|url-status=dead}} Cassandra Hodges was scheduled to attend the 2011 convention, but died on June 27, 2011.{{cite web | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-04/memorial-fund-service-for-voice-actress-cassandra-hodges | title = Memorial Fund, Service for Voice Actress Cassandra Hodges | publisher = Anime News Network | access-date = 2012-08-12}} Iowa River Landing was used by both the RAGBRAI bicycle ride and AnimeIowa in 2015.{{cite news|last1=Cooney|first1=Bill|title=Anime invades Iowa|url=http://www.dailyiowan.com/2015/07/27/Metro/42628.html|access-date=2 August 2015|work=The Daily Iowan|date=July 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729040557/http://www.dailyiowan.com/2015/07/27/Metro/42628.html|archive-date=29 July 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last1=Davis|first1=Andy|title=AnimeIowa, RAGBRAI come together at IRL|url=http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/2015/07/24/ragbrai-animeiowa/30623683/|access-date=2 August 2015|work=Iowa City Press-Citizen|date=July 24, 2015}} AnimeIowa 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=ANIMEIOWA IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT |url=https://animeiowa.com/2020/05/08/important-announcement/ |website=AnimeIowa |access-date=26 May 2020 |archive-date=19 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519170641/https://animeiowa.com/2020/05/08/important-announcement/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/13474/animeiowa-2020 | title = AnimeIowa 2020 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2020-05-26}} The convention later held a virtual event in August.{{cite web |title=AnimeIowa 2020 "The shirt without a Convention" Goes Virtual! |url=https://animeiowa.com/2020/06/25/animeiowa-2020-goes-virtual/ |website=AnimeIowa |access-date=16 July 2020 |archive-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717071421/https://animeiowa.com/2020/06/25/animeiowa-2020-goes-virtual/ |url-status=dead }}
=Event history=
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| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests
{{Convention list | date = September 19–21, 1997 | venue = Highlander Inn | location = Iowa City, Iowa | attendance = 150 (estimate) | guests = Steve Bennett and Kuni Kimura.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/481/animeiowa-1997 | title = AnimeIowa 1997 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2008-06-18}}}} {{Convention list | date = September 18–20, 1998 | venue = Highlander Inn | location = Iowa City, Iowa | attendance = 300 (estimate) | guests = Steve Bennett, Robert DeJesus, and Kuni Kimura.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/482/animeiowa-1998 | title = AnimeIowa 1998 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2015-05-24}}}} {{Convention list | date = September 3–5, 1999 | venue = Collins Plaza Hotel | location = Cedar Rapids, Iowa | attendance = 420 | guests = Hiroshi Aro{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/480/animeiowa-1999 | title = AnimeIowa 1999 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2018-10-15}} }} {{Convention list | date = September 1–3, 2000 | venue = Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel | location = Cedar Rapids, Iowa | attendance = 700 (estimate) | guests = Steve Bennett, Robert DeJesus, Shimpei Itoh, and Toshifumi Yoshida.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/479/animeiowa-2000 | title = AnimeIowa 2000 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2018-10-15}} }} {{Convention list | date = August 24–26, 2001 | venue = Collins Plaza Hotel | location = Cedar Rapids, Iowa | attendance = 900 (estimate) | guests = Steve Bennett and Robert DeJesus{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/478/animeiowa-2001 | title = AnimeIowa 2001 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2018-10-15}} }} {{Convention list | date = August 23–25, 2002 | venue = Collins Plaza Hotel & Convention Center | location = Cedar Rapids, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Steve Bennett, Robert DeJesus, Tiffany Grant, Lea Hernandez, and Stan Sakai.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/293/animeiowa-2002 | title = AnimeIowa 2002 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2015-05-24}} }} {{Convention list | date = August 22–24, 2003 | venue = Collins Plaza Hotel & Convention Center | location = Cedar Rapids, Iowa | attendance = 1,608 | guests = Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Max Allen Collins, Robert DeJesus, Lea Hernandez, Jay Hickman, Kevin Lillard, Rob Mungle, and Jan Scott-Frazier.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/46/animeiowa-2003 | title = AnimeIowa 2003 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2008-06-18}} }} {{Convention list | date = September 17–19, 2004 | venue = Hotel Fort Des Moines | location = Des Moines, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Kia Asamiya, Greg Ayres, Ron Kaulfersch, Dr. Susan Napier, Monica Rial, and Mike Schwark.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/477/animeiowa-2004 | title = AnimeIowa 2004 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2015-05-24}} }} {{Convention list | date = September 9–11, 2005 | venue = Hotel Fort Des Moines | location = Des Moines, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Greg Ayres, Johnny Yong Bosch, Keith Burgess, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Tricia Dickson, Bamboo Dong, Lea Hernandez, Taliesin Jaffe, Zarah Little, and Felipe Smith.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/747/animeiowa-2005 | title = AnimeIowa 2005 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2015-05-24}} }} {{Convention list | date = August 4–6, 2006 | venue = Crowne Plaza Hotel | location = Cedar Rapids, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Kyle Hebert, Lea Hernandez, Richard Kekahuna, Shawn Kleckner, Rob Mungle, and Carrie Savage.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/1025/animeiowa-2006 | title = AnimeIowa 2006 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2008-06-18}} }} {{Convention list | date = August 10–12, 2007 | venue = Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center | location = Coralville, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Carrie Savage, Richard Torrance, Richard Townsend, and Shannon Townsend.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/1159/animeiowa-2007 | title = AnimeIowa 2007 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2015-05-24}} }} {{Convention list | date = August 15–17, 2008 | venue = Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center | location = Coralville, Iowa | attendance = 2,468{{cite news|last1=Kopf|first1=Ryan|title=Thousands Turn Out For Anime|url=http://www.iowacityowl.com/posts/1372-Thousands-Turn-Out-For-Anime|access-date=7 June 2015|work=Iowa City Owl|date=August 8, 2008}}{{better source|date = June 2015}} | guests = Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Clarine Harp, Kyle Hebert, Carrie Savage, Richard Townsend, and Shannon Townsend.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/1496/animeiowa-2008 | title = AnimeIowa 2008 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2015-05-24}} }} {{Convention list | date = August 14–16, 2009 | venue = Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center | location = Coralville, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Robert Axelrod, Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Michael McConnohie, Melodee M. Spevack, Richard Townsend, and Shannon Townsend.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/1816/animeiowa-2009 | title = AnimeIowa 2009 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2018-10-15}}{{cite web | url = https://www.rightstuf.com/site/animeToday/individual/index-ForumThreadName=FT0000001116&Offset=20&ReturnTo=Summaries.html | title = ANIME TODAY Anime Iowa Special | publisher = Rightstuf.com | access-date = 2015-05-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150524193004/https://www.rightstuf.com/site/animeToday/individual/index-ForumThreadName%3DFT0000001116%26Offset%3D20%26ReturnTo%3DSummaries.html | archive-date = 2015-05-24 | url-status = dead }} }} {{Convention list | date = July 30–August 1, 2010 | venue = Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center | location = Coralville, Iowa | attendance = Attendance capped at 3,000 | guests = Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Kyle Hebert, Cassandra Hodges, Helen McCarthy, Evan Miller, Richard Townsend, Shannon Townsend, and Maxey Whitehead.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/2099/animeiowa-2010 | title = AnimeIowa 2010 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2012-08-12}} }} {{Convention list | date = July 29–31, 2011 | venue = Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center | location = Coralville, Iowa | attendance = Attendance capped at 3,500 | guests = Robert Axelrod, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Allie Dyal, Kyle Hebert, Lea Hernandez, Helen McCarthy, Carli Mosier, Steve Raffill, and Jan Scott-Frazier.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/2483/animeiowa-2011 | title = AnimeIowa 2011 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2012-08-12}} }} {{Convention list | date = July 27–29, 2012 | venue = Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center | location = Coralville, Iowa | guests = Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Johnny Yong Bosch, Svetlana Chmakova, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Patrick Delahanty, Terri Doty, Eyeshine, Jessie James Grelle, Stephen Hoff, Brittney Karbowski, and Chris "Kilika" Malone.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/2902/animeiowa-2012 | title = AnimeIowa 2012 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2012-08-12}} }} {{Convention list | date = July 26–28, 2013 | venue = Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center | location = Coralville, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Robert Axelrod, Greg Ayres, Jessie James Grelle, Chuck Huber, Trevor A. Mueller, Peter Pixie, Raj Ramayya, Mimiru Riley, Tyson Rinehart, Jad Saxton, Sarah "Sully" Sullivan, David Wald, and Young Wang.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/3690/animeiowa-2013 | title = AnimeIowa 2013 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2013-08-24}} }} {{Convention list | date = July 25–27, 2014 | venue = Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center | location = Coralville, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Robert Axelrod, Greg Ayres, Chris Cason, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Russell Lissau, Trevor A. Mueller, Mimiru Riley, Lucas Schuneman, Uncle Yo, and Greg Wicker.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/4422/animeiowa-2014 | title = AnimeIowa 2014 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2014-07-20}} }} {{Convention list | date = July 24–26, 2015 | venue = Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center | location = Coralville, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Greg Ayres, Caitlynn French, Briana Lawrence, Andrew Love, Chris "Kilika" Malone, Carli Mosier, Trevor A. Mueller, Peter Pixie, Steve Raffill, Xero Reynolds, Micah Solusod, Paul St. Peter, Brooke Stephenson, Alexis Tipton, Jessica Walsh, and Shinichi Watanabe.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/5230/animeiowa-2015 | title = AnimeIowa 2015 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2015-08-02}} }} {{Convention list | date = July 29–31, 2016 | venue = Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center | location = Coralville, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Steve Blum, Chris Cason, Fredd Gorham, Kyle Hebert, Chris "Kilika" Malone, Trevor A. Mueller, The Pillowcases, Spike Spencer, Paul St. Peter, Brooke Stephenson, Doug Walker, Shinichi Watanabe.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/6459/animeiowa-2016 | title = AnimeIowa 2016 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2016-08-18}} }} {{Convention list | date = July 28-30, 2017 | venue = Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center | location = Coralville, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Fredd Gorham, Briana Lawrence, Russell Lissau, Chris "Kilika" Malone, Jessica Walsh, and Lisle Wilkerson.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/7930/animeiowa-2017 | title = AnimeIowa 2017 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2016-09-22}} }} {{Convention list | date = July 13-15, 2018 | venue = Iowa Events Center | location = Des Moines, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Greg Ayres, Chris Bevins, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Joel McDonald, Daniel Mohr, Trina Nishimura, The Pillowcases, Rachel Robinson, and Austin Tindle.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/9803/animeiowa-2018 | title = AnimeIowa 2018 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2018-07-25}} }} {{Convention list | date = July 12-14, 2019 | venue = Iowa Events Center | location = Des Moines, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Greg Ayres, Morgan Berry, Crusher-P, Kohei Hattori, IA, Lauren Landa, Matthew Lassiter, Daniel Mohr, J. Michael Tatum, TiA, Vedetta Marie, and Sarah Wiedenheft.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/11725/animeiowa-2019 | title = AnimeIowa 2019 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2019-07-11}} }} {{Convention list | date = July 30 - August 1, 2021 | venue = Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center | location = Coralville, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Brian Beacock and Derek Stephen Prince.{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/15685/animeiowa-2021 | title = AnimeIowa 2021 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2021-06-11}} }} {{Convention list | date = July 22-24, 2022 | venue = Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel | location = Coralville, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Derek Stephen Prince{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/17741/animeiowa-2022 | title = AnimeIowa 2022 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2022-08-02}} }} {{Convention list | date = July 28-30, 2023 | venue = Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel | location = Coralville, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Samurai Dan Coglan{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/20002/animeiowa-2023 | title = AnimeIowa 2023 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2023-08-10}} }} {{Convention list | date = July 26-28, 2024 | venue = Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel | location = Coralville, Iowa | attendance = | guests = Corina Boettger, Sean Chiplock, The Shake Ups, and Michael "Knightmage" Wilson.{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/23609/animeiowa-2024 | title = AnimeIowa 2024 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | access-date = 2024-07-17}} }} |
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|AnimeIowa.com}}
- [http://www.mindbridge.org/ Mindbridge website]
{{Anime conventions in North America}}
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