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Did you know? You can get an upgrade for your pass?

Hello everyone! I know many of you know our normal weekend pass rates and our one day pass rates as they are on our admissions page and perhaps you attended Mini Iwai,  But did you notice our other options? Our one star is a bit pricier than general admission as it is our first level VIP pass. One star Passes get con swag such as the T-shirt of the year (this year it is designed by Steve Bennett) and an Anime Iwai Collectable item. This year’s collectable items are: A Haru pillow that is designed as one of our convention mascots; and a wall scroll which has an artwork done by Steve Bennet of our three Mascots: Aki the Japanese...

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Mini Iwai is coming!

Mini Iwai is September 3rd..2023! Last day before weekend badge price goes up! $10 (+tax) at the door or free if you purchase, or have purchased, your weekend pass for Anime Iwai Horizons!

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Anime Iwai: Horizons- November 10-12 2023

Anime Iwai Horizons is absolutely a go for 3 full days this November. November 10th-12th 2023 to be exact! We've go the ball rolling already for exciting things coming up. Did you know Our Special Guests Sarah Wiedenheft and Aaron Dismuke are already lined up for this year? We announced Sarah just before and During the Taste of Iwai last November. And we Just announced Arron on our social media today! For more information check out our guest page and keep an eye on our Instagram and Facebook pages for more amazing things! Ribbon orders are available and please make sure you fill out the Google Form when you purchase your ribbons! Panelists now is the chance to get in your awesome panels for...

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Introducing Anime Iwai: Horizons

Hello Iwai-jin! As you might have noticed, Anime Iwai has not scheduled our usual three day hotel convention in 2022. This is because our former home hotel, the Ft Lauderdale Marriott North, cannot host us as planned- more on that in a minute. The exciting news is that our next full weekend con will be held on Veteran's Day Weekend, 2023. We are expecting to host a Mini Iwai next summer, date to be determined 3 months prior as usual. In the meantime, to introduce our new home hotel to you, we will be holding a one day show we are calling "Taste of Iwai" on November 20th at the Marriott Coral Springs Hotel and Convention Center. There will be...

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Anime Iwai: Evo is here and so is your Con Guide

As of noon November 12th, Anime Iwai: Evo begins. Its been a long 2 years and we are more than excited to see you. You can find the digital version of your con guide here for the year and we look forward to seeing you. Anime Iwai: Evo Con Guide -Senpai Paul

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