AnimeIowa
| Anime Iowa | |
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AnimeIowa's mascot, Buu-Chan
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| Status | Active |
| Venue | Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center |
| Location(s) | Coralville, Iowa |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 1997 |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Organized by | Mindbridge Foundation |
| Website | |
| http://www.animeiowa.com | |
AnimeIowa is a volunteer run three-day anime convention held each July in Coralville, Iowa by the non-profit Mindbridge Foundation.
The convention typically offers artist alley, cosplay contests, dealers room, Maid Café, masquerade, tabletop gaming, video gaming, and video rooms. The 2011, the Maid Café benefited We Heart Japan, a charity supporting 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami victims. AnimeIowa held a fundraiser to benefit Swisher's Miracles in Motion in 2014.
AnimeIowa's first convention in 1997 was organized by the SFLIS Wing of Anime and Manga People (SWAMP). Technical issues occurred during the 2008 masquerade and some attendees rooms were relocated to a different hotel due to the Iowa flood of 2008. The 2011 convention occurred during the RAGBRAI bicycle ride. Cassandra Hodges was scheduled to attend the 2011 convention, but died on June 27, 2011. Iowa River Landing was used by both the RAGBRAI bicycle ride and AnimeIowa in 2015.
Coordinates: 41°40′54.5″N 91°33′30.9″W / 41.681806°N 91.558583°W
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