Anime Frontier Rides into Fort Worth for Fourth Anime Annual Convention
Fort Worth, Texas (Oct. 17, 2024) – North Texas' largest anime convention, Anime Frontier, will return to Cowtown Dec. 6 - 8 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. Partnered with the anime streaming powerhouse Crunchyroll, Anime Frontier brings together anime creators, actors, and fans in the heart of North Texas. “From the first Anime Frontier in 2021 to now, Fort Worth has been such a welcoming and warm city,” said Anime Frontier show director, MK Goodwin. “This year, we have an incredible host of events, guests, vendors, and artists that we're excited to share with anime fans of all ages.”
Anime Frontier is proud to bring the appreciation for anime to the whole family for the first time this year with a specialized area called Anime Frontier Jr. This area will feature special meet and greets with characters, crafting centers, and free play areas so parents can take a moment to recharge. Anime Frontier offers special discounted badges for kids at $16 and a Family Fun Pack that includes two adult three-day badges with one kid badge. Additional kid badges can be added to the bundle. Kids are also welcome to come free on Sunday, Dec. 8. To learn more about the badges, visit https://animefrontier.com/badges.
The 2024 Anime Frontier lineup is stacked with events and guests that everyone from the youngest anime fan to the most creative cosplayer can participate in. Important announcements include:
Guests
Anime Frontier brings together a wide variety of guests, from voice actors of popular anime series to wellknown cosplayers and V-tubers with tenure in the anime community. Major guests include Bryce Papenbrook (Attack on Titan), Nazeeh Tarsha (Kaiju No. 8), and all the way from Japan - Asuna Tomari (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime), and more, for the full list of announced guests, visit https://animefrontier.com/guests/#/guests/alphabetical. Guests will continue to be announced in the weeks leading up to Anime Frontier.
Anime Frontier's Cosplay Masquerade
On Saturday, Dec. 7, cosplay takes over the Anime Frontier Main Stage with a Cosplay Masquerade Contest. Contestants will compete for the chance to win prizes for craftsmanship, showmanship, and of course, best in show. Judging the annual competition will be three renowned cosplayers: Stitch Crimes, CutiePieSensei, and Knovice Cosplay. Applications to participate in the Anime Frontier Masquerade are open through Oct. 29. Apply at https://animefrontier.com/applications/cosplay-masquerade-application/.
Wild West Idol Fest (WWIF)
On Dec 6, WWIF will kick off with a concert-style showcase of local idols performing popular tunes from anime favorites to J-pop and K-pop top hits. Part cosplay, part lip sync extravaganza, the evening's performances are bound to get the crowd pumped and excited for the weekend ahead.
Itasha Car Show
The well-known Senpai Squad joins Anime Frontier for another year of showcasing eye-popping Itasha Cars. These elaborately decorated cars highlight fan favorite and original anime artwork and provide fun photo opportunities for all attendees throughout the weekend.
Artist Alley
Anime Frontier's Artist Alley is a curated section of the exhibit hall floor for Independent and mainstream manga/comic creators, webcomic artists, professional writers/illustrators, and 2D artists. A community favorite, fans are bound to find their next favorite piece of original or fan art here! Anime Frontier's Premium AF, 3-day, daily, and kids badges are currently on sale and can be purchased at https://animefrontier.com/badges. Badge rates will increase after Oct. 31.
About Anime Frontier Powered By Crunchyroll
Created by LeftField Media (the creators of the largest anime show on the east coast: Anime NYC), Anime Frontier is set in Fort Worth, TX, a city that blends cosmopolitan energy and cowboy culture, Anime Frontier Presented By Crunchyroll brings together the best of the US and Japan for a showcase of what's next in Japanese entertainment. Featuring some of the biggest guests in anime and manga and leading publishers internationally to Texas, Anime Frontier is three days of exciting exhibits, exclusive premieres, and showstopping special events. Join us for a convention unlike any other in Texas! For more, visit AnimeFrontier.com.
About Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is the global anime brand that fuels fans' love of anime. With the ambition to make anime an even bigger part of pop culture, Crunchyroll offers fans the ultimate anime experience and destination centered around a premium streaming service. Crunchyroll has the largest dedicated anime library, an immersive world of events, exciting theatrical releases, unique games, must-have merchandise, timely news, and more. Anime is for everyone and is accessible to stream across territories through Crunchyroll—whether on the go on mobile, through gaming consoles and big-screen devices at home, or on desktops anywhere. Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group.
Anime Frontier is proud to bring the appreciation for anime to the whole family for the first time this year with a specialized area called Anime Frontier Jr. This area will feature special meet and greets with characters, crafting centers, and free play areas so parents can take a moment to recharge. Anime Frontier offers special discounted badges for kids at $16 and a Family Fun Pack that includes two adult three-day badges with one kid badge. Additional kid badges can be added to the bundle. Kids are also welcome to come free on Sunday, Dec. 8. To learn more about the badges, visit https://animefrontier.com/badges.
The 2024 Anime Frontier lineup is stacked with events and guests that everyone from the youngest anime fan to the most creative cosplayer can participate in. Important announcements include:
Guests
Anime Frontier brings together a wide variety of guests, from voice actors of popular anime series to wellknown cosplayers and V-tubers with tenure in the anime community. Major guests include Bryce Papenbrook (Attack on Titan), Nazeeh Tarsha (Kaiju No. 8), and all the way from Japan - Asuna Tomari (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime), and more, for the full list of announced guests, visit https://animefrontier.com/guests/#/guests/alphabetical. Guests will continue to be announced in the weeks leading up to Anime Frontier.
Anime Frontier's Cosplay Masquerade
On Saturday, Dec. 7, cosplay takes over the Anime Frontier Main Stage with a Cosplay Masquerade Contest. Contestants will compete for the chance to win prizes for craftsmanship, showmanship, and of course, best in show. Judging the annual competition will be three renowned cosplayers: Stitch Crimes, CutiePieSensei, and Knovice Cosplay. Applications to participate in the Anime Frontier Masquerade are open through Oct. 29. Apply at https://animefrontier.com/applications/cosplay-masquerade-application/.
Wild West Idol Fest (WWIF)
On Dec 6, WWIF will kick off with a concert-style showcase of local idols performing popular tunes from anime favorites to J-pop and K-pop top hits. Part cosplay, part lip sync extravaganza, the evening's performances are bound to get the crowd pumped and excited for the weekend ahead.
Itasha Car Show
The well-known Senpai Squad joins Anime Frontier for another year of showcasing eye-popping Itasha Cars. These elaborately decorated cars highlight fan favorite and original anime artwork and provide fun photo opportunities for all attendees throughout the weekend.
Artist Alley
Anime Frontier's Artist Alley is a curated section of the exhibit hall floor for Independent and mainstream manga/comic creators, webcomic artists, professional writers/illustrators, and 2D artists. A community favorite, fans are bound to find their next favorite piece of original or fan art here! Anime Frontier's Premium AF, 3-day, daily, and kids badges are currently on sale and can be purchased at https://animefrontier.com/badges. Badge rates will increase after Oct. 31.
About Anime Frontier Powered By Crunchyroll
Created by LeftField Media (the creators of the largest anime show on the east coast: Anime NYC), Anime Frontier is set in Fort Worth, TX, a city that blends cosmopolitan energy and cowboy culture, Anime Frontier Presented By Crunchyroll brings together the best of the US and Japan for a showcase of what's next in Japanese entertainment. Featuring some of the biggest guests in anime and manga and leading publishers internationally to Texas, Anime Frontier is three days of exciting exhibits, exclusive premieres, and showstopping special events. Join us for a convention unlike any other in Texas! For more, visit AnimeFrontier.com.
About Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is the global anime brand that fuels fans' love of anime. With the ambition to make anime an even bigger part of pop culture, Crunchyroll offers fans the ultimate anime experience and destination centered around a premium streaming service. Crunchyroll has the largest dedicated anime library, an immersive world of events, exciting theatrical releases, unique games, must-have merchandise, timely news, and more. Anime is for everyone and is accessible to stream across territories through Crunchyroll—whether on the go on mobile, through gaming consoles and big-screen devices at home, or on desktops anywhere. Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group.
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