Manga & Entertainment Expo
The Manga & Entertainment Expo (MEX-Berlin) is the amalgamation of the two largest anime conventions in Berlin , the AniMaCo and Mega Manga Convention (MMC-Berlin). Previously, the events took place at the end of October / beginning of November in Berlin's Fontane Haus and alternately shared the same venue every year. MEX Berlin has been taking place at Messe Berlin since 2019 . With more than 16,000 visitors (2019), it is one of the larger conventions in Germany.
development
After the MMC took place for the first time in 2002 and 2003, there was a break in 2004 for personal reasons. The AniMaCo , which took place in the Fontane House for the first time in 2004, formed as a replacement . After the success of the AniMaCo , the organizers of both conventions agreed on an annual change. Since then, the two separately and independently organized events have continued to develop. In 2018, the organizers of the two conventions announced during the closing program of AniMaCo 2018 that they would merge. Instead of the AniMaCo and the Mega Manga Convention, the Manga & Entertainment Expo (MEX-Berlin) will be held together from 2019 . The venue is Messe-Berlin .
Events
| year | date | Visitors | organizer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | November 13th | approx. 1,000 visitors | MMC-Berlin eV |
| 2003 | October 31st - November 2nd | around 1,700 visitors | MMC-Berlin eV |
| 2004 | October 29th - 31st | k. A. | AniMaCo eV |
| 2005 | November 4-6 | around 2,800 visitors | MMC-Berlin eV |
| 2006 | November 3-5 | k. A. | AniMaCo eV |
| 2007 | November 2-4 | approx. 4,900 visitors | MMC-Berlin eV |
| 2008 | October 31st - November 2nd | k. A. | AniMaCo eV |
| 2009 | October 30th - November 1st | approx. 6,800 visitors | MMC-Berlin eV |
| 2010 | October 29th - 31st | k. A. | AniMaCo eV |
| 2011 | October 21-23 | approx. 8,000 visitors | MMC-Berlin eV |
| 2012 | November 2-4 | k. A. | AniMaCo eV |
| 2013 | October 4-6 | around 10,000 visitors | MMC-Berlin eV |
| 2014 | October 24-26 | k. A. | AniMaCo eV |
| 2015 | October 23-25 | approx. 12,600 visitors | MMC-Berlin eV |
| 2016 | October 28-30 | k. A. | AniMaCo eV |
| 2017 | October 27-29 | approx. 12,600 visitors | MMC-Berlin eV |
| 2018 | October 26-28 | k. A. | AniMaCo eV |
| 2019 | October 25-27 | approx. 16,000 visitors | MEX Veranstaltungs-GmbH |
| 2020 | postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus | k. A. | MEX Veranstaltungs-GmbH |
| 2021 | October 22-24 | k. A. | MEX Veranstaltungs-GmbH |
program
The program of the Manga & Entertainment Expo consists of show groups, a B&B stand, a dealer room, Go and TDC areas, illustrators and workshops. In addition to numerous stage appearances, there is always an extensive cosplay competition. Well-known actors included the Japanese opera singer Tōru Tanabe and the farewell performance of the show group Nansensu . This is how the Japanese Embassy reported on this event. With this program, the convention is aimed primarily at an audience between the ages of 15 and 25. The participants come from all parts of Germany.
Web links
- Official website of the Manga Entertainment Expo
- Official website of the Mega Manga Convention
- Official website of AniMaCo
Individual evidence
- ↑ Animaco 2004 in Berlin! (No longer available online.) Manga.de, April 8, 2004, archived from the original on November 4, 2014 ; Retrieved December 23, 2008 . 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.
- ↑ MEX-Berlin: MEX what is that? In: MEX Berlin. February 20, 2019, accessed on February 25, 2019 (German).
- ^ Messe Berlin - MEX Manga Entertainment Expo. Retrieved February 25, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h MMC press kit 2017 on MMC-Berlin.com
- ↑ Japanese Pop Culture 1: Cosplay. In: Embassy of Japan. Culture and Public Relations Department, December 2008, accessed December 23, 2008 .
- ↑ Living creatures . In: Berliner Morgenpost . Berlin November 6, 2005.
