News and updates for the 2008 Anime Evolution convention
I’d like to announce the winner of the AE 2009 Mascot Contest Winner. It is: Susan Li!!
She was the overwhelming favorite of all of the 32 mascot entries for this year as chosen by AE Attendees. Congratulations!! Her design will be used for all AE 2009 promotional material along with being the main character design on the official AE T shirt for sale to attendees.
Judges choice will be up soon (after we catch up on sleep and have a chance to vote).
Hello everyone,
I would like to thank all of our attendees, guests, sponsors, staff and volunteers for helping to make AE 2008 such a success. We managed to raise over $3000 for the BC Children’s Hospital foundation! As well, despite the venue change and the rain on Sunday, we managed an increase in our attendee numbers. Over 4400 people came through our doors this weekend! Without you guys, we wouldn’t be able to hold this event. So again, on behalf of the AE 2008 executive committee, thank you.
I’d also like to announce that for next year, we will be holding the convention on June 12-14, 2009, at the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre. See you all there!
Cathy Lee
AE 2008 Chairperson
The most current schedule for Anime Evolution 2008 can be found on our Programming Page and on the direct link:
Thank you everyone for your patience with this transition to UBC!
Note: Now updated with Creation Station Schedule
Are you interested in playing the latest PC and console games? Please check out our gaming page in the programming section.
www.caplan-bc.com/AE%20lan/Information.php
Our thanks to CapLan, C-Toan and their dedicated staff for their hard work in putting this together.
With the generous sponsorship of the Ocean Group and the support of Bandai Entertainment, we are happy to present the following panels at Anime Evolution:
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time - Saturday August 23 @ 11:30 am
When a teenage girl gains the ability to literally, “leap” backwards through time, she immediately sets about trying to improve her life and prevent personal mishaps. However, she soon realizes that changing the past isn’t as simple as it seems.
Meet some of the English dub cast and staff from this acclaimed movie, which was shown at major film festivals around the world. Promotional clips will be shown from the movie.
Gundam 00 - Saturday August 23 @ 1:30 pm
Earth in 2137 is a battleground between nations over control of the few remaining energy resources. A mysterious military organization called “Celestial Being” appears, pledging to wiping out war and uniting humanity using four massive and heavily armed humanoid machines called “Gundams”. This is the start of the adventures of the Gundam pilots as they are thrown into a conflict with between the Earth’s superpowers and other factions vying for control over the planet.
Meet some of the English dub cast and staff from the latest incarnation of Gundam. Promotional clips will be shown from the first TV episode. This series is also scheduled for broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel in the US.
Sword of the Stranger - Saturday August 23 @ 3:30pm
A young boy is in the run in feudal Japan from deadly swordsmen. He meets a nameless ronin who ends up protecting him from both Chinese and Japanese soldiers, assassins and renegade monks.
Note: Due to the content of the promotional video clips being shown, we are restricting it to attendees with adult badges. Minors are welcome as long as they are accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Please see the upcoming schedule for the panel room number.
Anime Evolution is pleased to announce that this year’s Anime Evolution Magic the Gathering tournaments will be DCI Sanctioned events.
This is the first time in the con’s history that this will be a sanctioned event.
The format will be booster drafts on August 23rd and August 24th sponsored by Craving for a game.
August 23rd will be a Lorwyn, Lorwyn, Morningtide draft.
August 24th will be a Shadowmoor, Shadowmoor, Eventide draft.
The DCI sanctioned event numbers are as follows:
2008-08-23 08-08-1647388 LLM Draft
2008-08-24 08-08-1647389 SSE Draft
There will be DCI enrollment forms onsite for any new players who wish to
join. For existing players, please remember to bring your DCI numbers
Anime Evolution will be happening Aug 22 – 24 at UBC !!
On behalf of the Executive Team, I am pleased to announce, that we will be having Anime Evolution 2008, at UBC. Yes, the secret venue has been revealed. I have been in negotiations with UBC since July 13 and they are very excited to be hosting our convention for the first time and they are looking forward to welcoming everyone in August.
We have the contracts in place and all that remains is to finalize set up and equipment needs. I want to thank you all, especially those that offered great information and suggestions regarding UBC.
The Website has been updated with Accommodation information and directions on how to get to UBC. Space is limited for accommodations on campus at UBC however the updated website will have a list of alternative accommodations
And yes, you can get to UBC by transit.
We will not be able to provide free parking at UBC. However we will update our website with details on UBC parking costs and location.
We appreciate everyone’s patience as we work out the details for Anime Evolution 2008 at UBC.
We are looking forward to seeing you all there.
Katina Stachura
Convention Secretary
Anime Evolution 2008
July 24, 2008
Cut off for Novella entries in the Creation Station contests is July 23! Please visit the Fan-Fic and Fan-Art Contests Page for full contest details as well as additional Creation Station contests!
The dealers rooms are now fully sold out. This means that we have a full 70 spaces of dealers this year. We will be posting the list of dealers soon.
Anime Evolution is always proud to host local musicians, and this year is no exception! We are excited to announce three local bands to our line up this year: LOCUS, Package#2, and VI’X! Please join us in welcoming these local talents!
For a full biography on each of the bands please visit the Musical Guests page.
