Anime Festival Wichita

Anime Festival Wichita
StatusActive
GenreAnime, Manga, Gaming[1]
VenueHyatt Regency Wichita
Location(s)Wichita, Kansas
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2005
Attendance4,000 in 2014
Organized byWolfmoon Productions[2]
Websitehttp://www.afwcon.org/

Anime Festival Wichita (Anime Festival of Wichita or AFW) is an annual three-day anime convention held in June or August at the Hyatt Regency Wichita in Wichita, Kansas.

Programming

The convention typically offers an Anime Music Video contest, anime viewing rooms, costume contests, manga library, panels, tabletop gaming, vendors, and video gaming tournaments.[1][2][3] The convention has 24-hour programming.[1]

History

Anime Festival Wichita started in 2005 as a one-day event under the name Wichita Anime Festival.[4] Voice actress Cassandra Hodges was scheduled to attend in 2011, but died prior to the convention.[5][6] Anime Festival Wichita 2020 and 2021 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8][9][10]

Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
August 6, 2005 Orpheum Theatre
Wichita, Kansas[4]
August 18–20, 2006 Best Western North
Wichita, Kansas		1,234Stephanie Celeste, Michael Gluck, Tiffany Grant, Liza Kaplan, Peter Pixie, and Team Royal Sabi.[11]
August 17–19, 2007 Best Western Wichita North Hotel & Suites
Wichita, Kansas		Stephanie Celeste, Vic Mignogna, Peter Pixie, Team Royal Sabi, and Stephanie Yanez.[12]
August 15–17, 2008 Best Western Wichita North Hotel & Suites
Wichita, Kansas		Kate Bristol, Peter Pixie, Sonny Strait, and Jen Taylor.[13]
July 10–12, 2009 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		Robert Axelrod, Stephanie Celeste, Caitlin Glass, Jerry Jewell, and Peter Pixie.[14]
July 9–11, 2010 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		Colleen Clinkenbeard, Samurai Dan Coglan, DJ Infam0us, Vic Mignogna, Peter Pixie, Eric Wile, and Travis Willingham.[15]
July 8–10, 2011 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		The 149th War Wolves, Airship Isabella, Troy Baker, Beard and Bean, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Peter Pixie, Eric Vale, and Darryl "Darth Artist" Woods.[16]
June 29-July 1, 2012 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		3,000
(est)[1]		Beard and Bean, Johnny Yong Bosch, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Michelle Ann Dunphy, Eyeshine, Peter Pixie, and Laura Post.[17]
July 12–14, 2013 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		Beard and Bean, Quinton Flynn, Todd Haberkorn, Peter Pixie, and Lisle Wilkerson.[18]
June 27–29, 2014 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		4,000[19]Beard and Bean, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Lucien Dodge, Chuck Huber, Erica Mendez, Peter Pixie, and The Slants.[20]
July 10–12, 2015 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		Beard and Bean, Leah Clark, Rachael Messer, Peter Pixie, David Vincent,[21] Ogawa Burukku, Susanne Lambdin, and Damien Zimmerman.[2]
July 8–10, 2016 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		Cynthia Cranz, Kyle Hebert, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Joel McDonald, Peter Pixie, and Ryter Rong.[22]
June 23-25, 2017 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		Jessica Calvello, Samurai Dan Coglan, Elizabeth Maxwell, and Kiba Walker.[23]
June 29 - July 1, 2018 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		Katelyn Barr, Samurai Dan Coglan, Caitlynn French, Tyson Rinehart, and Michael "Knightmage" Wilson.[24]
August 23-25, 2019 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		Morgan Berry, Mary Claypool, Les E. Claypool III, Jason Charles Miller, and Tara Sands.[25]
June 24-26, 2022 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		John Gremillion, Mikey Mason, and Stephanie Nadolny.[26]
June 23-25, 2023 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		Aaron Campbell, Ray Hurd, Mikey Mason, and Phil Parsons.[27]
June 21-23, 2024 Hyatt Regency Wichita
Wichita, Kansas		Kevin M. Connolly, Mikey Mason, Corinne Sudberg, and Marie Westbrook.[28]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Anime Festival Wichita expected to draw thousands". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  2. ^ a b c Foiles, Grace (July 8, 2015). "Anime convention opens in Wichita this Friday". WU Review Online. Retrieved 20 July 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Young and old Wichitans celebrate nerd culture at local Anime Festival". The Sunflower. July 2, 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Wichita Anime Festival 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  5. ^ "Anime Voice Actress Cassandra Hodges Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  6. ^ "Memorial Fund, Service for Voice Actress Cassandra Hodges". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  7. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2020 COVID-19 cancel". Facebook. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2020 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  9. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2021 COVID-19 cancel". Anime Festival Wichita Facebook Group. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2021 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
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  18. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  19. ^ Stumpe, Joe (July 8, 2015). "Nonstop anime at this weekend's Anime Festival Wichita". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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  21. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  22. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2016 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  23. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2017 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  24. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2018 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  25. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2019 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  26. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2022 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  27. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2023 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  28. ^ "Anime Festival Wichita 2024 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2024-06-12.

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