Animaritime
Canadian anime and gaming convention
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Animaritime is an anime and gaming convention founded by members of the Mount Allison University anime club.
| Animaritime | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Anime Gaming |
| Venue | Fredericton Convention Centre |
| Locations | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Country | Canada |
| Inaugurated | 2004 |
| Attendance | 1,826 in 2015[1] |
| Organized by | Mount Allison University Anime Club (founder) Society for Atlantic Fan Cultures (current) |
| Website | https://www.animaritime.info/ |
The convention was first held as an anime-only convention on the university campus in Sackville, New Brunswick in 2004. It was the first anime con to be held in the Canadian Maritimes. 2010 festivities consisted of two smaller conventions called Animinitime, each a one-day con, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Moncton, New Brunswick. Animaritime moved to Fredericton, New Brunswick for the 2013 convention.[2][3]
History
Event history
| Dates | Location | Attendance | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 19–21, 2004 | Mount Allison University Sackville, New Brunswick | 35[4] | Cheri, André Richard, and Lindsay Searles[5] |
| February 25–27, 2005 | Mount Allison University Sackville, New Brunswick | 104 | Martin Bastarache, Deborah Hale, and André Richard[6] |
| February 24–26, 2006 | Mount Allison University Sackville, New Brunswick | 238 | Martin Bastarache, Patrick Delahanty, Deborah Hale, and André Richard[7] |
| February 23–25, 2007 | Ramada Plaza Crystal Palace Hotel Dieppe, New Brunswick | 544 | K. V. Johansen and André Richard[8] |
| March 7–9, 2008 | The Delta Beauséjour Moncton, New Brunswick | 825 | Svetlana Chmakova, K. V. Johansen, Jones, and Nicole Letersky[9] |
| March 6–8, 2009 | The Delta Beauséjour Moncton, New Brunswick | 1,000 (est) | [10] |
| April 25, 2010 (Animinitime) | Westin Nova Scotian Halifax, Nova Scotia | 500 | Faith Erin Hicks[11] |
| July 17, 2010 (Animinitime) | The Delta Beauséjour Moncton, New Brunswick | 500 | Faith Erin Hicks[12] |
| July 1–3, 2011 | The Delta Beauséjour Moncton, New Brunswick | 1,268 | Ed Chavez, Faith Erin Hicks, and Spike Spencer[13] |
| June 29 – July 1, 2012 | The Delta Beauséjour Moncton, New Brunswick | 1,313 | Chris Cason and Faith Erin Hicks[14] |
| June 28–30, 2013 | Fredericton Convention Centre Fredericton, New Brunswick | 1,702 | Ed Chavez, Kumar Sivasubramanian, and Brad Swaile[15] |
| June 27–29, 2014 | Fredericton Convention Centre Fredericton, New Brunswick | 1,725 | Kyle Hebert, Vance Vegas Salvalaggio, and Allisa Swanson[16] |
| June 26–28, 2015 | Fredericton Convention Centre Fredericton, New Brunswick | 1,826 | Jennifer Cihi, Stefanie DeLeo, Nathan DeLuca, Brenda Hickey, and Pixielocks[1] |
| July 1–3, 2016 | Fredericton Convention Centre Fredericton, New Brunswick | 1,959 | Nathan DeLuca[17] |
| June 30 – July 2, 2017 | Fredericton Convention Centre Fredericton, New Brunswick | 1,638 | Brian Beacock, Jennifer Cihi, and Stefanie DeLeo[18] |
| June 29 – July 1, 2018 | Fredericton Convention Centre Fredericton, New Brunswick | 1,780 | Nathan DeLuca, Lauren Landa, John Stocker[19] |
| June 28–30, 2019 | Fredericton Convention Centre Crowne Plaza Fredericton-Lord Beaverbrook Fredericton, New Brunswick | ||
| June 23–25, 2023 | Fredericton Convention Centre Crowne Plaza Fredericton-Lord Beaverbrook Fredericton, New Brunswick | ||
| June 28–30, 2024 | Fredericton Convention Centre Crowne Plaza Fredericton-Lord Beaverbrook Fredericton, New Brunswick | Brian Beacock, Alexander Cogswell, DeviCat, HarFam Cosplay, and Sol Ring MTG[20] | |
| July 4–6, 2025 | Fredericton Convention Centre Crowne Plaza Fredericton-Lord Beaverbrook Fredericton, New Brunswick |