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Anime Weekend Atlanta

Annual anime convention in Georgia, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anime Weekend Atlanta
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Anime Weekend Atlanta (AWA) is an annual four-day anime convention held during December at the Georgia World Congress Center, Building C in Atlanta, Georgia.[3][4]

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Programming

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]

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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.

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