2012 Program Guide
table of contents 3 Letter from the Con Chair 4 Guests of Honor 14 Events 23 Video Programming 26 Panels & Workshops 33 Artists’ Alley 39 Dealers’ Room 41 Room Directory 43 Maps 50 Where to Eat 60 Getting Around 61 Rules 67 Sponsors 68 Volunteering 69 Staff 72 Autographs APRIL 6–8, 2012 1 ANIME BOSTON CELEBRATES 10 YEARS! 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Attendance: Attendance: Attendance: Attendance: Attendance: 4,110 3,656 7,500 9,354 11,500 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Attendance: Attendance: Attendance: Attendance: Attendance: 14,339 15,438 17,236 19,136 ????? This weekend we're celebrating Anime Boston's 10th anniversary. We would never have reached this milestone year without our fabulous guests, the support and effort of our staff, and the overwhelming love and inspiration our attendees have provided over the last nine years. Thank you! 2 Anime Boston 2012 LETTER FROM THE CON CHAIR Greetings! On behalf of the New England Anime Society, our honored guests and the entire Anime Boston staff, it is my honor and pleasure to welcome you to Anime Boston 2012! This year is particularly exciting, as we are celebrating our tenth anniversary. When I think back on 2002, when we were working to organize ourselves and plan for the first year of the convention, I’m still astounded at how much has the event has grown and developed. Like a child, the convention “grew up” faster than we expected, and around it, we have lived ten years of life. For those of us who were there from the beginning this means ten years of marriages, children born, friends who have passed on, break-ups, falling in love, learning new things, losing some battles, and winning others.
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