Anime South

03/04/2016

RIP Mike Lyon , owner of Anime South.

"Adios Amigos"

04/15/2015

Hello fellow fans,

It is with great regret that we announce that Anime South 2015 is officially cancelled. The event will not take place this year. We apologize to our friends and partners in the fandom community that were looking forward to attending -- so were we!

For those of you that are wondering why we are cancelling, the short version of the answer is that we ran out of money, because conventions are really expensive.

The long version of the answer is that we raaaaaaaan ouuuuuuut of moooooooneeeeeey, beeeeccaaaaa-

OK, the longer answer for real: Anime South is not run by a giant corporation with a Scrooge McDuck vault full of money. It's run by a bunch of average anime fans of average financial means. If at-the-door ticket sales were good we might have broken even, but due to the fact that we were going to hold the event at a new venue, after a year's hiatus, with several new senior staff members, we couldn't be sure we would sell enough admissions at the door to to cover all of our costs. In a worst-case scenario, we couldn't even come close to covering the shortfall out of our own pockets.

Over the last few months we brought in a new, more experienced con chair and tried several different ways to raise enough money to close the gap, including trying to secure sponsorships, converting the convention to a staff co-op model and wishing really, really hard for more money. Sadly it turns out that the Convention Fairy and her magic sack of cash doesn't actually exist.

Since we weren't certain that we could fulfill our financial obligations to our partners, vendors, venue and guests, the decision was made by the con chair to pull the plug now rather than risk a ball-pit meltdown this winter. Ultimately we would rather have no event at all than have people show up and have a crappy, poor experience.

We hope you understand and again, we apologize.

Anime South is not dead. We hope to return in 2016.

Sincerely,
- The Anime South Staff

01/08/2015

An Apology from the Anime South Staff

Anime South has regrettably withdrawn invitations to several well-known and highly respected individuals within the cosplay community. Though it would be preferable to honor these unauthorized invitations, Anime South is financially unable to commit.

Though these invitations were unsanctioned by Anime South management, we realize that through their withdrawal we are damaging relationships and trust within the community. We have an enormous professional desire to welcome these individuals as guests, however it is not economically feasible at this time. We ask for your understanding in this unfortunate and difficult matter.

We hope that you will continue to support and encourage these
exceptionally talented cosplayers. We look forward to the growth of Anime South and hope to properly welcome anyone we have had to disinvite as highlighted guests in the future.

12/25/2014

ANIME SOUTH would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas to each and every one of you.
God Bless you all and we hope to see you all soon in the New Year!

12/04/2014

TONIGHT TONIGHT TONIGHT
AT GULF BREEZE "TREE HOUSE CINEMA"
AT 9:30 P.M. AND IT'S FREE!

This isn't an ANIME SOUTH sponsored event although it should be fun if you and your friends are looking for something to do.

11/28/2014

11/28/2014

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from the staff here at ANIME SOUTH, we hope everyone had a blessed day and time with their families.

11/23/2014

This isn't an ANIME SOUTH sponsored event although it should be fun if you and your friends are looking for something to do.

11/23/2014

Acts 1:9-11King James Version (KJV)
9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

11/16/2014

Isaiah 61:1-3 (KJV)
1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

11/02/2014

This is true.

True after every con, and today....

11/01/2014

We'd like to encourage everyone to please share ANIME SOUTH with your friends, spread the news and encourage them to please do the same.