Anime South

Anime convention

Anime South

Status| Defunct
Venue| Hampton Inn Pensacola Beach
Location(s)| Pensacola, Florida
Country| United States
Inaugurated| 2005
Most recent| 2013
Attendance| 972 in 2009[1]

Anime South was a three-day anime convention held in the city of Pensacola, Florida. The convention also has the distinction of being the first anime convention to garner its seed money from a small number of contributors who desired an anime convention in the area.

## Programming

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Anime South hosted many events common to other anime conventions, such as anime screenings, panels and workshops, game shows, dealers room, artist alley, video game room, dance, and cosplay events.[2]

## History

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Anime South was created by one of the co-founders of Anime USA. Planning took place over a two-month period, after which the largest luxury hotel in the region, The Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, was contracted for November 18–20, 2005.[citation needed] The 2015 event was cancelled due to financial issues.[3]

### Event history

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Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests

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November 18–20, 2005 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
Destin, Florida| 463| Lauren Goodnight, Maboroshi, Marc Matney, and Mirana Reveier.[4][5]
November 3–5, 2006 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
Destin, Florida| | Ashley Clark, Richard Epcar, Chris Hazelton, Vic Mignogna, The Mindless Tripod Experience, and Ellyn Stern.[6][7][8]
December 28–30, 2007 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
Destin, Florida| 1,210[9]| Steve Bennett, Ashley Clark, Richard Epcar, Lisa Furukawa, Yaya Han, Doug Smith, Spike Spencer, and Ellyn Stern.[10]
January 2–4, 2009 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
Destin, Florida| 972| AniRage, Ashley Clark, C.J. Collins, Richard Epcar, Vic Mignogna, Meredith Placko, Ellyn Stern, and Carolann Voltarel.[1]
December 18–20, 2009 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
Destin, Florida| | Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine, Maja, Meredith Placko, and Patrick Seitz.[11]
December 27–29, 2013 | Hampton Inn Pensacola Beach
Pensacola Beach, Florida| | Anna Fischer, Katie George, Riki "Riddle" LeCotey, Monika Lee, Lindze Merritt, Jessica Nigri, and Carolann Voltarel.[12]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Anime South 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
2. ^ Holt, Keri (2006-11-15), "Anime fans up to speed on dating scene", The Destin Log
3. ^ "Anime South 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
4. ^ Sherman, Fraser (2005-11-08), "Emerald Coast's first "anime" festival begins Friday", The Destin Log
5. ^ "Anime South 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
6. ^ "Anime South 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
7. ^ Sherman, Fraser (2006-11-15), "Anime draws hundreds to Sandestin", The Destin Log
8. ^ Sherman, Fraser (2006-11-15), "Cartoon voices step into the spotlight", The Destin Log
9. ^ Sherman, Fraser (2007-12-26), "Animeniacs: Japanese cartoon lovers to converge on coast", Florida Freedom Newspapers, archived from the original on 2011-07-10
10. ^ "Anime South 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
11. ^ "Anime South 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
12. ^ "Anime South 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.

## External links

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* Anime South website (archived)