The Anime Timeline

Dates I am Hunting for

Day C/FO was founded

Day C/FO Collapsed

Publication date of first Animag

Publication date of first Animerica

Release Date of Gunbuster

Madox 01 released April 1990

Date of first A-Kon

Any other significant date anyone can think of

Great Moments in Anime History

1989:
- Jan Cal-Animage UCB formed by Mike Tatsugawa, George Herbert, Albert Wang and Mike Ellis
1990:
- Ä-Ni-Mè: The Berkeley Journal of Japanese Animation released. First ASUC publication in history to make a profit. (Aside from the U.C. Berkeley yearbook)
- Apr
  - Cal-Animage UCSD formed by Barry Brown
  - Cal-Animage UCSB formed by Jim Lick
- Oct Cal-Animage UCI formed by David Cotelessa and Larry Mann
1991:
- Apr Cal-Animage Perth formed by Michael Studte and Tom Edge
- Aug
  - AnimeCon '91, the first international anime convention co-sponsored by GAINAX, Cal-Animage, founders of BayCon, BAAS and Studio Proteus
  - The Anime Reference Guide, Cal-Animage's second publication premiered at AnimeCon '91
  - Cal-Animage SFSU formed by Mike Tatsugawa
- Oct Cal-Animage UCLA formed by Chris Bare, Richard Suzuki and Darold Higa
1992:
- July
  - The Founders of Cal-Animage co-sponsor Anime Expo
  - The Anime Reference Guide, Vol II released.
- Aug
  - A-Ni-Me Vol II released by the Cal-Animage network.
  - Cal-Animage UCLA formed by Darold Higa and Richard Suzuki
  - Anime America is announced. The Con Wars Begin
- Jan
  - Cal-Animage Stanford formed by Hao-An Le
  - Cal-Animage SLO formed by Scott Mucci
  - Cal-Animage NDSU formed by Chris Fogel
- May Cal-Animage SFSU goes inactive
1993:
- Apr Cal-Animage USC formed by Darold Higa
- Jan
  - Cal-Animage UCSC formed by Phil B.
  - Cal-Animage Chabot formed by Aaron Pilgrim
- Feb Cal-Animage WWU formed by Rob Ketcherside under the name AIYA!
- May Cal-Animage UCSC goes inactive
1994:
- Feb AIYA! (WWU) became Cal-Animage Nu
- May Cal-Animage Chabot goes inactive
- November: Chibi-Con, The East Coast's first attempt at an anime convention is hosted by I-Con at SUNY Long Island
- 1995:
  - November: Anime East, New Jersey's first anime convention is hosted in New Brunswick by Radium Dynamics and Rutgers anime.
- 1997:
  - Jan Cal-Animage Olympia formed by Geoffrey Quick and Mikel Reparaz under the name Giant Robot Appreciation Society (G.R.A.S.)
  - Feb Anime America folds. End of the Con Wars
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