Dealer room
Vendors from all over Europe and some even further away will be selling their j-pop, anime, manga and cosplay related merchandise in the dealer room. This has always been an important part of our festival and a huge attraction to our guests. It really is the easiest way to shop for anime and manga products in one single spot anywhere in the Benelux countries! The dealer room will be open on every day the festival is running.
The huge Beethovenzaal will be overflowing with vendors. With over a hundred tables with items to choose from we advise you to come with enough cash in your pockets! Yes, seriously! Most vendors can accept cash only.
The merchandise offered by the vendors will be monitored by J-POP Foundation Staff to make sure no bootleg material is being sold. All merchants are forbidden to bring and sell bootleg material. For people that don't know what we're talking about, bootleg means: an illicitly produced, distributed or sold product.
Because of the large volume of people wanting to access the dealer area and the time they want to spend in there, we expect a queue and it may take some time before you can access the area. There is really no practical way to avoid this, so please don't be too upset about it. Access will be on a first-come, first-served basis; except that handicapped people and crew have priority entrance to the area.
Dealers
In alphabetical order, these dealers will be present during Anime 2012.
Ani-maniacs has a wide assortment of Japanese and Korean products, like bento boxes and bento preparation items, chopsticks and a lot of K-pop products.
AniPopgam
AniPopGam sells Japanese Anime character goods such as plush dolls, wall scrolls, stationary, bags, t-shirts, key chains, jewellery, etc. Straight from Japan or America.
The oldest Dutch magazine dedicated completely to j-pop, anime and manga. Printed in glossy, full-colour. At the festival they sell not only their magazine, but also Dutch manga and DVD’s.
Our main sponsor, the biggest European Online anime and manga store. Order in their online store and pick up your pre-orders at the convention or just browse through the alas very small small part of their giant catalogue that they can take with them to the festival.
AsieStore
Sells traditional Japanese products like Buddha statues, kimono's, wallscrolls and katanas.
Whole Weekend Visitors can bring their used Anime and Manga related items and we and the Crew from Miatzy will try to sell them to all other visitors. Check the Bring & Buy page for more details on how to offer your items for sale.
Playing almost a home game, this comics dealer from Enschede will bring several cupboards full of manga as well as a lot of rare artbooks and magazines. Comicasa has a deep knowledge of the manga industry, so if you are wondering why that manga you were waiting for isn't there yet, they've got the hottest gossip in town.
De Fantast from Kampen visit us every year with his large collection of merchandise.
Fly Away Fashion sells Handmade Elegant Gothic Lolita Accessories to make every outfit complete.
Japanese merchandise and art books imported straight from Japan.
UK Blu Rays, DVDs and merchandise. According to rumours this includes Gundam model kits.
For Japanese doujinshi's you either go to Japan or visit these guys from the states who have done the Comiket shopping for you.
From our country's capitol, Amsterdam! They will bring anime, manga, toys and figurines. Check out "Henk's Hete Hoekjes", some of his wares are too hot to describe here. Henk is also a long time sponsor of our and other anime festivals in the Netherlands.
Japenese collectibles, merchandise and clothing, by way of Berlin.
Japan Freax is an online Manga and Anime Merchandising Shop with a large and special assortment. If they cannot get it from Europe they will get it from Japan.
A figure store from the UK that sells more than just figures.
The Lost Continent
Import anime DVDs en cult films, anime merchandise (figures, posters, kits...)
Figures, manga and book straight from Japan. Get your hot bishojou statues while they are still fresh.
Seller of Manga Messiah..
Punlita
Lolita style accessories, Japanese style fans and cloths from the UK.
A Japanese shop from Amsterdam selling tea, ingredients. Bento boxes, kitchen utensils, masking tape, art-books, etc...
New and second hand manga, books and DVD's.
Straight from the US, Voodoo Baby sells handmade hats, cat cosplay and clothes.
West World Comics
WWC fills our dealer room with a wall full of artbooks, CD's, old & new DVD's and lots and lots of figures.
Lots & lots of manga (more than 3000). But then this shop from Utrecht deals exclusively in manga with some merchandise from Japan.
Other conventions
Three days of festival in a year is not enough for us, but it is unfortunately all we can manage. So it is a good thing for those who want more that other groups are organizing festivals as well.
Some of these organizations have stands in the dealer room, as we have our stand on their festivals. You can buy their tickets, ask questions about the when and the where, take their expensively printed flyers and give feedback concerning their previous festivals.
In alphabetical order, these conventions will be present during Anime 2012.
The other Dutch three day festival wholly dedicated to Japanese pop culture, 24-26 August at our old location in Veldhoven.
A two day festival held 14 & 15 July in Antwerp, Belgium.
The north of the country also has anime and manga fans and BAGGER caters to them with multiple events throughout the year.
A one day festival for fans of Manga, Games and Comics on 27 October in Utrecht.
A two day festival held on 17 & 18 November in Haarlem, also at one of our old locations.
"Het Stripschap" promotes comic story telling in general and Dutch comics in particular. Well know for "de Stripdagen", their two day comics festival in Gorkum. You'll find them in Artists Avenue.
The largest single day Anime festival in the Netherlands. Held in February in Rotterdam.
The Dutch Yaoi & Yuri Convention is the first specialty anime festival in the Netherlands. They are going for their fourth year and are currently recovering from their festival last April. You'll find them in Artists Avenue.
Previous years we continued this list with a presentation of all the independent artsits publishing their work on our convention, but this year we have moved them to a place and a page of their own: Artists Avenue. They are located next to the Dealer Room, just beyond the entrance next to the hotel lounge and you can reach them without entering the dealer room.
Sign-up
Not Required.
Restrictions
The usual rules apply. Like always be prepared, as there WILL be a large number of people wanting to enter, resulting in a long queue. So chances are you will have to wait a bit before you can enter the area yourself. Remember this is for your own safety! Like always, please pay attention and follow the instructions given by our security staff and stewards.
Availability
All ticket types.
Location
Beethovenzaal (Ground Floor, in the new annex).
Opening hours
Friday: 19:00-23:00
Saturday: 11.00-18:30
Sunday: 10:00-15:30