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Castle Point Anime Convention | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Anime, Manga, and Video Games [1] |
Frequency | Annual |
Venue | Meadowlands Exposition Center |
Location(s) | Secaucus, New Jersey |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 2008 |
Attendance | 5,116 in 2022 [2] |
Organized by | Anime Critics United, Inc. [3][ non-primary source needed] [4] |
Website |
www |
Castle Point Anime Convention (abbreviated as CPAC) is an annual two-day anime convention held during April/May at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey. [5] The convention was previously organized by the Stevens Institute of Technology's Stevens Anime Club, and was located on campus for several years. [6] [7]
The convention typically offers an Artist's Alley, card games, dance, dealers' room, masquerade, musical performances, panels, video games, and workshops. [1] [6] [8] [9]
CPAC 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] [11] The convention held a virtual event for 2021. [12] [13]
Dates | Location | Attendance | Guests |
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April 13, 2008 |
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 693 | Bit Shifter, Andry Brick, Nullsleep, Peelander-Z, and Uncle Yo. [14] |
March 29, 2009 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 1,016 | Bit Shifter, Bubblyfish, MC Frontalot, No Carrier, and Bill Rogers. [15] |
April 11, 2010 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 1,600 | Rome Elliot, Michele Knotz, Kenneth Robert Mario, Michael Perreca, Bill Rogers, Katie Tiedrich, and Uncle Yo. [16] |
April 10, 2011 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 2,149 | Michele Knotz, Mike Pollock, Bill Rogers, Katie Tiedrich, and Uncle Yo. [17] |
April 1, 2012 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 2,030 [18] | |
April 7, 2013 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 2,665 [19] | |
April 6, 2014 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 3,366 | Crispin Freeman, Michele Knotz, Ian Rubin, and Katie Tiedrich. [20] |
March 29, 2015 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 4,516 | +2 Comedy, The Asterplace, Jamie Marchi, Mike Pollock, Rainbow Bubble Girls, Monica Rial, and Ian Rubin. [21] |
April 23–24, 2016 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 5,165 | Akira, Crusher-P, Jessie James Grelle, Lauren Landa, The Manly Battleships, Alain Mendez, Bryce Papenbrook, Tokyo Attack!, Lex Winter, [22] DJ Sanchez, and Immobius. [9] |
April 29–30, 2017 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 3,961 | Crusher-P, Richard Epcar, Kyle Hebert, The Manly Battleships, and Vocamerica. [23] |
May 19–20, 2018 | Meadowlands Exposition Center Holiday Inn Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey | 3,836 | +2 Comedy, Morgan Berry, Justin Briner, Cosplay Pro-Wrestling, Crusher-P, The Manly Battleships, and Vocamerica. [24] |
April 27–28, 2019 | Meadowlands Exposition Center Holiday Inn Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey | Tia Ballard, SungWon Cho, Chris Guerrero, Kohei Hattori, Elizabeth Maxwell, Vocamerica, and Lex Winter. [25] | |
May 1–2, 2021 [13] | Online convention | ||
April 30 - May 1, 2022 | Meadowlands Exposition Center Secaucus, New Jersey | 5,116 | Brianna Knickerbocker, Anne Yatco, [2] Ginger Kitty, IGumDrop, Lilypichu, White Rabbit, [26] and Jenny Yokobori. [5] |
April 29-30, 2023 | Meadowlands Exposition Center Secaucus, New Jersey | Adam McArthur, Kaiji Tang, and Anne Yatco. [4] | |
April 27-28, 2024 | Meadowlands Exposition Center Secaucus, New Jersey | Lizzie Freeman, Caitlin Glass, and Kayli Mills. [27] |
The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's
notability guidelines for companies and organizations. (April 2016) |
Castle Point Anime Convention | |
---|---|
Status | Active |
Genre | Anime, Manga, and Video Games [1] |
Frequency | Annual |
Venue | Meadowlands Exposition Center |
Location(s) | Secaucus, New Jersey |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 2008 |
Attendance | 5,116 in 2022 [2] |
Organized by | Anime Critics United, Inc. [3][ non-primary source needed] [4] |
Website |
www |
Castle Point Anime Convention (abbreviated as CPAC) is an annual two-day anime convention held during April/May at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey. [5] The convention was previously organized by the Stevens Institute of Technology's Stevens Anime Club, and was located on campus for several years. [6] [7]
The convention typically offers an Artist's Alley, card games, dance, dealers' room, masquerade, musical performances, panels, video games, and workshops. [1] [6] [8] [9]
CPAC 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] [11] The convention held a virtual event for 2021. [12] [13]
Dates | Location | Attendance | Guests |
---|---|---|---|
April 13, 2008 |
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 693 | Bit Shifter, Andry Brick, Nullsleep, Peelander-Z, and Uncle Yo. [14] |
March 29, 2009 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 1,016 | Bit Shifter, Bubblyfish, MC Frontalot, No Carrier, and Bill Rogers. [15] |
April 11, 2010 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 1,600 | Rome Elliot, Michele Knotz, Kenneth Robert Mario, Michael Perreca, Bill Rogers, Katie Tiedrich, and Uncle Yo. [16] |
April 10, 2011 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 2,149 | Michele Knotz, Mike Pollock, Bill Rogers, Katie Tiedrich, and Uncle Yo. [17] |
April 1, 2012 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 2,030 [18] | |
April 7, 2013 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 2,665 [19] | |
April 6, 2014 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 3,366 | Crispin Freeman, Michele Knotz, Ian Rubin, and Katie Tiedrich. [20] |
March 29, 2015 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 4,516 | +2 Comedy, The Asterplace, Jamie Marchi, Mike Pollock, Rainbow Bubble Girls, Monica Rial, and Ian Rubin. [21] |
April 23–24, 2016 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 5,165 | Akira, Crusher-P, Jessie James Grelle, Lauren Landa, The Manly Battleships, Alain Mendez, Bryce Papenbrook, Tokyo Attack!, Lex Winter, [22] DJ Sanchez, and Immobius. [9] |
April 29–30, 2017 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | 3,961 | Crusher-P, Richard Epcar, Kyle Hebert, The Manly Battleships, and Vocamerica. [23] |
May 19–20, 2018 | Meadowlands Exposition Center Holiday Inn Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey | 3,836 | +2 Comedy, Morgan Berry, Justin Briner, Cosplay Pro-Wrestling, Crusher-P, The Manly Battleships, and Vocamerica. [24] |
April 27–28, 2019 | Meadowlands Exposition Center Holiday Inn Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey | Tia Ballard, SungWon Cho, Chris Guerrero, Kohei Hattori, Elizabeth Maxwell, Vocamerica, and Lex Winter. [25] | |
May 1–2, 2021 [13] | Online convention | ||
April 30 - May 1, 2022 | Meadowlands Exposition Center Secaucus, New Jersey | 5,116 | Brianna Knickerbocker, Anne Yatco, [2] Ginger Kitty, IGumDrop, Lilypichu, White Rabbit, [26] and Jenny Yokobori. [5] |
April 29-30, 2023 | Meadowlands Exposition Center Secaucus, New Jersey | Adam McArthur, Kaiji Tang, and Anne Yatco. [4] | |
April 27-28, 2024 | Meadowlands Exposition Center Secaucus, New Jersey | Lizzie Freeman, Caitlin Glass, and Kayli Mills. [27] |