| Anime Evolution | |
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 Anime Evolution's logo. |
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| Status | Active |
| Venue | Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Center |
| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| First held | 1998 |
| Organizer | AE Convention Corp. |
| Attendance | 5,000 in 2009 |
| Official Website | http://www.animeevolution.com/ |
Anime Evolution is an annual three-day anime convention held in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and organized by the AE Convention Corporation. It has traditionally been held in August since 2004. Before that point, it was held in July.
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Programming
Anime Evolution's programming that can be found as most other anime conventions includes anime screenings, anime music video contests, game shows, panels, workshops, cosplay events, vendors room, and video game group.
In 2006, Anime Evolution held its first convention concert, featuring Japanese band ZZ on the convention's Saturday night. Japanese band BACK-ON played at the convention in 2007 in addition to local bands such as Moo-ve.
In 2008, CapLAN joined up with the convention to offer attendees a free LAN Party experience, offering several different gaming tournaments and free play.
In 2009, Anime Evolution welcomed the Japanese band Minx Zone to the convention, along with a huge assortment of local bands, making it the most musical year in AE's history.
History
Anime Evolution was originally known as Anime Showcase [1], and was held in 1998 by the SFU ARC club. It was a two-day showing of anime that was supposed to be held annually, with the help of the Vancouver Japanese Animation Society, the University of British Columbia Anime Club, and V-SWAT. In 2001 it was renamed Anime Evolution and in 2003 became a full anime convention. It has grown each year since 1999, and had attendance of over 4,200 people in 2007. In 2008, due to booking issues, it was held at UBC, Vancouver, B.C., rather than its past location at SFU, Burnaby, B.C. [1]
Event history
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 25–27, 2003 | Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia[2] |
1,276 | Clio Chiang, Jerry Chu, Michael Coleman, Michael Dobson, Brian Drummond, Susan Luo, Scott McNeil, and Stuart Ng.[3] |
| August 20–22, 2004 | Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia |
2,005 | Rob Bakewell, Alexandra Carter, Michael Coleman, Trevor Devall, Brian Dobson, Michael Dobson, Andrew Francis, David Kaye, Pat Lee, Nicole Leroux, Susan Luo, Joseph Malozzi, Scott McNeil, Joe Ng, Stuart Ng, and Run Sasaki.[4] |
| August 19–21, 2005 | Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia |
2,975 | Rob Bakewell, Johnny Yong Bosch, Brooke Burgess, Alexandra Carter, Greg Dean, Todd Demong, Brian Dobson, Michael Dobson, Anthony Gurr, Ian Kirby, Martin L'Heureux, Keith Miller, Kirby Morrow, Tiffany Nours, Sean O'Reilly, Run Sasaki, Brad Swaile, Cathy Weseluck, and Andrew West.[5] |
| August 19–21, 2006 | Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia |
3,602 | Alistair Abell, Rob Bakewell, Brooke Burgess, Greg Dean, Liz Dean, Trevor Devall, Michael Dobson, Drive, eqlipsE, Keith and Kosine, Dr. Antonia Levi, Sam Logan, Kevin McKeever, Vic Mignogna, Keith Miller, Kirby Morrow, David Stanworth, Brad Swaile, Cathy Weseluck, ZZ.[6] |
| August 17–19, 2007 | Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia |
4,200 | Back-On, Lisa Ann Beley, Dr. Uwe Boll, Luci Christian, Michael Coleman, Anna Cummer, Trevor Devall, in.ovo, Keith and Kosine, Dr. Antonia Levi, Sam Logan, Joseph Malozzi, Jillian Michaels, Moo-ve, Nicole Oliver, Scott Ramsoomair, David Stanworth, Brad Swaile, Sam Vincent, and XYL.[7] |
| August 22–24, 2008 | University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia |
4,488 | Brooke Burgess, Michael Coleman, Michael Daingerfield, Matthew Erickson, Marÿke Hendrikse, Locus, Jocelyne Loewen, Sam Logan, Kevin McKeever, Package #2, Chris Patton, The Slants, David Stanworth, Brad Swaile, Lee Tockar, VI'X, Sam Vincent, Cathy Weseluck, and Alex Zahara.[8] |
| June 12–14, 2009 | Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver, British Columbia |
5,000 | Adrian Petriw, Aidan Drummond, Alex Zahara, Andrew Francis, Andrew Kavadas, Autobrig, Brad Swaile, Brian Dobson, Brian Drummond, Cathy Weseluck, Daniel Bacon, David Stanworth, Gabe Khouth, Garry Chalk, Gavin Blair, Ian James Corlett, Ichidan Theatre Group, Jocelyne Loewen, Kristie Marsden, Lee Tockar, Mark Hildreth, Matthew Erickson, Michael Coleman, Michael Daingerfield, Michael Donovan, Paul Dobson, Richard Ian Cox, Sam Logan, Sam Vincent, Trevor Devall, Vincent Tong, Wasted Talent. |
| August 13–15, 2010 | University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia |
--- | Lee Tockar, Little Kuriboh (Yugioh Abridged) + Kroze, TeamFourStar: Takahata, MasakoX, Lanipator, KaiserNeko (Dragon Ball Z Abridged), Nina Matsumoto (aka Space Coyote). |
Organization structure
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References
- ^ a b "About Anime Evolution Page". Anime Evolution. http://www.animeevolution.com/?page_id=2. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
- ^ "About SFU". Simon Fraser University. http://www.sfu.ca/about/index.html. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ "Anime Evolution 2003 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/101. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Anime Evolution 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/555. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Anime Evolution 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/687. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Anime Evolution 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/924. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Anime Evolution 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1238. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Anime Evolution 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1498. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
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