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Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner<br>Vienna, Virginia
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1999 to present
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est 3,200 for 2005 convention
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Video rooms, panels, dealers' room, artist alley, video game room, dance, game shows, cosplay, panels, workshops, collectible card games and anime music videos
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http://wwwanimeusaorg
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(AUSA) is a
Fan Convention for
Anime ,
Manga and
Japanese Culture enthusiasts. It is an
Annual three-day event held over a weekend in
Tysons Corner, Virginia , part of the
Washington DC metropolitan area. AUSA is traditionally held the weekend before
Thanksgiving Day , with the exception being the
2004 convention, which was held on
Halloween weekend. The event is organized by Anime USA, a
Non-profit Organization incorporated in the state of
Virginia , and operated and staffed entirely by unpaid
Volunteer s. The official
Tagline of AUSA is "Of
Otaku , By Otaku, For Otaku".
The convention features
Japan ese creators of anime and
Manga ,
Cosplay ,
Voice Actors from anime and
Videogames ,
Artists , vendors and
Exhibit s,
Panel s,
Workshops , and
Gaming . AUSA's events focus on aspects of anime, manga, videogames and Japanese culture. With the popularity of anime and manga growing in the
United States ,
Anime Convention s have seen momentous growth in their attendance, and AUSA is one of a growing number in the area.
All staff are unpaid volunteers, although some tasks are supplemented by temporary workers (commonly called "gophers"). As of AUSA 2005, approximately 400 staff were listed on the roster.
The
2006 convention is currently scheduled for
November 17 -
19 ,
2006 .
- The 2004 convention was held again at the Sheraton Premiere in Tyson's Corner
- Due to scheduling, AUSA is held in October , on Halloween Weekend and is the first unofficial use of a Theme .
- Convention attendance estimate was 2540 members
- The 2005 convention was held again at the Sheraton Premiere in Tyson's Corner
- The second unofficial theme was '' Autumn ''
- M.O.V.E. was the primary Musical Guest .
- Convention attendance estimate was 3200 members
- The 2006 convention will be held again at the Sheraton Premiere in Tyson's Corner
- Now official, the annual theme is ''Going to Tokyo ''
- Jace Moore
- Rosiel
- Ricky and Karen Dick
- Marty Gear
Some of these guests may be recurring from past years for one reason or another. Guests known to frequent AUSA (for a period of two years or more) are marked with a +
- Steve Bennett+
- Keith Burgess
- Jan Scott-Frazier
- Hidenori Matsubara
- Takafumi Sekiguchi
- David Williams+
- Toshifumi Yoshida
