Arkansas Anime Festival | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Anime [1] [2] |
Venue | Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville |
Location(s) | Bentonville, Arkansas |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 2007 [1] |
Attendance | 1,208 in March 2012 [3] |
Website | http://arkansasanimefestival.com/ |
Arkansas Anime Festival (AF2) is an annual three-day anime convention held in June/July at the Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville in Bentonville, Arkansas. It is the largest anime convention in the state of Arkansas and is family friendly. [4] [5] [6]
The convention typically offers an artists alley, a dance, live action role-playing game, masquerade, panels, tabletop gaming, a vendor room, video games. [5] [6]
For several years the convention happened two times per year. [4] [6] The March 2010 event had a free party before the convention. [5] Arkansas Anime Festival 2020 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] [8]
Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
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November 17, 2007 | Cosmopolitan Hotel Fayetteville, Arkansas | Samantha Inoue-Harte [9] | |
May 24, 2008 | Holiday Inn Northwest Arkansas Springdale, Arkansas | 1,121 | Tiffany Grant, Samantha Inoue-Harte, and Dominic Vitucci. [10] |
November 8–9, 2008 | Holiday Inn Springdale, Arkansas | 1,056 | Johnny Yong Bosch, Samantha Inoue-Harte, and Dominic Vitucci. [11] |
April 25, 2009 | Cosmopolitan Hotel Fayetteville, Arkansas | Kyle Hebert, Samantha Inoue-Harte, and Dominic Vitucci. [12] | |
November 20–22, 2009 | Cosmopolitan Hotel Fayetteville, Arkansas | Juli Erickson, Samantha Inoue-Harte, and Grant James. [13] | |
March 6–7, 2010 | Clarion Hotel & Conference Center Bentonville, Arkansas | Christopher Ayres, Todd Haberkorn, Vic Mignogna, Wendy Powell, and Maria Vu. [14] | |
November 20–21, 2010 | Clarion Hotel & Conference Center Bentonville, Arkansas | 900 [6] | Robert Axelrod, Richard Epcar, Samantha Inoue-Harte, and Dominic Vitucci. [15] |
March 5–6, 2011 | Clarion Hotel & Conference Center Bentonville, Arkansas | DJ Azrael, Eric Benton, Eric Burton, Spike Spencer, and John Swasey. [16] | |
December 2–4, 2011 | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, and Mike McFarland. [17] | |
March 16–18, 2012 | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | 1,208 | DJ Azrael, Eric Benton, Eric Burton, and Sonny Strait. [3] |
November 16–18, 2012 | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Greg Wicker, and Tom Wyner. [18] | |
April 5–7, 2013 [19] | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | ||
March 14–16, 2014 | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | Chris Bevins, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Rachel Robinson, and J. Michael Tatum. [20] | |
December 12–14, 2014 | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | Leah Clark, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Kazha, Jad Saxton, [21] and Jessica Calvello. [22] | |
May 29–31, 2015 | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | Darrel Guilbeau, David Vincent, and Lisle Wilkerson. [23] | |
May 27–29, 2016 | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | Rachael Messer and Austin Tindle. [24] | |
November 18–20, 2016 | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | Samantha Inoue-Hart, Guy Michel, Phil Parsons, and Chris Patton. [25] | |
May 26–28, 2017 | Fort Smith Convention Center Fort Smith, Arkansas | Leah Clark and Kazha. [26] | |
November 10–12, 2017 | DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Bentonville Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville Bentonville, Arkansas | Samantha Inoue-Hart [27] | |
June 29 - July 1, 2018 | DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Bentonville Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville Bentonville, Arkansas | DJ Azrael, Fighting Dreamers Productions, Jeremy Inman, and Kazha. [28] | |
June 21-23, 2019 | DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Bentonville Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville Bentonville, Arkansas | Aaron Roberts [29] | |
June 17-19, 2022 | Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville Bentonville, Arkansas | Kyle Jones, John Swasey, and Barry Yandell. [30] | |
July 14-16, 2023 | Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville Bentonville, Arkansas | Josh Martin, Phil Parsons, and Chris Rager. [31] | |
June 7-9, 2024 | Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville Bentonville, Arkansas | Tiffany Grant [32] |
Arkansas Anime Festival | |
---|---|
Status | Active |
Genre | Anime [1] [2] |
Venue | Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville |
Location(s) | Bentonville, Arkansas |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 2007 [1] |
Attendance | 1,208 in March 2012 [3] |
Website | http://arkansasanimefestival.com/ |
Arkansas Anime Festival (AF2) is an annual three-day anime convention held in June/July at the Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville in Bentonville, Arkansas. It is the largest anime convention in the state of Arkansas and is family friendly. [4] [5] [6]
The convention typically offers an artists alley, a dance, live action role-playing game, masquerade, panels, tabletop gaming, a vendor room, video games. [5] [6]
For several years the convention happened two times per year. [4] [6] The March 2010 event had a free party before the convention. [5] Arkansas Anime Festival 2020 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] [8]
Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
---|---|---|---|
November 17, 2007 | Cosmopolitan Hotel Fayetteville, Arkansas | Samantha Inoue-Harte [9] | |
May 24, 2008 | Holiday Inn Northwest Arkansas Springdale, Arkansas | 1,121 | Tiffany Grant, Samantha Inoue-Harte, and Dominic Vitucci. [10] |
November 8–9, 2008 | Holiday Inn Springdale, Arkansas | 1,056 | Johnny Yong Bosch, Samantha Inoue-Harte, and Dominic Vitucci. [11] |
April 25, 2009 | Cosmopolitan Hotel Fayetteville, Arkansas | Kyle Hebert, Samantha Inoue-Harte, and Dominic Vitucci. [12] | |
November 20–22, 2009 | Cosmopolitan Hotel Fayetteville, Arkansas | Juli Erickson, Samantha Inoue-Harte, and Grant James. [13] | |
March 6–7, 2010 | Clarion Hotel & Conference Center Bentonville, Arkansas | Christopher Ayres, Todd Haberkorn, Vic Mignogna, Wendy Powell, and Maria Vu. [14] | |
November 20–21, 2010 | Clarion Hotel & Conference Center Bentonville, Arkansas | 900 [6] | Robert Axelrod, Richard Epcar, Samantha Inoue-Harte, and Dominic Vitucci. [15] |
March 5–6, 2011 | Clarion Hotel & Conference Center Bentonville, Arkansas | DJ Azrael, Eric Benton, Eric Burton, Spike Spencer, and John Swasey. [16] | |
December 2–4, 2011 | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, and Mike McFarland. [17] | |
March 16–18, 2012 | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | 1,208 | DJ Azrael, Eric Benton, Eric Burton, and Sonny Strait. [3] |
November 16–18, 2012 | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Greg Wicker, and Tom Wyner. [18] | |
April 5–7, 2013 [19] | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | ||
March 14–16, 2014 | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | Chris Bevins, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Rachel Robinson, and J. Michael Tatum. [20] | |
December 12–14, 2014 | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | Leah Clark, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Kazha, Jad Saxton, [21] and Jessica Calvello. [22] | |
May 29–31, 2015 | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | Darrel Guilbeau, David Vincent, and Lisle Wilkerson. [23] | |
May 27–29, 2016 | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | Rachael Messer and Austin Tindle. [24] | |
November 18–20, 2016 | Holiday Inn Springdale / Fayetteville Area Springdale, Arkansas | Samantha Inoue-Hart, Guy Michel, Phil Parsons, and Chris Patton. [25] | |
May 26–28, 2017 | Fort Smith Convention Center Fort Smith, Arkansas | Leah Clark and Kazha. [26] | |
November 10–12, 2017 | DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Bentonville Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville Bentonville, Arkansas | Samantha Inoue-Hart [27] | |
June 29 - July 1, 2018 | DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Bentonville Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville Bentonville, Arkansas | DJ Azrael, Fighting Dreamers Productions, Jeremy Inman, and Kazha. [28] | |
June 21-23, 2019 | DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Bentonville Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville Bentonville, Arkansas | Aaron Roberts [29] | |
June 17-19, 2022 | Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville Bentonville, Arkansas | Kyle Jones, John Swasey, and Barry Yandell. [30] | |
July 14-16, 2023 | Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville Bentonville, Arkansas | Josh Martin, Phil Parsons, and Chris Rager. [31] | |
June 7-9, 2024 | Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville Bentonville, Arkansas | Tiffany Grant [32] |