Despite yesterday suggesting that a change of venue may have hurt attendance at Anime Expo, ICv2.com now reports the four-day convention actually broke last year’s record-setting figure.
This year’s show, which moved to Long Beach, Calif., because of a scheduling conflict with the Anaheim Convention Center, drew 44,000 unique attendees, besting the previous year by some 3,000.
Anime News Network reports that the 2008 show will be held July 3-6 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
July 3rd, 2007 at 9:19 am
There was a GIANT anime con in Boston (about 2 months ago), anyone know what the attendance for that con was? Also is the Boston Con related to the one noted in the article?
July 3rd, 2007 at 9:36 am
According to the convention’s blog, Anime Boston 2007 drew an estimated 11,000 people.
The two cons are organized by different groups.