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Attendees at the first Ani-Jam event held in Fresno, California in April 2003.
Cosplayers at Ani-Jam 2012 in Fresno, California.
| Ani-Jam | |
|---|---|
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Anime, Manga, Japanese culture [1] [2] |
| Venue | Fresno Convention Center |
| Location(s) | Fresno, California |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 2003 |
| Most recent | 2014 |
| Attendance | 1,600+ [3] |
| Organized by | Ani-Jam LLC [2] |
| Website | http://www.ani-jam.com/ |
Ani-Jam was an annual two-day anime convention held during August at the Fresno Convention Center in Fresno, California.
The convention offered anime screenings, a cosplay masquerade, live music, table top games, vendors, video game tournaments, and workshops. [1] [4] [5]
The first event in 2003 lasted for six hours and attracted 500 attendees. [6] The convention moved to the Fresno Convention Center in 2012. [1] Ani-Jam celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2013. [6] The convention held a day zero (Friday) event before the start of the 2014 convention where pre-registered attendees could attend a formal ball. [7]
| Dates | Location | Attend. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 28, 2003 | Ramada Fresno North Fresno, California | 500+ [6] | Edward Luena. [8] |
| August 19–20, 2006 | Fresno Fairgrounds Fresno, California | Agent 760, Akai SKY, Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine, Trish Ledoux, Fred Perry, Quarter-Circle Jab, Random Ninjas, Kristine Sa, Stephanie Yanez, and Toshifumi Yoshida. [9] | |
| August 18–19, 2007 | Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Fresno, California | Adella, Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine, Melissa Hudson, Lord Katsuhiko Jinnai, Trish Ledoux, Kenyth Mogan, Fred Perry, Quarter-Circle Jab, Kristine Sa, Amanda Tomasch, and Toshifumi Yoshida. [10] | |
| August 2–3, 2008 | Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Fresno, California | Akai SKY, Robert Axelrod, Leah Clark, Justin Cook, Che Gilson, Lord Katsuhiko Jinnai, LYV, Makenai, Vic Mignogna, Fred Perry, Quarter-Circle Jab, Kristine Sa, and Stephanie Yanez. [11] | |
| August 20–21, 2011 | Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Fresno, California | Akai SKY, Greg Ayres, Lord Katsuhiko Jinnai, La Carmina, Robert McCollum, Vic Mignogna, Hannah Minx, Sebastiano Serafini, and Team LoveHate. [12] | |
| August 18–19, 2012 | Fresno Convention Center Fresno, California | Greg Ayres, Eric Caldero, Lord Katsuhiko Jinnai, Kairu, Brittney Karbowski, Kazha, Mari Watanabe, and Stephanie Yanez. [13] | |
| August 17–18, 2013 "10th anniversary" [6] | Fresno Convention Center Fresno, California | 1,600+ [3] | Greg Ayres, Richie Branson, Lord Katsuhiko Jinnai, Cynthia Martinez, Chris Patton, Aimee Major Steinberger, Mari Watanabe, [14] Robert Axelrod, Brittney Karbowski, and Valkyrie Kiss. [3] |
| August 16–17, 2014 | Fresno Convention Center Fresno, California | Akai SKY, Greg Ayres, Jessica Calvello, Chris Cason, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Raj Ramayya, Chii Sakurabi, Jad B. Saxton, Steam Powered Giraffe, and David Vincent. [15] |
Ani-Vent was a one-day convention held in 2010 with the goal of expanding into different events. [16]
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2010 [16] | Fresno Fairgrounds, Chance Avenue Entrance Fresno, California |
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