2013 Masquerade Winners

Saturday, 01 June 2013 03:37

Congratulations to the award winners of the 2013 Saturday Night Masquerade. For photos of the entrants, Alex Kung, the masquerade photographer, has created a Facebook album.

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Anime North Charity Auction's Best Year Ever

Saturday, 01 June 2013 03:21

In the All-Star Charity Auction's best year ever, we raised over $10,000 for Toronto Sick Kids Hospital. Many thanks to our generous attendees, the auction staff, and our guest auctioneers.

Also, we would like to thank all the stores and organizations that donated items for the auction — click here for the full list

Anime North 2013 Music Video Competition Winners

Wednesday, 29 May 2013 00:51

Here are the winners of the 2013 Anime Music Video Competition! Congratulations to all our winners and participants!

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Thank You To All Our Attendees

Tuesday, 28 May 2013 14:10

Thanks everyone for attending and making this such a great con. We look forward to seeing you again next year on May 23-25 for Anime North 2014!

CONVOKE Photography Sponsors Masquerade Prizes

Friday, 24 May 2013 01:01

CONVOKE Photography, http://photo.convoke.info/, has sponsored some amazing photo prize packages for the winners of Best in Show: Workmanship, Best in Class – Master, Best in Class – Artisan, Best in Class – Journeyman, and Best in Class – Novice: Workmanship in the Saturday Masquerade. Check out the Masquerade Prize Sponsors page for more details.

Also, be sure to visit their booth in Photo Alley to get your picture taken.

Crunchyroll at Anime North 2013

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 01:05

Anime streaming service Crunchyroll will have a major presence at Anime North this year. Stop by their booth in Hall F (behind registration) to get a pass for a free 30 day membership!

Calling All Resident Evil Fans

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 00:56

Check out our Resident Evil panel on Friday at 11pm with special guest panelist Ray Olubawale — Axeman!

Anime North 2013 has gone mobile!

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 00:26

No more worrying about losing your program, Anime North's program has gone digital! With Guidebook, you can have all the programing and dealer info on your phone. You can make your own schedule so you don't miss a thing and a to do list with your must see vendors!

Doll North Prize Update

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 00:13

Check out Doll North's amazing prizes available for the following events!

• Doll North Charity Raffle
• Doll Masquerade
• Project Runway

New this year: Japanese Culture Track Saturday

Sunday, 19 May 2013 18:30

Anime North has teamed up with groups from the Toronto Japanese community to bring you panels focusing on aspects of Japanese culture including: kimono, kabuki, geisha, a follow-up on the post-earthquake recovery efforts, and a hilarious play about Japanese etiquette. Also, immediately following the etiquette play, there will an etiquette and general Q&A at 11:00AM. Panels take place in the Ottawa room of the Doubletree Hotel from 10:00AM to 5:00PM.

Community participants include Japanese Visitor’s Association (JAVA), the Japan Foundation, the Toronto Kimono Club, and representatives from The Kizuna Project.