Anime Central ( ACen ) is an annual three-day anime convention held during May at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare & Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois . The convention is organized by the Midwest Animation Promotion Society (MAPS).
14-483: The convention typically offers anime viewing rooms, artist alley, autograph sessions, concerts, dances/rave, dealer's room, gaming (arcade, role play, table top, trading card, video) formal ball, karaoke, masquerade, panels, and Q&As. During the convention, the gaming room runs for 24-hour a day. Anime Central was formed in 1998 due to the lack of anime gatherings in the Central United States. During
28-400: A crowdfunding campaign to help fix or replace Frazier's oxygen concentrator. Lee said Frazier was in poor health and had recently been removed from a kidney transplant list. On August 23, 2024, Frazier launched a crowdfunding campaign to help her get into a assisted living facility. On October 31, 2024, Scott-Frazier launched another crowdfunding campaign to pay for living assisted costs due to
42-486: A robbery. Discussed during several interviews, the worst anime Frazier worked on was Buchigiri 4 for Artland , and she asked to not be credited. Due to constraints (speed and low budget), several cost-cutting measures were used, including outsourcing of cell work to Korea and reduced cell counts. Due to Buchigiri being so despised by staff, the storyboards were later burned at 3 a.m. in a Red Lobster parking lot. This article about one or more people who work in
56-605: A technical director and would serve as president of the Japan-based United States branch in 1996. She would later leave the company to become a freelancer. During Blood: The Last Vampire ' s production, Frazier's unedited first draft of the English language dialog was unexpectedly used. Frazier would also work on several video games including Ghost in the Shell and Quo Vadis 2 . She returned to
70-752: Is an American who has worked in various roles of the Japanese anime industry for 20 years, including producer. Frazier was one of the few foreigners to work in the Japanese anime industry. Frazier moved to Japan in April 1987 and switched into an animation education program that October. She would eventually teach at the school in December 1988. Frazier was in Hangzhou, China when the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 escalated. During her drive to
84-607: The 2001 convention, construction was occurring at the hotel while the event was underway. Guest Robert DeJesus got married by guest Jan Scott-Frazier , an ordained minister, during the convention. At the 2003 convention, the weekend lines to register for the convention ranged from 90 minutes for pre-registered attendees to 3 hours for others. In 2004 several scheduling problems occurred and opening ceremonies were delayed an hour due to audio-visual problems. The convention experienced problems with its registration system in 2008 resulting in extremely long lines. Two cosplay weddings were held at
98-571: The Galactic Heroes . It is also well known for producing the anime adaptation of Katekyō Hitman Reborn! . On March 17, 2006, Marvelous Entertainment announced that Artland would become a subsidiary of Marvelous Entertainment Inc., effective on April 3, 2006. Subsequently, Artland became a kabushiki-gaisha . On November 15, 2010, Marvelous Entertainment Inc. announced the split of Artland Inc.'s animation department into Animation Studio Artland Inc., effective on 2010-12-01. All shares of
112-658: The United States due to a Japanese anime industry collapse and worked for a company that wanted help in the US. During the Anime Central 2001 costume contest, Frazier served as minister during Robert DeJesus wedding. Frazier would later start the nonprofit Voices For, a group of voice actors who released the album Voices for Peace and donated the money to charities including CARE and Doctors Without Borders . In January 2022, voice actress Amanda Winn Lee launched
126-578: The airport, she was briefly shot at. During Frazier's career she worked in many roles including animation checker, photographer, inbetweener, and others. Starting in 1992, Frazier set up TAO, a studio in Thailand and ran it for 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 years. Riots also occurred in Bangkok when Frazier was working there. Izumi Matsumoto in 1994 created the first digital manga, named Comic On , with Frazier producing. Frazier worked for Production I.G as
140-435: The anime industry is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an American film producer is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Artland (company) Artland Inc. ( Japanese : 株式会社アートランド , Hepburn : Kabushiki-gaisha Ātorando ) is a Japanese animation studio . It has produced numerous noted anime series, including the award-winning Mushishi and epic Legend of
154-628: The company, with Artland's president Kuniharu Okano owning the other 49%, in order to strengthen business and animation production relations between the two companies. In July 2017, however, it was reported that the company was closing down due to financial debt. Kuniharu Okano later stated that "the company was seeking restructuring help" rather than shutting down, but in August of the same year Emon reported having transferred its stakes to Tokyo-based company LEVELS, citing difficulties with restructuring an overseas animation studio. The debt incurred by Artland
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#1732801538647168-579: The convention in 2012, along with the Hyatt needing to be evacuated due to a fire alarm. Anime Central hosted the 2014 US Finals for the World Cosplay Summit . Anime Central 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The convention in 2022 changed its COVID-19 policies shortly before the convention, no longer requiring masks or vaccination. Due to poor feedback from attendees,
182-405: The new company then were transferred to Kuniharu Okano. In December 2010, Animation Studio Artland Inc. ( Japanese : 株式会社アニメーションスタジオ・アートランド , Hepburn : Kabushiki-gaisha Animēshon Sutajio Ātorando ) was established and Artland Inc.'s animation production business was transferred to the new company. In 2015, Emon , the Japanese branch of Haoliners Animation League , bought a 51% stake in
196-504: The policy was later modified requiring masks in several areas. Anime Central Aftershock! was a programming track offered at the Chicago Comic-Con on August 6–9, 2009. Programming included anime showings, artist appearances, contests, cosplay, and panel events. Anime Central partnered with Otaquest to hold an online anime convention on August 15–16, 2020. Jan Scott-Frazier Jan Scott-Frazier (born Scott Frazier )
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