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Animarathon Anime in Northwest Ohio's annual two day convention. Animarathon 2027 will take place on March 20-21 We look forward to seeing you at Animarathon!

Animarathon is a family friendly celebration of Anime, Japanese Media and Nerd Culture at Bowling Green State University, in Bowling Green, Ohio just outside of Toledo, Ohio. Events at Animarathon include panels, cosplay contests, a dealer's room, special guests, tabletop and video games, a charity ball, and much more.

There have been some changes to the cosplay staff this year. With new staff comes new rules for the cosplay competition....
07/28/2026

There have been some changes to the cosplay staff this year. With new staff comes new rules for the cosplay competition. If you plan on competing please make sure to check out the updated rules at https://www.animarathon.org/cosplay-competition. We are planning on opening applications for craftsmanship and skit in January 2027 so there's plenty of time to get your cosplays worked on still. Rules for general cosplay at the convention have not changed, this only applies to the cosplay competition.

Cosplay Karaoke at is July 30th from 6pm-8:30pm at 526 E. Wooster Street Bowling Green, OH 43402. Show up in cosplay fo...
07/27/2026

Cosplay Karaoke at is July 30th from 6pm-8:30pm at 526 E. Wooster Street Bowling Green, OH 43402.

Show up in cosplay for a discount or sing your heart out to earn raffle tickets towards a VIP badge for Animarathon 2027!!!

Tickets for Animarathon 2027 are now open! General admission is $15 pre-reg until 3/13/27 and only $20 at the door; VIP ...
07/09/2026

Tickets for Animarathon 2027 are now open! General admission is $15 pre-reg until 3/13/27 and only $20 at the door; VIP is $50 until 8/25/26, $55 until 10/31/25, and $60 until sales close on 1/12/27. Both badges get you into the convention for the entire weekend and pre-reg gets you early badge pick up at 7pm on Friday March 19th, 2027. The VIP badge includes: tote, t-shirt, lanyard, VIP badge ribbon, 10 raffle tickets, 1 hour early access to the Dealer's Hall, free coat check, priority panel pass (guaranteed entry to a panel as long as you line up before the panel, to capacity.) Get these great savings before they're gone!!

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Cosplay Karaoke at Sweetfish is June 25th from 6pm-9pm at 526 E. Wooster Street Bowling Green, OH 43402. Show up in cosp...
06/09/2026

Cosplay Karaoke at Sweetfish is June 25th from 6pm-9pm at 526 E. Wooster Street Bowling Green, OH 43402.

Show up in cosplay for a discount or sing your heart out to earn raffle tickets towards a VIP badge for Animarathon 2027!!!

Cosplay Karaoke at Sweetfish is May 28th from 6pm-9pm at 526 E. Wooster Street Bowling Green, OH 43402. Show up in cospl...
05/19/2026

Cosplay Karaoke at Sweetfish is May 28th from 6pm-9pm at 526 E. Wooster Street Bowling Green, OH 43402.

Show up in cosplay for a discount or sing your heart out to earn raffle tickets towards a VIP badge for Animarathon 2027!!!

The time has arrived. The dates for Animarathon 2027 are March 20-21, 2027. As a special treat, for our 25th anniversary...
05/13/2026

The time has arrived. The dates for Animarathon 2027 are March 20-21, 2027. As a special treat, for our 25th anniversary, the theme will be throwback!! Can't wait to see you there!!!

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Bowen-Thompson Student Union
Bowling Green, OH
43403

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