Middle Tennessee Anime Convention Explained
Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (MTAC) |
Status: | Active |
Genre: | Anime, Manga, Popular Arts |
Venue: | Sheraton Music City Hotel Embassy Suites Nashville Airport |
Location: | Nashville, Tennessee |
Country: | United States |
First: | 1999 |
Organizer: | Southeast Pop Arts & Culture (SEPOP)[1] |
Attendance: | 9,796 in 2013 |
Website: | http://www.mtac.net/ |
The Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (MTAC) is an annual three day anime convention held during March/April at the Sheraton Music City Hotel and Embassy Suites Nashville Airport in Nashville, Tennessee.
Programming
The convention typically features an AMV contest, artists alley, charity auction, cosplay contest, dealers room, gaming (arcade, board, card, console, tabletop), Japanese Fashion Shows, Lolita Tea Party, a ramen eating contest, rave, and panels.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Table Top and Video Gaming runs 24 hours a day during the convention.[7]
History
Tommy Yune was unable to attend the convention in 2010 due to the funeral of Carl Macek.[8] MTAC delayed closing the 2010 convention due to the 2010 Tennessee floods for the members who could not leave.[9] The convention in 2012 shared the Nashville Convention Center with the Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival.[10] Due to attendance growth, the convention expanded into additional space in the convention center and hotel in 2013.[2] The dealer's room in 2016 experienced long lines.[5] MTAC 2020 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and later rescheduled to 2021.[11] [12] [13] MTAC 2021 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] [15]
Event history
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Notes
- News: Teague . Cass . Middle Tennessee Anime Convention returns to downtown Nashville on April 15-17 for MTAC Score! . 26 April 2022 . Nashville PRIDE, Inc. . 8 April 2022.
- News: Nashville PRIDE . MTAC Devils Dozen coming to downtown Nashville . 2013-03-22 . Cass . Teague . 2013-11-03.
- News: Orbis . MTAC Celebrates Japanese Animation and Cartoons . 2012-04-19 . Sae . Park . 2012-11-25.
- News: Nashville Arts Magazine . Guest Blog, The Art and Artists of MTAC . 2013-03-06 . Cass . Teague . 2013-11-03.
- News: Dedmon. Tanner. Middle Tennessee Anime Convention welcomes anime fans and celebrities. 12 April 2016. MTSU Sidelines. March 29, 2016.
- News: Gibson . Reana . Photos: Middle Tennessee Anime Convention returns with lunar theme . 15 May 2019 . MTSU Sidelines . 23 April 2019.
- News: Teague. Cass. MTAC 18th Batallion comes to Nashville. 24 May 2018. Nashville PRIDE. 15 March 2018.
- Web site: Tommy Yune to Attend Carl Macek Funeral, Cancels MTAC Appearance . Anime News Network . 2012-11-25.
- Web site: MTAC Odyssey Maintains Solid Attendance During Flooding, Announces Music Theme for Easter Weekend 2011 . Anime News Network . 2012-11-25.
- Web site: Tattoo and Anime Conventions Invade Nashville . NewsChannel 5 WTVF . 2012-11-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121031132932/http://www.newschannel5.com/story/17354824/tattoo-and-animae-conventions-invade-nashville . 2012-10-31 .
- Web site: Regarding Coronavirus and MTAC Score . MTAC - Middle Tennessee Anime Convention . 15 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200403225010/https://mtac.net/regarding-coronavirus/ . April 3, 2020.
- Web site: Regarding Coronavirus and MTAC Score . MTAC - Middle Tennessee Anime Convention . 16 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200929040316/https://mtac.net/regarding-coronavirus/ . September 29, 2020.
- Web site: MTAC 2020 Information . AnimeCons.com . 2020-03-15.
- Web site: Regarding Coronavirus and MTAC Score . MTAC - Middle Tennessee Anime Convention . 14 April 2021 . 27 February 2021.
- Web site: MTAC 2021 Information . AnimeCons.com . 2021-04-13.
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