Middle Tennessee Anime Convention
{{Short description|Anime convention}}
{{Infobox Convention
| name = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (MTAC)
| image = File:MTAC.jpg
| caption =
| status = Active
| genre = Anime, Manga, Popular Arts
| venue = Sheraton Music City Hotel
Embassy Suites Nashville Airport
| location = Nashville, Tennessee
| country = United States
| first = 1999
| organizer = Southeast Pop Arts & Culture (SEPOP){{cite news |last1=Teague |first1=Cass |title=Middle Tennessee Anime Convention returns to downtown Nashville on April 15-17 for MTAC Score! |url=https://pridepublishinggroup.com/2022/04/08/middle-tennessee-anime-convention-returns-to-downtown-nashville-on-april-15-17-for-mtac-score/ |access-date=26 April 2022 |work=Nashville PRIDE, Inc. |date=8 April 2022}}
| attendance = 9,796 in 2013
| website = http://www.mtac.net/
}}
The Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (MTAC) is an annual three day anime convention held during March/April at the Sheraton Music City Hotel and Embassy Suites Nashville Airport in Nashville, Tennessee.
Programming
The convention typically features an AMV contest, artists alley, charity auction, cosplay contest, dealers room, gaming (arcade, board, card, console, tabletop), Japanese Fashion Shows, Lolita Tea Party, a ramen eating contest, rave, and panels.{{cite news | work = Nashville PRIDE | title = MTAC Devils Dozen coming to downtown Nashville | date = 2013-03-22 | url = http://pridepublishinggroup.com/pride/2013/03/22/mtac-devils-dozen-coming-to-downtown-nashville/ | first = Cass | last = Teague | accessdate = 2013-11-03}}{{cite news | work = Orbis | title = MTAC Celebrates Japanese Animation and Cartoons | date = 2012-04-19 | url = http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/?p=556 | first = Sae | last = Park | accessdate = 2012-11-25}}{{cite news | work = Nashville Arts Magazine | title = Guest Blog, The Art and Artists of MTAC | date = 2013-03-06 | url = http://nashvillearts.com/2013/03/06/guest-blog-the-art-and-artists-of-mtac/ | first = Cass | last = Teague | accessdate = 2013-11-03}}{{cite news|last1=Dedmon|first1=Tanner|title=Middle Tennessee Anime Convention welcomes anime fans and celebrities|url=http://mtsusidelines.com/2016/03/middle-tennessee-anime-convention-welcomes-anime-fans-and-celebrities/|accessdate=12 April 2016|work=MTSU Sidelines|date=March 29, 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Gibson |first1=Reana |title=Photos: Middle Tennessee Anime Convention returns with lunar theme |url=http://mtsusidelines.com/2019/04/photos-middle-tennessee-anime-convention-returns-with-lunar-theme/ |accessdate=15 May 2019 |work=MTSU Sidelines |date=23 April 2019}} Table Top and Video Gaming runs 24 hours a day during the convention.{{cite news|last1=Teague|first1=Cass|title=MTAC 18th Batallion comes to Nashville|url=http://pridepublishinggroup.com/pride/2018/03/15/mtac-18th-batallion-comes-nashville-march-30-april-1/|accessdate=24 May 2018|work=Nashville PRIDE|date=15 March 2018}}
History
Tommy Yune was unable to attend the convention in 2010 due to the funeral of Carl Macek.{{cite web | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-04-23/tommy-yune-to-attend-carl-macek-funeral-cancels-mtac-appearance | title = Tommy Yune to Attend Carl Macek Funeral, Cancels MTAC Appearance | publisher = Anime News Network | accessdate = 2012-11-25}} MTAC delayed closing the 2010 convention due to the 2010 Tennessee floods for the members who could not leave.{{cite web | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-05-16/mtac-odyssey-maintains-solid-attendance-during-flooding-announces-music-theme-for-easter-weekend-2011 | title = MTAC Odyssey Maintains Solid Attendance During Flooding, Announces Music Theme for Easter Weekend 2011 | publisher = Anime News Network | accessdate = 2012-11-25}} The convention in 2012 shared the Nashville Convention Center with the Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival.{{cite web | url = http://www.newschannel5.com/story/17354824/tattoo-and-animae-conventions-invade-nashville | title = Tattoo and Anime Conventions Invade Nashville | publisher = NewsChannel 5 WTVF | accessdate = 2012-11-25 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121031132932/http://www.newschannel5.com/story/17354824/tattoo-and-animae-conventions-invade-nashville | archivedate = 2012-10-31 }} Due to attendance growth, the convention expanded into additional space in the convention center and hotel in 2013. The dealer's room in 2016 experienced long lines. MTAC 2020 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and later rescheduled to 2021.{{cite web |title=Regarding Coronavirus and MTAC Score |url=https://mtac.net/regarding-coronavirus/ |publisher=MTAC - Middle Tennessee Anime Convention |accessdate=15 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403225010/https://mtac.net/regarding-coronavirus/ |archivedate=April 3, 2020}}{{cite web |title=Regarding Coronavirus and MTAC Score |url=https://mtac.net/regarding-coronavirus/ |publisher=MTAC - Middle Tennessee Anime Convention |accessdate=16 July 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929040316/https://mtac.net/regarding-coronavirus/ |archivedate=September 29, 2020}}{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/14158/mtac-2020 | title = MTAC 2020 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2020-03-15}} MTAC 2021 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=Regarding Coronavirus and MTAC Score |url=https://mtac.net/regarding-coronavirus-2021/ |website=MTAC - Middle Tennessee Anime Convention |access-date=14 April 2021 |date=27 February 2021}}{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/16062/mtac-2021 | title = MTAC 2021 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2021-04-13}}
=Event history=
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| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests
{{Convention list | date = December 10–11, 1999 | venue = Days Inn Nashville Airport | location = Nashville, Tennessee | guests = }} {{Convention list | date = November 2–4, 2001 | venue = Clarion Hotel | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = 400 | guests = Tiffany Grant, Sonny Strait, Bill Timoney, and Kira Vincent-Davis.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/435 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2001 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2007-12-22}} }} {{Convention list | date = August 9–11, 2002 | venue = Days Inn Nashville Airport | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = 400 | guests = Steve Bennett, Rozie Curtis, Takayuki Karahashi, Sherry Lynn, and Jan Scott-Frazier.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/287 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2002 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2007-12-22}} }} {{Convention list | date = April 2–4, 2004 | venue = Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = 1,000 | guests = Greg Ayres, Robert DeJesus, Monica Rial, and Doug Smith.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/205 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2004 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2007-12-22}} }} {{Convention list | date = April 1–3, 2005 | venue = Millennium Maxwell House Hotel | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = 1,750 | guests = Brent Allison, Greg Ayres, Laura Bailey, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Lisa Furukawa, Kevin McKeever, Vic Mignogna, Monica Rial, and Steve Yun.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/572 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2005 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2007-12-22}} }} {{Convention list | date = April 21–23, 2006 | venue = Embassy Suites Nashville South | location = Franklin, Tennessee | attendance = 2,500 | guests = 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.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/825 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2006 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2007-12-22}} }} {{Convention list | date = April 13–15, 2007 | venue = Cool Springs Conference Center (Marriott) | location = Franklin, Tennessee | attendance = 3,100 | guests = 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.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1001 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2007 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2007-12-22}} }} {{Convention list | date = April 25–27, 2008 | venue = Sheraton Music City | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = 3,750 | guests = Greg Ayres, James L. Barry, Johnny Yong Bosch, Chickenbox!, Eyeshine, Kaiju Big Battel, The Man Power, Mega Ran, Nashville Lotus Taiko Team, Peelander-Z, The Slants, Doug Smith, and DJ TX300.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1289 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2008 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2008-06-16}} }} {{Convention list | date = April 3–5, 2009 | venue = Sheraton Music City | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = 4,200 | guests = James L. Barry, Jonathan Brands, Lisa Furukawa, Yaya Han, Mohammad "Hawk" Haque, Steve Horton, The Man Power, Jeff Nimoy, The Notorious MSG, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Ananth Panagariya, Sam Romero, The Slants, Sonny Strait, and Jeong Mo Yang.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1625 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2009 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2012-11-24}} }} {{Convention list | date = April 30-May 2, 2010 | venue = Sheraton Music City | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = 4,200Affected by 2010 Tennessee floods. | guests = Laura Bailey, Jason Canty, Lisa Furukawa, Kaiju Big Battel, Neil Kaplan, The Man Power, Vic Mignogna, Yad-Ming Mui, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Quaff, Jan Scott-Frazier, Doug Smith, Spike Spencer, Sonny Strait, Travis Willingham, and Steve Yun.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1848 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2010 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2012-11-24}} }} {{Convention list | date = April 22–24, 2011 | venue = Sheraton Music City | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = 5,640 | guests = Action Adventure World, Robert Axelrod, Blue Grade, The Eric Stuart Band, Lisa Furukawa, Garth Graham, Yuri Lowenthal, The Man Power, Vic Mignogna, Reni Mimura, My Parents Favorite Music, Tara Platt, The Protomen, Shammers, The Slants, Eric Stuart, ST~Prime, and The Suzan.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2241 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2011 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2012-11-24}} }} {{Convention list | date = April 6–8, 2012 | venue = Nashville Convention Center and | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = 7,200{{cite news | work = WSMV | title = Bulger's Beat: Nashville anime convention draws dedicated crowds | date = 2012-04-06 | url = http://www.wsmv.com/story/17353597/bulgers-beat-nashville-anime-convention-draws-dedicated-crowds | first = Terry | last = Bulger | accessdate = 2012-11-25}} | guests = Jason David Frank, Head Phones President, Kyle Hebert, Kaiju Big Battel, Jason Charles Miller, Yad-Ming Mui, Pinn Panelle, Eric Stuart, and Symphonic Anime Orchestra.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2794 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2012 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2012-11-24}} }} {{Convention list | date = March 29–31, 2013 | venue = Nashville Convention Center and | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = 9,796 | guests = Chris Cason, Jennifer Cihi, Todd Haberkorn, Brittney Karbowski, Jamie Marchi, Pinn Panelle, Monica Rial, The Slants, and Symphonic Anime Orchestra.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/3516 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2013 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2013-10-22}} }} {{Convention list | date = April 18–20, 2014 | venue = Embassy Suites Nashville | location = Murfreesboro, Tennessee | attendance = | guests = Martin Billany, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, DJ Pete Ellison, Dan Green, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Vedetta Marie, Vic Mignogna, Marin M. Miller, Chii Sakurabi, and Eric Stuart.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/4511 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2014 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2014-04-15}} }} {{Convention list | date = April 3–5, 2015 | venue = Sheraton Music City Hotel | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = | guests = Martin Billany, Junko Fujiyama, Tiffany Grant, Matthew Lassiter, Marble Hornets, Erica Mendez, Matthew Mercer, Marin M. Miller, Jeff Nimoy, Robert J. Schwalb, Micah Solusod, Sonny Strait, J. Michael Tatum, and Vedetta Marie.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/5448 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2015 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2015-04-01}} }} {{Convention list | date = March 25–27, 2016 | venue = Sheraton Music City Hotel | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = | guests = Martin Billany, Darrel Guilbeau, Matthew Lassiter, Vic Mignogna, Marin M. Miller, Bryce Papenbrook, Robert J. Schwalb, Eric Stuart, Kaiji Tang, and Vedetta Marie.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/6450 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2016 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2016-04-11}} }} {{Convention list | date = April 14–16, 2017 | venue = Sheraton Music City Hotel | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = | guests = Martin Billany, Jessie James Grelle, Lotus Juice, Nina "Mango Sirene" Lynn, Mike McFarland, Marin M. Miller, Cassandra Lee Morris, and Keith Silverstein.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/7965 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2017 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2018-02-19}} }} {{Convention list | date = March 30 - April 1, 2018 | venue = Sheraton Music City Hotel | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = | guests = Martin Billany, SungWon Cho, Yuri Lowenthal, Vic Mignogna, Marin M. Miller, Tara Platt, Robert J. Schwalb, and David Vincent.{{cite web | url = http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/9998 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2018 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2018-02-19}} }} {{Convention list | date = April 19–21, 2019 | venue = Sheraton Music City Hotel | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = | guests = Martin Billany, Jessie James Grelle, Jerry Jewell, Erica Mendez, Marin M. Miller, Trina Nishimura, The Slants, Kaiji Tang, and Sarah Anne Williams.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/12106/middle-tennessee-anime-convention-2019 | title = Middle Tennessee Anime Convention 2019 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2019-05-15}} }} {{Convention list | date = April 15-17, 2022 | venue = Grand Hyatt Nashville | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = | guests = Ricco Fajardo, Caitlin Glass, Xanthe Huynh, Cherami Leigh, Adam McArthur, Bryce Papenbrook, and Kari Wahlgren.{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/18093/mtac-2022 | title = MTAC 2022 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2022-04-25}} }} {{Convention list | date = April 7-9, 2023 | venue = Sheraton Music City Hotel | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = | guests = Beau Billingslea, KingChris, Kyle McCarley, Amanda C. Miller, Marin M. Miller, None Like Joshua, and Anairis Quiñones.{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/20408/mtac-2023 | title = MTAC 2023 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2023-04-17}} }} {{Convention list | date = March 29-31, 2024 | venue = Sheraton Music City Hotel | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = | guests = Tiana Camacho, SungWon Cho, Justin Cook, Kohei Hattori, David Matranga, and Bryce Papenbrook.{{cite web | url = http://animecons.com/events/info/22322/mtac-2024 | title = MTAC 2024 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2024-04-01}} }} {{Convention list | date = April 18-20, 2025 | venue = Sheraton Music City Hotel | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = | guests = Ed Chavez, Ricco Fajardo, MC Frontalot, Lauren Landa, Robert McCollum, Jason Charles Miller, Alexis Tipton, and Natalie Van Sistine.{{cite web | url = https://animecons.com/events/info/24809/mtac-2025 | title = MTAC 2025 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.com | accessdate = 2025-04-17}} }} |
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Middle Tennessee Anime Convention}}
- [http://www.mtac.net/ MTAC Website]
{{Anime conventions in North America}}
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