Status Active Inaugurated 2002 | Country United States | |
Genre Anime, Manga, Japanese culture Venue Atlantic City Convention Center Location(s) Atlantic City, New Jersey | ||
This article is about the American anime convention with the initials "AN". For the Canadian "AN", see Anime North.
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AnimeNEXT (AN) is an annual three-day anime convention held at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The convention was previously held at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, and the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset, New Jersey.
Programming
The convention typically offers anime music video (AMV) screenings, cosplay chess, a dance, dealer’s room, karaoke, panels, masquerade, video gaming, and video rooms.
History
The first convention in 2002 was put on with limited staffing and was planned in eight months. In 2008 parts of the convention were held in the parking garage below the Meadowlands Exposition Center. The convention then moved to the Garden State Exhibit Center, although it experienced crowding issues in 2012 with outdoor space used for lines. AnimeNEXT moved to the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey for 2016, with the deal lasting until 2020. The convention moved due to outgrowing the Garden State Exhibit Center. In 2016, the United States finals of the World Cosplay Summit were held at AnimeNEXT.
Manga library
AnimeNEXT has taken their Manga library to other conventions, including Otakon and New York Comic Con.