Join us May 17-19, 2019.
Hyatt Regency O’Hare & The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.

Experience Anime Central 2019

Sentai Filmworks and Anime Central have teamed up to host a red-carpet event for this final film in the MADE IN ABYSS two-part compendium series.  MADE IN ABYSS: Wandering Twilight will premiere on Friday, May 17 at 8:30 p.m.

Red Carpet Premiere

Throughout the weekend Bang Zoom! Entertainment will be holding open casting calls for an upcoming anime.  The attendee casted will win a trip to LA to record in studio.  Make your voice acting dreams come true!

Open Auditions Return

Making a stop at Anime Central, the Fate/Grand Order tour is bringing special entertainment, events and more to our attendees!

Fate/Grand Order U.S.A. Tour

Tour Info

2019 Industry Guest Announcement: Eric Price

March 30, 2019
2019 Guest Announcement

Please join us in giving a warm Anime Central welcome to Eric Price proudly sponsored by our friends at Japanime Games! Eric Price is the founder and President of Japanime Games. He began his journey in Table Top gaming in the 1990’s buying and trading collectible card games. Since establishing Japanime Games in 2010, Eric has produced over 30 titles from designers all over the world, and Japanime Games titles are now produced in 8 languages. Eric travels to Japan…

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2019 Industry Guest Announcement: Brett Finnell

March 30, 2019
2019 Guest Announcement

Please join us in giving a warm Anime Central welcome to Brett Finnell proudly sponsored by our friends at Japanime Games! Brett Finnell has been designing board games since 2016 and watching anime since the late 80s. His first published title is Love Battle! High School, which translates the crazy antics of the harem genre into a playful but tactical board game. Brett tries to find interesting niche themes that reflect his eclectic tastes and turn them into games that…

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2019 Industry Announcement: Lumica

March 30, 2019
2019 Industry

Lumica Corporation is the leading manufacturer of glow light products for both fishing range and novelty range. The company was established in 1979 in Fukuoka, Japan and now we have group companies in Korea, China, UK, Spain and USA.

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2019 Industry Announcement: Crunchyroll

March 30, 2019
2019 Industry

Please join us in giving a warm Anime Central welcome to Crunchyroll as a 2019 Industry Partner! Crunchyroll is a leading global destination and platform for Japanese anime and Asian content. Crunchyroll delivers more than 25,000 episodes and 15,000 hours of officially-licensed content from leading Asian media producers directly to viewers translated professionally in multiple languages within minutes of TV broadcast, through applications including Crunchyroll for iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle, Windows Phone, Playstation®3, Playstation®4, Playstation®Vita, Xbox LIVE® on Xbox 360…

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2019 Performer Announcement: Oriana Perón

March 29, 2019
2019 Performer

Oriana Perón has been a cosplayer since 2006, when she first attended Anime Central, and a Drag Queen since 2013! She is an Indiana University-trained costume designer and wig stylist. “The Queen of Cosplay,” she is a highly sought-after performer and judge of cosplay competitions across the U.S. She independently produces and currently hosts Rupaul’s Drag Race live stream with Oriana Perón at The Back Door in Bloomington Indiana and is the Show Director for Drag Show Brunch at Scholar’s Keep. Oriana’s current goal is to bring ‘Queer…

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