Animesushi
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Anime Sushi is a Japanese Animation Fan club started in 1998 by John Bohlen, Carmel Bohlen, Mark Harsha, and Mark Frankenfield, based in Orlando, Florida.
Anime Sushi was spawned after the founders (The above list is people who remained with Animesushi) had an internal split with the Japanese Animation club of Orlando (JACO).
Since 2005, Anime Sushi has been handling the Coordination of Anime Related events for Megacon, one of the Southeasts largest Anime, Sci-Fi and Comic conventions.
Showings
Animesushi now has bi-monthly showings at our location in Winter Park on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, from 5pm to 10pm. Address:
FX Plastics
400 W. Comstock Ave. Suite 4
Winter Park, FL 32789
Cronological Club History
1998 Club started after a few names go with Anime Sushi in 1997
1998 We had showings at Sci-Fi City
1999 Year of the first costume contest
2000 Anime shown bi weekly at Seminole County Library.
2001 The costume contest moves to Megacon
2004 anime shown bi weekly at Full Sail
2004 anime event Iron Cosplay debuts at Jacon 2004 - Dejiko Joe vs Kim
2004 Iron Cosplay debuts at AFO5
2005 anime shown bi weekly at the Sushi Safehouse
2005 Anime Sushi runs its first anime music video contest, winner was from Germany
2005 Iron Cosplay debuts at Megacon 2005 - Dejiko Joe vs Pikabelle
2005 Anime Monthly spotlights Anime Sushi in the September Issue.
2006 entries in the 2nd Anime Music Video contest now has entries from Australia
Cyberia History: (full of gaping holes due to drunken memory)
2002 Cyberia is born at Jacon at the Hilton with 3 DJ's : Jurgen, Sushiboy, & Operator 7G
The video projection screens show anime as the anime themed dance debuts in Florida.
2002 Cyberia debuts at ACC Expo in Ft. Lauderdale: 2 DJ's are added DJ's Kaos & Megaplay
2003 Cyberia debuts at Megacon
2003 Cyberia debuts at Anime Express
2003 Cyberia returns to Jacon, the screens now display random images of anime, videogames, and video
It is accounced that:
2003 Cyberia debuts at AWA 9 with the 7G, Jurgen, Sushiboy, Megaplay lineup.
2004 A new lounge conception is added. Since the theme of Jacon '04 was Studio 54 a, 21 & Up, chill lounge called Fresh Fish Lounge is introduced. Free sushi is displayed on top of a mannequin (named Helena) and a cash bar is introduced.
Also 2004 VJ Chocobo Machine is added, giving greater control over what can be displayed.
2004 @ AWA X: The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia: Sushi staffers and hotel electricians scramble for over 30 minutes a set was cut due to an electrical failure. This is noted as 2 other anime themed dances were happening simultaneously. Partons of those dances then cleared out to investigate the Anime Sushi dance stayed when the music returned.
2006: DJ Sushiboy is now VJ Pressurewave and runs videos similaniously with VJ Chocobo Machine. Also, former head of security Mr. Slippery is now added to the lineup of DJs.
External Links
AnimeSushi Website
Megacon Website [1]
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