Events

Events at Anime Central.

Tabletop Gaming

Posted Sun, 11/01/2009 - 23:31 by admin

Tabletop Gaming is coming back to ACen 2011! Just like last year, we’re a 24-hour department, so if you have a need for a late-night Apples to Apples game we’re there for you!

Our Magic: The Gathering booster draft, the largest recurring Magic: The Gathering event of its kind in North America, will be back, as will several other M:TG tournaments.Read more

ACen 2012 Masquerade

Posted Mon, 01/09/2012 - 11:23 by frzndaqiri

The Masquerade is here!

Interested in showing off your costume on the big stage or entertaining your fellow con-goers?

Interested in participating?Read more

Crystal Ball

Posted Tue, 10/18/2011 - 22:48 by bloo09

Anime Central is proud to present the Crystal Ball. The Crystal Ball is a formal dance event to take place on Friday April 27th, 2012 at the Embassy Suites. The event will begin at 7:00 pm and end at 11:00 pm*. Ticket price includes entry to the ball, music and dancing, light snacks, and a cash bar.

Tickets are limited, get yours today!Read more

VWE Tesla II BattleTech: Firestorm cockpits come home AGAIN for Anime Central 2012!

Posted Sun, 07/31/2011 - 07:36 by frzndaqiri

For its 4th consecutive year, MechJock.Com will be bringing the critically acclaimed Virtual World Entertainment Tesla II BattleTech: Firestorm cockpits to ACen at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, Illinois April 27th through the 29th.

These are the exact Tesla II cockpits that operated in the original BattleTech Center at the North Pier Mall and later at the Gold Coast Dave & Buster’s. The Tesla II cockpits, featuring the BattleTech: Firestorm software, are fully enclosed military style simulators that feature 7 screens, over 90 control systems, and a 12 speaker surround sound system.Read more

Video Gaming

Posted Sun, 05/15/2011 - 12:50 by frzndaqiri

Come join us for another year of awesome ACen Video Gaming! Our video gaming room continues to bring your the best of arcade and console gaming. Be sure to stop in and check out the largest ever console area in ACen’s history!

Need some competition? Check out our tournaments going on all weekend long, all of which take place on our dedicated tournament stages! To top it all off ACen welcomes back Virtual World Entertainment and their Tesla II Battletech: Firestorm cockpits.

Video Programming

Posted Sun, 05/15/2011 - 12:47 by frzndaqiri

No anime convention experience is complete without actually watching some anime (duh)! We’ve got anime viewing rooms going twenty-four hours, around the clock, for this whole weekend, all for your viewing pleasure! We’re showing everything from eagerly anticipated premieres all the way to classics and old favorites.We’ve got anime from just about any genre you can think of:
Comedy Period Drama Mystery Magical Girl Chibi Kawaii Giant Robots Science Ficton Steampunk Fantasy …and so much more!!!
And for those of you with more discerning tastes (snicker)… Hentai after hours.Read more

Soap Bubble 2012

Posted Sun, 04/25/2010 - 16:53 by frzndaqiri

2012 Soap Bubble flyer is now online!

In anticipation of announcing our DJ lineup – we’re posting the 2012 Soap Bubble flyer here. Click for a full size image.

Check back for more info as we finalize the details on one of the most popular events at Anime Central!Read more

Gaming

Posted Mon, 08/31/2009 - 21:33 by admin

Whether it’s Virtual Battletech, Card Gaming, Board Gaming, Video Gaming or Role-Playing Games, we’ve packed the basement of the Hyatt with all sorts of fun stuff for you to see and do! Check out the Programming section of the forums for more specifics, or check back here later for additional details.

If you’d rather be involved, we’re recruiting judges, game masters, and gaming staff of every variety.Read more

Concerts

Posted Fri, 08/28/2009 - 23:01 by admin

m.o.v.e. concert 2009

Every year, the ACen guest team works hard to invite exciting, talented people to be part of our event, and music is an integral part of that to us. We aim to inform, surprise, excite, and entertain by bringing international and domestic music to our main stage as a part of our annual convention.Read more

Doujinshi Central

Posted Thu, 08/27/2009 - 21:06 by admin

Doujinshi refers to fan-drawn-and-published manga, and we at ACen are putting one together with help from interested artists all around. Better yet: we’re running a doujinshi contest, with excellent prizes on the line, but you only have until February 15th, 2012 to get your entries in!

Last Year’s Winners were:

Grand Prize: Paprika Carnival
First Place Artwork: Interrobang Studios
First Place FanFiction: No Entries

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