While some anime is hand drawn, computer assisted animation techniques have become quite common in recent years. Like any entertainment medium, the story lines represent most major genres of fiction. Anime is broadcast on television, distributed on media such as DVD and VHS, and included in computer and video games. Additionally, some are produced as full length motion pictures. Anime often draws influence from Japanese comic books, called manga, and light novels. Some anime storylines have been adapted into live action films and television series.

An anime convention is a somewhat loose term used to describe any event or gathering in a venue where the primary focus is on anime and manga as an industry or as a fan event. This event can take a variety of forms, but in most English speaking countries it is thought of as a fan driven all-day event gathering of fans to celebrate or participate in anime fandom with like minded people, usually at a large hotel's convention meeting space. Some have also been held on college campuses and dedicated conference/civic centers. It can also describe industry driven events in which studios and publishers hype their anime related releases, or even dealer-marketplace type events which are totally consumer based.

In the particular anime convention that we are hosting we will also have pen and paper table top games like Dungeons and Dragons. These are games that center on strategy, fantasy, and role playing. We will also be reserving booths and stations for video game play.

Anime is becoming increasingly popular in America. Tens of thousands of anime conventions have been held nationwide. Anime conventions are especially popular in the San Francisco Bay Area. One of the biggest anime conventions is held in the city of San Jose called FanimeCon. We know by hosting this event major attention would be drawn from this event toward Chabot College.