Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Melbourne Anime Festival, colloquially known as "Manifest", is a defunct three day fan convention held in Melbourne, Australia. It focused on the art of anime and manga, East Asian culture, and its associated fandoms. Manifest was held at the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne until 2009, when it moved to the Melbourne Showgrounds. It was held in August each year. Following the 2013 convention, Manifest closed its doors.Run by the not-for-profit organisation MAFI (Melbourne Anime Festival Inc.) and staffed entirely by volunteers, Manifest is the longest-running anime convention in Australia. The organising committee held regular meetings to plan and organise the event, and was made up of 30-75 people. In addition, more than a hundred individuals volunteer their time on the event weekend to help run the convention.In 2009, Manifest moved to the Melbourne Showgrounds and, for the first time, ran overnight with a branch-out event called Mani-Midnight. The focus was on providing a more adult event, including: mature-rated anime and live action screenings role playing games, including Dungeons & Dragons card games, including Magic: The Gathering traditional board gamesManifest 2008 ran at The University of Melbourne for three full days, starting on the morning of Friday 26 September, and finishing the evening of Sunday 28th.In 2007 Manifest added another event to the schedule, the anime ball Amaranth, which took place on Thursday 13 September, the evening prior to Manifest's commencement. The ball, Amaranth, was a huge success. It continued to be a part of Manifest, with the event traditionally occurring the Thursday for several years before being moved to the Friday in 2011 and continued to be a part of the event up until Manifest's dissolution in 2013"@en }
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- Manifest_(convention) abstract "Melbourne Anime Festival, colloquially known as "Manifest", is a defunct three day fan convention held in Melbourne, Australia. It focused on the art of anime and manga, East Asian culture, and its associated fandoms. Manifest was held at the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne until 2009, when it moved to the Melbourne Showgrounds. It was held in August each year. Following the 2013 convention, Manifest closed its doors.Run by the not-for-profit organisation MAFI (Melbourne Anime Festival Inc.) and staffed entirely by volunteers, Manifest is the longest-running anime convention in Australia. The organising committee held regular meetings to plan and organise the event, and was made up of 30-75 people. In addition, more than a hundred individuals volunteer their time on the event weekend to help run the convention.In 2009, Manifest moved to the Melbourne Showgrounds and, for the first time, ran overnight with a branch-out event called Mani-Midnight. The focus was on providing a more adult event, including: mature-rated anime and live action screenings role playing games, including Dungeons & Dragons card games, including Magic: The Gathering traditional board gamesManifest 2008 ran at The University of Melbourne for three full days, starting on the morning of Friday 26 September, and finishing the evening of Sunday 28th.In 2007 Manifest added another event to the schedule, the anime ball Amaranth, which took place on Thursday 13 September, the evening prior to Manifest's commencement. The ball, Amaranth, was a huge success. It continued to be a part of Manifest, with the event traditionally occurring the Thursday for several years before being moved to the Friday in 2011 and continued to be a part of the event up until Manifest's dissolution in 2013".