September 04, 2008
Masquerade, Cosplay Chess, and Dating Game Registration

Sign-ups for the Masquerade, Cosplay Chess, and Dating games are now online:

Masquerade:

http://www.anotheranimecon.com/2008-masqrules.php

Cosplay Chess:

http://www.anotheranimecon.com/2008-chess.php

Dating Game:

http://www.anotheranimecon.com/2008-datinggame.php

August 31, 2008
Another Anime Convention 2008 has a reserved room block

In order to reserve a room at our reduced rate, please call in your reservation and mention "Another Anime Convention." Please note that the Radisson hotel has a minimum age requirement of 21 years old to check into a room. The hotel policy can be found here: http://www.radisson.com/customerservice/policy

Room rates for Another Anime Con 2008
For a single/double room: $109 (per night)
For a triple/quad room: $119 (per night)

*All reservations must be made by phone. The reduced rate will only be given to those who mention Another Anime Convention.
Hotel Phone number: (603) 888-9970

August 25, 2008
Themed Raffle Baskets

A portion of the proceeds goes to sponsor the Devon Nicole House. The Devon Nicole House is a non-profit foundation dedicated to providing a home-away-from-home for families that have children receiving care at Children's Hospital Boston. Help us raise money for such a great cause!
Don't forget to stop by the Another Anime Convention table located in the dealers room.

Each year we put together a variety of themed raffle baskets bursting with unique, entertaining and highly amusing goodies.

1 Ticket - $1.00
6 Tickets- $5.00

Rules: Winner must be present during the drawing to claim their prizes. The time of the drawing will be posted at the table.

August 09, 2008
Running a Panel

Good Afternoon All. If your looking to run a panel at AAC, please get an email off to me at Timothy.Gravelle@gmail.com that I can work with you on scheduling it. There is a form that has all the information I need right here. http://www.anotheranimecon.com/panelregform.pdf

All forms need to be in to me by September 1st. Any questions can be addressed to the email address above.

If you want to run an Event you need to contact Buddha at mokona03036@yahoo.com

August 07, 2008
Harvest Moon Dance, approaching deadlines and a new sponsor

AAC is proud to announce its second annual formal ball! Details on the theme, costume rules and getting an invitation are available on the Harvest Moon Dance page, so please take a look so you don't miss out!

We have added some important deadlines to our main page, as well as our new sponsor, Right Stuf!

July 29, 2008
Finally a website update!

Since our webmistress is a lazy bum, it's been a while since there was a good update. However, she has been thoroughly beaten and finally got some updates done!

The AMV rules and regulations, as well as information on the new Extreme Iron Editor competition are on the AMV page.

Artists' Alley is FULL. All applications received from this point forward (as well as some that have already been received) will be wait-listed.

We've added some pictures of our lovely new location. Don't forget, AAC offers free parking. Means more money for the vendor room or POCKY.

Some of our favorite guests will be back!

And last but certainly not least, Jess has released some of the sponsorship opportunities available this year. Check them out!

July 16, 2008
Announcing New Summer Matsuri Events!

Another Anime Convention is pleased to announce the addition of several events to a Summer Matsuri. We have added a cosplay dance panel, board games, a karaoke competition, cosplay dance off, and more.

Some of these events will take place on the evening before a Summer Matsuri, August 29. We have also posted registration times!

http://www.summermatsuri.com

July 02, 2008
Registration Info Up

The registration pricing and information is now available on the registration page.

June 12, 2008
Summer Matsuri postponed to August 30

Bad News. We have just been informed that due to unforeseen issues with the venue which will not be resolved until July, we will not be able to host a Summer Matsuri on the original date.

The good news is that a Summer Matsuri has not been canceled. A Summer Matsuri has been rescheduled to August 30. This date was chosen to avoid conflicting with the upcoming and very busy schedule of summer anime conventions on the east cost.

With the change in date, we would also like to announce that we will be able to have additional events on the evening of Friday, August 29. Stay tuned for information about this and what we expect will be a big (and good) announcement over the next week.

Finally, we would like to offer a sincere apology to everyone who had adjusted their schedules to attend a Summer Matsuri. We realize that some have been changing work schedules, canceling plans, reserving hotel rooms, and preparing costumes for this event, and we are deeply sorry to have this wrench thrown into the works so close to show time.

April 20, 2008
Announcing a Summer Matsuri

ICenter in Salem, NH along with staff from Another Anime Convention are proud to announce a new joint venture, called a Summer Matsuri. This one day "mini" convention on June 21, 2008 in the ICenter facility.

The day will be filled with events such as cosplay chess, a masquerade and a Smash Brothers Tournament. There will also be panels and a video game room, and at night it will end with a concert by Echostream and then a dance.

For more information, visit the event website at http://www.summermatsuri.com

March 30, 2008
Memorial Day Parade Contest

On May 26th, 2008 Another Anime Convention will be marching in the Tewksbury, MA Memorial Day Parade. We are looking for 25 lucky cosplayers to join us! It is a great opportunity to strut your cosplay abilities in front of hundreds of people.

Rules:
*All cosplays must be PG
*For the safety of participants and parade goers no realistic weapons are allowed (metal, water guns, etc)
*Cosplay must be based on anime, video game or traditional Japanese clothing.
*Winners will be picked by 3 criteria- quality, visual appearance and easily recognizable cosplays.
Note: May 26th will probably be a warm day so please choose your cosplay accordingly.

Please send all entries to jess@anotheranimecon.com with your full name, age, cosplay character name and what they are from. Subject: Parade contest

March 17, 2008
Yomise coming up on April 26

Next month we will be hosting another Yomise at The Game Castle in Londonderry NH. For anyone that hasn't attended yet, we run a "night festival" from 8pm to 2am. We offer some video games, some panels, a cosplay contest and then a dance. More information will be forthcoming in the next weeks and we hope to see you there!

March 10, 2008
Unveiling our new mascot

Congratulations to Shauna Leva, who drew this year's AAC mascot! We had seven awesome entries, and the voting was VERY close. All the entries can be seen here for your enjoyment. If you are one of these talented artists and you haven't contacted us with your information, please email Aka-Chan with your name and website/portfolio link so you can get your due credit!

We should have some nice content updates soon as well. If you want to run a panel at AAC 2008, please take a peek at our events page for registration forms.

December 11, 2007
Yomise - AAC's Night Festival!

Come join us Dec 29th for a night of fun and excitement including contests, cosplay and dancing! For more information click on the Yomise button below!

October 15, 2007
Lisa's Letter!

Thank you to everyone for making this year our best yet. We hope that you enjoyed all the events, panels, and workshops. We would like to especially thank the special guests, artists, and all our attendees.

10 months of hard work from every one of our staff members went into making this convention the success that it is. Another Anime Convention is still a fresh con, but its success at such a young age is phenomenal.

This year was our second convention, held at the Courtyard by Marriott in Nashua, NH on Friday, October 12th through Sunday the 14th. We hope to continue growing and bringing fun and joy to anime fans in New England.

Don’t forget to keep checking back for the latest news and updates. Also visit our forums to chat with friends, look at pictures and videos from the convention and leave feedback.

Sincerely,
Lisa Sussenberger
Convention Chairperson