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animeiowa annual threeday anime convention held july hyatt regency coralville hotel conference center coralville iowa staff volunteer convention run nonprofit mindbridge foundation convention typically offer artist alley cosplay contest dealer room maid café masquerade tabletop gaming video gaming video room maid café benefited heart japan charity supporting tōhoku earthquake tsunami victim animeiowa held fundraiser benefit swishers miracle motion animeiowas first convention organized sflis wing anime manga people swamp technical issue occurred masquerade attendee room relocated different hotel due iowa flood convention occurred ragbrai bicycle ride cassandra hodges scheduled attend convention died june iowa river landing used ragbrai bicycle ride animeiowa animeiowa cancelled due covid pandemic convention later held virtual event august official website mindbridge website