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History
AOD traces its beginnings to 1997, as a weekly gathering of anime fans called AniMov. The group later took the name Anime Overdose, and in 2003 the teamed up with the Tempura Anime Club of Santa Clara University to host our first event. In 2005, the growing convention moved to downtown San Francisco, and changed focus from just Japanese anime to include other forms of animation. In 2007, we officially changed our name to Animation On Display to reflect this change in focus and emphasize the family-friendly nature of our event, but keeping the original initials AOD in recognition of our heritage. Our 2010 event was the first in SF's beautiful Japantown district.
Historical Specifics
| AOD 2013 | |
| Date | February 16-17 |
| Location | Hotel Kabuki, Japantown, San Francisco |
| Attendance | 2,255 unique visitors (3,481 turnstile) |
| Guests | Adam Harrington, Christine Marie Cabanos, Cristina Vee, Eric Rogers, Erik Braa, Ian McConville, John Joseco, Ken Pontac, Kyle Hebert, Melissa Hutchison, Neil Kaplan, PMBQ, & Steve Yun |
| Musical Performers | Hideo: Counterpoint, Vocalekt Visions, Ti@Mi, Random Encounters, IDOLM@STER Angel Hearts, & AnimeMyu |
| Key Speakers | Matt Boyd, Steven Savage, Alex Ahad, & Warren Graff |
| Key Events | League of Legends, Futurama, Nerdguments, Voice Acting In The Bay Area, Selling an Animated Series, Charity Auction, Small Studio Game Design, & Masquerade |
| Charity Benefactors | California Academy of Sciences, Jerry Gelb, Doctors Without Borders, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Michael J Fox Foundation, The Braille Institute, ASPCA, & Food for Families |
| AOD 2012 | |
| Date | February 18-19 |
| Location | Hotel Kabuki, Japantown, San Francisco |
| Attendance | 2,195 unique visitors |
| Guests | Neil Kaplan, Ian McConville, Ken Pontac, Stephanie Sheh, Jayson Thiessen, Cristina Vee, and Tommy Yune |
| Musical Performers | Hideo: Overture, Anime-Myu, Yukie Dong, IDOLM@STER Angel Hearts, Vocalekt Visions, The Shogunate, NicoNicoDouga, Random Encounters Video Game Musicals |
| Key Speakers | Steven Savage, Austin Osueke of eigoMANGA, Bronies of Northern California, Matt Boyd, Venus de Coy, Warren Graff, HobbyLink Japan |
| Key Events | My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Female Characters in Anime, Carl Macek's Robotech Universe screening, Charity Auction, Game Design, Masquerade, Gundam Model Building, Zombie Apocalypse, AOD Celebrity Jeopardy! |
| Charity Benefactors | California Academy of Sciences, We Heart Japan, Audio Theater For Our Troops |
| AOD 2011 | |
| Date | February 19-20 |
| Location | Hotel Kabuki, Japantown, San Francisco |
| Attendance | 1,482 unique visitors |
| Guests | Robert Clotworthy, James Harper, Neil Kaplan, Ian McConville & Matt Boyd, Kevin McKeever, Ken Pontac, Cristina Vee, and Tommy Yune |
| Musical Performers | Anime-Myu, Yukie Dong, Excerpt from Hideo — A Theatrical Concert of Music From Japanese Animation and Video Games |
| Key Speakers | Steven Savage, Venus de Coy, Austin Osueke of eigoMANGA, Bentoboxbobby, Russell Chou |
| Key Events | Starcraft II, Bump in the Night, AOD Celebrity Jeopardy!, Guild of Screen Actors, Cosplay Burlesque, Happy Tree Friends, Robotech, Swap Meet, Charity Auction, Masquerade |
| Charity Benefactors | California Academy of Sciences, Audio Theater For Our Troops |
| AOD 2010 | |
| Date | January 30-31 |
| Location | Hotel Kabuki, Japantown, San Francisco |
| Attendance | 1,275 unique visitors |
| Guests | PMBQ, Kyle Hebert, Carl Macek, Three Panel Soul/MacHall, Tony Oliver, Ken Pontac, Cristina Vee, David Vincent, Tommy Yune |
| Musical Performers | David Nereus aka VEXMODE, Maganda, Neko Punch, Anime Myu, Yukie Dong |
| Key Speakers | Steven Savage, David Ichioka, NEW PEOPLE, Venus de Coy, Bentoboxbobby |
| Key Events | Robotech 25th Anniversary, Death Note, Manga Start, Happy Tree Friends, BlazBlue, Charity Auction, Masquerade, Swap Meet |
| Charity Benefactor | Child's Play Charity |
| AOD 2009 | |
| Date | February 13-14 |
| Location | Cathedral Hill Hotel, San Francisco |
| Attendance | 1,006 unique visitors |
| Guests | Johnny Yong Bosch, Richard Epcar, Ellyn Stern, Kevin McKeever, Ken Pontac, PMBQ, Three Panel Soul/MacHall |
| Musical Performers | VEXMODE, AnimeMyu |
| Key Speakers | Steven Savage, Agent 760 |
| Key Events | Robotech, Art Careers, Iron Cosplay, Voice Acting Outtakes, Happy Tree Friends, Swap Meet, Masquerade |
| AOD 2008 | |
| Date | February 16-17 |
| Location | Cathedral Hill Hotel, San Francisco |
| Attendance | 788 unique visitors |
| Guests | Vic Mignogna, Tommy Yune, Neil Kaplan, Ken Pontac, Marv Wolfman, Jeannie Lee, PMBQ |
| Musical Performers | The Black Crystals, VEXMODE, w-inds |
| Key Speakers | MacHall / Three Panel Soul, Sean McCoy, Ian Sy |
| Key Events | Voice Acting, Art Careers, Robotech, Storm Hawks, Digital Art, Teen Titans, Manga Start, Swap Meet, Masquerade, Iron Cosplay |
| AOD 2007 — Fifth Anniversary Special Mini-AOD | |
| Date | August 25th |
| Location | Cathedral Hill Hotel, San Francisco |
| Attendance | 782 unique visitors |
| Guests | Ken Pontac, PMBQ, Wen M. Li |
| Musical Performers | AnimeMyu |
| Key Speakers | Jeannie Lee |
| Key Events | Happy Tree Friends, Game Show, Manga Start, Careers in Art, Japanese Music, ParaPara, Masquerade |
| AOD 2006 | |
| Date | August 4-6th |
| Location | Cathedral Hill Hotel, San Francisco |
| Attendance | 1,177 unique visitors |
| Guests | Merlin Crossingham, Greg Dean, Brad DeMoss, Vic Mignogna, PMBQ, Gilles Poitras, Ken Pontac, Marv Wolfman, Tommy Yune |
| Musical Performers | Piano Squall, Ramen & Rice, Stephanie Yanez |
| Key Speakers | Aardman Studios, Sean McCoy |
| Key Events | Wallace & Gromit, Happy Tree Friends, Charity Auction, Video OD, Cosplay OD, Swap Meet, Game Show, Cel Painting, Robotech: Shadow Chronicles, Masquerade |
| Charity Benefactor | San Francisco AIDS Foundation |
| AOD 2005 | |
| Date | March 4-6th |
| Location | Holiday Inn Golden Gateway, San Francisco |
| Attendance | 1,593 unique visitors |
| Guests | Alex Borstein, Debi Derryberry, Brad DeMoss, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Eileen 'Kaki' Hu, Takayuki Karahashi, Takeshi Mori, Hirofumi Murasaki, Saki Nimiya, PMBQ, Gilles Poitras, Ken Pontac, Psycho Le Cemu, Rob Paulsen, Tara Strong, Sunmin Park, Marv Wolfman |
| Musical Performers | Psycho Le Cemu, The Beautiful Losers, USA Musume, Ramen and Rice, Maiyu |
| Key Speakers | deviantART |
| Key Events | Masquerade, Cosplay OD, Iron Cosplay, Charity Auction, Video Contest, Karaoke, Gaia Online Panel, Super Dolfies panel, Family Guy, Teen Titans |
| Sponsors | Consulate General of Japan, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, ADV Films, FUNimation, Viz |
| Charity Benefactor | San Francisco AIDS Foundation |
| AOD 2004 | |
| Date | March 5-6th |
| Location | Santa Clara University |
| Attendance | 808 unique visitors |
| Guests | Yuriko Fuchizaki, Eileen 'Kaki' Hu, Carl Macek, Hirofumi Murasaki, Saki Nimiya, Fred Patten, PMBQ, Gilles Poitras |
| Musical Performers | 13-37, Maiyu, DJ Jinnai, DJ MPU |
| AOD 2003 | |
| Date | May 3-4th |
| Location | Santa Clara University |
| Attendance | ~100 people |
| Guests | Gilles Poitras |