2011 (Year One)
The very first Florida Anime Experience took place May 27-29, 2011 (Memorial Day Weekend) at the Orlando Sun Resort in Kissimmee, Florida.
940 unique attendees were on hand for the convention.
We have saved all the pages here from 2011 for reference purposes only. Please note that information and rules from the convention can (and usually do) change from year to year. As always, if you have any questions please email info@floridaanime.com.
ANIME MUSIC VIDEO WINNERS
Best DRAMA: Philip Lowe – The Fray – You Found Me – 5cm per second
Best THEME: Commando 13 – Katy Perry – California Girls – Various (the theme was “vacation”)
Best ROMANCE: XEnchantedMarshie18X – Taylor Swift – The Story of Us – Kimi Ni Todoke
Best ACTION: Sapphire Dragon Studios – Thirty Seconds to Mars – Attack – Blue Gender
ACTION (runner up): Dexter – Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann – Liberate me from Hell – Full Metal Alchemist
DRAMA (runner up): Brad DeMoss – Gary Jules – Mad World – Various
ANIMUSICAL IDOL WINNERS
Winner – Baka Rose Makeup
‘One’ from “A Chorus Line” – Ouran High School Host Club
Joie Brannan as Honey, Christie Hudon as Tamaki, Anna Gravilla as Haruhi, Janet Moyer as Kaoru & Katrina Schulz as Hikaru
Runner Up – Megan Miller
‘It Won’t Be Long Now’ from “In The Heights” – Team Fortress 2
Megan Miller as BLU Egineer
Runner Up – Bad Censored
‘Friends on the Other Side’ from “The Princess and the Frog” – Final Fantasy, Hetalia & The World Ends With You
Mark Gomez as Dr. Facilear, Patricia Estape as Prince & Krystian Ortiz as Butler
COSTUME CONTEST WINNERS
Best In Show – ENTRY #27: Candace Brannon as Ciel Phantomhive from “Black Butler”
Best Individual – ENTRY #12: Devan Baird as Sakura from “Cardcaptor Sakura”
Best Group – ENTRY #5: Kelley D’Zurilla & Meg Pierce as Panty & Stocking from “Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt”
Best Prop – ENTRY #10: Kali Ann Dynes as With from “D.N.Angel”
Mike Broder Judge Award – ENTRY #4: Eesa & Sarah as Scanty & Kneesock from “Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt”
Anime Angie Judge Award – ENTRY #15: Stevie Boulter as Ichigo from “Tokyo Mew Mew”
Brett Weaver Judge Award – ENTRY #25: Valeria Gonzalez as Yoko from “Gurren Lagann”
Wasabi Award – ENTRY #21: Mirelys Colón as Rathalos Armor from “Monster Hunter”
COSPLAY CONTEST WINNERS
Best In Show – ENTRY #2: Yanitza Sanchez as Sailor Moon, Rey Sanchez as Sailor Mars, Mandi Carpenter as Sailor Venus, Christine King as Sailor Saturn & Amanda Conferth as Sailor Jupiter from “Sailor Moon”
Best Comedy – ENTRY #1: Mark Gomez as Zack Fair from “Final Fantasy 7″
Best Drama – ENTRY #6: Kiara as Tenten, Jasmine as Kiari, Alex as TSuginto & Mirelys as Monster Hunter
