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Anime Matsuri

January 01, 1970

For the annual convention in Florida, see Holiday Matsuri. For the anime convention in Ohio, see Matsuricon.

Anime Matsuri is an annual four-day anime convention traditionally held during spring at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. The convention's name comes from the Japanese word 'matsuri' meaning festival.[4]

Anime Matsuri
StatusActive
GenreAnime, Japanese culture[1][2]
VenueGeorge R. Brown Convention Center
Location(s)Houston, Texas
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2007
Organized byDeniece and John Leigh[3]
Websitewww.animematsuri.com

Programming edit

The convention's programming includes an artists' alley, a carshow, the attendance of celebrities and special guests, cosplay chess, cosplay contests, fashion shows, gaming events, karaoke, LARP, live concerts, maid cafe, panels, a vendors' and exhibitors' area, and workshops.[1][5][6][7][8][9] The Charity Auction benefited Child's Play in 2009 and raised over $3,000.[10]

History edit

The convention was held at George R. Brown Convention Center and Hilton Americas in 2007.[11] Anime Matsuris 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012 were held at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, and Anime Matsuri 2011 was held at the Crowne Plaza Houston Hotel near Reliant Park/Medical Center.[12][13] Anime Matsuri 2013 was held at Hyatt Regency Houston.[14] The Syfy reality series Heroes of Cosplay filmed the masquerade at Anime Matsuri and was featured in an episode.[15] The convention in 2014 moved to the George R. Brown Convention Center.[6][16] Complaints about the 2014 convention included long lines and delays.[7] The convention in 2015 remained at the George R. Brown Convention Center and used the first and most of the second floors.[8][17] In May 2016, Anime Matsuri announced that the former CEO of Anime Expo, Marc Perez would join the convention as COO.[18][19] Anime Matsuri 2020 was moved from July to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was later canceled after Houston announced the city would be holding no more events in 2020.[20][21][22][23]

Controversies edit

The owners of Anime Matsuri have a history of not paying their partners, like Houston native Mike Udompongsuk, who lent tens of thousand of dollars to Anime Matsuri over the years but never saw reimbursement, and financially burning its guests, like the record label PS Company, which represented the Japanese rock star Miyavi in 2009.[24] Significant financial improprieties have also been alleged against the convention organizers.[24] Voice actress Caitlin Glass attended Anime Matsuri 2014 as one of the guests, but refuses to have anything to do with the convention after due to poor organisation and treatment of the guests. Voice actor Matthew Mercer attended as a guest in 2008, and was told without warning to emcee for the opening ceremony. He left Anime Matsuri before the closing ceremony, which he was also presumed to emcee for, despite not being asked.[24]

After Anime Matsuri 2015, John Leigh, the convention's founder was accused of sexual harassment by several members of the Lolita fashion community.[25] These include accusations of unwanted touching, slapping buttocks, sexual jokes, requesting nude photos, lifting up clothing and asking a woman when she last had an orgasm.[3][25] The convention sent Tyler Willis, owner of YouTube channel Last Week Lolita News a cease and desist letter in early 2018 after reporting about John Leigh's sexual harassment.[26][27] Boycott Anime Matsuri was formed in 2018 to inform about the conventions past actions, with guests such as Johnny Yong Bosch, Steven Universe voice actors, and Femm later canceling.[3][27] Leigh apologized for his past actions.[3]

In 2019, Houston mayor Sylvester Turner was part of the opening ceremony of Anime Matsuri where he said he expected there to be more than 40,000 attendants that year.[28] Anime Matsuri reported an attendance number of 43,000 for that year, but these numbers have been disputed.[29] Anime Matsuri has been accused of inflating the number of attendants in its yearly reports. Patrick Delahanty of AnimeCons.com has cited Anime Matsuri as the reason why they did not publish a list of the largest anime cons in the United States in 2019, as they did not want to reward Anime Matsuri for lying.[29] Anime Matsuri has been retroactively removed from all of AnimeCons.com's previous reports on the largest anime cons of North America, citing the "significant discrepancies" between the numbers reported by the con, and the number of tickets sold according to the venue.[30]

Mayor Turner returned to open the 2021 convention, but his appearance and support of the convention triggered controversy.[31]

Event history edit

Dates Location Guests
April 27–29, 2007 George R. Brown Convention Center
& Hilton Americas
Houston, Texas		Christine Auten, Christopher Ayres, Back-On, Jessica Boone, Peter Cullen, Fizz, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Hilary Haag, Yaya Han, Kyle Jones, Chris Patton, RikkuX, and John Swasey.[11]
March 21–23, 2008 The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel
& Convention Center
The Woodlands, Texas		Aural Vampire, Amelie Belcher, Bespa Kumamero, Luci Christian, JoEllen Elam, Yaya Han, Kate Higgins, Yuri Lowenthal, Matthew Mercer, Vic Mignogna, Tara Platt, Patrick Seitz, Stephanie Sheh, Sky Pirate, Space Invader, Barbara Staples, Sonny Strait, Bill Winans, and Stephanie Young.[12]
April 10–12, 2009 The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel
& Convention Center
The Woodlands, Texas		Takuya Angel, Clint Bickham, Luci Christian, JoEllen Elam, Quinton Flynn, Jason David Frank, Crispin Freeman, Gren, DJ Heavygrinder, Mike McFarland, Matthew Mercer, Misako Rocks!, Miyavi, Chris Patton, Cynthia Rothrock, Kristine Sa, Blake Shepard, Sonny Strait, Strong Machine 2, Diana Tolin, and Stephanie Young.[32][33]
April 2–4, 2010 The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel
& Convention Center
The Woodlands, Texas		Aural Vampire, Back-On, Leah Clark, Francesca Dani, India Davis, Crispin Freeman, DJ Heavygrinder, Thais Jussim, Reuben Langdon, Elizabeth Licata, Mike McFarland, Matthew Mercer, and Strong Machine 2.[34]
March 18–20, 2011 Crowne Plaza Houston Hotel near
Reliant Park / Medical Center
Houston, Texas		Luci Christian, Gacharic Spin, Hamutsun Serve, Hangry & Angry, Kyle Hebert, Mike McFarland, Matthew Mercer, Reni Mimura, Christopher Corey Smith, Michael Suarez, J. Michael Tatum, and Stephanie Young.[13]
April 6–8, 2012 The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel
& Convention Center
The Woodlands, Texas		Airship Isabella, Troy Baker, Clint Bickham, Luci Christian, Maile Flanagan, Flow, Kathryn "Rynn" Griffin, Yaya Han, DJ Heavygrinder, Akinori Isobe, Masumi Kano, Cyril Lumboy, Mike McFarland, Matthew Mercer, Vic Mignogna, Amy Reeder, Sleeping Samurai, Strong Machine 2, Alexis Tipton, Shinichi Watanabe, Bill Winans, and Stephanie Young.[35]
March 29–31, 2013 Hyatt Regency Houston
Houston, Texas		Misako Aoki, Johnny Yong Bosch, David Brehm, Erin Fitzgerald, Kathryn "Rynn" Griffin, Yaya Han, Kyle Hebert, Kelly Hu, Catherine Jones, Masumi Kano, Mike McFarland, Matthew Mercer, Carli Mosier, Justin Rojas, Michelle Rojas, Janet Varney, Waveya, Bill Winans, and Stephanie Young.[14]
March 14–16, 2014 George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas		Misako Aoki, Johnny Yong Bosch, Luci Christian, Eyeshine, Caitlin Glass, Shunsuke Hasegawa, DJ HeavyGrinder, Aya Ikeda, Catherine Jones, Masumi Kano, Linda Le, Yuri Lowenthal, Mike McFarland, Matthew Mercer, Tara Platt, Marisha Ray, Reika, TeddyLoid, Janet Varney, Bill Winans, Mai Yamamoto, and Stephanie Young.[36]
April 3–5, 2015 George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas		Misako Aoki, Asuka, Luci Christian, Olivia Chubear, Stella Chuu, Crispin Freeman, Todd Haberkorn, Shunsuke Hasegawa, DJ HeavyGrinder, Catherine Jones, Shigeto Koyama, Harrison Krix, Linda Le, Maki, Michiyo Murase, Atsushi Nishigori, Nylon Pink, Putumayo, Reika, Stephanie Sheh, Kaname Shiroboshi, Sushio, TeddyLoid, Anna Tsuchiya, Hiromi Wakabayashi, Bill Winans, Yoh Yoshinari, and Stephanie Young.[37]
February 26–28, 2016 George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas		Akira, Ani-Mia, Misako Aoki, Astarohime, Angela Bermúdez, Johnny Yong Bosch, David Brehm, Stella Chuu, Leah Clark, Dario, Lance Falk, Goldy, Shunsuke Hasegawa, Hitomi, Kelly Hu, Chuck Huber, Kaname, Shinichi Kurita, Linda Le, Lana Marie, Mike McFarland, Vic Mignogna, Yui Minakata, Tae Yeon Minemes, Morning Musume, Enji Night, Ram Rider, Reika, Shiva, Yuzuru Tachikawa, Brian Tee, Christian Tremblay, Yvon Tremblay, Jennifer Van Damsel, David Vincent, Bill Winans, and Stephanie Young.[38]
April 7–9, 2017 George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas		Akidearest, Akira, The Anime Man, Misako Aoki, Anjali Bhimani, Brilliant Kingdom, Christine Marie Cabanos, Danny Choo, Charlet Chung, Stella Chuu, Dancing Dolls, Disacode, Midori Fukasawa, Gacharic Spin, Megumi Han, Shunsuke Hasegawa, Hiko, Laura Jansen, Brittney Karbowski, Pion Kim, Su Hyun Kim, Ladybeard, Mago, Kazuya Masumoto, Vic Mignogna, Yui Minakata, Mirei, Misty/Chronexia, Aza Miyuko, Enji Night, Fumio Osano, Romi Park, Carolina Ravassa, Reika, Sailor Moon Musical Cast, Sakurako, Shiva, Masami Suda, Chinatsu Taira, and Cristina Vee.[39]
March 30 – April 1, 2018 George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas		Patricia Acevedo, Yuri Akiba, Akira, B-Project, Beau Billingslea, Mario Castañeda, Leon Chiro, Color Pointe, Dancing Dolls, Hana Dinh, Dorilooko, Shunsuke Hasegawa, Honey Popcorn, Doug Jones, Tetsuya Kakihara, Pion Kim, Chiaki Kon, Astarohime Koyu, Made Monster, Maul Cosplay, Yua Mikami, Hideki Nakayama, Natsumi, Enji Night, Fumio Osano, Pugoffka, Root, Ryu-en, Asami Sanada, DJ Shintaro, Shiva, Somenzari, DJ Sunamori, Mari Takahashi, Team China, Mirei Touyama, Hibiki Yoshizaki, and Zwei.[40]
June 13–16, 2019 George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas		Apink, Eva Bella, Ricardo Brust, Mario Castañeda, Leon Chiro, Richard Dorton, Rick Farmiloe, Gacharic Spin, Hana Bunny, HaneAme, Wataru Hatano, Junko Iwao, Doug Jones, Ellen Kim, Aina Kusuda, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Ladybaby, Reuben Langdon, Jason Liles, Made Monster, Alan Maxson, Vic Mignogna, DJ Misaki P, Sara Mitich, Nervo, Enji Night, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Reika, Damon Runyan, Harumo Sanazaki, Nozomu Sasaki, T. J. Storm, and Livvy Stubenrauch.[41]
July 8–11, 2021 George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas		Patricia Acevedo, Morgan Berry, Matt Frank, Hana Bunny, Made Monster, Vic Mignogna, Pugoffka, and Kaho Shibuya.[42]
July 29–31, 2022 George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas		Poonam Basu, Morgan Berry, Leon Chiro, Tiffany Gordon, Hana Bunny, Made Monster, Bryan Massey, Vic Mignogna, Pugoffka, Tiffany Vollmer,[43] Dreamcatcher, and ≠Me.[44]
August 10–13, 2023 George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas		Cynthia Cranz, Gacharic Spin, Hana Bunny, Shunsuke Hasegawa, Daisuke Ichikawa, Vic Mignogna, Pugoffka, Ryu-En, Sakurako, Tiffany Vollmer, and Linda Young.[45]

Anime Matsuri Hawaii edit

Anime Matsuri Hawaii (AMHI) was a three-day anime convention held during November at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.[46] The convention's programming included a concert, cosplay showcase, J-Fashion show, screenings, and panels.[47] Yuegene Fay, a Thai cosplayer, was unable to make a guest appearance due to immigration issues. Upon arrival in Honolulu she was detained and put in a holding cell for three days.[48] Anime Matsuri Hawaii did not return in 2016.[49]

Event history edit

Dates Location Atten. Guests
November 27–29, 2015 Hawaii Convention Center
Honolulu, Hawaii		Johnny Yong Bosch, Stella Chuu, Daizystripper, Maile Flanagan, Crispin Freeman, Goldy, Shunsuke Hasegawa, Linda Le, Yui Minakata, Masahiko Otsuka, Reika, Justin Rojas, and Chinatsu Taira.[50]

Anime licensor edit

In July 2022, Anime Matsuri announced they had licensed two shorts from Nippon Animation, Genbanojō and Chuck Shimezō. Both were dubbed and Vic Mignogna was controversially involved in the production.[51]

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External links edit

  • Official website

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For the annual convention in Florida see Holiday Matsuri For the anime convention in Ohio see Matsuricon Anime Matsuri is an annual four day anime convention traditionally held during spring at the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston Texas The convention s name comes from the Japanese word matsuri meaning festival 4 Anime MatsuriStatusActiveGenreAnime Japanese culture 1 2 VenueGeorge R Brown Convention CenterLocation s Houston TexasCountryUnited StatesInaugurated2007Organized byDeniece and John Leigh 3 Websitewww wbr animematsuri wbr com Contents 1 Programming 2 History 3 Controversies 4 Event history 5 Anime Matsuri Hawaii 5 1 Event history 6 Anime licensor 7 References 8 External linksProgramming editThe convention s programming includes an artists alley a carshow the attendance of celebrities and special guests cosplay chess cosplay contests fashion shows gaming events karaoke LARP live concerts maid cafe panels a vendors and exhibitors area and workshops 1 5 6 7 8 9 The Charity Auction benefited Child s Play in 2009 and raised over 3 000 10 History editThe convention was held at George R Brown Convention Center and Hilton Americas in 2007 11 Anime Matsuris 2008 2009 2010 and 2012 were held at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center and Anime Matsuri 2011 was held at the Crowne Plaza Houston Hotel near Reliant Park Medical Center 12 13 Anime Matsuri 2013 was held at Hyatt Regency Houston 14 The Syfy reality series Heroes of Cosplay filmed the masquerade at Anime Matsuri and was featured in an episode 15 The convention in 2014 moved to the George R Brown Convention Center 6 16 Complaints about the 2014 convention included long lines and delays 7 The convention in 2015 remained at the George R Brown Convention Center and used the first and most of the second floors 8 17 In May 2016 Anime Matsuri announced that the former CEO of Anime Expo Marc Perez would join the convention as COO 18 19 Anime Matsuri 2020 was moved from July to August due to the COVID 19 pandemic and was later canceled after Houston announced the city would be holding no more events in 2020 20 21 22 23 Controversies editThe owners of Anime Matsuri have a history of not paying their partners like Houston native Mike Udompongsuk who lent tens of thousand of dollars to Anime Matsuri over the years but never saw reimbursement and financially burning its guests like the record label PS Company which represented the Japanese rock star Miyavi in 2009 24 Significant financial improprieties have also been alleged against the convention organizers 24 Voice actress Caitlin Glass attended Anime Matsuri 2014 as one of the guests but refuses to have anything to do with the convention after due to poor organisation and treatment of the guests Voice actor Matthew Mercer attended as a guest in 2008 and was told without warning to emcee for the opening ceremony He left Anime Matsuri before the closing ceremony which he was also presumed to emcee for despite not being asked 24 After Anime Matsuri 2015 John Leigh the convention s founder was accused of sexual harassment by several members of the Lolita fashion community 25 These include accusations of unwanted touching slapping buttocks sexual jokes requesting nude photos lifting up clothing and asking a woman when she last had an orgasm 3 25 The convention sent Tyler Willis owner of YouTube channel Last Week Lolita News a cease and desist letter in early 2018 after reporting about John Leigh s sexual harassment 26 27 Boycott Anime Matsuri was formed in 2018 to inform about the conventions past actions with guests such as Johnny Yong Bosch Steven Universe voice actors and Femm later canceling 3 27 Leigh apologized for his past actions 3 In 2019 Houston mayor Sylvester Turner was part of the opening ceremony of Anime Matsuri where he said he expected there to be more than 40 000 attendants that year 28 Anime Matsuri reported an attendance number of 43 000 for that year but these numbers have been disputed 29 Anime Matsuri has been accused of inflating the number of attendants in its yearly reports Patrick Delahanty of AnimeCons com has cited Anime Matsuri as the reason why they did not publish a list of the largest anime cons in the United States in 2019 as they did not want to reward Anime Matsuri for lying 29 Anime Matsuri has been retroactively removed from all of AnimeCons com s previous reports on the largest anime cons of North America citing the significant discrepancies between the numbers reported by the con and the number of tickets sold according to the venue 30 Mayor Turner returned to open the 2021 convention but his appearance and support of the convention triggered controversy 31 Event history editDates Location Guests April 27 29 2007George R Brown Convention Center amp Hilton AmericasHouston TexasChristine Auten Christopher Ayres Back On Jessica Boone Peter Cullen Fizz Tiffany Grant Matt Greenfield Hilary Haag Yaya Han Kyle Jones Chris Patton RikkuX and John Swasey 11 March 21 23 2008The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel amp Convention CenterThe Woodlands TexasAural Vampire Amelie Belcher Bespa Kumamero Luci Christian JoEllen Elam Yaya Han Kate Higgins Yuri Lowenthal Matthew Mercer Vic Mignogna Tara Platt Patrick Seitz Stephanie Sheh Sky Pirate Space Invader Barbara Staples Sonny Strait Bill Winans and Stephanie Young 12 April 10 12 2009The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel amp Convention CenterThe Woodlands TexasTakuya Angel Clint Bickham Luci Christian JoEllen Elam Quinton Flynn Jason David Frank Crispin Freeman Gren DJ Heavygrinder Mike McFarland Matthew Mercer Misako Rocks Miyavi Chris Patton Cynthia Rothrock Kristine Sa Blake Shepard Sonny Strait Strong Machine 2 Diana Tolin and Stephanie Young 32 33 April 2 4 2010The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel amp Convention CenterThe Woodlands TexasAural Vampire Back On Leah Clark Francesca Dani India Davis Crispin Freeman DJ Heavygrinder Thais Jussim Reuben Langdon Elizabeth Licata Mike McFarland Matthew Mercer and Strong Machine 2 34 March 18 20 2011Crowne Plaza Houston Hotel nearReliant Park Medical CenterHouston TexasLuci Christian Gacharic Spin Hamutsun Serve Hangry amp Angry Kyle Hebert Mike McFarland Matthew Mercer Reni Mimura Christopher Corey Smith Michael Suarez J Michael Tatum and Stephanie Young 13 April 6 8 2012The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel amp Convention CenterThe Woodlands TexasAirship Isabella Troy Baker Clint Bickham Luci Christian Maile Flanagan Flow Kathryn Rynn Griffin Yaya Han DJ Heavygrinder Akinori Isobe Masumi Kano Cyril Lumboy Mike McFarland Matthew Mercer Vic Mignogna Amy Reeder Sleeping Samurai Strong Machine 2 Alexis Tipton Shinichi Watanabe Bill Winans and Stephanie Young 35 March 29 31 2013Hyatt Regency HoustonHouston TexasMisako Aoki Johnny Yong Bosch David Brehm Erin Fitzgerald Kathryn Rynn Griffin Yaya Han Kyle Hebert Kelly Hu Catherine Jones Masumi Kano Mike McFarland Matthew Mercer Carli Mosier Justin Rojas Michelle Rojas Janet Varney Waveya Bill Winans and Stephanie Young 14 March 14 16 2014George R Brown Convention CenterHouston TexasMisako Aoki Johnny Yong Bosch Luci Christian Eyeshine Caitlin Glass Shunsuke Hasegawa DJ HeavyGrinder Aya Ikeda Catherine Jones Masumi Kano Linda Le Yuri Lowenthal Mike McFarland Matthew Mercer Tara Platt Marisha Ray Reika TeddyLoid Janet Varney Bill Winans Mai Yamamoto and Stephanie Young 36 April 3 5 2015George R Brown Convention CenterHouston TexasMisako Aoki Asuka Luci Christian Olivia Chubear Stella Chuu Crispin Freeman Todd Haberkorn Shunsuke Hasegawa DJ HeavyGrinder Catherine Jones Shigeto Koyama Harrison Krix Linda Le Maki Michiyo Murase Atsushi Nishigori Nylon Pink Putumayo Reika Stephanie Sheh Kaname Shiroboshi Sushio TeddyLoid Anna Tsuchiya Hiromi Wakabayashi Bill Winans Yoh Yoshinari and Stephanie Young 37 February 26 28 2016George R Brown Convention CenterHouston TexasAkira Ani Mia Misako Aoki Astarohime Angela Bermudez Johnny Yong Bosch David Brehm Stella Chuu Leah Clark Dario Lance Falk Goldy Shunsuke Hasegawa Hitomi Kelly Hu Chuck Huber Kaname Shinichi Kurita Linda Le Lana Marie Mike McFarland Vic Mignogna Yui Minakata Tae Yeon Minemes Morning Musume Enji Night Ram Rider Reika Shiva Yuzuru Tachikawa Brian Tee Christian Tremblay Yvon Tremblay Jennifer Van Damsel David Vincent Bill Winans and Stephanie Young 38 April 7 9 2017George R Brown Convention CenterHouston TexasAkidearest Akira The Anime Man Misako Aoki Anjali Bhimani Brilliant Kingdom Christine Marie Cabanos Danny Choo Charlet Chung Stella Chuu Dancing Dolls Disacode Midori Fukasawa Gacharic Spin Megumi Han Shunsuke Hasegawa Hiko Laura Jansen Brittney Karbowski Pion Kim Su Hyun Kim Ladybeard Mago Kazuya Masumoto Vic Mignogna Yui Minakata Mirei Misty Chronexia Aza Miyuko Enji Night Fumio Osano Romi Park Carolina Ravassa Reika Sailor Moon Musical Cast Sakurako Shiva Masami Suda Chinatsu Taira and Cristina Vee 39 March 30 April 1 2018George R Brown Convention CenterHouston TexasPatricia Acevedo Yuri Akiba Akira B Project Beau Billingslea Mario Castaneda Leon Chiro Color Pointe Dancing Dolls Hana Dinh Dorilooko Shunsuke Hasegawa Honey Popcorn Doug Jones Tetsuya Kakihara Pion Kim Chiaki Kon Astarohime Koyu Made Monster Maul Cosplay Yua Mikami Hideki Nakayama Natsumi Enji Night Fumio Osano Pugoffka Root Ryu en Asami Sanada DJ Shintaro Shiva Somenzari DJ Sunamori Mari Takahashi Team China Mirei Touyama Hibiki Yoshizaki and Zwei 40 June 13 16 2019George R Brown Convention CenterHouston TexasApink Eva Bella Ricardo Brust Mario Castaneda Leon Chiro Richard Dorton Rick Farmiloe Gacharic Spin Hana Bunny HaneAme Wataru Hatano Junko Iwao Doug Jones Ellen Kim Aina Kusuda Patrick Kwok Choon Ladybaby Reuben Langdon Jason Liles Made Monster Alan Maxson Vic Mignogna DJ Misaki P Sara Mitich Nervo Enji Night Nobuhiko Okamoto Reika Damon Runyan Harumo Sanazaki Nozomu Sasaki T J Storm and Livvy Stubenrauch 41 July 8 11 2021George R Brown Convention CenterHouston TexasPatricia Acevedo Morgan Berry Matt Frank Hana Bunny Made Monster Vic Mignogna Pugoffka and Kaho Shibuya 42 July 29 31 2022George R Brown Convention CenterHouston TexasPoonam Basu Morgan Berry Leon Chiro Tiffany Gordon Hana Bunny Made Monster Bryan Massey Vic Mignogna Pugoffka Tiffany Vollmer 43 Dreamcatcher and Me 44 August 10 13 2023George R Brown Convention CenterHouston TexasCynthia Cranz Gacharic Spin Hana Bunny Shunsuke Hasegawa Daisuke Ichikawa Vic Mignogna Pugoffka Ryu En Sakurako Tiffany Vollmer and Linda Young 45 Anime Matsuri Hawaii editAnime Matsuri Hawaii AMHI was a three day anime convention held during November at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu Hawaii 46 The convention s programming included a concert cosplay showcase J Fashion show screenings and panels 47 Yuegene Fay a Thai cosplayer was unable to make a guest appearance due to immigration issues Upon arrival in Honolulu she was detained and put in a holding cell for three days 48 Anime Matsuri Hawaii did not return in 2016 49 Event history edit Dates Location Atten Guests November 27 29 2015Hawaii Convention CenterHonolulu HawaiiJohnny Yong Bosch Stella Chuu Daizystripper Maile Flanagan Crispin Freeman Goldy Shunsuke Hasegawa Linda Le Yui Minakata Masahiko Otsuka Reika Justin Rojas and Chinatsu Taira 50 Anime licensor editIn July 2022 Anime Matsuri announced they had licensed two shorts from Nippon Animation Genbanojō and Chuck Shimezō Both were dubbed and Vic Mignogna was controversially involved in the production 51 References edit a b Anime Matsuri Convention KHOU TV Archived from the original on October 4 2013 Retrieved May 12 2013 Great Day Anime Matsuri KHOU TV Archived from the original on April 19 2014 Retrieved April 17 2014 a b c d Darling Cary March 28 2018 Houston s Anime Matsuri festival draws sexual harassment controversy Houston Chronicle Archived from the original on June 16 2019 Retrieved June 16 2019 Berardo Maggie March 31 2015 Turning Japanese Houston Style 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