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Retail Store - Another close call December 2009 Well, I must say I'm glad to say "good bye" to 2009 and bring in the New Year. December has been one heck of a month for us. We watched two very good retail locations fall through our fingers. In both cases we weren't the only interested parties, and both times lost out to other business' for those locations. But the search continues and if you know of any good locations, please send us an email at info@animefanzone.com or post in the Forums! More
Anime Cons, oh my!!!
August 2009 To say we've been busy over the past few months would be an understatement. AFZ just returned from 3 weeks of cons in a row. Fortunately the last two were close (Ikasucon and Anime Iowa). Just confirmed to our list are Youma Con in Michigan, Ohayo Con in Ohio, Tokyo in Tulsa and Connecticon. More cons are being added as fast as we can. Unfortunately some cons are very slow to get back to us and makes the entire process very frustrating at times. But seeing as these are mostly fan run events, its hard to complain too much. We thank them all for their efforts and giving us a place to sell our merchandise. AFZ has also been actively searching for a brick and mortar location here in Milwaukee and feel we are getting closer to that Grand Opening. We really miss not having a store in Milwaukee for anime and arcade games especially. Stay tuned to the website and join our forums to discuss! Posted 8/22/09 by Peter New
Website, Full Time Business Owners!
June 2009 Finally there's some decent content on this site and a much better looking template. This is about the best I can do on my own and oddly enough there will be yet another major update to the website coming shortly by an actual web designer. We are now Full Time with this business!!! I finally left my full time day job this past month and have been living the dream. That means I have more time to actually update the site, make improvements and meaningful progress towards some of our bigger goals. Some of those goals include: 1) Adding an online ordering site 2) Opening our retail store in Milwaukee 3) Putting more content and functionality to this website Our forums are now up and functioning. Please sign up Milwaukee and let's show the world how many anime fans we have in Wisconsin! With your help an entire community will come together and allow your voices to be heard. Posted 6/29/09 by Peter |
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Anime
Con Updates
June 2009 We've been on the road quite a bit as of late and plenty of stories to tell. Stay tuned to the website for pics and videos of our con travels. We just got back from Anime Mid-Atlantic out in Virgina. Quite the show and loved the location this con is held at. Apparantly it's the same building as Neko-con. Didn't see much of the con unfortunately but we got to take a day to visit Washington DC and dipped our toes in the Atlantic Ocean! Prior to that we went to Sandusky, Ohio for Colossal Con. A very nice resort with the Kalahari and I highly recommend it if you get the chance. There's one in the Wisconsin Dells if you are interested. The con was a bit smaller than last year (3000 attendees), but with a great location it made it all worth it. The vendor room was very small and cramped, but we survived and plan on coming back again next year. Posted 6/29/09 by Peter |
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Acen and Other News
April 2009 Wow have we been busy over the past couple months. Life is just flying by and I can't believe this website still looks like crap. That is one of my next major goals by the way. We'll be at Anime Central in a few days, providing arcade games and in the Vendor's Room. Please stop on by and say hello as this con is a "local" event for Milwaukee and the Midwest's largest anime con. Tekkoshocon was a blast in Pittsburg!!! Definitely going back to that one if possible. Never knew Pittsburgh was built on the side of a mountain range. It was a drift racer's paradise there, too bad I don't have an AE86 -_-; from Initial D. Anime Punch on the other hand was a horrible con in Columbus, OH. I cannot stress this enough, NEVER GO TO THIS CON!!!! It was just horrible in almost every way possible. The Dealer's were in a fricking tent outside with no heat and poor lighting. Plus it was over Easter and their attendance just tanked really bad. Needless to say I was lucky to have just come out of that con without losing money... Plus, to top it all off, it's run by one of the guys that does the "Your Favorite Anime Sucks" panel, which is oddly very popular at anime cons. At least that guy has 1 skill worth mentioning... Posted 4/28/09 by Peter |
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Naka-con & Updates
March 2009 We just returned from Naka-con over this past weekend! Had a total blast, sold a ton of stuff and looking forward to our next con! We are really starting to dig this con travelling stuff, as it's way more fun than having a day job and who doesn't want to go out of town for an anime con? Seriously, who would say no to such a thing? We are lining up more cons for the next couple of months and beyond. Check out the Conventions link for more info on where we are going next. In the meanwhile, expect to see many website updates, a total makeover on the website and a way to order from us online soon. Posted 3/19/09 by Peter |
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Anime
Milwaukee 2009 was a huge success!
March 2009 Anime Milwaukee is over and we are extremely tired, but wow is about all I can say to recap the weekend! We beat all our sales goals and thank you all for your support. We are looking forward to our next con in Kansas City, MS in two short weeks. Posted 3/02/09 by Peter |
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Anime Fan Zone - Grand
Opening!!!
February 2009 Anime Fan Zone will be making its debut at Anime Milwaukee in the Dealer's Room, selling all sorts of anime and gaming collectibles. We will also be providing the arcade video games for this convention. There will a Pop'n Music 14, Drummania 10th Mix and a Keyboardmania 2nd Mix. If you attend the convention, please stop by and say hello. Posted 2/15/09 by Peter |
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