Animation On Display

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Animation On Display
Status	Active
Genre	Animation
Venue	Cathedral Hill Hotel
Location	San Francisco, California
Country	United States
First held	2003
Organizer	Federation for the Promotion of Animation
Filing status	Non-profit
Attendance	1,593 in 2005^[1]
Official website

Animation On Display is an animation convention in San Francisco, California, containing animation screenings, cosplay, panels, guests, vendors, fandom, comics, J-Rock, and more in reference to East Asian culture.^{[citation needed]}

Formerly Anime Overdose^[1] and then AOD: The San Francisco Animation Convention,^[2] Animation On Display is managed by the Federation for the Promotion of Animation, and is a non-profit organization. It is the goal of the FPA to increase awareness and understanding of the art of animation and its related interests in a fun and exciting family-oriented format, and to enable those interested in animation to meet and share their interests.^{[citation needed]}

1 History
2 References
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

The Anime Overdose convention began in 2003 at Santa Clara University.^[3] As the convention expanded, it was moved to the Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco.^[1] Several smaller animation-related groups have come together to provide management for AOD.^{[citation needed]}