Melbourne Anime Festival, colloquially known as "Manifest", was a three-day
fan convention
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held in
Melbourne
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,
Australia
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. It focused on the art of
anime
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and
manga
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,
East Asian
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culture, and its associated
fandoms. Manifest was held at the Parkville campus of the
University of Melbourne
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until 2009, when it moved to the
Melbourne Showgrounds. It was held in August each year. Following the 2013 convention, Manifest closed.
Manifest was run by the
not-for-profit
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While not-for-profit organizations and Nonprofit organ ...
organisation MAFI (Melbourne Anime Festival Inc.) and staffed entirely by volunteers. The organising committee held regular meetings to plan and organise the event, and was made up of 30-75 people. In addition, more than a hundred individuals volunteered their time on the event weekend to help run the convention.
History
Manifest was originally held at the University of Melbourne until 2009, when it moved to the
Melbourne Showgrounds. On 1 December 2013, it was announced that Manifest would not be running again in 2014 due to financial and staffing issues.
Event history
See also
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List of anime conventions
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References
External links
Manifest official Facebook pageManifest official twitter page
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Conventions in Australia
Defunct anime conventions
Recurring events established in 2000
Recurring events disestablished in 2013