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Anime Central (ACen for short) is an Anime Convention that is held yearly in Rosemont, Illinois , in the United States . It is one of the fastest growing anime conventions in the U.S. and is ranked as the 5th largest North American anime convention for the year of 2006.1 The convention is like many other anime conventions; it runs 24 hours a day and lasts 3 days. The Anime Central staff brings in guests from America and Japan that have worked in the anime and Manga industry. There are also thousands of Cosplay ers that walk around showing off their costumes. HISTORY In April of 1996 the Midwest Animation Promotion Society, a.k.a. MAPS, was incorporated by a group of individuals from a Chicago based anime club. After two years of planning the first ACen was held in April 1998 at the Holiday Inn International O'Hare hotel in Rosemont, Illinois . Its attendance was a little over 1,000 people.2 In 2002 Anime Central's parent organization officially became a non-profit as recognized by the federal government. In its more recent years the convention has moved to May and is held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare also in Rosemont, Illinois. The attendance for the convention rises around 1,000 people a year. The last convention, held in 2007, had an estimated 12,769 attendees, including staff, comps, guest and entourage, and exhibitors.3 List of convention dates and locations FEATURED EVENTS
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