Anime Detour

Anime convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Anime Detour

Status| Active
Venue| Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Location(s)| Minneapolis, Minnesota
Country| United States
Inaugurated| 2004
Attendance| 8,143 in 2023
Organized by| Anime Twin Cities, Inc.[1]
Filing status| 501(c)(3)[2]
Website| http://www.animedetour.com/

Anime Detour is an annual three-day anime convention held during March/April at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The convention run by the non-profit organization Anime Twin Cities.[2]

## Programming

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The convention typically offers anime music videos, anime rooms, artist alley, costume contests, guest panels, a masquerade, vendors' room, and workshops.[3][4]

## History

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The convention in 2009 had an attendance cap of 3,500, and was sold out a month ahead of the event.[3] In 2011 the convention held a fundraiser for voice actor Greg Ayres, who needed dental work due to an attack he suffered during his youth.[1] Anime Detour 2011 raised $36,000 towards tsunami relief, resulting in Anime Twin Cities being awarded the American Red Cross Donor Award.[5] The convention and its parent company Anime Twin Cities, inc held a fundraiser for voice actress Carrie Savage in 2013, to help with costs due to muscular dystrophy.[6] Anime Detour and its parent company Anime Twin Cities created a fundraiser for voice actor Christopher Ayres in late 2017, to help with his COPD medical costs.[7][8] The convention moved to a larger location in Minneapolis for 2018.[9] Anime Detour 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11] Anime Detour 2021 was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12][13]

Following the 2024 event, the convention chair was fired by the board of Anime Twin Cities. The chair and other staff fired sued Anime Twin Cities in March 2025.[14]

### Event History

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Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests

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March 26–28, 2004 | Minneapolis Airport Marriott
Bloomington, Minnesota| 1,219| Dr. Marc Hairston, Kyle Hebert, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic, Monica Rial, and Carrie Savage.[15]
March 11–13, 2005 | Ramada Inn Airport Hotel and
Thunderbird Convention Center
Bloomington, Minnesota| 1,550| Greg Ayres, Dr. Marc Hairston, Kyle Hebert, Jonathan Klein, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic, Monica Rial, Carrie Savage, and Travis Willingham.[16]
March 24–26, 2006 | Ramada Inn Airport Hotel and
Thunderbird Convention Center
Bloomington, Minnesota| 2,464| Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Kyle Hebert, Jonathan Klein, Rebecca Marjesdatter, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic, Monica Rial, Carrie Savage, and Joan Vinge.[17]
March 23–25, 2007 | Ramada Mall of America
Bloomington, Minnesota| 3,000| Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Clarine Harp, Kyle Hebert, Barb Jacobs, Steve Jones, Brittney Karbowski, Michael McConnohie, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic, Carrie Savage, and Melodee M. Spevack.[18]
April 4–6, 2008 | Ramada Mall of America
Bloomington, Minnesota| 3,000| Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Michael Coleman, Clarine Harp, Kyle Hebert, Jamie Marchi, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic, and Carrie Savage.[19]
April 3–5, 2009 | Crowne Plaza Hotel St. Paul-Riverfront
Saint Paul, Minnesota| 3,541| Pete Abrams, Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Clarine Harp, Kyle Hebert, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic , Randy Milholland, Carrie Savage, Richard Townsend, and Shannon Townsend.[20]
April 23–25, 2010 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, Minneapolis South
Minneapolis, Minnesota| 4,461| Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Clarine Harp, Kyle Hebert, Brittney Karbowski, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic, Carli Mosier, Carrie Savage, Jan Scott-Frazier, Voices For, and Shinichi Watanabe.[21]
April 1–3, 2011 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, Minneapolis South
Minneapolis, Minnesota| 4,573| Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Jessie James Grelle, Clarine Harp, Kyle Hebert, Taliesin Jaffe, Brittney Karbowski, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic, Carli Mosier, Monica Rial, Carrie Savage, J. Michael Tatum, Tadao Tomomatsu, Richard Townsend, Shannon Townsend, and Lisle Wilkerson.[22]
March 30–April 1, 2012 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, Minneapolis South
Minneapolis, Minnesota| 5,000| Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Jessie James Grelle, Clarine Harp, Kyle Hebert, Taliesin Jaffe, Allison Keith-Shipp, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic, Carrie Savage, Ian Sinclair, Tadao Tomomatsu, Richard Townsend, Shannon Townsend, Shinichi Watanabe, and YTCracker.[23]
April 19–21, 2013 | DoubleTree by Hilton Bloomington Minneapolis South
Bloomington, Minnesota| 5,038| Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Matt Greenfield, Clarine Harp, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic, Randy Milholland, Carrie Savage, Ian Sinclair, J. Michael Tatum, Richard Townsend, and Shannon Townsend.[24]
April 4–6, 2014 | DoubleTree by Hilton Bloomington Minneapolis South
Bloomington, Minnesota| 5,313| Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Chris Cason, Clarine Harp, Kyle Hebert, Chris Jones, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic, Tony Oliver, Dai Sato, Carrie Savage, Arina Tanemura, Richard Townsend, and Shannon Townsend.[25]
March 27–29, 2015 | DoubleTree by Hilton Bloomington Minneapolis South
Bloomington, Minnesota| 5,331| Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Jessica Calvello, Caitlynn French, Jessie James Grelle, Kyle Hebert, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic, Tony Oliver, Carrie Savage, Tadao Tomomatsu, Richard Townsend, and Shannon Townsend.[26]
April 22–24, 2016 | DoubleTree by Hilton Bloomington Minneapolis South
Bloomington, Minnesota| 5,927| Aya "Dancing Fighter", Christopher Ayres, Greg Ayres, Briana "Tactical Pinup" Falb-Joslin, Clarine Harp, Kyle Hebert, Briana Lawrence, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic, Tony Oliver, Carrie Savage, Tomoko Taniguchi, Tadao Tomomatsu, Jessica Walsh, Lisle Wilkerson, and Amanda Winn-Lee.[27]
April 7–9, 2017 | DoubleTree by Hilton Bloomington Minneapolis South
Bloomington, Minnesota| 6,217| Greg Ayres, Beau Billingslea, Clarine Harp, Kyle Hebert, Christopher Jones, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic, Daniel Mohr, Tony Oliver, Project BECK, Carrie Savage, and Kaiji Tang.[28]
April 6–8, 2018 | Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota| | Greg Ayres, Kyle Hebert, Briana Lawrence, Faye Mata, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic, Xander Mobus, Tony Oliver, Carrie Savage, Kaiji Tang, and Jessica Walsh.[29]
March 29–31, 2019 | Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota| | Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Fighting Dreamers Productions, Jessie James Grelle, Clarine Harp, Kyle Hebert, Jerry Jewell, Brittney Karbowski, Kazha, Chris Kluwe, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic, Tony Oliver, Derek Stephen Prince, Carrie Savage, and J. Michael Tatum.[30]
March 18–20, 2022 | Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota| | Griffin Burns, Doug Erholtz, Maile Flanagan, Cherami Leigh, Sarah Natochenny, Tony Oliver, DJ OpM, Lisa Ortiz, Bryce Papenbrook, Keith Silverstein, and Paul St. Peter.[31]
April 7–9, 2023 | Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota| 8,143| ACME, Johnny Yong Bosch, The Geeky Seamstress, Chris Guerrero, Lauren Landa, Kristofer "Phade" McCormic, Landon McDonald, MeltingMirror, Tony Oliver, Megan Shipman, Austin Tindle, Natalie Van Sistine, and Howard Wang.[32]
March 29–31, 2024 | Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota| | AlpacaAsh, Dawn M. Bennett, Edward Bosco, DJ GreenFlöw, Richard Horvitz, Erica Lindbeck, Kris "Phade" McCormic, Erica Mendez, Vivian Nixon-Williams, None Like Joshua, Miss OoLaLa, Bryce Pinkham, Brandon Rogers, Rolling Quartz, Peachy Sweet, and Sarah Anne Williams.[33]
March 28–30, 2025 | Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota| | Kira Buckland, ChibiTifa, Lizzie Freeman, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Zeno Robinson, Jonah Scott, Ciarán Strange, and Elias Toufexis.[34]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Anime Detour Hosts Donation Drive for Greg Ayres". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
2. ^ a b "Anime Detour Announces Two Japanese Guests for 2014". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
3. ^ a b Johnson, Thomas Q. (2009-09-09). "The anime circus, back in town!". The Minnesota Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
4. ^ Lawrence, Briana (2006-03-28). "LAWRENCE: Hello Kitty and Sailor Moon collide in Minnesota". Iowa State Daily. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
5. ^ "Anime Detour honored by American Red Cross for Japan relief effort". AnimeCons.com. June 29, 2011. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
6. ^ "Anime Detour Holds Fundraiser for Voice Actress Carrie Savage". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
7. ^ Delahanty, Patrick (November 15, 2017). "Voice Actor and Director Christopher Ayres Needs Your Help". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
8. ^ "Fundraising Launched for Vital Medical Treatment for Voice Actor Chris Ayres". Anime News Network. November 16, 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
9. ^ Jones, Hannah (April 9, 2018). "Anime convention brings its jovial brand of weird to Minneapolis | City Pages". City Pages. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
10. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 14, 2020). "Anime Detour, TFcon Orlando Cancelled; Florida Supercon, WonderCon Postponed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
11. ^ "Anime Detour 2020 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
12. ^ "Announcement pertaining to Anime Detour 2021". Anime Detour. Anime Twin Cities, Inc. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
13. ^ "Anime Detour 2021 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
14. ^ Kennedy, Red Bard (April 2, 2025). "What's Going On With Anime Detour?". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
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24. ^ "Anime Detour 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
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29. ^ "Anime Detour 2018 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
30. ^ "Anime Detour 2019 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
31. ^ "Anime Detour 2022 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
32. ^ "Anime Detour 2023 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
33. ^ "Anime Detour 2024 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
34. ^ "Anime Detour 2025 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2025-02-21.

## External links

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* Anime Detour Website

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