Anime Friends

Anime Friends is a South American annual anime convention produced by Maru Division Corporation. It was originally held in São Paulo, Brazil during the month of July, and it expanded to Argentina (2009–17) and Chile (2013).

Anime Friends
StatusActive
Location(s)São Paulo
Aeroporto Campo de Marte

Buenos Aires
Centro de Exposiciones Miguelete

Santiago
Centro de Eventos Chimkowe
CountryBrazil
Argentina
Chile
Inaugurated2003
Attendance120,000 in 2008
WebsiteArgentina's official website
Brazil's official website
Chile's official website

History

Event history

DatesLocationAtten.Guests
July 3–6, 2003 Colégio Madre Cabrini
São Paulo, Brazil
Hironobu Kageyama, Akira Kushida, Hiroshi Watari[1]
July 8–11, 2004 Espaço das Américas
São Paulo, Brazil
25,000Masaaki Endoh, Hironobu Kageyama, Masami Okui, and Eizo Sakamoto[2]
July 14–17, 2005 Universidade Uni Sant'Anna
São Paulo, Brazil
45,000Yoshiki Fukuyama, Hironobu Kageyama, Akira Kushida, and Takayuki Miyauchi[3]
July 13–16, 2006 Universidade Uni Sant'Anna
São Paulo, Brazil
50,000Massacration, Masaaki Endoh, Hiroshi Kitadani, and Yumi Matsuzawa[4]
July 14~15 and 19~22, 2007 Universidade Uni Sant'Anna
São Paulo, Brazil
79,000Masaaki Endoh, Edu Falaschi, Yoko Ishida, Hironobu Kageyama, MoJo, Pato Fu, Kōji Wada, and Nobuo Yamada[5]
July 11~13 and 16~20, 2008 Mart Center
São Paulo, Brazil[6]
120,000Akira Kushida, Takayuki Miyauchi, Takumi Tsutsui, Hideaki Takatori, Almah, Shaaman, Aki Misato, JAM Project (Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Yoshiki Fukuyama, Masami Okui, Hiroshi Kitadani and Ricardo Cruz)[7]
July 10~12 and 17–19, 2009 Mart Center
São Paulo, Brazil
Kagrra, Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Hiroshi Kitadani, Nobuo Yamada, Akira Kushida, Shinichi Ishihara and Yukio Yamagata
July 09~11 and 15~18, 2010 Mart Center
São Paulo, Brazil
Akira Kushida, Shinichi Ishihara, Takayuki Miyauchi, Aki Misato, Minami Kuribayashi, Chihiro Yonekura, Angra, Piyo Rabbie and Aural Vampire
July 08~10 and 15~17, 2011[8] Mart Center
São Paulo, Brazil
Akira Kushida, Psychic Lover, Nobuo Yamada, Takayoshi Tanimoto, M.O.V.E., Kaya and Angra
July 05–08 and 12-15, 2012 Faculdade Cantareira
São Paulo, Brazil
Nobuo Yamada, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Paul Zaloom, Kaya and JAM Project (Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Masami Okui, Hiroshi Kitadani and Ricardo Cruz - Yoshiki Fukuyama was unable to attend due to health issues)
July 11–14 and 18-21, 2013 Campo de Marte
São Paulo, Brazil
Nobuo Yamada, Akira Kushida, Família Lima, Yumi Matsuzawa, Gloria, Andre Matos, Eyeshine, Chihiro Yonekura, Oreskaband, Shinichi Ishihara, Takumi Tsutsui and JAM Project (Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Masami Okui, Hiroshi Kitadani, Yoshiki Fukuyama and Ricardo Cruz
July 17–20 and 24-27, 2014 Campo de Marte
São Paulo, Brazil
Flow, Reika, You Kikkawa, Oreskaband, Kōji Wada, Ayumi Miyazaki, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Noturnall, Almah, Motsu, Back-On, Nobuo Yamada, Eizo Sakamoto, Família Lima, Chris Claremont and Daniel HDR
July 10–12 and 17-19, 2015 Campo de Marte
São Paulo, Brazil
Ayu Brazil, Flow, Cross Gene, Detonator, Home Made Kazoku, Inkt, Joe Inoue, Kaname, Reika, Matsuko Mawatari, Ricardo Cruz, Sasaki Sayaka, Screw, Snowkel, Tetsuo Kurata, Carolina Munhóz, Raphael Draccon and Daniel HDR
July 08–10 and 15-17, 2016 Campo de Marte
São Paulo, Brazil
Joe Inoue, Ricardo Cruz, Detonator, Nobuo Yamada, Ayumi Miyazaki, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Yumi Matsuzawa, Hiroki Takahashi. Yuuya Asaoka, Ricardo Fábio, Edu Falaschi, Rodrigo Rossi, Larissa Tassi, LM.C, Mai Hoshimura, Sambomaster, Takumi Tsutsui, Shouhei Kusaka, LeChat, Liui Aquino, Jason Faunt [9]
July 07–09, 2017 Transamerica Expo Center
São Paulo, Brazil
Do As Infinity, T.M. Revolution, Asian Kung-fu Generation, Takumi Tsutsui[10]
July 06–09, 2018 Anhembi Parque
São Paulo, Brazil
Takumi Hashimoto, Oreskaband, Yumi Matsuzawa, Snowkel, Deadlift Lolita, ((Hatsune Miku)), ((Ultraman Heroes)) [11]

Event Story

DatesLocationAtten.Guests
July 24~26, 2009 Colegio Nichia Gakuin
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Hiroshi Kitadani and Ricardo Cruz
July 24~25, 2010 Instituto San Antonio
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aki Misato, Chihiro Yonekura, Kouji Wada, Ricardo Cruz and Aural Vampire
July 23~24, 2011 Instituto San Antonio
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Takayoshi Tanimoto, Nobuo Yamada, Ricardo Cruz, m.o.v.e and Kaya
July 21~23, 2012 Centro de Exposiciones Miguelete
Buenos Aires, Argentina
JAM Project (Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Hiroshi Kitadani, Masami Okui and Ricardo Cruz)
July 19~21, 2013 Centro de Exposiciones Miguelete
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nobuo Yamada and Yumi Matsuzawa
July 18~20, 2014 Centro de Exposiciones Miguelete
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Oreskaband
July 24~26, 2015 Centro de Exposiciones Miguelete
Buenos Aires, Argentina
FLOW
July 22~24, 2016 Centro de Exposiciones Miguelete
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Joe Inoue, Nobuo Yamada and Yumi Matsuzawa
July 21~23, 2017 Centro de Exposiciones Miguelete
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rookiez is Punk'd

Event Story

DatesLocationAtten.Guests
July 27, 2013 Teatro Caupolicán
Santiago, Chile
Juan Andrés Salfate, Ricardo Cruz and Chihiro Yonekura

References

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  2. "Anime Friends 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
  3. "Anime Friends 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
  4. "Anime Friends 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
  5. "Anime Friends 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
  6. "Anime Friends 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  7. "Anime Friends 2008 Information". Yamato Corp. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  8. "pinhaltrollers: Image". pinhaltrollers (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  9. animefriends.com.br/e_programacao.shtml#main
  10. animefriends.com.br/e_programacao.shtml
  11. animefriends.com.br/e_programacao.shtml

See also

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