Anime Festival Wichita Explained
| Anime Festival Wichita |
| Status: | Active |
| Genre: | Anime, Manga, Gaming |
| Venue: | Hyatt Regency Wichita |
| Location: | Wichita, Kansas |
| Country: | United States |
| First: | 2005 |
| Organizer: | Wolfmoon Productions[1] |
| Attendance: | 4,000 in 2014 |
| 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 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] The convention has 24-hour programming.
History
Anime Festival Wichita started in 2005 as a one-day event under the name Wichita Anime Festival. Voice actress Cassandra Hodges was scheduled to attend in 2011, but died prior to the convention.[3] [4] Anime Festival Wichita 2020 and 2021 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] [6] [7] [8]
Event history
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Notes and References
- News: Foiles. Grace. Anime convention opens in Wichita this Friday. 20 July 2015. WU Review Online. July 8, 2015.
- News: Young and old Wichitans celebrate nerd culture at local Anime Festival. 13 July 2014. The Sunflower. July 2, 2014. https://archive.today/20140715101214/http://www.thesunflower.com/news/article_bb0a5858-0224-11e4-b6d8-001a4bcf6878.html. 15 July 2014. dead.
- Web site: Anime Voice Actress Cassandra Hodges Passes Away . Anime News Network . 2011-07-02.
- Web site: Memorial Fund, Service for Voice Actress Cassandra Hodges . Anime News Network . 2012-09-18.
- Web site: Anime Festival Wichita 2020 COVID-19 cancel . Facebook . 31 May 2020 . en.
- Web site: Anime Festival Wichita 2020 Information . AnimeCons.com . 2020-05-26.
- Web site: Anime Festival Wichita 2021 COVID-19 cancel . Anime Festival Wichita Facebook Group . 8 June 2021 . en.
- Web site: Anime Festival Wichita 2021 Information . AnimeCons.com . 2021-06-08.
