History
Anime Banzai was founded by the Salt Lake Community College "End of the World" Japanese Animation Club in 2004. Over 600 people attended the first year, while the organizers were expecting less then 300 attendees. The convention was held at the Salt Lake Community College in the Student Center for two years, the Sheraton City Centre Hotel for three, until moving to the Davis Conference Center due to the conventions growth. The convention in 2010 brought $400,000 to the economy and signed an three year contract with the Davis Conference Center. In 2011 the convention bought an estimated $350,000+ to the economy. The 2012 convention brought $491,000 to the economy and remained at the Davis Conference Center.
Representatives of Anime Banzai, while commenting on articles discussing why Salt Lake City does not have a large comic con, have stated that the convention would like to (and most likely will) return to Salt Lake City. Problems include outgrowing most convention space in the area, outgrowing the Davis Conference Center, affordability of the Salt Palace, and they are hoping a new venue will be built that can handle conventions like Anime Banzai.
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