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The Southeast's Largest anime convention! Join us at the Renaissance Waverly and Cobb Galleria, October 26 - 29, 2023!
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NOW I can act up
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Welcome
@khoidaooo
to the
#awacon
family!
Khoi is Albedo in Genshin Impact, Kuroko in Kuroko's Basketball, Nils & Wolt in Fire Emblem: Heroes, Cancer Cell in Cells at Work, Murata in Demon Slayer, Rei Kiriyama in March Comes In Like A Lion, and Tim Goodman in Detective Pikachu!
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If you haven't gotten your AWA membership yet, you should get it now because the one and only
@DEMONDICEKaren
will be joining us for
#awacon
2022! DEMONDICE is a vocalist, an animator, a lyricist, and a rapper & you'll want to see her live!
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In a little over a month, the multi-talented
@Ayme_official
will be at
#awacon
! Ayme started his music career in 2018. Writing & composing, he is well known as not only a musician but also as a VA, cosplayer, actor, and mystery game writer. Learn more at
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AWA is working together with the Kametz family, as well as some of his closest friends & colleagues in the industry: Bill Butts, Stephen Fu, Chris Hackney, Kyle McCarley & MC Tony Oliver, to host a celebration of Billy’s life & work for his fans. More @
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We are so thrilled to announce
@laura_stahl
will be joining us for
#awacon
! You've heard her in Promised Neverland as Ray, Genshin Impact as Barbara and Xinyan, as Dorothy from The Great Pretender, as Iruma from Welcome to Demon School Irumakun, and more!
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We are honored to announce Chika Anzai as a guest at AWA 2023!
Chika Anzai is a Japanese voice actress from Fukui. She debuted in 2009 in the anime Animal Detective Kiruminzoo.
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⚡️Breaking News⚡️
We're bidding a fond farewell to the Renaissance Waverly Hotel and Cobb Galleria Centre in 2023 after an amazing 20 years
Get ready for a brand new chapter at the Georgia World Congress Center starting in 2024!
Visit to learn more!
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AWA is bringing you Idol group i☆Ris for Halloween! In addition to providing the theme songs for Prism Paradise (PriPara), each girl can be heard as character in the expansive PriPara franchise, from the addictive arcade game to the 3 seasons of anime!
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That’s a wrap, AWA
We hope you had an incredible time with us this weekend and cannot wait to see you again in 2024 🎉
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We are already working on the guest list for our 2020 convention!
Who are your dream Voice Actors to meet? Post them in the comments and you might just meet them next October!
#awacon
#awacon2020
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Our next guest can currently be heard as Burnin in My Hero Academia, Korrina/Talia in Pokemon Journeys, Tao Jun in Shaman King, & Demon Lord Frey, in “That time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime”! Meet
@Lisalisejam
at
#awacon
!
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Sad news, Roger Clark will not be joining us this year 😞
Stay tuned though, as we have a few more guests to announce today!
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Voice Actors
@rinachan
and
@KyleMcCarley
are coming to
#awacon
!
Kira can be heard in many anime and games, including Love Live! & NieR: Automata.
Kyle voices Shinji in Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works & 9S in NieR: Automata among others!
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Next up
@MaryEMcGlynn
! As an actress, she portrayed Major Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost In The Shell Innocence, Solid State Society and Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex for which she won the American Anime Award for Best Actress!
#awacon
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We hope you aren’t BURNT OUT on guest announcements, because
@BURNOUTSYNDROME
is coming to
#awacon
! If you’re a fan of haikyu! Or Dr. Stone, you’re sure to have heard their music. See them perform live at AWA 2022!
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Will you be at
#awacon
2022?
@official_pixy
will be! PIXY made their debut last year with their digital hit single “Wings.” Depicting the journey of six wingless fairies, PIXY takes strong inspiration from hip hop & EDM. Learn more & register today at
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We are pleased to announce Asaka as a guest for 2023!
Asaka (亜咲花) is a Japanese Anisong singer and solo artist. She debuted in 2016 at the age of 17, singing the Ending theme song “Open Your Eyes” to the anime Occultic;Nine.
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IA's first American performance of ARIA will be at
#awacon
!
IA has captured imaginations since her debut with over 40 songs breaking the 1 million view mark! Celebrate Halloween with a show like nothing you've ever seen before! IA tix are available now at
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Moar guests! Mangaka Mengo Yokoyari will be joining us
#awacon2015
! Check her out!
http://t.co/t3t6eJMSqw
http://t.co/UmETPg7L9y
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If I stressed you out reminding you about
#concrunch
just remember: you matter, your wellbeing matters, and if you don't get that costume done in time, it's ok and we will just be happy for you to come and play with us. 😇
Unless you're wearing an ahegao hoodie. Stop that.
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Coming to an
#awacon
2017 near you is
@LauraBaileyVO
! She's Lust in FMA, Tohru in Fruits Basket and so many more!
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Our latet guest announcement
@KaggyFilms
, not only voices some of your favorite characters, but also has 750,000+ subscribers on YouTube & over 230 million combined views! Meet him at
#awacon
2021!
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We can't wait to see
@CalebHyles
again at
#awacon2021
! Caleb is a dynamic entertainer and YouTube cover artist, singing a bit of everything; from top 40 to Broadway and anime - he's almost certainly covered a song you love and might even perform it at AWA!
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We are thrilled to announce the man who holds a Guinness World Record for most video game voices: Steve Blum! He voiced Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bebop, Orochimaru & Zabuza in Naruto, and dozens of other characters in anime, video games and film.
#awacon
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We are incredibly excited to start off our guest announcements with JILUKA!
JILUKA was formed in February 2015 with a four member line-up: Ricko on vocals, Sena on guitar, Boogie on bass, and Zyean on drums.
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The app/event/mobile schedule is available for download!
It’s the same app as last year, though the name has changed to Webex Events. Download it here: and get a printable abbreviated schedule at
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Do you think my supervisor will find out if I just start acting up on here?
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Hopefully your Halloween plans include
#awacon
- if not, you’re going to miss the internat'l debut of the full production of ARIA! This performance features IA, with her live band and dancers. Tag a friend you want to share this concert with so they don’t miss out!
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Anime Weekend Atlanta will be hosting the biggest Official
@thedragonprince
panel Halloween weekend! Meet creators Aaron Ehasz & Justin Richmond, along with the voices of
#Callum
,
#Rayla
,
#Ezran
,
#Verin
,
#Soren
,
#Claudia
&
#CommanderGren
!
#TheDragonPrince
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The Main Events schedule has been added to the AWA app!
You can download the app here:
We'll be adding to the app as we get closer to the show, with the bulk of the schedule being uploaded by October 17th.
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Some say two is better than one, and we’ll definitely agree for this next announcement. Welcome ano and Taku Inoue!
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It's the final countdown! We're officially just one month from the 25th Anniversary of
#awacon
! What are you looking forward to the most?
#awaconcountdown
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ACME is launching their US tour right here at
#awacon
- & this concert is included with your AWA ticket!
ACME is a visual kei band that formed in 2017 consisting of former DIV vocalist CHISA & guitarist SHOGO, former ARTEMA drummer HAL, & bassist RIKITO.
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𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟎𝐀𝐌 𝐄𝐒𝐓
Listen up anime fans. It's the moment you've all been waiting for...well, one of them anyway. The Renaissance Hotel block is about to open. Yes, that Renaissance block, THE block, the block all the cool kids want. (1 of 5)
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The artist known as “ano” is one of Japan’s most viral creators. Her song “Chu, Tayousei” was a huge hit as the ending theme song of the popular anime Chainsaw Man.
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This year's Saturday Night Rave is going to Blow. Your. Mind. We've got a stellar lineup with
@TeddyLoidSpace
,
@meirlin_music
,
@JamesLandino
,
@djkagamine1
, and
@KINOtheDJ
!!!!
#awacon
#animeweekendatlanta
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We've extended the Early Bird discount to register for AWA 2023 until November 4, 2022!
You can register for next year's AWA, which will be held October 26 - 29 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel and Cobb Galleria Centre.
Register now at
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We can't wait to see
@CristinaVee
this Halloween weekend! Get your AWA membership today and make sure you get a chance to see her too!
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.
@teamfourstar
is returning to
#awacon
, with even more awesome! We've got Nick "
@Lanipator
" Landis, Scott "
@KaiserNeko
" Frerichs, Anthony
@AntfishVO
Sardinha, and Ben "
@hbi2k
" Creighton coming to
#Atlanta
this September 20-23rd for Anime Weekend Atlanta!
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We'll be screening THUNDERBOLT FANTASY on 11/1! Enjoy this full musical experience performed by the all-female Takarazuka Revue during their tour in Taiwan last year. Also meet the translation team who subtitled THUNDERBOLT FANTASY exclusively for
#awacon
at their panel!
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Legendary musician, actor, and philanthropist MIYAVI return to host a panel and meet fans at AWA 2021! That's not the only
@MIYAVI_OFFICIAL
news we have though - his latest album, Imaginary, just dropped last week too! More info at:
#awacon
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We'd like to welcome Trina Nishimura, Kyle Hebert, DC Douglas, and James Sie to AWA 2023! Check out for details!
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We are pleased to welcome back Tiffany Grant to AWA! Best known as Asuka from Evangelion,
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We can't wait to see
@BrinaPalencia
at
#awacon
2017! She voices so many characters, they don't fit in 1 tweet!
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Attention AWA attendees! FEMM is coming to AWA 2023!
FEMM (Far East Mention Mannequins) are living mannequins consisting of two members, RiRi and LuLa.
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1 Day left until
#awacon
! ARE YOU READY?! We're at the hotel, we're setting up, we're pumped, how about you!?!?!
#awaconcountdown
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Musical powerhouse
@ASCA_World
is headed to
#Atlanta
this Halloween weekend for
#awacon2022
! She'll be performing Friday evening (10/28). For more info and to get your tickets to AWA today, visit
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Join Kimura Subaru
@GiantSUBAru
, voice of Takashi in Doraemon, Satori Tendo in Haikyū!! Karasuno High School vs Shiratorizawa Academy, Ichiro Yamada in Hypnosis Mic for his first ever convention appearance! Make sure you make him feel welcome at
#awacon
!
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Kato*Fuku is singing in America for the first time right here at
#awacon
!
http://t.co/ccVxUGrriB
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Coming up on the next episode of Anime Weekend Atlanta!
@kylehebert
, the award winning voice actor who can be heard in over 500 various anime, movies, and video games will be hosting panels and seeing you live!
#awacon
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Want to be a magical girl? Our next guest can probably help with that. Welcome Cassandra Lee Morris to AWA 2023!
Based out of LA with over 300 credits to her name, Cassandra's first big anime role was Yubel in Yu-Gi-Oh GX!
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#awacon
and
@FAKESTARUSA
are bringing Samurai Guitarist
@MIYAVI_OFFICIAL
to his first convention appearance this decade!
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It's time for our first fashion announcement & it's a twofer! Takeru (
@ta_streetgothic
) and his brand million dollar orchestrA (
@million_d_o
) are coming to
#awacon
2022! Learn more, apply to be a part of the fashion show, and register now at
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What guests do you want to see at AWA 2021? Drop your suggestions in the comments!
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AWA is gonna be LIT this year! Come check out the Starlight Idol Festival and SO MUCH MORE October 26-29! Check out for more info!
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AWA is excited to have Michelle Ruff at our 2023 show! Check out for details!
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.
@AndyVoiceover
,
@iheathermasters
&
@kellengoff
from Five Nights at Freddy's Sister Location will be at AWA!
#FNaF
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Our final guest announcement of the day is none other than Kanae Ito!
Kanae Ito is Yui in the Sword Art Online franchise, Ruiko Saten in A Certain Scientific Railgun, Amu Hinamori in Shugo Chara!, and more!
Ms. Ito is excited to make her East Coast convention debut at
#awacon
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It's almost 2020, so we hopped in the Wayback machine and stopped at 2010 and 2000 to get a glimpse of what AWA looked like way back then.
We've discovered it was a darker time, a more... monochromatic and low res time, way back in days of yore.
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Legendary DJ and Music Producer,
@TeddyLoidSpace
, will be returning to Anime Weekend Atlanta and will be performing at the Saturday Night Rave!
#awacon
Get more info and register at
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You can get the AWA schedule on your phone! How to:
1. Go to your preferred App Store and download the Socio App
2. Make an account.
3. Search “Anime Weekend Atlanta”
4. Click it! Tada! Bonus: If you add a reminder for an event, you’ll get a notification if anything changes on it
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Alright y'all! It's the MONTH OF. We've got...*counts on fingies* 21 days left til show!
What are your cosplans and how are they coming along?!
#awacon
#awacon2023
#animeweekendatlanta
#cosplay
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This announcement is much more than just "Moderately Okay"!
@ModeratelyOkCos
is coming to
#awacon
to meet you!
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You demanded an encore and STARMARIE is delivering at AWA 2019!
Their songs have been used as the EDs of Cardfight!! Vanguard G NEXT and Cardfight!! Vanguard G.
Meet
@Starmarie19
at this year's AWA coming to you Halloween weekend!
#awacon
#awacon2019
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Legendary
#cosplayer
@YayaHan
is coming to
#awacon
2017! Meet her Sept 28 - Oct 1 at Anime Weekend Atlanta!
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See
@Starmarie19
live at
#awacon
2018! You've heard STARMARIE in the OP for Onigiri. Their song “Natsu ni nare!” was selected as the ending theme of the anime “Cardfight!! Vanguard G NEXT” & “Mekurumeku Yuuki!” is also the ED for “Cardfight!! Vanguard G”
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.
@jhaletweets
, queen of video game voices will also be coming to Anime Weekend Atlanta!
#awacon
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2020 Strikes Again (says social media manager). The dates in the image do not match the correct years. If you are marking your calendar, please update to match this image.
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We will not tolerate any type of hate at our convention. We ask that everyone take a minute and make sure you are being supportive and loving to people of all stripes outside the convention as well. Read our full statement here:
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It may be Friday the 13th, but you're in luck!! David Wald, voice of Wainwright Jakobs in
#Borderlands3
, Gajeel Redfox in Fairy Tail, Hannes in Attack on Titan, and dozens of other voices will be at
#awacon
! Meet him this Halloween weekend!
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Anime Weekend Atlanta is pleased to announce our Early Start badge ticket add on for 2023. April 28th, our webpage and our Eventeny ticketing page will have a mailed badge option you can purchase for $17.15 (including fees and taxes) per ticket up to 5 per order.
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2 Days left until
#awacon
! If you tweet during AWA using
#awacon
or
#animeweekendatlanta
during the convention, your tweet could end up on the main events screen!
#awaconcountdown
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The lovely & talented
@Tonkhaikichi
will be joining us for AWA 2022! Her striking tone, expansive range, along with her unique perspective as one of the few foreign entertainers in the industry, come together to create a force you won't want to miss live!
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