| Anime Festival Orlando | |
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 Logo | |
| Status | Active |
| Venue | Rosen Plaza |
| Location(s) | Orlando, Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 2000 |
| Website | http://www.animefestivalorlando.com/ |
Anime Festival Orlando (AFO) is an annual three-day anime convention held during June at the Rosen Plaza in Orlando, Florida. [1]
The convention typically offers an Artist Alley, cosplay contents, maid cafe, panels, rave, vendors, and a video game room. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] An interactive game "Orlandia" occurs during the convention. [3] [6] The convention's charity event in 2009 benefited Child's Play. [6]
The conventions organization began in December 1999. [6] AFO shared space with another convention hosting Governor Jeb Bush in 2006. [7] Anime Festival Orlando 2020 was moved from June to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but was later cancelled. [8] [9] [10] [11] Anime Festival Orlando was also cancelled in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12] [13]
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 19–20, 2000 | Ramada Plaza Hotel and Inn Gateway Kissimmee, Florida | 450 | Steve Bennett, Marshall Hash, and Wendee Lee. [14] |
| July 27–29, 2001 | Hilton Orlando/Altamonte Springs Altamonte Springs, Florida | 1,000 | Steve Bennett, Chynna Clugston-Major, Marshall Hash, Wendee Lee, Doug Smith, and Yoshiki Tokushu. [15] |
| August 16–18, 2002 | Renaissance WorldGate Kissimmee, Florida | Hiroshi Aro, Steve Bennett, Keith Burgess, Lindsay Cibos, Chynna Clugston-Major, Robert DeJesus, Ben Dunn, Marshall Hash, Jared Hodges, Wendee Lee, Jan Scott-Frazier, Doug Smith, Miyuki Sugimori, and Yoshiki Tokushu. [16] | |
| August 1–3, 2003 | Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida | Steve Bennett, Lindsay Cibos, Robert DeJesus, Tiffany Grant, Jared Hodges, Wendee Lee, Chris Patton, Meredith Placko, Jack Povlitz, and Jan Scott-Frazier. [17] | |
| August 6–8, 2004 | Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida | Steve Bennett, Sandy Fox, Lex Lang, Trish Ledoux, Wendee Lee, Meredith Placko, Jan Scott-Frazier, Doug Smith, and Toshifumi Yoshida. [18] | |
| August 5–7, 2005 | Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida | Tom Bateman, Steve Bennett, Bob Bergen, Michael Dobson, Sandy Fox, Lex Lang, Tony Oliver, Christopher Sabat, Jan Scott-Frazier, Doug Smith, and Steve Yun. [19] | |
| July 28–30, 2006 | Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida | Lindsay Cibos, Aaron Dismuke, Quinton Flynn, Marc Handler, Jared Hodges, Vic Mignogna, Jeff Nimoy, Christopher Sabat, Doug Smith, Veronica Taylor, and Travis Willingham. [20] | |
| August 3–5, 2007 | Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida | Lindsay Cibos, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Jason David Frank, Marc Handler, Jared Hodges, Christopher Sabat, Doug Smith, Sonny Strait, and Travis Willingham. [21] | |
| August 15–17, 2008 | Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida | Colleen Clinkenbeard, Aaron Dismuke, Richard Epcar, Jason David Frank, Reuben Langdon, Chris Patton, Monica Rial, Doug Smith, Ellyn Stern, Travis Willingham, and Stephanie Yanez. [22] | |
| July 31 – August 2, 2009 | Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida | Robert Axelrod, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Aaron Dismuke, Jason David Frank, Reuben Langdon, Vic Mignogna, Christopher Sabat, Doug Smith, and Sonny Strait. [23] | |
| August 5–8, 2010 | Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida | Jason David Frank, Reuben Langdon, Tony Oliver, Daniel Southworth, Sonny Strait, Jessica Straus, David Yost, and Tommy Yune. [24] | |
| August 4–7, 2011 | Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida | Johnny Yong Bosch, Quinton Flynn, Blake Anthony Foster, Jason David Frank, Reuben Langdon, Wendee Lee, Dan Southworth, John Swasey, and Cristina Vee. [25] | |
| August 3–5, 2012 | Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida | Grey DeLisle, D. C. Douglas, Richard Epcar, Jason David Frank, Kyle Hebert, Jason Narvy, Dan Southworth, Ellyn Stern, Sonny Strait, and Tara Strong. [26] | |
| August 16–18, 2013 | Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Orlando, Florida | Debi Derryberry, D.C. Douglas, Final Weapon, Jennifer Hale, HDninja, Ali Hillis, Jason Narvy, Tony Oliver, Bryce Papenbrook, Random Encounter, Rino Romano, S.S. Hanami, Paul Schrier, Stephanie Sheh, and Michael Sinterniklaas. [27] | |
| July 25–27, 2014 | Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida | Lucien Dodge, Reuben Langdon, Erica Mendez, Sean Schemmel, Stephanie Sheh, Cristina Vee, and Kari Wahlgren. [28] | |
| August 14–16, 2015 | Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida | Dante Basco, Todd Haberkorn, Reuben Langdon, Eric Stuart, and Veronica Taylor. [29] | |
| July 29–31, 2016 | Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida | Gregg Berger, Richie Branson, Aaron Dismuke, Todd Haberkorn, Reuben Langdon, Vic Mignogna, Mark Musashi, Stephanie Sheh, Michael Sinterniklaas, and John Swasey. [30] | |
| June 9–11, 2017 | Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida | Robert Axelrod, Bruce Carr, Barbara Dunkelman, Caitlin Glass, Kazha, Josh Keaton, Reuben Langdon, and Arryn Zech. [31] | |
| August 3–5, 2018 | Wyndham Orlando Resort International Drive Orlando, Florida | Bruce Carr, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Dorah Fine, Reuben Langdon, and John Swasey. [32] | |
| August 9–11, 2019 | Wyndham Orlando Resort International Drive Orlando, Florida | Steve Blum, Johnny Yong Bosch, Dorah Fine, Jason David Frank, Billy Kametz, Reuben Langdon, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Mega Ran, Tony Oliver, and Dan Southworth. [33] | |
| June 24-26, 2022 | Wyndham Orlando Resort International Drive Orlando, Florida | Doug Cockle, Dorah Fine, Kyle Hebert, Jeremy Inman, Brittney Karbowski, Kazha, Christina Marie Kelly, Aaron Pabon, Aaron Roberts, John Swasey, and Howard Wang. [34] | |
| June 16-18, 2023 | Wyndham Orlando Resort International Drive Orlando, Florida | Azazus, Aaron Campbell, CRH Productions, Richard Epcar, Chuck Huber, Jennie Kwan, Cricket Leigh, Monica May,Tony Oliver, Rhythm Bastard, Ellyn Stern, and Chuck Stroschein. [35] | |
| June 28-30, 2024 | Rosen Plaza Orlando, Florida | AKrCos, Azazus, Dante Basco, Johnny Yong Bosch, Kira Buckland, Tiana Camacho, SungWon Cho, CRH Productions, Brittany Lauda, and Howard Wang. [36] |
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