Manifest, or the Melbourne Anime Festival, is a three day fan convention focusing on the art of anime and manga, East Asian culture, and its fandom held annually in Melbourne, Australia. Manifest has traditionally been held in August at the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne, but has recently been held in September. In 2009 it is back to its late August date, but at the Melbourne Showgrounds In 2009, Manifest moved to the Melbourne Showgrounds and for the first time, ran overnight with a branch out event called Mani-Midnight.