Anime Punch!

Anime Punch
Status	Defunct
Venue	Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square
Location(s)	Columbus, Ohio
Country	United States
Inaugurated	2005; 20 years ago (2005)
Most recent	2017; 8 years ago (2017)
Attendance	1,600 in 2011

Anime Punch was a Columbus, Ohio-based organization that hosts a number of events for fans of Japanese animation in the Central Ohio area. It originally began hosting an annual anime convention called Anime Punch, and subsequently branched out into hosting weekly social events, monthly lectures, and other regular events, in addition to three annual anime conventions. The convention ceased operations in September 2017, due to its con chair becoming a registered sex offender.[1][2]

Armageddicon

The main event of Anime Punch!, Armageddicon focused exclusively on anime, eschewing the recent trend of conventions to attempt to cover anything and everything remotely related to Japan. Notably, Armageddicon also features a high density of educational, cultural and scholarly panels and workshops. During the 2008 convention, Anime Punch! Armageddicon became the first anime convention to adopt radio-frequency identification (RFID) in order to collect data about dealers' room entrances and panel attendance.[3]

Event history

Dates	Location	Atten.	Guests
April 30, 2005	Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio	200[4]
March 31 – April 2, 2006	Holiday Inn Worthington Columbus, Ohio	1,030[5]	Steve Conte, Maureen Donavan, Lawrence Eng, Crispin Freeman, Kuwai-sensei, Lillian Olsen, CarrieLynn Reinhard, Joshua Seth, Lien Fan Shen, The Spoony Bards, and Richard Torrance.[5]
March 30 – April 1, 2007	Columbus Airport Marriott Columbus, Ohio	1,400[6]	Maureen Donavan, Lawrence Eng, Crispin Freeman, Mikhail Koulikov, Tristan MacAvery, Lillian Olsen, The Protomen, CarrieLynn Reinhard, Patrick Seitz, The Spoony Bards, Richard Torrance, Harlan Watkins, and Mariah Watkins.[6][7]
April 11–13, 2008	Crowne Plaza Columbus North Columbus, Ohio	1,337[8]	Maureen Donavan, Lawrence Eng, Hsu-Nami, Mikhail Koulikov, Dr. John A. Lent, Tristan MacAvery, Lillian Olsen, CarrieLynn Reinhard, Patrick Seitz, The Spoony Bards, Harlan Watkins, and Mariah Watkins.[8]
April 10–12, 2009	Doubletree Hotel Columbus/Worthington Columbus, Ohio	1,109[9]	Haruko Nogawa, The Protomen, Patrick Seitz, Mikhail Koulikov, Lawrence Eng, and The Spoony Bards [9]
April 2–4, 2010	Hyatt Regency Columbus, Ohio	1,400[10]	Richard Torrance, Lawrence Eng, Stacey Schlanger, Kinko Ito, Lee Makela, Brad Swaile, Patrick Seitz, The Spoony Bards, Kosuke Saito[10]
April 22–24, 2011	Hyatt Regency Columbus, Ohio	1,603[11]	The Protomen, Lawrence Eng, Brad Swaile, Toren Smith, Jared Hedges, Joel Burgen, Alex Muniz[11]
December 21–23, 2012	Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square Columbus, Ohio	831[12]	The Protomen, Lawrence Eng, Brad Swaile, J. Michael Tatum, Taliesin Jaffe, Lance Heiskell[12]
March 28–30, 2014	Holiday Inn Worthington Columbus, Ohio		2d6, Leah Clark, COO-Interactive Entertainment, Patrick Drazen, Chuck Huber, The Pillowcases[13]
April 3–5, 2015	Crowne Plaza Columbus North Columbus, Ohio		2d6, The Skashank Redemption, COO-Interactive Entertainment, Joel McDonald, Tony Oliver[14]
March 25–27, 2016	Holiday Inn Columbus N - I-270 Worthington Columbus, Ohio[15]

Revoluticon

Revoluticon was introduced for a debut in 2012 as a new line of events hosted by Anime Punch!. Whereas Armageddicon is entirely focused on anime with limited to no non-anime content, Revoluticon was billed as the anti-armageddicon. It is still aimed at anime fans, but only their tangential interests, with zero anime content. Covered subject matter includes video games, fantasy, science fiction, western animation, comic books, traditional Japanese culture, Japanese modern/pop culture, and cosplay.

Event History

Dates	Location	Atten.	Guests
March 16–18, 2012	Ramada Plaza Columbus Columbus, Ohio	451	Lawrence Eng, Patrick Drazen, +2 Comedy, 2d6, Custodians of Otakudom, OSU Quiddich, Analytical Couch Potato, The Fishnet Mafia[16]

Fieldcon

Fieldcon is another line of conventions that since 2006 has been hosted by Anime Punch! It takes place entirely outdoors without access to electricity, running water, or the internet. Its remote location in the AEP ReCreation Lands near The Wilds takes it far from most people, and even cellphone reception. Attendance is small, and events are informal.

Event history

Dates	Location	Atten.
July 28–30, 2006	AEP ReCreation Lands Morgan County, Ohio	18[17]
June 29 – July 1, 2007	AEP ReCreation Lands Morgan County, Ohio	41[18]
July 25–27, 2008	AEP ReCreation Lands Morgan County, Ohio	[19]
June 26–28, 2009	AEP ReCreation Lands Morgan County, Ohio	60[20]
July 25–27, 2010	AEP ReCreation Lands Morgan County, Ohio	50[21]
July 1–3, 2011	AEP ReCreation Lands Morgan County, Ohio[22]
July 6–8, 2012	AEP ReCreation Lands Morgan County, Ohio[23]
June 21–23, 2013	AEP ReCreation Lands Morgan County, Ohio[24]
June 20–22, 2014	AEP ReCreation Lands Morgan County, Ohio[25]
July 10–12, 2015	AEP ReCreation Lands Morgan County, Ohio[26]
August 12–14, 2016	AEP ReCreation Lands Morgan County, Ohio[27]
June 30 - July 2, 2017	AEP ReCreation Lands Morgan County, Ohio[28]

References

1. "Anime Punch Executive Michael Beuerlein Convicted of Sexual Battery, Convention Ceases Operations". Anime News Network. September 28, 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
2. Blundo, Joe (February 5, 2018). "'Cosplayers' sounded harassment alarm well before Hollywood". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
3. "Ohio Anime Con Uses RFID Technology to Track Attendees". Anime News Network. 2008-04-15. Archived from the original on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
4. "Anime Punch! 2005 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
5. "Anime Punch! 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
6. "Anime Punch! 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
7. Lillard, Kevin (June 2007). "Con Report: Anime Punch". Newtype USA. 6 (6): 96.
8. "Anime Punch! 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
9. "Anime Punch! 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
10. "Anime Punch! 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
11. "Anime Punch! 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
12. "Anime Punch: Armageddicon 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
13. "Anime Punch: Armageddicon 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
14. "Anime Punch: Armageddicon 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
15. "Anime Punch: Armageddicon 2016 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
16. "Anime Punch: Revoluticon 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
17. "Fieldcon 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
18. "Fieldcon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
19. "Fieldcon 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
20. "Fieldcon 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
21. "Fieldcon 2010 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
22. "Fieldcon 2011 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
23. "Anime Punch: Fieldcon 2012 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
24. "Anime Punch: Fieldcon 2013 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
25. "Anime Punch: Fieldcon 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
26. "Anime Punch: Fieldcon 2015 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
27. "Anime Punch: Fieldcon 2016 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
28. "Anime Punch: Fieldcon 2017 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.

External links

• Official website