Bak-Anime
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Anime convention in Bakersfield, California
| Bak-Anime | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Anime, Manga, Video Games[1][2] |
| Venue | Kern County Fairgrounds |
| Location | Bakersfield, California |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 2010 |
| Website | http://www.bak-anime.com/ |
Bak-Anime is an annual two-day anime convention held during May/June at the Kern County Fairgrounds in Bakersfield, California by the staff of SacAnime.[3] The convention is the sister conventions to the Bakersfield Comic Con, Sacramento Comic, Toy and Anime Show (Sac-Con), and SacAnime.
History
The convention began due to the requests of fans from the Bakersfield Comic Con.[7][8] Bak-Anime in winter 2013 moved to the Bakersfield Marriott due to growth and for the fall 2013 event expanded to two days.[1][7][8] The expansion in the fall was considered a risk due to the increased costs of events run at that time of the year.[1] The convention returned to one day in June 2014, and re-expanded to two days in January 2015.[9][10] The 2019 event occupied two of the Kern County Fairgrounds buildings.[6] Bak-Anime 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11][12] Bak-Anime 2021 was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13][14]
Event history
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2010 | Doubletree Hotel Bakersfield Bakersfield, California | Katie Bair and Liam O'Brien.[3] | |
| January 23, 2011 | Doubletree Hotel Bakersfield Bakersfield, California | Stephanie Lesniak, Billy Martinez, and Vic Mignogna.[15] | |
| April 22, 2012 | Doubletree Hotel Bakersfield Bakersfield, California | 1,100[7] | Laura Bailey, Billy Martinez, and Travis Willingham.[16] |
| January 20, 2013 | Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center Bakersfield, California | 1,400 (est)[17] | Ivy Doomkitty, Billy Martinez, Roger Craig Smith, and Nate Watson.[18] |
| November 2–3, 2013 | Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center Bakersfield, California | Akai SKY, Jennifer Hale, Liam O'Brien, and Sam Riegel.[19] | |
| June 22, 2014 | Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center Bakersfield, California | Trina Nishimura and Brina Palencia.[20] | |
| January 24–25, 2015 | Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center Bakersfield, California | around 1,400 (est)[21] | Christine Marie Cabanos, Kyle Hebert, and Cristina Vee.[22][23] |
| February 6–7, 2016 | Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center Bakersfield, California | Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine, Tony Fleecs, Ali Hillis,[24] and Kyle Hebert, Roger Jackson.[21] | |
| February 25–26, 2017 | Kern County Fairgrounds Bakersfield, California | around 3,500 (est)[25][26] | Karan Ashley, Walter E. Jones, Cherami Leigh Danielle McRae, Vic Mignogna, and David Yost.[26] |
| February 3–4, 2018 | Kern County Fairgrounds Bakersfield, California | Feodor Chin, Liam O'Brien, Josh Petersdorf, and David Yost.[27] | |
| February 2–3, 2019 | Kern County Fairgrounds Bakersfield, California | Kellen Goff, Kenny James, Neil Kaplan, Vic Mignogna, and Tara Sands.[28] | |
| May 21-22, 2022 | Kern County Fairgrounds Bakersfield, California | Mela Lee, Vic Mignogna, Sarah Natochenny, Alicyn Packard, Nate Watson, Ezra Weisz, Joe Zieja,[29] and James Mathis III.[30] | |
| May 20-21, 2023 | Kern County Fairgrounds Bakersfield, California | Laila Berzins, Brook Chalmers, Ian James Corlett, Tony Fleecs, Josey McCoy, Patrick Pedraza, and Dina Sherman.[31] | |
| June 1-2, 2024 | Kern County Fairgrounds Bakersfield, California | A.J. Beckles, Griffin Burns, Sean Chiplock, Doug Erholtz, Chris Hackney, Anairis Quiñones, Christopher Corey Smith, Karen Strassman, and Dan Woren.[32] | |
| May 31 - June 1, 2025 | Kern County Fairgrounds Bakersfield, California | JB Blanc, Catero Colbert, Dorothy Fahn, Tom Fahn, Mara Junot, Anjali Kunapaneni, Erica Luttrell, Kayleigh McKee, Jonah Scott, Nate Watson,[33] Natasha Craig, and Scott Joseph.[34] |
References
- 1 2 3 Dias, Stefani (October 30, 2013). "Anime-azing weekend ahead for serious fans". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ Wheat, Graham C (November 6, 2013). "Hale, Riegel and O'Brien take center stage at Bak-Anime". The Renegade Rip. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- 1 2 "Bak-Anime 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ↑ Luiz, Joseph (February 3, 2018). "Getting animated: County fairgrounds hosts Bak-Anime convention". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ "Get animated for return of Bak-Anime this weekend". The Bakersfield Californian. January 31, 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- 1 2 Chandy, Asha (January 26, 2019). "Bak-Anime a two-day event chock-full of Japanese pop culture". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- 1 2 3 Dias, Stefani (January 18, 2013). "Mad for manga? Head to Bak-Anime". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- 1 2 "Bak-Anime, Bakersfield anime convention held at Marriott". ABC 23 - Scripps TV Station Group. January 20, 2013. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ Dias, Stefani (June 18, 2014). "Bronies, actors and cosplay, oh my!". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ Houghtaling, Lexie (January 26, 2015). "Fans head out to Bakersfield Anime Convention". Bakersfield Now. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Thank You! See You Next Year". Facebook. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ "Bak-Anime 2020 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ↑ "Bak-Anime Postponing to 2022 - Bak-Anime". Bak-Anime. April 21, 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ↑ "Bak-Anime 2021 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ↑ "Bak-Anime 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ↑ "Bak-Anime 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ↑ Shin, Robin (January 30, 2013). "Cosplayers gather at Bak-Anime". The Renegade Rip. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "Bak-Anime 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ↑ "Bak-Anime 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
- ↑ "Bak-Anime 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
- 1 2 Dias, Stefani (February 3, 2016). "Bak-Anime illustrates commitment to community". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ "Bak-Anime 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
- ↑ Ardis, Kelly (January 21, 2015). "Who was that masked man? Find out at Bak-Anime". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Bak-Anime 2016 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ↑ Dias, Stefani (February 27, 2017). "New theater takes a bow". Bakersfield Now. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- 1 2 "Bak-Anime 2017 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ↑ "Bak-Anime 2018 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ↑ "Bak-Anime 2019 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ↑ "Bak-Anime 2022 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ↑ Torrez, Marco (22 May 2022). "Bak-Anime returns to Bakersfield with thousands of fans flooding the Kern County Fairgrounds". KGET. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ↑ "Bak-Anime 2023 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ↑ "Bak-Anime 2024 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ↑ "Bak-Anime 2025 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ↑ Dias, Stefani (27 May 2025). "Bak-Anime back for more fun at fairgrounds". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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