Madman Anime Festival
| Madman Anime Festival | |
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 The logo used from 2020 until its cancellation.
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| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Anime, Japanese popular culture |
| Venue | Various |
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| Country | Australia |
| Inaugurated | 2016 (Melbourne) |
| Attendance | 4500 (2017, Perth) |
| Organised by | Madman Anime |
| Website | http://www.animefestival.com.au/ |
Anime Festival (formerly Madman Anime Festival or MadFest) was an annual Australian anime and Japanese culture convention held in Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Sydney. The convention was organised by Madman Anime. The convention was inaugurated in 2016 and held in Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre as a two-day event from the 3–4 September 2016 in Melbourne. The convention was later expanded to Perth and Brisbane in 2017 after a successful inaugural event, with each event held a few months apart, and to Sydney in 2019.
On 29 March 2022, it was announced that Anime Festival would be replaced with Crunchyroll Expo Australia, with the first event scheduled for 17–18 September 2022. Subsequently, all previously scheduled events were cancelled.
Event history
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| 3–4 September 2016 | Melbourne | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| 4–5 March 2017 | Perth | Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| 10–11 June 2017 | Brisbane | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| 4–5 November 2017 | Melbourne | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| 4–5 March 2018 | Perth | Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| 2–3 June 2018 | Brisbane | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| 15–16 September 2018 | Melbourne | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| 16–17 March 2019 | Sydney | International Convention Centre Sydney |
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| 25–26 May 2019 | Brisbane | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| 14–15 September 2019 | Melbourne | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| 5–6 October 2019 | Perth | Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| 7–8 March 2020 | Sydney | International Convention Centre Sydney |
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| 23–24 May 2020 (cancelled) | Brisbane | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| 29–30 August 2020 (cancelled) | Melbourne | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| 3–4 October 2020 (cancelled) | Perth | Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| March 2021 (cancelled) | Sydney | International Convention Centre Sydney |
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| May 2021 (cancelled) | Brisbane | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| 2021 (cancelled) | Melbourne | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| 2021 (cancelled) | Perth | Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| 12–13 March 2022 (cancelled) | Sydney | International Convention Centre Sydney |
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| 21–22 May 2022 (cancelled) | Brisbane | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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