Anime North

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Anime North
An title.jpg
Anime North's logo
StatusActive
Venue Toronto Congress Centre
Delta Hotels by Marriot Toronto Airport and Conference Centre
Location(s) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CountryCanada
InauguratedAugust 9, 1997;27 years ago (1997-08-09)
Most recentMay 26, 2023;14 months ago (2023-05-26)
Next eventMay 24, 2024;2 months ago (2024-05-24)
Attendance34,590 in 2018 [1]
Filing statusNot-for-profit [2]
Website http://www.animenorth.com

Anime North (AN) is a not-for-profit, fan-run anime convention, held every year in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its major attractions, activities and events include industry guests, fan-run panel presentations, workshops, video presentations, gaming tournaments, musical performances, dances and cosplay. The show has two shopping areas, an "Artists Alley" for artworks and crafts and a general "Vendors Hall".

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The second-largest anime convention in Canada by attendance numbers (after Montréal’s Otakuthon [3] ) and located near Toronto Pearson International Airport, AN is held at the Toronto Congress Centre, the Delta Airport Hotel and Conference Centre and the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel, all of which are within walking distance of one another on Dixon Road. Convention-run shuttle buses are available during daytime and the evening to connect the venues.

Programming

Anime North in 2006 featured Kotoko, a J-pop singer, who performed songs from her newest album. Also in 2006, a ballroom dance, the "Moonlight Masquerade Ball", was newly scheduled. [4] The most popular events at AN include the Masquerade and the J-Idol competition. Other events include the AMV contest, guest autograph sessions, the All-Star Charity Auction, the Momiji Award (with brunch), Anime Improv, "Super Hardcore Anime Wrestling" (a co-production with Great Canadian Wrestling), Beyblade North (a Beyblade tournament sanctioned by the World Beyblade Organization), and Yaoi North. Common staples at Anime North include guest speeches, gaming tournaments, dances, art-related workshops, discussion panels, martial arts displays, model contests, Go tournaments, and similar events.

History

Cosplayer outside of the Toronto Congress Centre, 2018. Anime North 2018 binrand IMG 7212.jpg
Cosplayer outside of the Toronto Congress Centre, 2018.

Anime North was founded by Toronto anime fan Donald Simmons in 1997 as a one-day mini-convention with approximately 700 attendees. [5] The original venue was the Michener Institute in downtown Toronto. [5] In 1998 the convention expanded to two days of programming, [6] and 1999 saw the addition of a third day of programming as well as a move to the Ramada Airport East Hotel, with attendance reaching 1,000. [6] In 2001 AN was moved to the airport strip near Pearson Airport and was held at the Toronto Airport Marriott (attendance 2,000) and in 2002 moved to the much larger Regal Constellation Hotel (attendance 2,800).

Shortly after the 2003 convention at the Regal (attendance 5,000), the Regal closed and the convention had to find yet another new location. For 2004 the best combination of function and hotel space available was the combination of the Toronto Congress Centre (TCC) and the nearby Renaissance Hotel for additional programming. These two venues were unfortunately a 10-15 minute walk apart, although a free shuttle bus was provided to help alleviate this problem. Despite this difficulty, attendance reached a record 8,200 that year.

In 2005, Anime North added a Thursday evening badge pickup for pre-registered attendees, and changed hotels from the Renaissance to the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel, across Dixon Rd. from the TCC (attendance 9,500). In 2006 actual programming was added for Thursday evenings; approximately 12,500 people attended that year, the first time that attendance has broken 10,000 people. AN 2008 was the 12th year of the convention with 13,300 attendees, and continues to grow every year; in 2010, the convention expanded to the Marriott Toronto Airport to host the Friday Moonlight Ball. The front section of the TCC was finally opened to Anime North attendees in 2011 (it was always closed in past years), with rooms made available for Guest of Honor panels, AMV screenings, workshops and toy and model displays. In 2012, the convention expanded to 2 more hotels, the Crowne Plaza Hotel where Go and board gaming were held, and the Radisson Suites Hotel where Café Nocturne and Café Aurora Zero were located, which made in all 5 hotels in the area where Anime North operated, in addition to the Toronto Congress Centre. That year, attendance exceeded for the first time the 20,000 mark, with 22,385 paid attendees.

In 2015, the North Building of the Toronto Congress Centre was opened for Anime North to hold its Main Events room for concerts, the Masquerade and other very large shows. In 2016, the Moonlight Ball moves to a new venue, the Airport Holiday Inn Hotel.

In 2017, the North Building hosted the Conservative Party leadership election at the same time as Anime North. [7]

In 2019, Kaeru Idols were the first idol group to host a live debut and performance at the Anime North Headquarters in Skyline A at the Delta Hotel.

Anime North was cancelled twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 with virtual events held. The following event took place on July 15–17, 2022, having been pushed back from its usual May scheduling due to Omicron variant. [8]

Attendance cap

A view of some booths at the event. Anime North 2017 booths IMG 5005.jpg
A view of some booths at the event.

Anime North has considered implementing an attendance cap to address overcrowding issues. Such a cap was enacted in 2012; a decision made in fall 2011 confirmed it. [9] Citing long lineups and overwork of staff and volunteers as the main reasons for capping attendance in 2012, they countered (compensated) this announcement by proclaiming pre-registration for the con to be opened on January 2, 2012, giving a large amount of time for fans who want to attend AN 2012 to plan ahead their convention trip.

As of early May 2012, weekend passes have sold out and none were available for purchase at the door. The convention had capped the sales of passes to the following figures:

Anime North 2012 had a daily cap of 20,000 attendees. [9]

For 2013, the same attendance cap was maintained and pre-registration opened on January 2, 2013.

Event history

DatesLocationAttendanceGuests
August 9, 1997 The Michener Institute
Toronto, Ontario 		700Christina Carr, Martin Hunger, David L. Pulver. [5]
August 22–23, 1998 The Michener Institute
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		747Christina Carr, John DeMita, Martin Hunger, Mark C. MacKinnon, Matt K. Miller, Fred Perry, David L. Pulver, Fred Schodt, Barb Schofield. [6]
June 18–20, 1999Ramada Airport East Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		850Christina Carr, Robert DeJesus, Hitoshi Doi, Martin Hunger, Hyi-san, Locke, Mark C. MacKinnon, Pandora Diane MacMillan, Matt K. Miller, David L. Pulver, Barb Schofield, Kenji Shimizu. [10]
June 16–18, 2000Ramada Airport East Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		1,001Steve Bennett, C.B. Cebulski, Colleen Doran, Ben Dunn, Tsukasa Kotobuki, Mark C. MacKinnon, Derwin Mak, Takeshi Miyazawa, David L. Pulver, J. Torres [11]
May 25–27, 2001Toronto Airport Marriott
Rexdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		1,841Steve Bennett, Stephanie Brown, Keith Burgess, Julie Davis, Ben Dunn, Charlene Ingram, Shimpei Itoh, Fred Ladd, John Martin, Aubry Mintz, Billie Mintz, Mio Odagi, Van Partible, John Pham, Peter Rebelo, Sailor JAMboree, Mark Simmons, Doug Smith. [12]
May 24–26, 2002 Regal Constellation Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		3,000Anshin School of Karate, Steve Bennett, Keith Burgess, Julie Davis, Ben Dunn, The Jem Project, David Kaye, Diana Kou, Fred Ladd, Jason Lee, John Martin, Scott McNeil, Sailor JAM-Boree, Mark Simmons, Doug Smith, and Amanda Winn Lee. [13]
May 16–18, 2003 Regal Constellation Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		4,875Anshin School of Karate, Steve Bennett, Brian Drummond, Ben Dunn, Saffron Henderson, Mark Hildreth, The Jem Project, David Kaye, John Martin, Miyako Matsuda, Scott McNeil, Hikaru Midorikawa, Frank Miller, Kirby Morrow, Claude J. Pelletier, Stan Sakai, Doug Smith, Brad Swaile, and Kathryn Williams. [14]
May 21–23, 2004 Toronto Congress Centre
Renaissance Toronto Airport Hotel [15]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		8,500Steve Bennett, Richard Ian Cox, Michael Dobson, Brian Drummond, Ben Dunn, Atsuko Enomoto, David Kaye, Les Major, Nobuyuki Ohnishi, Moneca Stori, and Studio Udon. [16]
May 27–29, 2005 Toronto Congress Centre
Doubletree International Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		9,500 Susan Aceron, Rob Bakewell, Trevor Devall, Brian Dobson, Michael Dobson, Paul Dobson, Brian Drummond, Ben Dunn, Hilary Haag, Matt Hill, Lamia, Carl Macek, Les Major, Scott McNeil, Vic Mignogna, Kevin Mowrer, Stan Sakai, Asami Sanada, Rob Travalino, Sam Vincent, and Cathy Weseluck. [17]
May 26–28, 2006 Toronto Congress Centre
Doubletree International Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		12,500Steve Bennett, Keith Burgess, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Mark Dillon, Brian Dobson, Michael Dobson, Ben Dunn, Quinton Flynn, Donald Kinney, Sen'no Knife, Kotoko, Lamia, Les Major, Cynthia Martinez, Jeff Nimoy, Tim Park, Scott Ramsoomair, Nekoi Ruto, Sonny Strait, Kathryn Williams, and Tommy Yune. [18]
May 25–27, 2007 Toronto Congress Centre
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel
Renaissance Toronto Airport Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		13,500Steve Bennett, Johnny Yong Bosch, Keith Burgess, Svetlana Chmakova, Ben Dunn, Peter Fernandez, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Donald Kinney, Wendee Lee, Les Major, Sara E. Mayhew, Alex Milne, Nan Yan, Ryan North, Corinne Orr, Derek Stephen Prince, Scott Ramsoomair, Michelle Ruff, Patrick Seitz, Stephanie Sheh, Spider's Kiss, Sonny Strait, Wire, and ZZ. [19]
May 23–25, 2008 Toronto Congress Centre
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel
Renaissance Toronto Airport Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		13,300Yamila Abraham, Steve Bennett, Benoît Cécyre, Camilla d'Errico, Trevor Devall, Mark Dillon, Trevor Devall, Brian Dobson, Ben Dunn, Quinton Flynn, Liana Kerzner, Donald Kinney, Les Major, Nina Matsumoto, Sara E. Mayhew, Alex Milne, Halko Momoi, Jeff Nimoy, Noizytoys, Claude J. Pelletier, Ed the Sock, Spike Spencer, Sonny Strait, Studio Udon, Brad Swaile, and Tara Tallen. [20]
May 22–24, 2009 Toronto Congress Centre
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel
Renaissance Toronto Airport Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		14,800Benoît Cécyre, Bukkyo-kai Dance Group, Svetlana Chmakova, Heather Dale, Camilla d'Errico, Karen Dick(cancelled), Ricky Dick, Mark Dillon, Ben Dunn, Jessie Flower, Jess Hartley, Heroes of the World, Mark Hildreth, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Steve Horton, Yuri Lowenthal, Les Major, Vic Mignogna, Nagata Shachu, Tara Platt, Carrie Savage, Malcolm Sheppard, Tara Tallan, and Douglas Tong. [21]
May 28–30, 2010 Toronto Congress Centre
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel
Sheraton Toronto Airport
Marriott Toronto Airport
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		16,800 [9] Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Ricky Dick, Yaya Han, Brittney Karbowski, Jushin Thunder Liger (cancelled), Derwin Mak, Vic Mignogna, Akira "Kiyoshi" Raijin, Micah Solusod, Manabu Soya, John Swasey, David Vincent [22] and Shawn Spears.
May 27–29, 2011 Toronto Congress Centre
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel
Sheraton Toronto Airport
Marriott Toronto Airport
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		19,951The 404s, Robert Axelrod, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Brian Dobson, Michael Dobson, Ben Dunn, The Fool, Barbara Goodson, HITT, The iammatthewian Project, Kyle Jones, Helen McCarthy, Miki Narahashi, John Swasey, Kumiko Watanabe [23] and Shawn Spears.
May 25–27, 2012 Toronto Congress Centre
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel
Sheraton Toronto Airport
Marriott Toronto Airport
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Radisson Suites Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		22,385The 404's, Adapter, Yuu Asakawa, Christopher Ayres, Steve Bennett, Benoît Cécyre, Julie E. Czerneda, Karen Dales, Ben Dunn, Jim Felker, J.M. Frey, Mac Christian Heywood, Hoshi*Furu, The iammatthewian Project, Benjamin Israel, Adrienne Kress, lix, Les Major, Marlee, Helen McCarthy, The Moonroses, Carli Mosier, Brina Palencia, Pinku! Project, Shelly Tsivia Rabinovitch, Scott Ramsoomair, Rem, Monica Rial, Akira Sasanuma, Elizabeth Schram, Lianne Sentar, DJ Shimamura, J. Michael Tatum, Miranda Tempest, Lee Tockar, Mike Toole, Mayrhosby Yeoshen. [24]
May 24–26, 2013 Toronto Congress Centre
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel
Sheraton Toronto Airport
Marriott Toronto Airport
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Radisson Suites Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		23,700AWOI, Linda Ballantyne, Steve Bennett, Chris Cason, Kate Daley, Ben Dunn, Katie Griffin, Ryo Horikawa, Hoshi*Furu, Kevin Lillard, Bruce Mai, Nora Mai, Sarah McNeal, Eriko Nakamura, Trina Nishimura, Tyson Rinehart, Susan Roman, Chii Sakurabi, John Stocker, John Swasey, J. Michael Tatum, Umbrella. [25]
May 23–25, 2014 Toronto Congress Centre
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel
Sheraton Toronto Airport
Marriott Toronto Airport
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Radisson Suites Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		28,509 Daizystripper, Rose Noire, Linda Ballantyne, Michael Benyaer, Brian Dobson, Michael Dobson, Ben Dunn, Brian Froud, Mai Goto, Katie Griffin, Yumi Hara, Benjamin Israel, Deven Christian Mac, Scott McNeil, Toby Proctor, Susan Roman, Hidekatsu Shibata, John Stocker [26]
May 22–24, 2015 Toronto Congress Centre
International Plaza Hotel
Sheraton Toronto Airport
Marriott Toronto Airport
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Radisson Suites Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		30,156 Chris Cason, Philip Chandler, Cynthia Cranz, Ben Dunn, Pete Ellison, FancyWyldDead, Midori Fukusawa, Andrew Jackson, Helen McCarthy, Hitomi Nabatame, Neil Nadelman, Chie Nakamura (Saturday&Sunday only), Ray Olubowale, Wendy Powell, RED HANDED DENIAL, Asami Shimoda, J. Michael Tatum, Mike Toole, UCHUSENTAI:NOIZ, Umbrella, Misa on Wheels [27]
May 27–29, 2016 Toronto Congress Centre
International Plaza Hotel
Sheraton Toronto Airport
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Radisson Suites Hotel
Airport Holiday Inn Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		29,973The 404s, Akira, Linda Ballantyne, BEARicade, Steve Bennett, Michael Dobson, Brian Drummond, Kevin Duhaney, Charles Dunbar, Ben Dunn, Jill Frappier, Katie Griffin, Yaya Han, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Daniel Kanemitsu, Kurt Lehner, Shaindle Minuk, Miss Messy Mia, Tracey Moore, Neil Nadelman, Jeff Parazzo, Toby Proctor, Barbara Radecki, Reika, Susan Roman, David Ross, Ron Rubin, Asami Shimoda, Akiko Hasegawa, Chika Anzai, John Stocker, Luna Tsukigami, Takeshi Nogami, Niq van der Aa, David Wyldstar, Matenrou Opera [28]
May 26–28, 2017 Toronto Congress Centre
International Plaza Hotel
Sheraton Toronto Airport
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Radisson Suites Hotel
Airport Holiday Inn Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		32,167
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May 25–27, 2018Toronto Congress Centre
Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport
Sheraton Toronto Airport
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Radisson Suites Hotel
Airport Holiday Inn Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		34,590 Josh Grelle, Jerry Jewell, Micah Solusod, J. Michael Tatum, Kiyono Yasuno, Eric Vale, Dan Salvato, Yoshihide Hirayama, Sayumi Hirata [1]
May 24–26, 2019 Toronto Congress Centre
Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		Megumi Toda, Yuriko Yamaguchi, The World Standard, Aaron Roberts, Alexis Tipton, Brittney Karbowski, Jamie Marchi, Josh Grelle, Lauren Landa, Mel Colley-Deverel,Paige Gardner, Yuki Kurihara, Mamechiyo, Mieko Ueda [30]
July 15–17, 2022 Toronto Congress Centre
Sheraton Toronto Airport
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		The 404s, Aaron Dismuke, ACME, Jason Anarchy, Benoit Cecyre, Cherry Condos, Christina Carr, Creep-P, D20 Live, D41N, Datarider, DicequeenDi, Disko Warp, DJ Dynamic, Kara Eberle, DJ Davide Ferrara, DJ Flyboy, Hilton George, Caitlin Glass, Pan!c Pop, MC Gobstoppa, Paul Hillier, Fumiko Hoshi, Martin Hunger,Ayane Hylo, Illuminair Entertainment, Ironmouse, Nemurenai Kai, Morgan Lauré, Marvin Mariano, MaxieDaMan, Projekt Melody, Dave Merrill, Moosuki, Neil Nadelman, Nagata Shachu, Niq van der Aa, Haru Nishimura, Nyatasha Nyanners, Hazumi 'Aileen' Okazaki, Oni Giri, Dr. Shelley TSevia Rabinovich, Sakuramai, Samurai Dan & Jillian, Sixtroke, Sophie-chan, Dr. David Stephenson, Katsura Sunshine, Tempest, Virus, Shane Whalley, Maple Winters, Arryn Zech, Zentreya, Xiran Jay Zhao [31] [32]

Note: attendance listed is based on number of paid attendees until Anime North 2016, and on warm bodies as of Anime North 2017.

Attendees play tabletop and card games, in a devoted hall. Anime North 2019 E IMG 0344.jpg
Attendees play tabletop and card games, in a devoted hall.

Mascot

Hoppouno Momiji, a fictional redhead with a taste for both anime and anything Canadian serves as Anime North's dominant mascot. [33] Momiji's many manifestations are used on all AN clothing, badges, and other wearables. She was originally created for the convention by the Japanese artist Hyi-San.

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