AnimeIowa explained

Anime Iowa
Status:Active
Venue:Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center
Location:Coralville, Iowa
Country:United States
First:1997
Organizer:Mindbridge Foundation[1]
Attendance:3,000
Website:http://www.animeiowa.com

AnimeIowa is an annual three-day anime convention held during July at the Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center in Coralville, Iowa. The staff are all volunteers and the convention is run by the non-profit Mindbridge Foundation.[2] [3]

Programming

The convention typically offers artist alley, cosplay contests, dealers room, Maid Café, masquerade, tabletop gaming, video gaming, and video rooms.[4] [5] [6] In 2011, the Maid Café benefited We Heart Japan, a charity supporting 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami victims. AnimeIowa held a fundraiser to benefit Swisher's Miracles in Motion in 2014.[5]

History

AnimeIowa's first convention in 1997 was organized by the SFLIS Wing of Anime and Manga People (SWAMP).[7] Technical issues occurred during the 2008 masquerade and some attendees rooms were relocated to a different hotel due to the Iowa flood of 2008.[6] The 2011 convention occurred during the RAGBRAI bicycle ride.[8] Cassandra Hodges was scheduled to attend the 2011 convention, but died on June 27, 2011.[9] Iowa River Landing was used by both the RAGBRAI bicycle ride and AnimeIowa in 2015.[10] [11] AnimeIowa 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] [13] The convention later held a virtual event in August.[14]

Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mindbridge Foundation Information . AnimeCons.com . 2018-07-04.
  2. News: Crews. Alesha L.. Fanboys, girls swarm to AnimeIowa. 7 June 2015. Iowa City Press-Citizen. July 29, 2013.
  3. News: McCollough. Katelynn. Davis. Ashley. Cosplayers Pack Coralville Marriott For AnimeIowa 2014. 7 June 2015. The Gazette & KCRG-TV9. July 27, 2014.
  4. News: Herman. Isaac. Japan comes to Coralville. 7 June 2015. The Daily Iowan. July 24, 2014.
  5. News: Schmidt. Mitchell. Anime Iowa sees growing numbers. 7 June 2015. Iowa City Press-Citizen. July 27, 2014.
  6. Web site: Lawrence. Briana. Pigs, Corn, and… Anime? Anime Iowa 2008. Mania.com. 7 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20090802035254/http://www.mania.com/pigs-corn-anime-anime-iowa-2008_article_86997.html. August 2, 2009. August 24, 2008.
  7. News: Walz. Edward. Midwest greets the East - Devotees bring Japanese animation and comics to Iowa City convention. The Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City). September 21, 1997.
  8. News: Heine. Katie. 15th annual AnimeIowa kicks off this weekend. 7 June 2015. The Daily Iowan. July 28, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20150627201400/http://www.dailyiowan.com/2011/07/28/Arts/24349.html. 27 June 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: Memorial Fund, Service for Voice Actress Cassandra Hodges . Anime News Network . 2012-08-12.
  10. News: Cooney. Bill. Anime invades Iowa. 2 August 2015. The Daily Iowan. July 27, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150729040557/http://www.dailyiowan.com/2015/07/27/Metro/42628.html. 29 July 2015. dead.
  11. News: Davis. Andy. AnimeIowa, RAGBRAI come together at IRL. 2 August 2015. Iowa City Press-Citizen. July 24, 2015.
  12. Web site: ANIMEIOWA IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT . AnimeIowa . 26 May 2020 . 19 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200519170641/https://animeiowa.com/2020/05/08/important-announcement/ . dead .
  13. Web site: AnimeIowa 2020 Information . AnimeCons.com . 2020-05-26.
  14. Web site: AnimeIowa 2020 "The shirt without a Convention" Goes Virtual! . AnimeIowa . 16 July 2020 . 17 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200717071421/https://animeiowa.com/2020/06/25/animeiowa-2020-goes-virtual/ . dead .

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