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Anime Detour is an anime convention held at Bloomington, Minnesota in the United States. Anime Detour takes place near the end of March, and draws its name from a midwest joke (There are two seasons in Minnesota, winter and road construction season). The actual name was thought up by a young lady at a planning meeting back in 2003.
Anime Detour hosts the following events each year at the convention, as well as various guest and fan hosted panels. There is also a designated space for taking group pictures.
Music video contest - attendees submit their anime music videos to be judged. A second contest is also held, awarding prizes for the worst AMVs.
The second contest is not of just the worst AMVs like most think it is. It was originally put in because of in the first contest their was an AMV that made the judges go "what was this person thinking?" It became known as the WTF contest or otherwise known as the Whiskey Tentacle Foxtrot Contest. You can guess what it could also be called just from the initials.
Video Rooms - Running various anime from different time periods throughout the convention (24 hours a day).
Cosplay Contest - Standard to most anime conventions, in which attendees are judged on presentation and workmanship of their costumes.
Art Show/Auction
Charity - An charity auction is held each year to benefit the American Red Cross.
ConSuite - Offers soda, coffee, tea, fruit, rice, and other snacks.
