New England Anime Society

The New England Anime Society, Inc. is a Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to furthering American understanding of Japanese language and culture through written and visual media. Founded in 2001, The New England Anime Society, Inc. is the parent organization of Anime Boston,^[1] one of the largest anime conventions in North America.^[2] In 2011, The Boston Phoenix selected Anime Boston as the city's "Best Nerd Gathering", beating out contenders such as New England Comic Con and PAX East.^[3] The convention won the award again in 2012.^[4]

At Anime Boston 2007, the New England Anime Society announced that they would be starting Providence Anime Conference in the fall of 2008. It was the first anime convention for attendees 21 and older and the first anime convention with a minimum age limit that did not focus on the "adult" aspect of anime and manga.^[5]

In addition to anime conventions, The New England Anime Society has also provided assistance with other events such as running anime screenings at First Night Boston,^[6] costume contests at Tokyo Kid in Harvard Square, and anime screenings at the Belmont Film Festival in Belmont, Massachusetts and Sudbury Day in Sudbury, Massachusetts.

Event history

The New England Anime Society has produced the following events:^[7]

Name	Dates	Location	Atten.
Anime Boston 2003	April 18–20, 2003	Boston Park Plaza Hotel Boston, Massachusetts[8]	4,110[7][9]
Dance Dance Revolution Tournament	August 17, 2003	Playoff Arcade Worcester, Massachusetts[1]
Anime Screenings at First Night Boston 2004	December 31, 2003	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts	2,063[7]
Arisia 2004's Anime Room	January 16–18, 2004	Boston Park Plaza Hotel Boston, Massachusetts	2,283[7]
Anime Boston 2004	April 9–11, 2004	Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers Boston, Massachusetts[10][11]	3,656[7][12]
Anime Screenings at First Night Boston 2005	December 31, 2004	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts[13][14][15]	3000[7][16]
Belmont World Film 2005 - Family Festival	April 17, 2005	Belmont, Massachusetts
Anime Boston 2005	April 29 – May 1, 2005	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts	7,500[7][17]
Sudbury Day 2005	September 17, 2005	Sudbury, Massachusetts
Anime Screenings at First Night Boston 2006	December 31, 2005	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts[7][18][19]
Belmont World Film 2006 - Family Festival	March 12, 2006	Belmont, Massachusetts
Anime Boston 2006	May 26–28, 2006	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts[20]	9,354[7][21]
Anime Screenings at First Night Boston 2007	December 31, 2006	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts[7][22][23]
Anime Boston 2007	April 20–22, 2007	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts	11,500[7][24]
Anime Screenings at First Night Boston 2008	December 31, 2007	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts[6][7][25]
Anime Boston 2008	March 21–23, 2008	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts	14,339[7][26]
Providence Anime Conference 2008	October 3–5, 2008	Rhode Island Convention Center Providence, Rhode Island[7][27]	375[28]
Anime Screenings at First Night Boston 2009	December 31, 2008	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts[7][29]
Anime Boston 2009	May 22–24, 2009	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts[7][30]	15,438
Anime Screenings at First Night Boston 2010	December 31, 2009	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts[31]
Anime Boston 2010	April 2–4, 2010	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts[7][32]	17,236
Anime Screenings at First Night Boston 2011	December 31, 2010	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts[33]
Anime Boston 2011	April 22–24, 2011	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts[7][34]	19,136
Anime Screenings at First Night Boston 2012	December 31, 2011	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts[35]
Anime Boston 2012	April 6–8, 2012	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts[7][36]	22,065
Anime Boston 2013	May 24–26, 2013	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts[7][37]
Anime Boston 2014	March 21–23, 2014	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts[7][38]
Anime Boston 2015	April 3–5, 2015	Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts[7][39]

References

1. "Worcester Welcomes Dance Dance Revolution Tournament". The New England Anime Society, Inc. (Press release). 2003-07-28. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
2. Delahanty, Patrick (2010-01-12). "Ten largest North American anime conventions of 2009". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
3. "Best Nerd Gathering: Anime Boston". Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
4. "Best Nerd Gathering: Anime Boston". Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
5. Cohen, Peter (2007-04-24). "A Mac nerd among otaku". Macworld. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
6. Brokaw, Leslie (2007-12-30). "Kick off year in film at First Night". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
7. "New England Anime Society: Events". New England Anime Society, Inc. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
8. "New England Anime Society announces Anime Boston 2003". The New England Anime Society, Inc. (Press release). 2002-01-07. Archived from the original on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
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10. Jones, Vanessa E. (2004-07-28). "Girl power - Young women are driving one of the hottest trends in pop culture: Japanese comics". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
11. Bynum, Aaron H. (2004-04-14). "Complete Anime Boston Convention Report". Animation Insider. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
12. "Anime Boston 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
13. MacLaughlin, Nina (2004-12-24). "The annual New Year's bash rolls on". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
14. "Family Festival at First Night Boston 2005". First Night Boston (Press release). 2004-11-26. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
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18. "Central Park Media & New England Anime Society Celebrate 2006". Central Park Media (Press release). 2005-12-29. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
19. "First Night Boston 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
20. Green, Scott (2006-03-30). "Kaiju Rally Party In Boston". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
21. "Anime Boston 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
22. Woodman, Tenley (2006-12-28). "All about Eve: First Night ushers in new year with cultural bang". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
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27. "Providence Anime Conference 2008 announces launch date and Robotech Convention Tour" (Press release). AnimeCons.com. 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
28. "Providence Anime Conference 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
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31. "First Night Boston 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
32. "Anime Boston 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
33. "First Night Boston 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
34. "Anime Boston 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
35. "First Night Boston 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
36. "Anime Boston 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
37. "Anime Boston 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
38. "Anime Boston 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
39. "Anime Boston 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-06-08.

External links

• New England Anime Society, Inc. web site
• Anime Boston web site
• Providence Anime Conference web site