NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Anime North

Anime North is a non-profit, fan-run anime convention, held every year in Toronto, Ontario. Its major events include a Masquerade, Dealer's Room, Artist Alley, Guest of Honor presentations, Gaming (Video and RPG), Panel Discussions, Video Presentation, Contests, and Dances. The convention is hosted at both the Toronto Congress Centre and the adjacent Doubletree International Plaza Hotel, near the Toronto Pearson International Airport. Anime North 2006, which was the 10th Anime North, took place on May 26-28, 2006 and was the largest yet, with an estimated 12,500 attendees. Image File history File links Momiji_original. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 4th... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... Outside the convention hall at Anime Expo 2004. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 4th... Look up Masquerade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Toronto Congress Centre is currently the third largest convention centre in Canada. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

The 2007 event will be held the weekend of May 25-27, the biggest touted event will likely be the fact that almost the entire main cast of Bleach (minus Kate Higgins) will be guests. Catherine Kate Davis Higgins (Born August 16, 1969 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is a voice actress and singer with a degree in music from Auburn University. ...

History

Anime North was founded by Toronto anime fan Donald Simmons in 1997 as a one day mini-convention with approximately 600 attendees. The original venue was the Michener Institute in downtown Toronto. In 1998 the convention expanded to two days of programming, and 1999 saw the addition of a third day of programming as well as a move to the Ramada Airport East Hotel, with attendance reaching 1,000. In 2001 the convention was moved to the airport strip near Pearson Airport and was held at the Toronto Airport Marriott (attendance 2,000) and in 2002 moved to the much larger Regal Constellation Hotel (attendance 2,800). 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Venue is the location of an event, usually a meeting. ... The Michener Institute, more formally The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences, is a post-secondary institution in Toronto, Ontario, that trains allied health professionals. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Shortly after the 2003 convention at the Regal (attendance 5,000), the Regal closed and the convention had to find yet another new location. For 2004 the best combination of function and hotel space available was the combination of the Toronto Congress Centre and the nearby Renaissance Hotel for additional programming. These two venues were unfortunately a 10-15 minute walk apart, although a free shuttle bus was provided to help alleviate this problem. Despite this difficulty, attendance reached a record 8,200 that year. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Toronto Congress Centre is currently the third largest convention centre in Canada. ...

In 2005, the convention added a Thursday evening badge pickup for pre-registered attendees, and changed hotels from the Renaissance to the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel, across Dixon Rd. from the TCC (attendance 9,500). In 2006 actual programming was added for Thursday evenings. Approximately 12,500 people attended in 2006, the first year that attendance has broken 10,000 people. Anime North 2007 will be the 11th year of the convention. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Attendees

Attendees of Anime North come from all over North America, although a majority of attendees live in southern Ontario. People come for cosplay, and others for the dealers room. Still others come to watch anime showings or play games. As characters from anime, manga, movies or video games, some come to broaden their knowledge on this rapid growing industry, and others come to shop for rare or imported goods. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 4th... American Cosplayers at Anime Expo 2005 Cosplay ), a portmanteau of the English words costume and play, is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, or Japanese pop music bands. ...

Charity

Anime North has been a long-time donator to the SickKids Foundation, supporting SickKids Hospital in Toronto. In total, over $70,000 dollars have been donated to the charity by Anime North since its inception. 2004 was a record year with over $12,000 alone raised, thanks mostly in part to a very successful Charity Auction with a wide array of guests contributing their help in promoting and auctioning. Atrium of the Hospital for Sick Children. ...

Positions

Badges with the name of the positions printed on them and space for names are given to the attendees at the time of entrance and is also a proof of ticket purchase.

Weekend Otaku Regular attendee who bought the weekend pass. Otaku is a Japanese term used derogatively to refer to people with obsessive hobbies, most commonly manga or anime. ...

Friday/Saturday/Sunday Otaku Regular attendee who bought a one-day pass. Otaku is a Japanese term used derogatively to refer to people with obsessive hobbies, most commonly manga or anime. ...

Volunteer Attendees who want to help out with the convention for the warm feeling, various gifts, sleeping space, and/or refunded ticket. They aren't assigned, rather they need to ask around for position.

Gaming Staff for gaming events who help out a specific game. They are not general staff, but only help one certain game.

Staff People who do the actual work of running events and performing duties at the convention. Various different staff types exist, including gaming, art room, etc.

Con Com The people who organize the convention as a whole, stands for Convention Committee.

Panelist People who sign up to present panels. Usually weekend otakus sharing knowledge about their favorite anime.

Performer People who are there as performers. Generally this includes bands and comedians who are not guests of honor.

Artists Individuals or small groups who sell original art in the artists alley, or who have contributed art for the art room and/or auction.

Special Operations Convention security and first aid practitioners. First aid is a series of simple, life-saving medical techniques that a non-doctor or layman can be trained to perform. ...

Mascot

Hoppouno Momiji, a fictional redhead with a taste for both anime and anything Canadian, serves as Anime North's dominant mascot. Her various incarnations and the original concept art in which she was conceived can be found here. Her many manifestations are used on all Anime North clothing, badges, and other wearables. She was originally created for the convention by the Japanese artist Hyi-San. The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see AnimÃ© (oleo-resin). ...

2006 Guests

KOTOKO Singer KOTOKO (ã“ã¨ã“) is a female J-Pop singer who has released 5 albums (3 associated with Geneon and 2 associated with Ive Sound), 5 maxi singles and 1 DVD (DVD is scheduled for a US Domestic release), as well as singing, composing and writing lyrics for numerous other song collections. ...

Laura Bailey Actor, Director
Cancelled due to personal reasons Laura Dawn Bailey (born May 28, 1981 in Mississippi) is an American actress and voice actress. ...

Steve Bennett Artist The name Steve Bennett refers to more than one person: Steve Bennett, the head of Starchaser, a company involved in space development and tourism. ...

Colleen Clinkenbeard Actor, Director, Writer, Producer Colleen Clinkenbeard is an American voice actress and theatre actress. ...

Michael Dobson Actor, Director For other persons of the same name, see Michael Dobson. ...

Brian Dobson Actor Brian Dobson is the third of three brothers, the others being Paul and Michael, who are well-known for their talent as voice actors. ...

Quinton Flynn Actor, Writer Quinton Joseph Flynn (born October 10, 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio), is an American voice actor, actor, and writer. ...

Cynthia Martinez Actor Cynthia Martinez (Born September 15, 1975 in Houston, Texas) is an anime voice actress who works for ADV Films. ...

Sonny Strait Actor, Artist, Writer, Director Sonny Strait is a man who creates comics and does voice acting (mainly anime related). ...

Dave Wittenberg Actor
Cancelled at the last minute due to appendicitis. David Richard Paul Wittenberg (Born September 1, 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a prolific video game and anime voice actor (with nearly a hundred titles to his credit). ... Appendicitis (or epityphlitis) is a condition characterized by inflammation of the appendix[1]. While mild cases may resolve without treatment, most require removal of the inflamed appendix, either by laparotomy or laparoscopy. ...

Tommy Yune Director Tommy Yune is a comic book author who became known for his manga-style work on Speed Racer, which was followed by a comic industry revival of classic anime shows such as Transformers, Battle of the Planets and Robotech. ...

2007 Guests

Steve Bennett Artist The name Steve Bennett refers to more than one person: Steve Bennett, the head of Starchaser, a company involved in space development and tourism. ...

Johnny Yong Bosch Actor, Singer Johnny Yong Bosch (January 6, 1976) is a U. S. television actor. ...

Peter Fernandez Actor Speed Racer and his Mach 5 Speed Racer originally started in Japan as the manga and anime series Mach Go Go Go (ãƒžãƒƒãƒGoGoGo) from the legendary anime studio Tatsunoko Productions. ...

Tiffany Grant Actor, Writer Tiffany Grant is a voice actor who is best-known for her English-dubbing work with ADV Films on such anime movies and television series as Neon Genesis Evangelion, in which she voiced the character Asuka Langley Sohryu (reportedly her favorite role). ...

Matt Greenfield Director, Producer Matt Greenfield is the American co_founder of ADV Films. ...

Wendee Lee Actor, Director Wendee Lee (born April 29, 1955 in Los Angeles, CA) is an American voice actress, one of the most prolific and experienced American VAs in the business. ...

Corinne Orr Actor Corinne Orr was born in the French-Canadian village of St. ...

Derek Stephen Prince Actor Derek Steven Prince is an English language voice actor who is most famous for his various roles in Digimon. ...

Scott Ramsoomair Artist Scott Ramsoomair is the author of the popular web comic VG Cats. ...

Michelle Ruff Actor Michelle Suzanne Ruff (Born September 22, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan) is a voice actress known for her work in anime and video games. ...

Patrick Seitz Actor, Director, Writer Patrick Seitz (Born March 17, 1978 in Riverside, California) is a voice actor who is well known for his role in Koi Kaze as Koshiro Saeki, In July, 2006 at San Diego Comic Con it was announced that Seitz would be playing the role of Isshin Kurosaki, the wacky father...

Stephanie Sheh Actor, Director, Writer Stephanie Ru-Phan Sheh (Born April 10, 1977 in Burbank, California) is a voice actress, a writer, and a story editor. ...

Sonny Strait Actor, Artist, Writer, Director Sonny Strait is a man who creates comics and does voice acting (mainly anime related). ...

Events

Anime North in 2006 featured KOTOKO, a J-pop singer, whom performed songs from her newest album. Also in 2006, a ballroom dance, "Moonlight Masquerade Ball" was newly scheduled. KOTOKO (ã“ã¨ã“) is a female J-Pop singer who has released 5 albums (3 associated with Geneon and 2 associated with Ive Sound), 5 maxi singles and 1 DVD (DVD is scheduled for a US Domestic release), as well as singing, composing and writing lyrics for numerous other song collections. ... J-pop (or Jpop) is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. ...

The most popular events at Anime North include the Masquerade and the J-Idol competition. Other events include the AMV contest, guest autograph sessions, the All-Star Charity Auction, the Momiji Award (with brunch), Anime Improv, and Yaoi North. Common staples at Anime North include guest speeches, gaming tournaments, dances, art-related workshops, discussion panels, martial arts displays, model contests, Go tournaments, and similar events. Look up Masquerade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An anime music video (abbreviated AMV) is a music video consisting of clips from one or more anime television series or movies set to songs; the term usually refers to fan-made unofficial videos. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Brunch is a late morning meal between the typical time for breakfast and lunch, as a replacement for both meals, usually eaten when one rises too late to eat breakfast, or as a specially-planned meal. ... Cover of Selfish Love by Naduki Koujima. ... Go is a strategic board game for two players. ...

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Anime Conventions in Canada

Anime Evolution (Vancouver) • Animethon (Edmonton) • Otafest (Calgary) • Ai-kon (Winnipeg) • Anime North (Toronto) • AC-cubed (Ottawa)• Otakuthon (Montreal) • Animaritime (Sackville) Outside the convention hall at Anime Expo 2004. ... Anime Evolution is an anime convention held at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... Animethon is an anime convention held annually at MacEwan City Centre Campus in Edmonton, Alberta. ... Otafest is an annual anime convention held in mid-May (previously held in July and September), at the University of Calgary, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... Ai-Kon is an anime convention that is generally held yearly in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Canada. ... Otakuthon is Quebecs largest, and only anime festival. ... Animaritime is a convention hosted by the [Insert Catchy Name Here] Anime Club from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. ...

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