The New England Anime Society, Inc. is a Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to furthering

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understanding of

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ese language and culture through written and visual media. Founded in 2001, The New England Anime Society, Inc. is the parent organization of

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, one of the largest

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. In 2011, ''The Boston Phoenix'' selected Anime Boston as the city's "Best Nerd Gathering", beating out contenders such as New England Comic Con and

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. The convention won the award again in 2012. At Anime Boston 2007, the New England Anime Society announced that they would be starting

Providence Anime Conference Providence Anime Conference (PAC) was a three-day anime convention held in Providence, Rhode Island. It was the first 21-and-older anime convention. PAC was created by the New England Anime Society, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit organization ...

in the fall of 2008. It was the first anime convention for attendees 21 and older and the first anime convention with a minimum age limit that did not focus on the "adult" aspect of anime and manga. In addition to anime conventions, The New England Anime Society has also provided assistance with other events such as running anime screenings at First Night Boston, costume contests at Tokyo Kid in

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, and anime screenings at the Belmont Film Festival in

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and Sudbury Day in

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Trademark dispute

In late 2017, the New England Anime Society sued Interactive Meet and Greet Entertainment, LLC (IMAGE) and Fantastic Gatherings, Inc. (FG) for infringing on its Anime Boston trademark with an event called "Boston AnimeFest". On Thursday, December 7, the New England Anime Society was successful at receiving a preliminary injunction which required IMAGE and FG to change their use of "Boston AnimeFest" in promotional materials before their event on December 9.

Event history

The New England Anime Society has produced the following events: *

(2003 – Present) Annual event with attendance greater than 20,000 since 2012. * Anime Screenings at

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(2004 – 2015)

References

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External links

New England Anime Society, Inc. web site

Anime Boston web site
Non-profit organizations based in Massachusetts Anime companies 2001 establishments in the United States Asian-American culture in Massachusetts Japanese culture Cinema of Massachusetts