AnimeNEXT

This article is about the American anime convention with the initials "AN". For the Canadian "AN", see Anime North.

AnimeNEXT
Status	Active
Genre	Anime, Manga, Japanese culture[1]
Venue	Atlantic City Convention Center
Location(s)	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Country	United States
Inaugurated	2002[2]
Attendance	12,374 in 2016[3]
Organized by	Universal Animation, Inc.[1][2]
Website
http://www.animenext.org/

AnimeNEXT (AN) is an annual three-day anime convention held at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The convention was previously held at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, and the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset, New Jersey.

Programming

The convention typically offers anime music video (AMV) screenings, cosplay chess, a dance, dealer’s room, karaoke, panels, masquerade, video gaming, and video rooms.^[2][4][5][6]

History

The first convention in 2002 was put on with limited staffing and was planned in eight months.^[5] In 2008 parts of the convention were held in the parking garage below the Meadowlands Exposition Center.^[7] The convention then moved to the Garden State Exhibit Center, although it experienced crowding issues in 2012 with outdoor space used for lines.^[8] AnimeNEXT moved to the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey for 2016, with the deal lasting until 2020.^[2][9] The convention moved due to outgrowing the Garden State Exhibit Center.^[2] In 2016, the United States finals of the World Cosplay Summit were held at AnimeNEXT.^[2][10]

Event history

Dates	Location	Attendance	Guests
October 11–13, 2002	Crowne Plaza Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey	1,071	Kia Asamiya, Robert Bricken, C.B. Cebulski, Richard Ian Cox, Robert DeJesus, Mike Hayes, Jamie McGonnigal, Kristen Nelson, Frank Pannone, Steve Pearl, Bill Rogers, Mike Sinterniklaas, Myriam Sirois, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[11]
October 3–5, 2003	Rye Town Hilton Rye Brook, New York	1,571	B! Machine, Steve Bennett, Chris Beveridge, Robert Bricken, C.B. Cebulski, Clark Cheng, Tiffany Grant, Wayne Grayson, Jon Guttierez, Daniel Kevin Harrison, Himawari, Takehiko Ito, Trish Ledoux, Rob Malda, Jamie McGonnigal, MegaZone, Kristen Nelson, Frank Pannone, Peelander-Z, Mike Pollock, Georgette Reilly, Bill Rogers, Jan Scott-Frazier, Trisha Lynn Sebastian, Mike Sinterniklaas, John Sirabella, Moneca Stori, James Arnold Taylor, Marc Thompson, Bill Timoney, Tom Wayland, David L. Williams, Barry Winston, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[12]
June 18–20, 2004	Crowne Plaza Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey	3,400	Alissyn Brock, Kelli Shayne Butler, C.B. Cebulski, Cosmicity, Richard Ian Cox, Edwin De La Cruz, Lauren Goodnight, Trish Ledoux, Rob Malda, Kenneth Robert Marlo, Matt K. Miller, Mari Morimoto, Merideth Mulroney, Lisa Ortiz, Stephen Pakula, Peelander-Z, Mike Pollock, Bill Rogers, Mike Sinterniklaas, The Spunks, Moneca Stori, Veronica Taylor, Marc Thompson, Matt Thorn, Tom Wayland, David L. Williams, Barry Winston, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[13]
June 17–19, 2005	Meadowlands Exposition Center Holiday Inn Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey	4,200	Alissyn Brock, Akitaroh Daichi, Mark Diraison, Caitlin Glass, Lauren Goodnight, Wayne Grayson, Lance Heiskell, Mayumi Kobayashi, Trish Ledoux, Vic Mignogna, Sean Molyneaux, Merideth Mulroney, Ed Paul, Peelander-Z, Mike Pollock, Justin Sevakis, Uzuhi, Tom Wayland, David L. Williams, Kerry Williams, Travis Willingham, Reiko Yasuhara, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[14]
June 16–18, 2006	Meadowlands Exposition Center Holiday Inn Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey	6,000	Laura Bailey, Colleen Clinkenbeard, D'espairsRay, Caitlin Glass, Lauren Goodnight, Wayne Grayson, Trish Ledoux, Masao Maruyama, Vic Mignogna, Mari Morimoto, Mike Pollock, Rintaro, Bill Rogers, Harold Sakuishi, Mike Sinterniklaas, Marc Thompson, Kari Wahlgren, David L. Williams, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[15]
July 6–8, 2007	Meadowlands Exposition Center Holiday Inn Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey	7,100	12012, Eric Calderon, Daisuke Gomi, Wayne Grayson, Toyo Ikeda, Jonathan Klein, Michele Knotz, Frank Pannone, Chris Patton, Ed Paul, Mike Pollock, Monica Rial, Bill Rogers, and Tom Wayland.[16]
June 20–22, 2008	Meadowlands Exposition Center Holiday Inn Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey	7,900	Greg Ayres, Steve Bennett, Leah Clark, Joe Digiorgi, Aidan Drummond, Brian Drummond, James Harknell, Michele Knotz, Chris "Kilika" Malone, Rich McNanna, Dallas Middaugh, Mari Morimoto, Kensuke Okabayashi, Rentrer en Soi, Bill Rogers, Brad Swaile, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Alison Viktorin, and Tom Wayland.[17]
June 12–14, 2009	Garden State Exhibit Center Somerset DoubleTree Hotel Somerset, New Jersey		Shihan Carbonaro, Fake?, Wayne Grayson, Kyle Hebert, Michele Knotz, Dave Lister, Chris "Kilika" Malone, Misako Rocks!, Mike Pollock, Stacie Renna, Bill Rogers, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Bill Timoney, Tom Wayland, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[18]
June 18–20, 2010	Garden State Exhibit Center Somerset, New Jersey		Greg Ayres, Martin Billany, Eirik Blackwolf, Gashicon, Kyle Hebert, Kenji Kamiyama, Anthony Kresky, Dave Lister, Chris "Kilika" Malone, Kevin McKeever, Tony Oliver, Stacie Renna, Sleeping Samurai, Stereopony, and Uncle Yo [19]
June 10–12, 2011	Garden State Exhibit Center Somerset, New Jersey		Robert Axelrod, Greg Ayres, Chipocrite, Leah Clark, Joe Foering, Onezumi Hartstein, Kanon, Yu Kimura, Michele Knotz, Dave Lister, Scott A. Melzer, Vic Mignogna, Mix Speakers, Inc, Satoru Nakamura, Trina Nishimura, Promise Sisters, Matt Pyson, Bill Rogers, Takamasa Sakurai, Sixh, Uzuhi, Mike Wall, Tom Wayland, Steve Yun, and Tommy Yune.[20]
June 8–10, 2012	Garden State Exhibit Center Somerset, New Jersey	9,850	Berryz Kobo, Kevin Bolk, C.R.A.Z.Y.O.T.A.K.U., Chipocrite, Leah Clark, Kara Edwards, Bill Ellis, Toshihiro Fukuoka, Kyle Hebert, Michele Knotz, Kevin McKeever, Dani O'Brien, Satsuki, and Z8 (Z-Ann).[21]
June 7–9, 2013	Garden State Exhibit Center Somerset, New Jersey	10,283	The Asterplace, Greg Ayres, C.R.A.Z.Y.O.T.A.K.U., Chris Cason, Chipocrite, Greg Houser, Akinori Isobe, Masumi Kano, Michele Knotz, Kevin McKeever, Mint, Moon Stream, Mike Pollock, Bill Rogers, Hiroshi Shimizu, Saki Tachibana, Mike Toole, Uncle Yo, Hiro Usuda, Sayo Yamamoto, Steve Yun, and Tommy Yune.[22]
June 6–8, 2014	Garden State Exhibit Center Somerset, New Jersey	11,940	C.R.A.Z.Y.O.T.A.K.U., Chipocrite, Charles Dunbar, Richard Epcar, Josh Grelle, Luna Haruna, Greg Houser, Kimura U, Jonathan Klein, Michele Knotz, Shigeto Koyama, Matthew Mercer, Gerald Rathkolb, Bill Rogers, ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D, Ellyn Stern, Daryl Surat, Alexis Tipton, and Hiromi Wakabayashi.[23]
June 12–14, 2015	Garden State Exhibit Center Somerset, New Jersey	14,500[24]	Kira Buckland, C.R.A.Z.Y.O.T.A.K.U., Chipocrite, Charles Dunbar, Elisa, Flow, Todd Haberkorn, Naoto Hirooka, Takafumi Hori, Greg Houser, Michele Knotz, Shigeto Koyama, Matthew Lassiter, Brittany Lauda, Neil Nadelman, Tyson Rinehart, Jason Robinson, Bill Rogers, Sushio, Aya Suzuki, Marc Swint, Mike Toole, Uncle Yo, Vedetta Marie, Hiromi Wakabayashi.[24]
June 10–12, 2016	Atlantic City Convention Center Atlantic City, New Jersey	12,374[3]	Akira Amemiya, C.R.A.Z.Y.O.T.A.K.U., Akitaroh Daichi, Charles Dunbar, Richard Epcar, Clarissa Graffeo, Todd Haberkorn, Rei Hiroe, Jonathan Klein, Megumi Kouno, Shigeto Koyama, Matthew Lassiter, Naoko Matsui, Helen McCarthy, Erica Mendez, Mint, Gerald Rathkolb, Bill Rogers, ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D, Ellyn Stern, Daryl Surat, Marc Swint, Mike Toole, Uncle Yo, Vedetta Marie, Hiromi Wakabayashi, and Zaq.[3]

Manga library

AnimeNEXT has taken their Manga library to other conventions, including Otakon and New York Comic Con.^[25][26]

See also

• MangaNEXT

References

1. "AnimeNEXT 2011 welcomes Japanese fashion designers Sixh". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
2. DiGiacomo, Robert (June 7, 2016). "A.C. Convention Center to welcome debut of AnimeNext". Atlantic City Weekly. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
3. "AnimeNEXT 2016 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
4. Sears, Stefanie (2010-11-24). "MSU's Japan Club wins at AnimeNext and Celebrates Japanese Culture". The Montclarion. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
5. Font, Dillon (November 2002). "AnimeNEXT: First Year Con-A-Go-Go". Animefringe. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
6. Gottlieb, Christopher (2006-06-23). "Cosplayers portray their favorite characters from anime". Herald News.
7. "Who's NEXT? An Awesome Anime Convention". Toon Zone. 2008-07-13. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
8. "AnimeCons TV - July 2012: AnimeNEXT, PortConMaine, and Con Plague". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
9. Hilario, Kenneth (July 30, 2015). "A.C. nabs major Japanese convention in 5-year deal". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
10. Tracey, Sara (June 10, 2016). "Atlantic City's AnimeNEXT con explores art, appeal of Japanese animation". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
11. "AnimeNEXT 2002 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
12. "AnimeNEXT 2003 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
13. "AnimeNEXT 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
14. "AnimeNEXT 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
15. "AnimeNEXT 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
16. "AnimeNEXT 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
17. "AnimeNEXT 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
18. "AnimeNEXT 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
19. "AnimeNEXT 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
20. "AnimeNEXT 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
21. "AnimeNEXT 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
22. "AnimeNEXT 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
23. "AnimeNEXT 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
24. "AnimeNEXT 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
25. "Otakon / AnimeNext Manga Library". Anime News Network. 2004-05-21. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
26. "AnimeNext Manga Library US Tour Stops at NY Comic Con" (Press release). Anime News Network. 2007-01-18. Retrieved 2008-05-12.

Other Related News Articles

• AnimeNEXT to debut at A.C. Convention Center Press of Atlantic City, Retrieved 2016-06-26

External links

• AnimeNEXT Website

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