History
SMASH! was conceived by Katie Huang, an artist and illustrator living and working in Sydney. After posting the idea to DeviantArt and her blog, she was contacted by a number of other people interested in providing assistance to organise such an event. Meetings were held informally in parks and online, before a more formal structure was developed.
The event was originally called ComicWorld Sydney and was more closely modelled on the Comic World events held in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan. As the number of people involved in organising the event increased, the focus broadened and the name was changed to SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show.
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