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Anime Milwaukee
Status:Active
Genre:Anime, Japanese culture[1]
Venue:Baird Center
Hilton Milwaukee City Center
Location:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Country:United States
First:2007
Organizer:Entertainment & Culture Promotion Society[2]
Attendance:17,250 in 2024

Anime Milwaukee (AMKE) is an annual three-day anime convention held during February at the Baird Center and Hilton Milwaukee City Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[3] It is Wisconsin's largest anime convention.[4]

Programming

The convention typically offers anime music videos, an art contest, artist alley, charity ball, cosplay chess, a dealer's room, fashion show, maid cafe, manga library, masquerade, movies, rave, tabletop gaming, and video game tournaments.[3] [5] [6] [7] [8] The convention runs for 24 hours a day.

The 2017 charity ball benefited the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center.[8]

History

Anime Milwaukee began in 2007 and was founded by the Japanese Animation Association at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.[6] In 2011, the convention moved to the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee & Frontier Airlines Center in Milwaukee, which allowed for 24-hour programming.[6] Attendees who preregistered for Anime Milwaukee in 2013 could receive a discount for the Distant Worlds concert held the day before the convention on February 14, 2013.[9] The convention shared space in 2014 at the Wisconsin Center with Pheasant Fest, a hunting convention.[10] The combined conventions economic impact were expected to be $1.5 million.

In 2015, Anime Milwaukee's expected economic impact was over $1 million and it shared Wisconsin Center space with the Midwest Twisters Gymnastics Invitational.[11] [12] The convention brought $1.2 million to the local economy in 2016.[13] [14] Anime Milwaukee in 2017 occupied all the floors of the Wisconsin Center to expand panels and video gaming.[13] The convention was estimated to bring $2.5–3 million to the local economy.[8] [15] Anime Milwaukee was estimated to bring $4 million to the local economy in 2019.[16] Anime Milwaukee 2021 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] [18] Anime Milwaukee had COVID-19 policies in 2022 that included mandatory masks, with ether vaccination or a negative test.[19]

Event history

Dates Location Attendance Guests

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "It's been a really busy con:" Cosplay fans flock to Wisconsin's largest anime event . 14 February 2015 . Fox 6 . 2015-02-27.
  2. Web site: Third Annual "Anime Milwaukee" convenes Feb 15-17 . VISIT Milwaukee . 2013-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042657/http://www.visitmilwaukee.org/news-releases/view/third-annual-anime-milwaukee-convenes-feb-15-17 . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  3. Web site: Between Chaos and Cosplay: An Inside Look at Anime Milwaukee . 20 February 2015 . UWM Post . 2015-02-27.
  4. Web site: Anime Milwaukee Convention returns, doubles attendance . OnMilwaukee . 2012-06-03.
  5. Web site: The Fashion of Anime . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . 2010-04-09.
  6. Web site: Anime convention is moving downtown . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . 2012-06-02.
  7. Book: Cosplay and "maid cafés": A field guide to the 2012 Anime Milwaukee convention . A.V. Club.
  8. News: Thompson-Gee. Justin. Milwaukee Expecting $3 Million Boost from Anime Milwaukee Event. 16 March 2017. WDJT. February 9, 2017.
  9. Web site: Anime Milwaukee Partners with Distant Worlds . Anime News Network . 2013-02-24.
  10. Web site: Two conventions with very different interests converge on Milwaukee this weekend . 15 February 2014 . WISN 12 . 2014-03-02.
  11. News: Anime fans, gymnasts to flood downtown Milwaukee this weekend. 2015-02-27. Milwaukee Business News. February 12, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711030311/http://www.biztimes.com/article/20150212/ENEWSLETTERS07/150219913. July 11, 2015.
  12. Web site: Anime convention means a million to Milwaukee economy . Milwaukee Business Journal . 2015-02-27.
  13. News: Moody. Tarik. Celebrating 10 years: Anime Milwaukee is more than just cosplay. 17 March 2017. Radio Milwaukee. February 8, 2017. 17 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170317233444/http://radiomilwaukee.org/story/celebrating-10-years-anime-milwaukee-just-cosplay/. dead.
  14. News: Molly Snyder. Molly. 10,000-plus geeks expected to attend Anime Milwaukee. 17 March 2017. On Milwaukee. February 13, 2017.
  15. News: DeLong. Katie. Anime Milwaukee: More than 10K pour into Wisconsin Center, many dressed as their favorite characters. 17 March 2017. Fox 6. February 19, 2017.
  16. News: Annual Anime celebration blankets Milwaukee in Japanese costumes, Culture, and Cute . 11 April 2019 . Milwaukee Independent . February 19, 2019.
  17. News: Hazra . Adriana . Anime Milwaukee Cancels 2021 Physical Event . 25 December 2020 . Anime News Network . December 7, 2020 . en.
  18. Web site: Anime Milwaukee 2021 Information . AnimeCons.com . 2022-03-18.
  19. News: Kirby . Hannah . Anime Milwaukee's in-person convention is returning this winter. Here's what to know. . 18 March 2022 . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . December 2, 2021.

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