Anime Festival Wichita

Anime Festival Wichita
Status	Active
Genre	Anime, Manga, Gaming[1]
Venue	Hyatt Regency Wichita
Location(s)	Wichita, Kansas
Country	United States
Inaugurated	2005
Attendance	4,000 in 2014
Activity	Dealers' Room, cosplay, masquerade ball, anime music video contest, video gamings, and pen-and-paper games
Organized by	Wolfmoon Productions[2]
Website
http://www.afwcon.org/

Anime Festival Wichita (Anime Festival of Wichita or AFW) is an annual three-day anime convention held in June or July at the Hyatt Regency Wichita in Wichita, Kansas.

Programming

The convention typically offers a Anime Music Video contest, anime viewing rooms, costume contests, manga library, panels, tabletop gaming, vendors, and video gaming tournaments.^[1][2][3] The convention has 24-hour programming.^[1]

History

Anime Festival Wichita started in 2005 as a one-day event under the name Wichita Anime Festival.^[4] Voice actress Cassandra Hodges was scheduled to attend in 2011, but died prior to the convention.^[5][6]

Event history

Dates	Location	Atten.	Guests
August 6, 2005	Orpheum Theatre Wichita, Kansas[4]
August 18–20, 2006	Best Western North Wichita, Kansas	1,234	Stephanie Celeste, Michael "Piano Squall" Gluck, Tiffany Grant, Liza Kaplan, Peter Pixie, and Team Royal Sabi.[7]
August 17–19, 2007	Best Western Wichita North Hotel & Suites Wichita, Kansas		Stephanie Celeste, Vic Mignogna, Peter Pixie, Team Royal Sabi, and Stephanie Yanez.[8]
August 15–17, 2008	Best Western Wichita North Hotel & Suites Wichita, Kansas		Kate Bristol, Peter Pixie, Sonny Strait, and Jennifer Lee Taylor.[9]
July 10–12, 2009	Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas		Robert Axelrod, Stephanie Celeste, Caitlin Glass, Jerry Jewell, and Peter Pixie.[10]
July 9–11, 2010	Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas		Colleen Clinkenbeard, Daniel Coglan, DJ Infam0us, Vic Mignogna, Peter Pixie, Eric Wile, and Travis Willingham.[11]
July 8–10, 2011	Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas		The 149th War Wolves, Airship Isabella, Troy Baker, Beard and Bean, Daniel Coglan, Jillian Coglan, Peter Pixie, Eric Vale, and Darryl "Darth Artist" Woods.[12]
June 29-July 1, 2012	Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas	3,000 (est)[1]	Beard and Bean, Johnny Yong Bosch, Daniel Coglan, Jillian Coglan, Michelle Ann Dunphy, Eyeshine, Peter Pixie, and Laura Post.[13]
July 12–14, 2013	Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas		Beard and Bean, Quinton Flynn, Todd Haberkorn, Peter Pixie, and Lisle Wilkerson.[14]
June 27-29, 2014	Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas	4,000[15]	Beard and Bean, Daniel Coglan, Jillian Coglan, Lucien Dodge, Chuck Huber, Erica Mendez, Peter Pixie, and The Slants.[16]
July 10-12, 2015	Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas		Beard and Bean, Leah Clark, Rachael Messer, Peter Pixie, David Vincent,[17] Ogawa Burukku, Susanne Lambdin, and Damien Zimmerman.[2]
July 8-10, 2016	Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas		Cynthia Cranz, Kyle Hebert, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Joel McDonald, Peter Pixie, and Ryter Rong.[18]

References

1. "Anime Festival Wichita expected to draw thousands". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
2. Foiles, Grace (July 8, 2015). "Anime convention opens in Wichita this Friday". WU Review Online. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
3. "Young and old Wichitans celebrate nerd culture at local Anime Festival". The Sunflower. July 2, 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
4. "Wichita Anime Festival 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
5. "Anime Voice Actress Cassandra Hodges Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
6. "Memorial Fund, Service for Voice Actress Cassandra Hodges". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
7. "Anime Festival Wichita 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
8. "Anime Festival Wichita 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
9. "Anime Festival Wichita 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
10. "Anime Festival Wichita 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
11. "Anime Festival Wichita 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
12. "Anime Festival Wichita 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
13. "Anime Festival Wichita 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
14. "Anime Festival Wichita 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
15. Stumpe, Joe (July 8, 2015). "Nonstop anime at this weekend's Anime Festival Wichita". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
16. "Anime Festival Wichita 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
17. "Anime Festival Wichita 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
18. "Anime Festival Wichita 2016 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.

External links

• Anime Festival Wichita Website

Coordinates: 37°40′58″N 97°20′29″W / 37.68278°N 97.34139°W