Anime Friends is a South American annual anime convention produced by Maru Division Corporation. It was originally held in São Paulo, Brazil during the month of July, and it expanded to Rio de Janeiro, Argentina (2009–17) and Chile (2013).
History
Brazil
Event history CityDatesVenueAttend.GuestsSão PauloJuly 3–6, 2003Colégio Madre Cabrini25,000Hironobu Kageyama, Akira Kushida, Hiroshi WatariJuly 8–11, 2004Espaço das Américas32,000Masaaki Endoh, Hironobu Kageyama, Masami Okui, and Eizo SakamotoJuly 14–17, 2005Universidade Uni Sant'Anna45,000Yoshiki Fukuyama, Hironobu Kageyama, Akira Kushida, and Takayuki MiyauchiJuly 13–16, 200650,000Massacration, Masaaki Endoh, Hiroshi Kitadani, and Yumi MatsuzawaJuly 14~15 and 19~22, 200779,000Masaaki Endoh, Edu Falaschi, Yoko Ishida, Hironobu Kageyama, MoJo, Pato Fu, Kōji Wada, and Nobuo YamadaJuly 11~13 and 16~20, 2008Mart Center120,000Akira Kushida, Takayuki Miyauchi, Takumi Tsutsui, Hideaki Takatori, Almah, Shaaman, Aki Misato, JAM Project (Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Yoshiki Fukuyama, Masami Okui, Hiroshi Kitadani and Ricardo Cruz)July 10~12 and 17–19, 2009Kagrra, Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Hiroshi Kitadani, Nobuo Yamada, Akira Kushida, Shinichi Ishihara and Yukio YamagataJuly 09~11 and 15~18, 2010Akira Kushida, Shinichi Ishihara, Takayuki Miyauchi, Aki Misato, Minami Kuribayashi, Chihiro Yonekura, Angra, Piyo Rabbie and Aural VampireJuly 08~10 and 15~17, 2011Akira Kushida, Psychic Lover, Nobuo Yamada, Takayoshi Tanimoto, M.O.V.E., Kaya and AngraJuly 05–08 and 12-15, 2012Faculdade CantareiraNobuo Yamada, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Paul Zaloom, Kaya and JAM Project (Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Masami Okui, Hiroshi Kitadani and Ricardo Cruz - Yoshiki Fukuyama was unable to attend due to health issues)July 11–14 and 18-21, 2013Campo de Marte AirportNobuo Yamada, Akira Kushida, Família Lima, Yumi Matsuzawa, Gloria, Andre Matos, Eyeshine, Chihiro Yonekura, Oreskaband, Shinichi Ishihara, Takumi Tsutsui and JAM Project (Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Masami Okui, Hiroshi Kitadani, Yoshiki Fukuyama and Ricardo CruzJuly 17–20 and 24-27, 2014Flow, Reika, You Kikkawa, Oreskaband, Kōji Wada, Ayumi Miyazaki, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Noturnall, Almah, Motsu, Back-On, Nobuo Yamada, Eizo Sakamoto, Família Lima, Chris Claremont and Daniel HDRJuly 10–12 and 17-19, 2015Ayu Brazil, Flow, Cross Gene, Detonator, Home Made Kazoku, Inkt, Joe Inoue, Kaname, Reika, Matsuko Mawatari, Ricardo Cruz, Sasaki Sayaka, Screw, Snowkel, Tetsuo Kurata, Carolina Munhóz, Raphael Draccon and Daniel HDRJuly 08–10 and 15-17, 2016Joe Inoue, Ricardo Cruz, Detonator, Nobuo Yamada, Ayumi Miyazaki, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Yumi Matsuzawa, Hiroki Takahashi. Yuuya Asaoka, Ricardo Fábio, Edu Falaschi, Rodrigo Rossi, Larissa Tassi, LM.C, Mai Hoshimura, Sambomaster, Takumi Tsutsui, Shouhei Kusaka, LeChat, Liui Aquino, Jason Fauntanimefriends.com.br/e_programacao.shtml#mainJuly 07–09, 2017Transamerica Expo CenterDo As Infinity, T.M. Revolution, Asian Kung-fu Generation, Takumi TsutsuiJuly 06–09, 2018Anhembi Convention CenterTakumi Hashimoto, Oreskaband, Yumi Matsuzawa, Snowkel, Deadlift Lolita, Hatsune Miku, Ultraman Heroesanimefriends.com.br/e_programacao.shtmlRio de JaneiroJuly 05-09, 2019RiocentroSnowkel, Faky, Yumi Matsuzawa, Deadlift Lolita, Mika Kobayashi, Gaijin Sentai, Senpai Old School, Takumi HashimotoSão PauloJuly 12-14, 2019Anhembi Convention Center60,000 -2020 - -Event not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic -2021 - -São PauloJuly 08-10, 2022Anhembi Convention Center80,000Danger3 (Ricardo Cruz, Larissa Tassi and Rodrigo Rossi), Gaijin Sentai, Babybeard, Matsuko Mawatari, Diogo Miyahara, I Don't Like Mondays., YUYU20, Senpai Old School, One n' OnlyRio de JaneiroJuly 16-17, 2022Expo MagSão PauloJuly 13-16, 2023Anhembi Convention Center120,000Takumi Hashimoto, Takumi Tsutsui, Hiroshi Watari, Mai Oishi, Makoto Sumikawa, Kiyomi Tsukada, Flow, Scandal, Burnout Syndromes, Survive Said the Prophet, Nano, Yurika, ASCA, SennaRin, Who-ya Extended, YUYU20, Yumi Matsuzawa, Danger3 (Ricardo Cruz, Larissa Tassi and Rodrigo Rossi), Janaína Bianchi, Senpai Old School, Akino with Bless4July 18-21, 2024Vickeblanka, Takeru (from SuG), Hiroto (from Alice Nine), Wasuta, ROOKiEZ is PUNK’D, MHRap, Sidney Scaccio, Yasuhiro Ishiwatari, Mayumi Yoshida, ALI, ClariS, Kihachirō Uemura, Masaru Yamashita, Koichi NakayamaJuly 03-06, 2025 150,000 Nightmare , MindaRyn, Flow, Ricardo Cruz , Big Ocean, Scandal, YUYU20
Argentina
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Chile
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References
See also List of anime conventions