WHO RUNS ANIME HELL?
Right now several people run HELL events at different conventions across the country. Dan Baker has run HELL at AnimeFest, Ushicon, and A-Kon, and runs the Anime Hell web blog. Ryan Gavigan and Jeff Tatarek have run HELL at Ohayocon, Phil Lee has run HELL at Animazement, and Daryl Surat has run similar events in Florida. Dave Merrill thought the whole thing up and has run HELL at AWA, Animazement, Sugoicon, and Anime Central. Nobody “owns” Anime Hell; the “clip show” event has been a part of entertainment for years and directors like Joe Dante and John Landis have worked in the field. The HELL partcipants share material and tips, and we reserve the usage of the term “ANIME HELL” for events that we collectively run, or at least have some way of knowing will not suck. Those wishing to run similiar events at their own conventions should contact us for tips and advice, or at the very least come up with their own name.
