Anime Festival Wichita
Anime Festival Wichita (Anime Festival of Wichita or AFW) is an annual three-day anime convention held in June or August at the Hyatt Regency Wichita in Wichita, Kansas .
Programming
The convention typically offers an 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] Anime Festival Wichita 2020 and 2021 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[7] [8] [9] [10]
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 Gluck , Tiffany Grant , Liza Kaplan, Peter Pixie, and Team Royal Sabi.[11]
August 17–19, 2007
Best Western Wichita North Hotel & Suites Wichita, Kansas Stephanie Celeste, Vic Mignogna , Peter Pixie, Team Royal Sabi, and Stephanie Yanez.[12]
August 15–17, 2008
Best Western Wichita North Hotel & Suites Wichita, Kansas Kate Bristol, Peter Pixie, Sonny Strait , and Jen Taylor .[13]
July 10–12, 2009
Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas Robert Axelrod , Stephanie Celeste, Caitlin Glass , Jerry Jewell , and Peter Pixie.[14]
July 9–11, 2010
Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas Colleen Clinkenbeard , Samurai Dan Coglan, DJ Infam0us, Vic Mignogna, Peter Pixie, Eric Wile, and Travis Willingham .[15]
July 8–10, 2011
Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas The 149th War Wolves, Airship Isabella, Troy Baker , Beard and Bean, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Peter Pixie, Eric Vale , and Darryl "Darth Artist" Woods.[16]
June 29-July 1, 2012
Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas 3,000 (est)[1] Beard and Bean, Johnny Yong Bosch , Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Michelle Ann Dunphy, Eyeshine, Peter Pixie, and Laura Post .[17]
July 12–14, 2013
Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas Beard and Bean, Quinton Flynn , Todd Haberkorn , Peter Pixie, and Lisle Wilkerson.[18]
June 27–29, 2014
Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas 4,000[19] Beard and Bean, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Lucien Dodge , Chuck Huber , Erica Mendez , Peter Pixie, and The Slants .[20]
July 10–12, 2015
Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas Beard and Bean, Leah Clark , Rachael Messer, Peter Pixie, David Vincent ,[21] 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.[22]
June 23-25, 2017
Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas Jessica Calvello , Samurai Dan Coglan, Elizabeth Maxwell , and Kiba Walker.[23]
June 29 - July 1, 2018
Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas Katelyn Barr, Samurai Dan Coglan, Caitlynn French , Tyson Rinehart, and Michael "Knightmage" Wilson.[24]
August 23-25, 2019
Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas Morgan Berry, Mary Claypool, Les E. Claypool III, Jason Charles Miller , and Tara Sands .[25]
June 24-26, 2022
Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas John Gremillion , Mikey Mason, and Stephanie Nadolny .[26]
June 23-25, 2023
Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas Aaron Campbell , Ray Hurd, Mikey Mason, and Phil Parsons .[27]
June 21-23, 2024
Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas Kevin M. Connolly , Mikey Mason, Corinne Sudberg, and Marie Westbrook.[28]
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