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Anime Central (ACen)

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Anime Central (ACen) is an annual anime, manga and Japanese pop culture convention in Rosemont, Illinois, near Chicago.

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Anime Central (ACen) is an annual anime, manga and Japanese pop culture convention in Rosemont, Illinois, near Chicago. It is held once a year in spring at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center and the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, and the next edition is May 14 to 16, 2027. The convention brings in guests from the Japanese and US anime, manga, gaming and cinema worlds, with an exhibit hall, video game room, concerts, dances, panels, workshops, premiere screenings, autograph sessions and tabletop gaming. The organizer reports more than 36,000 unique attendees.

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Website: acen.org
Contact page: acen.org/contact
Email: conventionsupport@acen.org
Address: 65 E. Palatine Road, Suite 301 · Prospect Heights, IL · 60070

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Anime Central 2027

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center & Hyatt Regency O’Hare · Rosemont, IL

Fri, May 14 – Sun, May 16

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