AniNite
The AniNite is a year since 2001 in Vienna held anime convention , organized by the Austrian Association since 2003 for Japanese youth culture Animanga Austria. The name AniNite ( pronunciation : [ ˈaninʌɪt ]) recalls the time when this event was only one night long, which most of the visitors went through.
program
As at many other anime conventions in the German-speaking area, the following program items are offered.
- Anime movie rooms
- Manga reading corner
- Mascot competition
- Cosplay (competition, partly also workshops)
- Fanart (workshop, competition, gallery)
- Fan fiction competition
- Go (workshop, tournament)
- Dance Dance Revolution , GDR for short (workshop, tournament)
- Synchro workshop
- Cardgames (tournament)
- Video game corner
- Dealer rooms
- Fan merchandise auctions
- Anime Music Video Contest
particularities
Some stations on the AniNite are rather unusual compared to other German-speaking cons.
- Geekroom competition
- In this competition, photos of your own room and the anime and manga collection are sent in and rated according to categories such as the size of the collection, arrangement and the chaos factor.
- Yonkoma competition
- Austrian Otaku of the Year
- To qualify for this competition, you have to have done well in other competitions. In a final elimination, the winner is determined by humorous but not easy to existent tasks.
- AniLite Preview Event
- In addition to AniNite, the Animanga Association has been organizing a freely accessible event with a smaller program since 2005.
history
The AniNite has a lively history behind it. Initially only as a meeting for fans and friends, it became a national event for fans of anime , manga , Japanese video games and cosplay .
2001
The first AniNite was only designed as a small gathering of friends who watch anime together and were not afraid to go through the night in a former shop. (70 visitors)
2002
Since this event was very popular among the Austrian Otakus , a larger space was necessary for 2002: the Area52 youth club in the 21st district . Here it was possible to host more than twice the number of visitors. A new section for Japanese video games has opened. There was also a second movie room and a Japanese breakfast. (150 visitors)
2003
The third AniNite appeared for the first time as a large-scale event. The WUK served as the location for this convention for three days , and for the first time the AniNite was longer than just one night. Current and older animes were shown in 2 film rooms. A cosplay competition, a fanart competition and a manga reading corner were among the newly offered parts of the event. The Otaku of the Year competition was also introduced for the first time. (900 visitors)
2004
The AniNite took place again in the WUK. In a JPOP bar you could listen to Japanese pop music and drink (non-alcoholic) cocktails. The offer was expanded to include an origami workshop, a GDR area, a geek room competition, a pen & paper role-playing workshop and lectures on various Japanese topics. The AniManga Awards were also presented for the first time. (1100 visits)
2005
The fifth AniNite was held in the DonBosco house in the 13th district . The individual areas were no longer merged into a few large rooms, but were more separated and deepened. A dōjinshi competition and a make-up service were added to the offer . (1200 visits)
2006 (Preview Event)
On June 24, 2006, the AniLite was located in the MuseumsQuartier (quartier21) to draw attention to the AniNite of the same year. A cosplay competition, a Mario Kart 64 tournament, a fanart workshop and a GDR station were offered. (300 total visitors, 154 registered visitors on Animexx )
2006
From August 25th to 27th, 2006 the 6th AniNite took place again in the WUK. The new features included a J-rock party, a photo service for cosplayers, a dōjinshi market and an enlarged go area. Lectures and panel discussions on black copies , kendo and the culture of Japan catered for interested guests. (2300 visitors).
2007 (Preview Event)
From June 8th to 10th, 2007 the AniLite Preview Event took place in the MuseumsQuartier (Freiraum and Hof) . AniLite is a kick-off for AniNite'07 and a meeting point for the AnimeBoard online community. A cosplay competition and a manga drawing workshop as well as lectures on the topics of cosplay, shogi and go were offered. (234 registered users on Animexx)
2007
The 7th AniNite took place from August 24th to 26th, 2007. Many rooms and the inner courtyard in the WUK were rented. The main attractions of this year were an opening concert by the visual kei band BLOOD and a go workshop with the Japanese professional player Chizu Kobayashi . (3000 visitors)
2008
The 8th AniNite took place from August 29th to 31st, 2008. This year the WUK was the venue of the AniNite for the last time. In order to be able to offer even more, another room was added so that almost the entire WUK premises were used. As one of the attractions of the AniNite, a Matsuri summer festival was held for the first time . (4000 visitors)
2009
The AniNite 2009 took place from August 28th to 30th, 2009 on 8000 m² of the GRG 21 Ödenburgerstraße (a school). Guests were among others the Japanese professional go player Aoki Shinichi and the singers Celestia Le ciel & Merveille Magique, who also visited Vienna as part of their European tour. The cultural program was all about the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Austria.
2010
The AniNite 2010 took place again from August 27th to 29th, 2010 in GRG 21 Ödenburgerstraße and could register 6000 visitors. Star guests were Douglas Walker ( That Guy with the Glasses ) and Benjamin Daniel ( Benzaie ) as well as the French J-Band Retsugo. A charity raffle was also held this year, the proceeds of which went to animal welfare projects.
2011
The AniNite 2011 took place for the first time between September 2nd and 4th 2011 at the TU Vienna . An origami paper bunny served as the mascot .
2012
In 2012, the AniNite took place again from August 24th to 26th at the Vienna University of Technology . The theme for that year was " Dance, " and the mascot was a character in a kimono with fans in both hands.
2013
In 2013 the AniNite took place from August 9th to 11th in the Multiversum in Schwechat near Vienna. (over 10000 visitors)
2014
From August 29th to 31st the AniNite took place again in the Multiversum in Schwechat near Vienna. Guests of honor such as Takeshi Miagawa , Akira Himekawa , Nao Yazawa and U-ya Asaoka were offered to the 14,000 visitors . Lectures on the topics of copyright law , Yaoi , cutting and stabbing weapons in anime, pets in Japan, gender bending, manga theory, AMVs , Japan travel and Pokémon were also part of the program. Two Asian dragons served as mascots.
2015
On Thursday, August 27, 2015, an afternoon concert with AHS Vocaloid , Doukoku, and Satsuki was held for the first time before the actual AniNite . AniNite 2015 drew over 19600 visitors to the Multiversum Vienna / Schwechat from August 28th to 30th and, in addition to the usual program items, also offered lectures and workshops with the concert star guests , such as the cosplayer Reika Arikawa. A local internet meme called # 5Hours was launched by visitors during the long wait before admission.
2016
From August 26th to 28th the AniNite took place in the Multiversum Vienna / Schwechat. The star guests were the singer Akira Ouse, the renowned model kit builder Takeshi Miyagawa, the voice actress Jennifer Weiß , the painter Ashito Oyari and stars from the cosplay scene.
2017
The AniNite took place for the first time in the MetaStadt in Vienna from August 18th to 20th. Star guests were Applewars Pictures, Luka Costume, Yumi Cosplay, the Model Kit couple Klondike & Shuji Haagi, Model Kit Meister Takeshi Miyagawa, Yuriko-Cosplay, Nana Kuronoma, Rieke Werner and Christian Zeiger . Another visitor record with over 24,000 visitors was also set.
Web links
- Event homepage
- Animanga Austria (organizer)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://2005.aninite.at/
- ↑ http://2006.aninite.at/anilite.html
- ↑ http://2006.aninite.at/
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://2007.aninite.at/
- ↑ http://2008.aninite.at/
- ↑ http://2009.aninite.at/
- ↑ http://2010.aninite.at/
- ↑ http://2010.aninite.at/tombola.html
- ↑ http://2011.aninite.at/
- ↑ http://2012.aninite.at/
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from August 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from September 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/hashtag/5 hours
- ↑ AniNite 2016 - Austria's largest Japan Convention. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 11, 2018 ; accessed on February 10, 2018 (German). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ AniNite 2017 - Austria's largest anime and manga convention. Retrieved on February 10, 2018 (German).
