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Kicksville
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Heh. ...well anyway last I heard about this one was some less than encouraging things regarding the artist alley and cooling, so I hope they'll manage to keep up with this growth. I haven't been to an AX since the infamous Long Beach one, buuut I do miss the yearly trips of my high school days... |
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Hiroki not Takuya
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Hey, Vegeta what's the attendance this year? Over 90,000? That's IMPOSSIBLE!!!
 I was hoping, good for you AX. I thought someone would complain about Artist Alley... (they always do) though it was greatly expanded and many artists should have made a good amount compared to last year or a few years ago. I'm happy for them and for anime (and gaming apparently) becoming more mainstream. And for the record crowd, the staff handling was also vastly improved so no real problems that I encountered. As I mentioned elsewhere, the staff were in charge and knew what they were doing and did it efficiently, though there are bound to be incidents where they didn't. Now the only question is what to do if this keeps up? Move it to 'Vegas??
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Loveless100
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I would normally agree with you, but the hall was so hot that there were artists fainting from heat exhaustion. It was a serious misstep by AX and I hope that they reflect on it and make strides to improve it in the future. They did kick up the A/C after that so I do applaud them for that. Only thought was that the line queues could have been improved on. Especially for main events. When I was queuing for the LL Sunshine event there were hundreds of attendees and we zigzagged to the entrance? Just do like Japan and have them face the same way and pull each row one at a time. More of a process improvement suggestion and observation than a real issue I suppose. |
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Andres Rosales
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Long Beach 2001 was the last I attended before last weeks. What made it so infamous? I remember long lines but not much else. |
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omiya
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Has anyone found any English language reviews of the Anisong World Matsuri concerts?
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#859029
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the moment you realize they messed up their information and 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of Anime Expo~
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Sploradorali
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I attended. I believe these rumors are rather exaggerated. That said, 2014 was the year when AX grew 20,000 attendees and management was a bit flustered. Since then, SPJA has taken appropriate measures to improve the experience. This year, Artist Alley was moved to its own hall, which was the major change. This means 1) Artist Alley was allowed to be larger and 2) the Exhibit Hall became 40% bigger. The aisles in the Exhibit Hall, previously notorious for being cramped and toasty (and smelly) were generally more spacious and cooler. SPJA is doing an excellent job mitigating problems from the growth, including reducing badge pickup times and improving security policy. I'm looking forward to an even bigger con in the coming years.
I'm stayed with one of the staff photographers and he verified that this year is the 25th anniversary. AX started as AnimeCon, and they're adding that to the count. Next year, they're officially celebrating 25 years named AS Anime Expo. |
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PatrickD
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http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/6184/Anime_Expo_2016 Count the years (and skip NY and Tokyo). AX started (as "Anime Expo") in 1992. (Yes, "AnimeCon" was in 1991...but that split into Anime Expo and Anime America. Traditionally, AX has not counted that for its celebrations.) 1992 was the first year 1996 was the fifth year 2001 was the tenth year 2006 was the 15th year 2011 was the 20th year 2016 was the 25th year Of course, when you use the name "anniversary" for an event such as this, things get confusing. Technically, a first anniversary is a year after a date...so if you got married in 1992, your first anniversary would be in 1993. ...so you can't really call 2016 Anime Expo's 25th "anniversary" because that would make their first year their first anniversary. This is exactly why Anime Boston celebrated "10 years" in 2012 and not a "10th anniversary". So, yes... Anime Expo 2016 was the 25th year of the convention...but technically 2017 is the 25th anniversary. |
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Wulf_der_Sturm
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I am retired AX staff, and AX's recent policy has been to celebrate both the nth year (which is how milestones are counted in Japan) and the nth anniversary (how milestones tend to be counted here in the States). If you look at AX promotional materials from 5 years ago, this pattern was also followed back then. Before that, the policy might have been different. AnimeCon is not counted as an Anime Expo, but its year (1991) is considered to be the year the SPJA was founded. |
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DaisakuKusama
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The infamous Long Beach one to which he is referring is most likely 2007. I was there; it was pretty bad on lots of levels. Here's some information regarding AX07: animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2007-07-13/chase-wang-on-anime-expo-2007 |
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S0N G3CK0
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Gratz to them
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Mr. Oshawott
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Congratulations to Anime Expo surpassing 100,000 attendees!
Here's hoping the next AX gathering will be just as fun (and a bit cooler).
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AJ (LordNikon)
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That's why too damn many people IMHO. I stopped going to Otakon (on the odd chance I was in the states and not in Japan for work) a decade ago when they hit the 10k mark.
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AnimeAddict2014
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i think they can get more people to come if the event is an ideal location
since how many are willing to drive or fly over from the east coast for this event 
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Tempest
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That's not how events usually count their anniversaries. While it's been 24 years since the 1st AX, this year was the 25th AX, hence the "25th Anniversary."
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