SacAnime

SacAnime is a semi-annual three day anime convention held at Cal Expo in Sacramento, California. The convention is the sister conventions to the Sacramento Comic, Toy and Anime Show (Sac-Con) and Bak-Anime.

SacAnime
StatusActive
GenreAnime, Manga, Japanese culture[1]
VenueCal Expo
Location(s)Sacramento, California
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2004
Attendance21,000 in Summer 2018[2]
Filing statusSole proprietorship[3]
Websitehttp://www.sacanime.com/

Programming

SacAnime typically features an animated music video contest, art contests, artists alley, card-game tournaments, console gaming, cosplay chess, costume contests, dealers room, fashion show, karaoke, maid cafe, masquerade, music performances, panels, Q&A sessions, rave, swap meet, video games, and workshops.[1][4][5][6]

History

SacAnime began as an extension of the quarterly Sacramento Comic, Toy and Anime Show (Sac-Con).[4] The convention was originally known as the Sacramento Anime & Manga Show and became a semi-annual event in 2005.[7] Due to the summer conventions growth, it moved to the Sacramento Convention Center in 2013.[5] The Winter 2013 show was also moved to the Sacramento Convention Center.[8] The Summer 2013 event shared the Sacramento Convention Center with the Sacramento Greek Festival, and with the convention badge attendees could enter festival for free.[9] The convention expanded into additional space in the Sacramento Convention Center, along with holding some events in the Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel. The Winter 2014 convention continued to utilize space in the Sheraton Grand.[10] A marriage proposal occurred during the costume contest. Sac-Anime Winter 2016 was the first year they used all exhibit halls at the Sacramento Convention Center.[11] Prop guns were banned at the Summer 2017 convention.[12] Sac-Anime Summer in 2019 will be moving from September to June.[13]

Sac-Anime in 2020 moved to Cal Expo due to renovations occurring at the Sacramento Convention Center.[14][15] Sac-Anime Summer 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16][17] Sac-Anime Winter 2021 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Sacramento Convention Center not being available.[18][19]

Event History
DatesLocationAtten.Guests
July 31 - August 1, 2004 Sunrise Mall
Citrus Heights, California		Kyle Hoyt, Ben Seto, and Andrew Wong.[20]
February 12, 2005[7] Scottish Rite Center
Sacramento, California		1,000 (est)
July 30–31, 2005 Sunrise Mall
Citrus Heights, California		Katie Bair, Ron Lim, Steve Oliff, and Ben Seto.[21]
January 14, 2006[22] Scottish Rite Center
Sacramento, California
July 15, 2006 Scottish Rite Center
Sacramento, California		2,000 (est)Akai SKY, Artbeat, Katie Bair, Jodon Bellofatto, Neil Kaplan, Ron Lim, Austin Osueke, Trina Robbins, and David Stanworth.[23]
January 13–14, 2007 Scottish Rite Center
Sacramento, California		Artbeat, Katie Bair, Jodon Bellofatto, Che Gilson, Ron Lim, Yoko Molotov, Austin Osueke, Spike Spencer, Amanda Tomasch, and {mid:night}.[24]
July 13–15, 2007[25] Red Lion Hotel Sacramento
Sacramento, California		Akai SKY, Artbeat, Katie Bair, Crispin Freeman, Lisa Furukawa, Chris Hazelton, Yishan Li, Brandon McKinney, Yoko Molotov, Chris Patton, PLID, Rusika, Patrick Seitz, Spike Spencer, Amanda Tomasch, Voltaire, Brent Wooley, and {mid:night}.[26]
January 11–13, 2008 Scottish Rite Center
Sacramento, California		Laura Bailey, Darrel Guilbeau, Metal Phyzix, Vic Mignogna, Ben Roman, The Slants, and Travis Willingham.[27]
August 29–31, 2008 Scottish Rite Center[28]
Sacramento, California		Katie Bair, Jodon Bellofatto, Crispin Freeman, Che Gilson, Neil Kaplan, Liam O'Brien, Sam Riegel, and Spike Spencer.[29]
January 9–11, 2009 Scottish Rite Center
Sacramento, California		Akai SKY, Laura Bailey, Katie Bair, Jodon Bellofatto, Lisa Furukawa, Tom Kane, Vic Mignogna, Ben Roman, Chris Sarandon, Travis Willingham, and {mid:night}.[30]
August 28–30, 2009 Radisson Hotel
Sacramento, California		Katie Bair, Jodon Bellofatto, Alyson Court, Che Gilson, Brandon McKinney, Paul Mercier, Liam O'Brien, August Ragone, Roger Craig Smith, and Tanuki Suit Riot.[31]
January 8–10, 2010 Radisson Hotel
Sacramento, California		Laura Bailey, Katie Bair, Jodon Bellofatto, Brandon McKinney, Vic Mignogna, Chris Sarandon, The Slants, and Travis Willingham.[32]
September 3–5, 2010 Radisson Hotel
Sacramento, California		Katie Bair, Jodon Bellofatto, Steven Blum, Rebecca Forstadt, Ali Hillis, Mari Iijima, Billy Martinez, Liam O'Brien, Phoenix Ash,[33] and Steve Yun.[34]
January 7–9, 2011 Radisson Hotel
Sacramento, California		Karan Ashley, Johnny Yong Bosch, Steve Cardenas, Karen Dyer, Yaya Han, Walter E. Jones, Kairu, Ken Lally, Roger Craig Smith, Sonny Strait, and Catherine Sutherland.[35]
September 2–4, 2011 Radisson Hotel
Sacramento, California		4,800[4]Akai SKY, Johnny Yong Bosch, James C. Burns, Eyeshine, Yuri Lowenthal, Billy Martinez, Liam O'Brien, Tara Platt, Sam Riegel, and The Slants.[36]
January 13–15, 2012 Woodlake Hotel (Formerly Radisson)[5]
Sacramento, California		5000+
(est)[5]		Troy Baker, Quinton Flynn, Ali Hillis, Kazha, Vic Mignogna, Tara Strong, and Mark Tatulli.[37]
August 31-September 2, 2012 Woodlake Hotel
Sacramento, California		7,000Akai SKY, Laura Bailey, Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine, Jennifer Hale, Billy Martinez, Michelle Ruff, Roger Craig Smith, Team LoveHate, and Travis Willingham.[38]
January 4–6, 2013 Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, California		Mai Aizawa, Kevin Conroy, Grey DeLisle, Maile Flanagan, Toshio Furukawa, Todd Haberkorn, Kyle Hebert, Kazha, Cyril Lumboy, Tsuyoshi Nonaka, Liam O'Brien, Tony Oliver, Raj Ramayya, and Hynden Walch.[39]
August 30-September 1, 2013 Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, California		9,000
(est)		Akai SKY, Troy Baker, Johnny Yong Bosch, Hector David, Jr., Najee De-Tiege, Eyeshine, Alex Heartman, Ashley Johnson, Cherami Leigh, Charles Martinet, Billy Martinez, Tsuyoshi Nonaka, Nolan North, Bryce Papenbrook, Raj Ramayya, Sumi Shimamoto, J. Michael Tatum, and Dan Woren.[40]
January 3–5, 2014 Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, California		10,132[41]Dante Basco, Steven Blum, Ashly Burch, Svetlana Chmakova, Steve Downes, Kazha, Charles Martinet, Kenta Maruyama, Adam May, Vic Mignogna, Nylon Pink, Tony Oliver, Brina Palencia, Raj Ramayya, Jeremy Shada, Jennifer Lee Taylor, Bruce Thomas, and Janet Varney.[41]
August 29–31, 2014 Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, California		Johnny Yong Bosch, Rodger Bumpass, Christine Marie Cabanos, Eyeshine, Jason Faunt, Josh Grelle, Adrian Hough, Melissa Hutchison, Yuri Lowenthal, Billy Martinez, Brandon Jay McLaren, Danielle McRae, Liam O'Brien, Tony Oliver, Tara Platt, Sam Riegel, Mark Sheppard, The Slants, Roger Craig Smith, Greg Snegoff, J. Michael Tatum, Cristina Vee, Noah Watts, and Steve Yun.[42]
January 2–4, 2015 Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, California		Linda Ballantyne, Ashly Burch, Dameon Clarke, Peter Cullen, John DiMaggio, Richard Epcar, Tony Fleecs, Caitlin Glass, Barbara Goodson, Chris Gore, Katie Griffin, Todd Haberkorn, Yaya Han, Kyle Hebert, Lauren Landa, Toshio Maeda, Charles Martinet, Adam May, Erica Mendez, Matthew Mercer, Amanda Celine Miller, Cassandra Lee Morris, Trina Nishimura, Brina Palencia, Bryce Papenbrook, Toby Proctor, Revolution Boi, Susan Roman, Ellyn Stern, David Vincent, Lisle Wilkerson, and Mamoru Yokota.[43]
September 4–6, 2015 Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, California		17,000 (est)[3]Zach Aguilar, Karan Ashley, Laura Bailey, Johnny Yong Bosch, Jim Cummings, John DiMaggio, Steve Downes, Eyeshine, David Faustino, David J. Fielding, Seychelle Gabriel, Erika Harlacher, Walter E. Jones, Maurice LaMarche, Erica Lindbeck, Toshio Maeda, Liam O'Brien, Austin St. John, Jennifer Lee Taylor, Lauren Tom, Janet Varney, Hynden Walch, Billy West, Travis Willingham, and Wally Wingert.[44]
January 1–3, 2016 Sacramento Convention Center
Sheraton Grand Hotel[45]
Sacramento, California		12,000 (est)[3]Irene Bedard, Ashly Burch, Zach Callison, Steve Cardenas, Dameon Clarke, Kevin Eastman, David Eddings, Crispin Freeman, Todd Haberkorn, Doug Jones, Lauren Landa, Cherami Leigh, Toshio Maeda, Charles Martinet, David Matranga, Adam May, Trina Nishimura, Chris Sarandon, and Veronica Taylor.[46]
September 2–4, 2016 Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium[47]
Sacramento, California		Laura Bailey, Dante Basco, Steven Blum, Nakia Burrise, John DiMaggio, Courtnee Draper, Blake Anthony Foster, Linda Larkin, Wendee Lee, Toshio Maeda, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Liam O'Brien, Brina Palencia, Sam Riegel, Hilary Shepard, Roger Craig Smith, Catherine Sutherland, J. Michael Tatum, Roger Velasco, Selwyn Jaydon Ward, and Travis Willingham.[48]
January 6–8, 2017 Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, California		Karan Ashley, Ashly Burch, Dameon Clarke, Dancing Dolls, David Eddings, Walter E. Jones, Cherami Leigh, Charles Martinet, Adam May, Vic Mignogna, Cassandra Lee Morris, Nolan North, Paige O'Hara, Bryce Papenbrook, Khary Payton, Michelle Ruff, Austin St. John, J. Michael Tatum, David Vincent, and David Yost.[49]
September 1–3, 2017 Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, California		Kira Buckland, Zach Callison, Ali Hillis, Toshio Maeda, Elizabeth Maxwell, Trina Nishimura, Liam O'Brien, Brina Palencia, Adrian Paul, John Ratzenberger, Sam Riegel, Bill Rogers, Roger Craig Smith, J. Michael Tatum, Courtenay Taylor, and Hynden Walch.[50]
January 5–7, 2018 Sacramento Convention Center
Sheraton Grand Sacramento
Sacramento, California		17,000 (est)Bryn Apprill, Laura Bailey, Anjali Bhimani, Steve Cardenas, Feodor Chin, Dameon Clarke, Grey DeLisle, Barbara Dunkelman, Kara Eberle, Crispin Freeman, Todd Haberkorn, Lindsay Jones, Ralph Lister, Charles Martinet, Elizabeth Maxwell, Vic Mignogna, Paul Nakauchi, Alan Oppenheimer, Chris Parson, Josh Petersdorf, Keith Silverstein, Travis Willingham, Arryn Zech, and Elise Zhang.[51]
August 31-September 2, 2018 Sacramento Convention Center
Sheraton Grand Sacramento
Sacramento, California		21,000 (est)Tony Anselmo, Morgan Berry, Jen Brown, Greg Bryk, Michael Chu, Jason Douglas, Richard Epcar, Quinton Flynn, Mary Gibbs, Caitlin Glass, Michael Gough, Josh Grelle, Michael Vincent Jones, Christopher Judge, Brittney Karbowski, E. Jason Liebrecht, Jamie Marchi, David Matranga, Robert McCollum, Shannon McCormick, Trina Nishimura, Derek Stephen Prince, Carolina Ravassa, Monica Rial, Chris Sabat, Ian Sinclair, Matilda Smedius, Ellyn Stern, Andre Stojka, Sonny Strait, Eric Vale, and Elise Zhang.[2]
January 4-6, 2019 Sacramento Convention Center
Sheraton Grand Sacramento
Sacramento, California		Justin Briner, Kimberly Brooks, Luci Christian, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Jen Cohn, Jonny Cruz, Bill Farmer, Neil Kaplan, Josh Keaton, Rachael Lillis, Erica Luttrell, Jason Marsden, Charles Martinet, Brandon McInnis, Vic Mignogna, Chris Patton, Tara Sands, Sean Schemmel, Eric Stuart, J. Michael Tatum, Veronica Taylor, Eric Vale, and Christopher Wehkamp.[52]
June 7-9, 2019 Sacramento Convention Center
Sheraton Grand Sacramento
Sacramento, California		Benz Antoine, Gregg Berger, Peter Blomquist, Hedy Burress, Sean Chiplock, Roger Clark, Jim Cummings, Aaron Dismuke, Curzon Dobell, Susan Eisenberg, Ricco Fajardo, Crispin Freeman, Dolya Gavanski, Kellen Goff, Todd Haberkorn, Jennifer Hale, Kyle Hebert, Joe Hernandez, Samantha Ireland, Katie Leigh, Terence McGovern, Alex McKenna, Huck Milner, Jamie Mortellaro, George Newbern, Steve J. Palmer, Bryce Papenbrook, Jim Santangeli, Lindsay Seidel, Gabriel Sloyer, Roger Craig Smith, Patricia Summersett, David Vincent, Rob Wiethoff, and Gwendoline Yeo.[53]
January 3-5, 2020 Cal Expo
Sacramento, California		Dawn M. Bennett, Steve Blum, Johnny Yong Bosch, Ray Chase, Hayden Daviau, Robbie Daymond, Jack DeSena, Jessie Flower, Chloé Hollings, Brittney Karbowski, Brianna Knickerbocker, Reuben Langdon, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Max Mittelman, Stephanie Panisello, Adrian Petriw, and Michelle Ruff.[54]
September 3-5, 2021[55] Sacramento Convention Center
Sheraton Grand Sacramento
Sacramento, California

Bak-Anime
Main article: Bak-Anime

Bak-Anime is an annual one- or two-day anime convention held at the Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center in Bakersfield, California by the staff of Sac-Anime.[56] The convention began due to the requests of fans from the Bakersfield Comic Con.[57]

SacAnime Gives Back!

SacAnime Gives Back! is a one-day charity anime convention held at the McClellan Conference Center in McClellan Park, California.

Event history
DatesLocationAtten.Guests
May 15, 2016 McClellan Conference Center
McClellan Park, California		Ali Hillis and Cherami Leigh.[58]

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