Location(s) Chesapeake, Virginia Inaugurated 2001 | Country United States Attendance 4,416 in 2011 | |
Venue Chesapeake Conference Center | ||
Anime Mid-Atlantic is an anime convention held during June at the Chesapeake Conference Center in Chesapeake, Virginia, normally on Father's Day weekend. The convention was held in Richmond, Virginia for its first seven years, and moved to the Hampton Roads area since 2008.
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Programming
The convention typically offers an anime music-video contest, artist's alley, dance, dealer's room, hall costume contest, karaoke, masquerade, panels, video game tournaments, video rooms, and workshops.
History
In 2001, Anime Mid-Atlantic became Richmond, Virginia's first anime convention and was held at the Holiday Inn Select Koger South Conference Center. The 2008 convention was scheduled to be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Washington, D.C., but due to a double-booking issue, the Hyatt canceled the conventions contract. The convention moved to the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In 2010, the convention collected donations for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and held an event in remembrance of Carl Macek, who attended the convention in 2002 and was scheduled to attend the convention again before dying. The 2016 convention took place in the Chesapeake Conference Center, along with the Marriott Chesapeake and Wingate By Wyndham hotel.
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