Anime Boston

Anime Boston, the largest anime convention in New England, announced its convention dates for the next five years. The three-day convention, which is celebrating its thirteenth year in 2015 and ranks among the top ten of anime convention attendance nationwide, will remain at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Mass. for the next five years.

Anime Boston will be held on the following dates:

Anime Boston 2022: May 27 - 29, 2022
Anime Boston 2023: April 7 - 9, 2023
Anime Boston 2024: March 29 - 31, 2024
Anime Boston 2025: May 23 - 25, 2025
Anime Boston 2026: April 3-5, 2026

And before people start complaining. Yes, Easter weekend (2012), Memorial Day weekend (2013), First Day of Spring... weekend (2014), Easter weekend (2015). They know.

... Easter weekend (2016), Nothing Particularly Interesting (2017), Easter Weekend (2018), Easter Weekend (2019)...

EDIT - Updated

Is 2015 really four days? Because that's pretty awesome.

xturbulancexx wrote:Is 2015 really four days? Because that's pretty awesome.

Ooops. That was a typo. It's been fixed. Sorry for the confusion.

NOT liking that PAX east and AB are on the same weekend next year.

...if we survive 2012, that is... loljk

BasharOfTheAges wrote:And before people start complaining. Yes, Easter weekend, Memorial Day weekend, First Day of Spring... weekend, Easter weekend. They know.

First Day of Spring weekend?! What diabolical planning! j/k

GMSenpai wrote:

BasharOfTheAges wrote:And before people start complaining. Yes, Easter weekend, Memorial Day weekend, First Day of Spring... weekend, Easter weekend. They know.

First Day of Spring weekend?! What diabolical planning! j/k

It's also during National Poetry Day. The horrors!

BasharOfTheAges wrote:

GMSenpai wrote:

BasharOfTheAges wrote:And before people start complaining. Yes, Easter weekend, Memorial Day weekend, First Day of Spring... weekend, Easter weekend. They know.

First Day of Spring weekend?! What diabolical planning! j/k

It's also during National Poetry Day. The horrors!

Aaaaaand we've got our theme for that year.

Bamboozle wrote:NOT liking that PAX east and AB are on the same weekend next year.

this could be a problem...

Nora Kisaragi wrote:

Bamboozle wrote:NOT liking that PAX east and AB are on the same weekend next year.

this could be a problem...

It could also be an amazing experience and an amazing weekend to be in boston.

We would prefer my take to yours, Also we are going to be working WITH PAX to make it that way.

You should have PAX and AB at the same place, that may be sweet. PAX had SO much space they didnt use.

Way to be on the ball! This makes it ALOT easier to plan out costumes. It'd be even better if the themes were planned out ahead of time in the same fashion.

I do have a complaint, but not against the timing of the cons near holidays. You get the slot you can get, I don't imagine it's entirely up to the AB staff.

In 2009 the con was 22, 23 and 24 May. a beautiful, sunny, and mild/warm weekend, after most college finals and in the peak of the season when all the flowers are blooming.

Now the con is happening earlier, and colder, in 2014.

Am I the only one who is concerned that we're going to get a huge, huge blizzard and have to cancel? I remember taking meteorology in 2010, and there was a scare that we would have snow on that day. Lest I remember Easter Sunday when I was five. Day after a 50 degree day, no snow on the ground, and, suddenly, overnight, three feet of it.

/whining

Thank you for publishing your future dates, this'll help a lot for planning time off for the cons, and planning around them (Don't want to book a trip halfway across the world seven months in advance just to find out that AB comes directly in the middle of that trip. Also would be nice to give definitive dates that I need off to my bosses for the next four years). 2013 has a prime slot. Also staying at the Hynes is beyond awesome.

Faceman wrote:

xturbulancexx wrote:Is 2015 really four days? Because that's pretty awesome.

Ooops. That was a typo. It's been fixed. Sorry for the confusion.

... Darn. And:

Shinden wrote:I remember taking meteorology in 2010, and there was a scare that we would have snow on that day.

I'm just wondering if I read this correctly. Did you just say that your meteorology class predicted snow in 2014? Because that's pretty cool, no matter what day it is. It's still about three years into the future.

Thanks for letting us know the weekends Easter lands on for the next few years.

I am very excited about the fact that Anime Boston will be on Memorial Day weekend again in 2013. It's usually warmer and I love having an extra day off from work!

yea it is when you guys get the dates no arugments argh. laters i am very happy i cant wait for this year ab and etc

I'm glad that you got the dates posted up. Sadly, it would appear that provided I keep my current job, 2012 will be the final year I attend AB for some time to come. Yup, I'm able to figure out my work schedule for decades in advance if I so choose, and in my line of work there's no such thing as personal days or sick days. Part of the downside to having a rigid two week on, two week off schedule.

Ah well, I've been able to attend every year since 2008, and before that it was an every other year sort of thing, so it'll probably go back to that eventually. Hopefully 2012 will be good enough to tide me over until at least 2016!

xturbulancexx wrote:

Shinden wrote:I remember taking meteorology in 2010, and there was a scare that we would have snow on that day.

I'm just wondering if I read this correctly. Did you just say that your meteorology class predicted snow in 2014? Because that's pretty cool, no matter what day it is. It's still about three years into the future.

XD I meant that we had predicted snow for AB '10.

But we did learn about climatology, which can give you an estimate as to when the last snowfall of the season will be. That's why i was concerned.

Shinden wrote:

xturbulancexx wrote:

Shinden wrote:I remember taking meteorology in 2010, and there was a scare that we would have snow on that day.

I'm just wondering if I read this correctly. Did you just say that your meteorology class predicted snow in 2014? Because that's pretty cool, no matter what day it is. It's still about three years into the future.

XD I meant that we had predicted snow for AB '10.

But we did learn about climatology, which can give you an estimate as to when the last snowfall of the season will be. That's why i was concerned.

I do share this snow concern Considering yesterday was the first day of spring and what did it do all day? SNOW!!! Luckily snow this time of year doesn't usually stick around too long. Except the April Fools blizzard...

However, unless conditions are critical I see no reason for AB to really cancel unless those in charge and all the guests can't travel. That could be a potential problem. As long as everyone can get there and then get home...it can blizzard all weekend since we don't need to leave for much.

The last time AB was in March, we did purchase weather insurance in case of snow. We'll look into that option again when the time comes.

Another thing to keep in mind is that while we do get snow as late as April, once we hit February that snowstorm is not going to last as long as snowstorms in November-January. The days are longer, and we're apt to have a warm sunny day right after to melt the storm. That's not to say they can't be intense, but I've lived here all my life and big huge storms in late winter/early spring are rare and the snow doesn't stick around.

you guys are just trying to piss my boss off by having AB on Easter weekend THREE YEARS IN A ROW!!!!!
I work at a hair salon for Kids... Thats like our busiest time i assured him next year would have to be on a different weekend since it doubled this year GrAHahahahahahaha!!!! ::sigh:: okay ill pass this schedule on to him.... he knows ill quit before missing AB and he will not let me do that lol

The dates look good. A lot of people complain about holiday weekends, but they're convenient for me as a student.

I'm especially liking 2013, because that's going to be after finals, so no stressing. AB 2014 will likely by right at the end of Spring Break, and if that's the case then my stress levels will be low then as well.

Suna Sato wrote:you guys are just trying to piss my boss off by having AB on Easter weekend THREE YEARS IN A ROW!!!!!
I work at a hair salon for Kids... Thats like our busiest time i assured him next year would have to be on a different weekend since it doubled this year GrAHahahahahahaha!!!! ::sigh:: okay ill pass this schedule on to him.... he knows ill quit before missing AB and he will not let me do that lol

Try getting Thursday, Friday, and Saturday off during Easter weekend while working at an under staffed grocery store, and they need you no matter what. I had to tell my managers last year "oh hey, btw I'm not going to be here Easter" they weren't too happy at all.

A lot of us have jobs, and for some of us our jobs don't like anyone taking time off during Holidays, but you know what worked for me really well? "Well you see, I won't be able to work here Easter weekend because I'll be in Boston volunteering during that weekend, so I won't be anywhere near this store. Sorry!" It worked last year, they weren't happy, but it worked.

I work at a Severely understaffed Childrens hair salon (snip its) and im one of the fastest girls there.... Easter weekend is our more popular weekends for a hair cut next to christmas.... Im not only a hairdresser but the marketing manager i have a graphic arts degree and a cosmologist license so he won't ever fire me but it doesnt mean im gonna hear the end of him for me taking the time off.... lol I needed it off cause i was jenova last year and im needed again this year and i know im needed the year after that hes just gonna kill me next year thats three easter weekends off in a row....

It's gonna suck waiting for AB '13. It's all the way in MAY!! plus side to that is May 24th is my birthday Get to spend my wonderful birthday at Anime Boston? How cool is that?

May is actually perfect, because college students don't have to worry about if it will fall during exams... generally.

Plus my best friend will be home by then, so maybe she'll finally be able to come back that year.

One of my friends has not been able to make Anime Boston since it has been being held on Easter Weekend (super religious family) so it's great that there are some non-Easter weekends in the future. She can come again!

}:| well idc if its on easter weekend ill be 18 in november and my family has gotten to the point where we dont do anything for easter anymore! also was anyone cosplaying as zombie jesus yesterday? }:|

So uh when does pre-reg start for 2012?

Yay! ab 2015 is the day after my birthday!

zerofan13 wrote:So uh when does pre-reg start for 2012?

It already started....if you had pre-regged in the dealer's room at the convention. Online registration for this year's con didn't open until October 15 last year, so I probably wouldn't expect it much before then.

Yes, but you have HIGH SCHOOL kids that have block scheduling, and my midterms are ALWAYS the weeek before/week after AB. ;-;
My poor cosplaaayyyss....

Anyway, I'm really glad these next few years have been posted. Planning ahead now~

Is it April 2012 yet? ...

And PAssover for 2012 and 2015

Rossum wrote:And Passover for 2012 and 2015

It's annoying for those of us who celebrate Easter too, so I understand your pain, so to speak.

>> May 24-26, 2013

Nice, my bday's on May 25th so this will be one happy cosplayer that year.

PAX & Anime Boston same weekend means I can't go to Anime Boston next year!

Aidan2 wrote:

Nora Kisaragi wrote:

Bamboozle wrote:NOT liking that PAX east and AB are on the same weekend next year.

this could be a problem...

It could also be an amazing experience and an amazing weekend to be in boston.

We would prefer my take to yours, Also we are going to be working WITH PAX to make it that way.

discount passes for attendance to both?

Protip: Preregistering for both events is less than half the cost to stay at any of the hotels in the area for one night. The pass to get in is, in all honestly, one of the least expensive things you're going to be dealing with all weekend.

I already booked my room for 2012, all I have to is register. I'll also be going
on the other dates too.

This will be a major problem. 2012 the year Major Anime Fans vs Major Gaming Fans. The challenge? Who will get the most con goers!

hamstar138 wrote:This will be a major problem. 2012 the year Major Anime Fans vs Major Gaming Fans. The challenge? Who will get the most con goers!

...because we already know that we get the best ones at Anime Boston.

DAMN RIGHT!

If anything, I expect more day passes than weekend passes being sold for both cons, at least compared to day-pass sales for all AB's from 2011 and before. It kinda sucks that PAX is like on the other end of the city, though it shouldn't be too much of a problem if you take the green line to the blue line.

coolforever wrote:DAMN RIGHT!

If anything, I expect more day passes than weekend passes being sold for both cons, at least compared to day-pass sales for all AB's from 2011 and before. It kinda sucks that PAX is like on the other end of the city, though it shouldn't be too much of a problem if you take the green line to the blue line.

Hynes to BCEC: Hynes/ICA or Prudential (Green line) to Park St, Red line to South Station, Silver line to World Trade Center.

It's also pretty walkable, or even if you just want to walk part of the way (like to Park Street). Get in a little exercise! It's also not in any way a bad thing to cut through the Public Garden and the Common to get to the station, especially in the springtime (if you're lucky, you might catch sweet little baby ducks swimming in puddles at the Public Garden which is pretty much one of the best memories a person can ever have if you are charmed by darling little baby ducks who are so tiny that they can swim in a puddle).

Not sure if I can go on Anime Boston 2014. I have school to do. ^^;

ok I'm legit so pumped about 2013 being in May cuz I'll be in college and out of school for the summer by then ^-^ I think that would also be the first year I won't have to leave at 3 for passover.