The Holiday Inn Executive Center is venue for the eighth Anime Mid-Atlantic convention. The hotel space is smaller than our previous site, so we expect that this year's AMA will feel more like the early years. A flashback to our past. Of course, all of your convention favorite events will return again this year...
Anime Mid-Atlantic is proud to present Vic Mignogna in concert! Vic will be performing original pop music with many of his songs having anime influences. He will also perform themes from well known anime series. The concert begins Saturday evening at 6PM.
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Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid TSR (FUNimation) - Friday 12:30PM |
Opening Ceremonies - Friday 6:30PM |
Rock Band Idol - Friday 7:30PM |
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Christopher Ayres & Greg Ayres Autograph Session - Saturday Noon |
Voice Acting - Saturday 1:30PM |
Vic Mignogna & Chuck Huber Autograph Session - Saturday 4PM |
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Robotech - Saturday Noon |
FUNimation brand preview - Saturday 1PM |
Vic Mignogna Concert - Saturday 6PM |
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Cosplay - Saturday 8PM |
Art Auction - Sunday Noon |
Closing Ceremonies - Sunday 3:15PM |
This year's Artist Alley will be located in the foyer outside of the Vendor Room and stretch towards the foyer area near Main Events. Artists will be able to create, display, and commission their works for convention attendees. Because of the reduced space this year, the Artist Alley is currently sold out.
Cosplayers have always been a major part of the convention scene over the years. For those interested in some competition, Anime Mid-Atlantic has two separate competitive cosplay events. During the Saturday night Masquerade, cosplayers will perform and showcase their craft and showmanship talents on the grand stage. If you are not quite ready for the bright lights of the stage, you can also enter the Hall Costume Contest during Friday and Saturday. Our new experimental event, Fan Favorite Costumes, is an event for everyone where attendees can vote on their favorite costumes at the convention. You can contact cosplay@animemidatlantic.com for more information.
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Hall Costume Contest - Friday 7PM |
Hall Costume Contest - Saturday 9AM |
Cosplay Rehearsal - Saturday Noon |
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Costume Pattern Making - Saturday 2PM |
Running a Costume Business - Saturday 5PM |
Cosplay Green Room - Saturday 5:30PM |
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Cosplay Seating - Saturday 7:30PM |
Cosplay - Saturday 8PM |
Elitism in Cosplay - Sunday Noon |
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Cosplay Forum - Sunday 1PM |
Look-A-Like Contest - Friday and Saturday |
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Showcase your best artwork for everyone to see at the Art Show. You can have it displayed and/or make it available to be bidded on by attendees. Art pieces with multiple bids will then go to Sunday's Art Auction. You can contact artshow@animemidatlantic.com for more information.
Various genres of music are brought together with anime imaginery to create an anime music video. Our contest covers three categories of: Action, Drama, Romance, Comedy and Rhythm. Come experience the latest and greatest in fan-produced anime music videos.
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Concepts and Theories on AMVs - Friday 1:30PM |
Anime Music Video Contest - Friday 4PM |
Basics of AMV Editing - Friday 9PM |
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AMV Salad: With More Crunchy Bits - Friday 11PM |
Advanced AMV Editing - Saturday 1PM |
Anime Music Video Contest - Saturday 3:30PM |
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AMV Replay: Videos That Did Not Make The Contest - Saturday 10:30PM |
atthecon.com presents, the Ten Greatest AMVs of All Time - Sunday 10AM |
Anime Music Video Critique - Sunday 11AM |
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AMV Awards - Sunday 2PM |
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Our series of panel discussions and demos and hands-on workshops will cover a wide range of attendee interests: anime fandom, video games, music, cultural topics, cinema, the internet, and much more. And don't forget to stop by and meet our featured guests. Information about our series of panels and workshops is now online.
The Video Game Room will be stocked with the latest cutting edge video games and consoles plus some old school favorites. Our series of the tournaments include: DDR, Halo 3, Rock Band, Mario Kart, and Smash Bros Brawl.
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Mario Kart (Wii) Tournament - Friday 7PM |
Dance Dance Revolution Qualifier - Friday 6PM |
Rock Band Idol - Friday 7:30PM |
| Halo 3 FFA Tournament - Friday 10PM |
X-strike Studios presents: Silent Horror - Friday midnight |
MMORPG - Friday 11PM |
| Fighting Games - Saturday 10AM |
Dance Dance Revolution Qualifier - Saturday 10AM |
World of Warcraft Online RoundTable - Saturday 11:30AM |
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How to Program Video Games - Saturday 3PM |
Dance Dance Revolution Tournament - Saturday 6PM |
Smash Bros Brawl Tournament - Saturday 10PM |
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X-strike Studios presents: Resident Horror - Saturday midnight |
Halo 3 Team Tournament - Saturday 4PM |
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Main Events and two Video Rooms will screen a mix of classic and the latest anime available in the U.S. We show subtitled and dubbed movies, OAVs, and television shows. Dubbed anime is usually shown to highlight the talents of voice actors who come to AMA as featured guests. We also like to mix in a few samples of live-action Asian cinema as well. A full schedule will not be posted until a couple of weeks before the convention. We are a family friendly convention so video ratings will be posted and printed for parents of younger children.
Come to the Friday night event where you're the star! Anime Mid-Atlantic's annual Karaoke is back again and in a bigger venue. Bring your favorite anime music and sign up to sing, then join your intrepid hosts for a show no one will want to miss! The show begins Friday night at 10PM.
The Dance will be held in Main Events after the Cosplay on Saturday night.