# Anime Festival Wichita

Anime Festival Wichita (Anime Festival of Wichita or AFW) is an annual three-day anime convention held in June or August at the Hyatt Regency Wichita in Wichita, Kansas.

## Programming

The convention typically offers an Anime Music Video contest, anime viewing rooms, costume contests, manga library, panels, tabletop gaming, vendors, and video gaming tournaments. The convention has 24-hour programming.

## History

Anime Festival Wichita started in 2005 as a one-day event under the name Wichita Anime Festival. Voice actress Cassandra Hodges was scheduled to attend in 2011, but died prior to the convention. Anime Festival Wichita 2020 and 2021 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Event history

| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
| August 6, 2005 | Orpheum Theatre Wichita, Kansas | | |
| August 18–20, 2006 | Best Western North Wichita, Kansas | 1,234 | Stephanie Celeste, Michael Gluck, Tiffany Grant, Liza Kaplan, Peter Pixie, and Team Royal Sabi. |
| August 17–19, 2007 | Best Western Wichita North Hotel & Suites Wichita, Kansas | | Stephanie Celeste, Vic Mignogna, Peter Pixie, Team Royal Sabi, and Stephanie Yanez. |
| August 15–17, 2008 | Best Western Wichita North Hotel & Suites Wichita, Kansas | | Kate Bristol, Peter Pixie, Sonny Strait, and Jen Taylor. |
| July 10–12, 2009 | Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas | | Robert Axelrod, Stephanie Celeste, Caitlin Glass, Jerry Jewell, and Peter Pixie. |
| July 9–11, 2010 | Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas | | Colleen Clinkenbeard, Samurai Dan Coglan, DJ Infam0us, Vic Mignogna, Peter Pixie, Eric Wile, and Travis Willingham. |
| July 8–10, 2011 | Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas | | The 149th War Wolves, Airship Isabella, Troy Baker, Beard and Bean, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Peter Pixie, Eric Vale, and Darryl "Darth Artist" Woods. |
| June 29-July 1, 2012 | Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas | 3,000 (est) | Beard and Bean, Johnny Yong Bosch, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Michelle Ann Dunphy, Eyeshine, Peter Pixie, and Laura Post. |
| July 12–14, 2013 | Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas | | Beard and Bean, Quinton Flynn, Todd Haberkorn, Peter Pixie, and Lisle Wilkerson. |
| June 27–29, 2014 | Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas | 4,000 | Beard and Bean, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Lucien Dodge, Chuck Huber, Erica Mendez, Peter Pixie, and The Slants. |
| July 10–12, 2015 | Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas | | Beard and Bean, Leah Clark, Rachael Messer, Peter Pixie, David Vincent, Ogawa Burukku, Susanne Lambdin, and Damien Zimmerman. |
| July 8–10, 2016 | Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas | | Cynthia Cranz, Kyle Hebert, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Joel McDonald, Peter Pixie, and Ryter Rong. |
| June 23-25, 2017 | Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas | | Jessica Calvello, Samurai Dan Coglan, Elizabeth Maxwell, and Kiba Walker. |
| June 29 - July 1, 2018 | Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas | | Katelyn Barr, Samurai Dan Coglan, Caitlynn French, Tyson Rinehart, and Michael "Knightmage" Wilson. |
| August 23-25, 2019 | Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas | | Morgan Berry, Mary Claypool, Les E. Claypool III, Jason Charles Miller, and Tara Sands. |
| June 24-26, 2022 | Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas | | John Gremillion, Mikey Mason, and Stephanie Nadolny. |
| June 23-25, 2023 | Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas | | Aaron Campbell, Ray Hurd, Mikey Mason, and Phil Parsons. |
| June 21-23, 2024 | Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, Kansas | | Kevin M. Connolly, Mikey Mason, Corinne Sudberg, and Marie Westbrook. |