Anime North

Anime North
Anime North's logo
StatusActive
VenueToronto Congress Centre
Delta Hotels by Marriot Toronto Airport and Conference Centre
Location(s)Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CountryCanada
InauguratedAugust 9, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-08-09)
Most recentMay 26, 2023; 18 months ago (2023-05-26)
Next eventMay 24, 2024; 6 months ago (2024-05-24)
Attendance34,590 in 2018[1]
Filing statusNot-for-profit[2]
Websitehttp://www.animenorth.com

Anime North (AN) is a not-for-profit, fan-run anime convention, held every year in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its major attractions, activities and events include industry guests, fan-run panel presentations, workshops, video presentations, gaming tournaments, musical performances, dances and cosplay. The show has two shopping areas, an "Artists Alley" for artworks and crafts and a general "Vendors Hall".

The second-largest anime convention in Canada by attendance numbers (after Montréal’s Otakuthon[3]) and located near Toronto Pearson International Airport, AN is held at the Toronto Congress Centre, the Delta Airport Hotel and Conference Centre and the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel, all of which are within walking distance of one another on Dixon Road. Convention-run shuttle buses are available during daytime and the evening to connect the venues.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AC-2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "ANIME NORTH JAPANESE ANIMATION CONVENTION (1320488) [Not-for-Profit Corporation]". Ontario Business Registry. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Government of Ontario. December 9, 1998. Retrieved April 17, 2024. Type Not-for-Profit Corporation
  3. ^ "Par un total de 170 personnes...Otakuthon est maintenant la plus grosse convention d'anime au Canada, devant Anime North!". Official Otakuthon Group. Retrieved August 14, 2023.