Anime Vegas
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Anime Vegas is an annual anime convention
that is held in Las Vegas, Nevada
. The first Anime Vegas occurred September 4–6, 2004 at the Cashman Center
.
, plus more. There is also a video game room with assorted video, card, and table top games, and several screening rooms showcasing new anime
, live action
series, and music videos from Japan
, along with anime music videos created by attendees. New to the 2006 convention was a dance, which has been reprised each year since. The 2007, 2008, and 2010 conventions featured a maid café
, but will not feature a café in 2011. New to the 2009 convention was the addition of an annual Cosplay Ball, which aims to have a different theme every year. The ball has featured Black Butler and Sailor Moon
in the past. The theme for 2011 is Hellsing
.
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 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. The first Anime Vegas occurred September 4–6, 2004 at the Cashman Center
Cashman Center
The Cashman Center or the Cashman Field Center is a complex on a site in Las Vegas, Nevada. Operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority it includes Cashman Field and a convention center...
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Programming
Events include standard panels, some about shows the present voice actors are working on, random open-mic question and answer panels, fan panels, gripe sessions, game shows, trivia contests, video game contests, a cosplay masquerade, open microphone, karaokeKaraoke
is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
, plus more. There is also a video game room with assorted video, card, and table top games, and several screening rooms showcasing new anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, live action
Live action
In filmmaking, video production, and other media, the term live action refers to cinematography, videography not produced using animation...
series, and music videos from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, along with anime music videos created by attendees. New to the 2006 convention was a dance, which has been reprised each year since. The 2007, 2008, and 2010 conventions featured a maid café
Maid cafe
Maid cafés are a subcategory of cosplay restaurants found predominantly in Japan. In these cafés, waitresses dressed in maid costumes act as servants, and treat customers as masters in a private home, rather than as café patrons...
, but will not feature a café in 2011. New to the 2009 convention was the addition of an annual Cosplay Ball, which aims to have a different theme every year. The ball has featured Black Butler and Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
in the past. The theme for 2011 is Hellsing
Hellsing
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. It first premiered in Young King Ours in 1997 and ended in September 2008. The individual chapters are collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Shōnen Gahosha. As of March 2009 all chapters have been released in 10 volumes in...
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Event history
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