Anime Boston
Anime Boston | |
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Boston, Massachusetts | |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 2003 |
Attendance | 25,615 in 2019[1] |
Organized by | New England Anime Society[2] |
Website | www.animeboston.com |
Anime Boston is an annual three-day
Programming
The convention features a number of events which include a
History
The first Anime Boston was held in 2003 at the
In 2011, the
Event history
Since 2005, Anime Boston has been held at the
Dates | Atten. | Guests |
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April 18–20, 2003 | 4,110 | John Barrett, Steve Bennett, Chris Beveridge, Jerry Chu, Ted Cole, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Tiffany Grant, Mark Hildreth, Charlene Ingram, Hiroki Kanno, Mark C. MacKinnon, Jamie McGonnigal, Scott McNeil, Kirby Morrow, Kristen Nelson, Lorraine Savage, Brad Swaile, and David L. Williams.[17] |
April 9–11, 2004 | 3,656 | Michael Coleman, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Crispin Freeman, Lauren Goodnight, Hilary Haag, Carl Gustav Horn, Lex Lang, Monica Rial, David L. Williams, and Dave Wittenberg.[18] |
April 29 – May 1, 2005 | 7,500 | Ananth Panagariya, Chris Patton, Monica Rial, Brianne Siddall, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, and Dave Wittenberg.[19] |
May 26–28, 2006 | 9,354 | Greg Ayres, Christopher Bevins, Steve Blum, Svetlana Chmakova, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Richard Epcar, Shuzilow.HA, Clarine Harp, Mohammad "Hawk" Haque, Jonathan Klein, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Vic Mignogna, Ananth Panagariya, Carrie Savage, Sumi Shimamoto, Michael Sinterniklaas, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Kari Wahlgren, Tom Wayland, and David L. Williams.[20] |
April 20–22, 2007 | 11,500 | Greg Ayres, Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, Christopher Bevins, Luci Christian, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Robert DeJesus, Emily DeJesus, Yasuhiro Imagawa, Hiroshi Iwata, Bettina M. Kurkoski, Mike McFarland, Grant Moran, Junji Nishimura, Brina Palencia, Michael Sinterniklaas, Kenji Terada, Tom Wayland, David L. Williams, and Travis Willingham.[21] |
March 21–23, 2008 | 14,339 | Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Aaron Dismuke, Todd Haberkorn, Luv and Response, MC Frontalot, The Pillows, Monica Rial, Michael Sinterniklaas, Brad Swaile, Tokyo Pinsalocks, Tom Wayland, and David L. Williams.[22] |
May 22–24, 2009 | 15,438 | Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, Bespa Kumamero, Video Game Orchestra, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Yuki Kajiura, Kalafina, Misako Rocks!, Veronica Taylor, Tom Wayland, David L. Williams, and Travis Willingham[23] |
April 2–4, 2010 | 17,236 | Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Jessie James Grelle, Clarine Harp, Reni Mimura, Carli Mosier, MyM, Christopher Corey Smith, J. Michael Tatum, Nobuo Uematsu, Video Game Orchestra, and Tom Wayland.[24] |
April 22–24, 2011[25] | 19,136 | STEREOPONY, Brina Palencia, Greg Ayres, Christopher Ayres, J. Michael Tatum, Richard Epcar, Sean Schemmel, Spike Spencer, Trina Nishimura, Tom Wayland, MC Frontalot[26] |
April 6–8, 2012 | 22,065 | Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Kanako Ito, Shotaro Kaizuka, MINT, Haruko Momoi, Carli Mosier, Tsutomu Narita, Takamasa Sakurai, Keith Silverstein, Michael Sinterniklaas, Christopher Corey Smith, Karen Strassman, Dethklan, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Kirk Thornton, Tom Wayland[27] |
May 24–26, 2013 | 21,825 | Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, ORIGA, Bryce Papenbrook, Raj Ramayya, Dethklan, Monica Rial, Rachel Robinson, Stephanie Sheh, Micah Solusod, Yousei Teikoku, Kari Wahlgren, Shinichi Watanabe,[28] Tom Wayland[29] |
March 21–23, 2014 | 24,798 | Yuko Minaguchi, Trina Nishimura, Dai Satō, Patrick Seitz, John Stocker, Cristina Vee, Tom Wayland [30] |
April 3–5, 2015 | 26,475 | Greg Ayres, LiSA, Manami Matsumae, Mona Marshall, Cassandra Lee Morris, Haruo Nakajima, Yoko Shimomura, Michael Sinterniklaas, Ellyn Stern, Akira Takarada, Koki Uchiyama, |
March 25–27, 2016 | 26,975 | Yukiko Aikei, ALI PROJECT, Greg Ayres, Toshio Furukawa, Todd Haberkorn, Kyōhei Ishiguro, Shino Kakinuma, Carrie Keranen, Erica Lindbeck, Masao Maruyama, Max Mittelman, Tony Oliver, Monica Rial, Nano Ripe, Patrick Seitz, Eric Vale, Hiromi Wakabayashi[33] |
Mar. 31 – Apr. 2, 2017 | 25,848 | Greg Ayers, Bryson Baugus, Johnny Yong Bosch, Naokatsu Tsuda[38] |
Mar. 30 – Apr. 1, 2018 | 25,229 | Asaka,[39] Greg Ayres,[40] Christopher Bevins, Flow,[41] Jessie James Grelle, Hirokatsu Kihara, Amanda C. Miller, Yuji Muto, Monica Rial, Rachel Robinson, Katsuyuki Sumisawa, Michihiko Suwa, Kaiji Tang, J. Michael Tatum, Hideyuki Tomioka, Kaoru Wada, Kazuki Yao.[42][43] |
April 19–21, 2019 | 25,615 | Greg Ayres, Johnny Yong Bosch, Leah Clark, Kara Edwards Richard Epcar, Billy Kametz, Yoichi Kato, Kenji Kodama, Yuri Lowenthal, MIYAVI, Naohiro Ogata, Lisa Ortiz, Tara Platt, |
Cancelled[13] | None | |
Cancelled[45] | None | |
May 27–29, 2022 | 29,849 | ASCA, Greg Ayres, Griffin Burns, Ray Chase, Robbie Daymond, EyeQ, Lauren Landa, Brittany Lauda, Kayli Mills, Max Mittelman, Matt Shipman, |
April 7–9, 2023[1] | 25,615 | Greg Ayres, Dante Basco, Christine Marie Cabanos, Adam Gibbs, Erika Harlacher, Christina Kelly, Jason Liebrecht, Emi Lo, Quinn Lord, Eric McEver, Brandon McInnis, Sarah Natochenny, Paranom and Aztech, Keith Silverstein, John Swasey, J. Michael Tatum, Annie Wild, Shiu Yoshijima |
March 29–31, 2024[47] | TBA | Greg Ayres, |
May 23–25, 2025[12] | TBA | TBA |
April 3–5, 2026[48] | TBA | TBA |
Mascots
The mascots for Anime Boston are A-chan and B-kun. A-chan has long blue hair and she typically wears a dress. B-kun has orange hair and red eyes. Their outfits often change to match the convention's theme for the year.
See also
- New England Anime Society
- List of anime conventions
References
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- ^ "Anime Boston 2026 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
External links
- Official Anime Boston web site
- Official New England Anime Society web site, Anime Boston's parent organization