The convention typically offers an Anime Music Video contest, Artists' Alley, car show, concerts, costume contest, dances, Dealer's Room, fashion show, formal ball, game shows, idol festival, karaoke, Maid Cafe, panels, RPG Gaming, tabletop gaming, Video Gaming, and Workshops.[2][8][9][10][11][12] Anime Weekend Atlanta during the convention has 24-hour programming.[13]
History
The Anime Music Video contest in 2001 had 200 plus entries.[9] The AMV contest in 2003 took over three hours and had 300 plus entries.[14] The Dealer's Room took up 72,000 square feet in 2007.[10]Cartoon Network announced the end of its Toonami block during a panel at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2008.[15][16] Loverin Tamburin could not enter the United States for their 2015 appearance due to visa issues.[17] Anime Weekend Atlanta 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18][19] An online event was later held from December 18–20, 2020.[20] Anime Weekend Atlanta in 2021 had both a mask mandate and vaccination/testing policy.[21][22] The convention also occurred during the 2021 World Series, causing local traffic concerns.[23] Anime Weekend Atlanta moved to the Georgia World Congress Center in 2024 and was in December.[3][12] Vendor space was also greatly expanded.
Ippongi Bang, Steve Bennett, Michael Brady, Juliet Cesario, Tim Eldred, Ed Hill, Carl Gustav Horn, Scott Houle, Amy Howard-Wilson, Shimpei Itoh, Kuni Kimura, Bruce Lewis, Bill Mayo, Neil Nadelman, Mio Odagi, Rikki Simons, Scott Simpson, Toren Smith, Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons, and Robert Woodhead.[27]
Steve Bennett, Jo Chen, Kelli Cousins, Robert DeJesus, Tim Eldred, Peter Fernandez, Nickey Froberg, Carl Gustav Horn, Amy Howard-Wilson, Allison Keith-Shipp, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Fred Ladd, Bruce Lewis, Jason Martin, Neil Nadelman, Toshio Okada, Corinne Orr, Monica Rial, Jan Scott-Frazier, Rikki Simons, Doug Smith, Kira Vincent-Davis, Brett Weaver, David L. Williams, and Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons.[32]
September 24–26, 2004
Renaissance Waverly Hotel Cobb Galleria Centre Atlanta, Georgia
Renaissance Waverly Hotel Cobb Galleria Centre Atlanta, Georgia
8,949
Masahiro Aizawa, Keitaro Arima, Luci Christian, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Lauren Goodnight, Carl Gustav Horn, Amy Howard-Wilson, Vic Mignogna, Neil Nadelman. Sasha Paysinger, Fred Perry, Monica Rial, Stephanie Sheh, Michael Sinterniklaas, TsuShiMaMiRe, David L. Williams, and Travis Willingham.[35]
September 21–23, 2007
Renaissance Waverly Hotel Cobb Galleria Centre Atlanta, Georgia
10,200
Greg Ayres, The Captains, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, The Emeralds, Lauren Goodnight, Carl Gustav Horn, Amy Howard-Wilson, Noboru Ishiguro, Mike McFarland, Vic Mignogna, Neil Nadelman, Peelander-Z, Monica Rial, Rikki Simons, Barbara Staples, David L. Williams, and Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons.[36]
September 19–21, 2008
Renaissance Waverly Hotel Cobb Galleria Centre Atlanta, Georgia
11,101
Jennie Breeden, The Captains, Ashley Clark, Camilla d'Errico, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, The Emeralds, Peter Fernandez, Illich Guardiola, Yaya Han, Carl Gustav Horn, Amy Howard-Wilson, Patrick Macias, Vic Mignogna, Neil Nadelman, Corinne Orr, Peelander-Z, Fred Perry, PikaBelleChu, Monica Rial, Rikki Simons, Barbara Staples, Jonathan Tarbox, TsuShiMaMiRe, David L. Williams, Travis Willingham, David G. Wilson III, Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons, and Toshifumi Yoshida.[37]
September 18–20, 2009
Renaissance Waverly Hotel Cobb Galleria Centre Atlanta, Georgia
11,717
Amazon Mandy, Troy Baker, Jennie Breeden, Ashley Clark, Camilla d'Errico, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Tim Eldred, Caitlin Glass, Yaya Han, Carl Gustav Horn, Amy Howard-Wilson, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Helen McCarthy, Vic Mignogna, Misako Rocks!, Neil Nadelman, Omodaka, Outland Armour, Peelander-Z, PikaBelleChu, Rikki Simons, Jonathan Tarbox, David L. Williams, David G. Wilson III, and Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons.[38]
September 17–19, 2010
Renaissance Waverly Hotel Cobb Galleria Centre Atlanta, Georgia
12,718
Shinji Aramaki, Laura Bailey, Jennie Breeden, Tim Eldred, Yaya Han, Carl Gustav Horn, Amy Howard-Wilson, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Helen McCarthy, Vic Mignogna, Neil Nadelman, Lisa Ortiz, Rikki Simons, Michael Sinterniklaas, Jonathan Tarbox, David L. Williams, Travis Willingham, David G. Wilson III, Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons.[39]
September 30-October 2, 2011
Renaissance Waverly Hotel Cobb Galleria Centre Atlanta, Georgia
Zach Aguilar, Ash Da Hero, Johnny Yong Bosch, Sean Chiplock, Luci Christian, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Creep-P, Jordan Dash Cruz, Kelsey Cruz, Lizzie Freeman, Tiffany Grant, Michael Kovach, Marissa Lenti, David Matranga, Adam McArthur, Ashley Nichols, Alex Organ, Nami Tamaki, Kaiji Tang, Misa Watanabe, and Anne Yatco.[4]