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18+ Wristbands

There are certain events at Animazement designated as 18+. Attendees planning to go to these events must be at least 18 years old and obtain a wristband from the wristband booth PRIOR to the event. Picture identification is required to obtain your wristband. We will NOT check identification at the door – no bracelet, no admittance.

The 18+ wristband & prop/weapons booth will be open during the following days and times during the convention:
Thursday 7 PM – 10 PM
Friday 12 PM – 4 PM and 6 PM – 11 PM
Saturday 12 PM – 4 PM and 6 PM – 11 PM
Sunday 12 PM – 3 PM

Props and Weapons Check

Anyone who has a weapon or prop that could possibly viewed as dangerous (even a little bit) needs to visit the Weapon/Prop Check-In to have it approved and tagged. This means that you allow us to inspect and handle your weapon/prop; and, if approved, allow us to put a bright-colored plastic tie on your “weapon” indicating that it has been judged relatively harmless and/or is being bound into a holder of some sort that renders it so. These ties can only be removed by cutting them, making it obvious if tampering should occur; Security will deal with repeated offenses accordingly, up to and including ejection from the convention without refund.

Any weapons that are not approved and/or cannot be peace bound will not be allowed to enter the convention. You will need to take it back to your hotel or vehicle. Each item will be judged individually.

FUNimation

You read it here first! And you will see it at Animazement…first! We are excited to announce that FUNimation is premiering a new title at Animazement 2012! Stay tuned for more details.

Be sure to visit the FUNimation booth in the Dealers Room, and attend their panels, to find out about the latest releases. In addition, we will be showing several FUNimation titles in the video rooms, so you can watch the anime you already know and love on the big screen.

Special Guest Announcement

Animazement is pleased to announce two special guests! The Chonmage Gundan SUPER is a Japanese group that features staged sword combat. We also pleased to announce costume maker and cosplayer Jezeroth! Visit our Guest page for more info!

Guest Annoucement

What? More guest announcements?! What does Ace from One Piece, Rukia Kuchiki and Macross have to do with our guest announcements? Animazement is excited to announce as guests Japanese voice actors Toshio Furukawa and Fumiko Orisaka along with mechanical design director Ichiro Itano. Visit our Guest page for more info!

Guest Announcement

We are happy to announce American voice actors Chris Cason, Kara Edwards and Shelby Lindley will be guests at AZ 2012!
Check out our Guest page for more information.

Director Noboru Ishiguro

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Director Noboru Ishiguro on March 20, 2012.
Director Ishiguro was one of the pioneers of the first anime boom in Japan. He directed some of the greatest anime titles including Battleship Yamato, The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Magazone 23, Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Tytania. In addition, he founded his own studio, Artland.
His passing is very sad news for all of the anime fans in the world, including those of us involved with Animazement. Director Ishiguro’s talent, vision, and passion for anime will live forever in his work.

Registration update

At the Door Registration information are now available.
Check out our At Door Registration page for details.

White Day Announcement

Happy White Day! We are happy to announce our next wave of guests: KOTOKO our musical guest & Masao Maruyama, Clarine Harp, Spike Spencer, and Cristina Vee!
Check out our Guest page for more information.

Hotel update

The Sheraton is now full. If you still need to make reservations for Animazement 2012, please check out our secondary overflow hotels.

Keep checking our Hotel webpage for updates on overflow hotels.

Valentine’s Day Announcement

Love is in the air! And we love that we get to announce our next wave of guests: Hiroshi Nagahama & Mayu Shinjo. These guests have never been to Animazement either so be sure to give them a loving welcome! We recommend you bring your “Mushishi” DVDs or “Kaikan Phrase” shoujo manga (also known as “Sensual Phrase” in English translation).

Still not sure who our new guests are? Check out our Guest page for the big news!

First Guest Announcement

We hope you are as excited as we are – we have our first guest announcement for Animazement 2012. This guest has never been to Animazement before, so we hope everyone has some of his anime to bring to the con for him to sign. What should you bring, you ask? We’d recommend to bring your “Macross” DVDs or maybe “Megazone 23″ or even “Be Forever Yamato”.

Still not sure who our first guest is? Check out our Guest page for the big news.

Dealer Room applications now being accepted

Are you a vendor trying to plan your 2012 convention schedule? Now is the time for you to reserve your space for Animazement 2012. Make sure to check out our Dealer’s page for the most up-to-date policies and general information. After you reserve your spot, don’t forget to print off the Dealer contract.

Register now at – Eventbrite Dealer Registration

Thank you!!

Thanks to all the wonderful guests who donated their time and effort and provided Animazement with many unique and fun items to help raise money for the Red Cross. Thanks to all the attendees who donated their hard earned money to the Red Cross.

In total, we raised $6448.50 for the Red Cross, both for Japanese tsunami relief and Triangle tornado relief.

Pre-register for Animazement 2012

Animazement 2012 Eventbrite 

2011 Cosplay Masquerade Skits on YouTube

2011 AMV Winners

Thank you to everyone who submitted an AMV this year. We can’t wait to see what you send us next year. For now, congratulations to the 2011 winners.

• BEST IN SHOW: Kingdom Hearts RECONNECT by Josh Christoff
• STAFF FAVORITE: Mad World by Brad DeMoss
• BEST ROMANCE: Love Again by Zackary Murdoch
• BEST DRAMA: Worlds Apart by Amy Boyter
• BEST ACTION: Shoot to Live by Colin Langdon
• BEST COMEDY: Rough Love (Grow a Pear) by Scott Turner
• BEST PARODY: I’m in a Cup by Richard Bradford