Aniwave (anime convention)

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Aniwave
StatusDefunct
Genre Anime, Manga, Japanese culture [1] [2]
VenueWilmington Convention Center
Location(s) Wilmington, North Carolina
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2007 [3] [4]
Most recent2015

Aniwave was an annual one day anime convention held during December at the Wilmington Convention Center in Wilmington, North Carolina from 2007 to 2015.

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Programming

The convention typically offered a costume contest, demonstrations, panels, vendors, and workshops. [1] [4]

History

Aniwave was founded in 2007 by artist Michal Wisniowski as a free film festival held at the Cameron Art Museum and Jengo’s Playhouse. [1] [3] [5] The convention moved to a larger venue in 2010, the Wilmington Convention Center, and had new leadership due to Michal Wisniowski moving away. [1]

Event history

DatesLocationAtten.Guests
November 20, 2010Wilmington Convention Center
Wilmington, North Carolina 		400Chuck Denson, Scott Houle, Marc Matney, Langley McArol, Tamara Mercer, Patt Noday, Shaun O'Rourke, and Adachi Trieu. [6]
December 4, 2011 [7] Wilmington Convention Center
Wilmington, North Carolina		Animyu, Jason Hatfield, Marc Matney, Sean P. O'Connell, Shaun O'Rourke, One Hard Night, Robin Dale Robertson, Amy Tipton, Adachi Trieu, and Dave Underwood. [8]
December 2, 2012 [9] [10] Wilmington Convention Center
Wilmington, North Carolina
December 8, 2013Wilmington Convention Center
Wilmington, North Carolina		Chuck Denson, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Sean P. O'Connell, Shaun O'Rourke, and Dave Underwood. [11]
December 7, 2014Wilmington Convention Center
Wilmington, North Carolina		 Caitlin Glass [12]
December 6, 2015Wilmington Convention Center
Wilmington, North Carolina		Katelyn Barr [13]

Film Festivals

DatesLocationAttend.Films/guests
October 24–25, 2009 [5] Cameron Art Museum, The Soapbox
Wilmington, North Carolina		150 [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Cece Nunn (November 16, 2010). "Aniwave festival of anime, manga, Japanese culture grows in new home". Star News Online. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Anime fans assemble in downtown Wilmington". WECT. December 4, 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 Animanics: A new 'wave' of anime frenzy hits Wilmington, Encore, October 29, 2008, archived from the original on July 10, 2011, retrieved 2010-07-29
  4. 1 2 Caitlin Dineen (December 8, 2013). "There's a reason to get all dressed up at Aniwave convention". Star News Online. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Art with Depth: Aniwave reaches an eager audience, Encore, October 21, 2009, archived from the original on July 10, 2011, retrieved 2010-07-29
  6. ↑ "Aniwave 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  7. ↑ Edney, Brittany (December 4, 2011). "Anime fans head to Wilmington for Aniwave convention". TWC News. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Aniwave 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  9. ↑ "Aniwave". Wilmington Downtown Inc. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Aniwave 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  11. ↑ "Aniwave 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  12. ↑ "Aniwave 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  13. ↑ "Aniwave 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.

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