| AniManGaki | |
|---|---|
 AniManGaki 2022 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Festivals |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Years active | 14 |
| Inaugurated | 14 |
| Founder | Yvonne Sing |
| Previous event | AniManGaki 2022 |
| Next event | AniManGaki 2023 |
| Website | Official website |
AniManGaki (AMG) is an annual ACG event in Malaysia.
AniManGaki is a portmanteau of the words Anime, Manga, Games, and Gaki. 'Gaki' in Japanese slang means 'brat'. [1]
AniManGaki originally started in 2009 and was founded by Yvonne Sing. It was initially organized by the Anime Club of Sunway University College. In 2011, Sunway University College had a name change to Sunway University and a year later in 2012, AniManGaki separated from the university. Today, it is an event organized by the AniManGaki Organizing Committee under Rakugaki Events PLT. [1]
| # | Year | Date | Location | Attendance [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | 27-28 June | Sunway University College | 1,000 |
| 2 | 2010 | 31 October | Sunway University College | 1,600 |
| 3 | 2011 | 10-11 September | Sunway University College | 2,200 |
| 4 | 2012 | 25-26 August | Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre | 4,500 |
| 5 | 2013 | 24-25 August | Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre | 8,000 |
| 6 | 2014 | 9-10 August | Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre | 11,500 |
| 7 | 2015 | 29-30 August | Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre | 13,000 |
| 8 | 2016 [2] | 27-28 August | Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre | 16,500 |
| 9 | 2017 [3] | 19-20 August | Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre | 18,500 |
| 10 | 2018 [4] | 18-19 August | Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre | 20,000 |
| 11 | 2019 [5] | 31 August-1 September | Mines International Exhibition and Convention Centre | 20,000 |
| 12 | 2022 [6] | 27-28 August | Mines International Exhibition and Convention Centre | TBA |
AniManGaki consists of several parallel smaller-scale projects, such as AMG-Chan (since 2017), ACE (since 2019) and Jom Cosplay! (since 2022). [1] [7]
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