Anime Central
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Anime Central is an anime convention
that is held yearly in Rosemont, Illinois
, United States
. It is one of the fastest growing anime conventions in the U.S. and has ranked as the 3rd largest North American anime convention since 2010. The convention is like many other anime conventions; it runs 24 hours a day and lasts 3 days. The Anime Central staff brings in guests from America and Japan that have worked in the anime and manga
industry. There are also video viewing rooms where attendees can catch episodes of many different anime series, an exhibit hall featuring both vendors and artist's selling a variety of goods, and thousands of cosplay
ers that walk around showing off their costumes.
. Its attendance was a little over 1,000 people. The Midwest Animation Promotion Society, (MAPS), is a 501(c)(3) Educational Non Profit Organization.
In its more recent years the convention has moved to May and is held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare also in Rosemont, Illinois.
made mention of them as cosplay
ers visited the studio's public area in 2007.
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Anime convention
An anime convention is an event or gathering with a primary focus on anime, manga and Japanese culture. Commonly, anime conventions are multi-day events hosted at convention centers, hotels or college campuses. They feature a wide variety of activities and panels...
that is held yearly in Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States located immediately northwest of Chicago. The village was incorporated in 1956, though it had been settled long before that...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is one of the fastest growing anime conventions in the U.S. and has ranked as the 3rd largest North American anime convention since 2010. The convention is like many other anime conventions; it runs 24 hours a day and lasts 3 days. The Anime Central staff brings in guests from America and Japan that have worked in the anime and manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
industry. There are also video viewing rooms where attendees can catch episodes of many different anime series, an exhibit hall featuring both vendors and artist's selling a variety of goods, and thousands of cosplay
Cosplay
, short for "costume play", is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan, but recent trends have included American cartoons and science fiction...
ers that walk around showing off their costumes.
History
In April 1996 the Midwest Animation Promotion Society (MAPS) was incorporated by a group of individuals from a Chicago based anime club. After two years of planning, the first ACen was held in April 1998 at the Holiday Inn International O'Hare hotel in Rosemont, IllinoisRosemont, Illinois
Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States located immediately northwest of Chicago. The village was incorporated in 1956, though it had been settled long before that...
. Its attendance was a little over 1,000 people. The Midwest Animation Promotion Society, (MAPS), is a 501(c)(3) Educational Non Profit Organization.
In its more recent years the convention has moved to May and is held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare also in Rosemont, Illinois.
Notability
With its growing attendance numbers, Anime Central has increasingly been picked up by local news outlets. ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
made mention of them as cosplay
Cosplay
, short for "costume play", is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan, but recent trends have included American cartoons and science fiction...
ers visited the studio's public area in 2007.
Event history
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