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Anime Weekend Atlanta 2005 was packed with events, panels, and workshops throughout the insane
weekend. From karaoke to cosplay, AMVs to ballroom dancing, modelmaking to arts and crafts, AWA had it all, and we haven't even touched all the other sides of
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 Interactive Panels and Events:
Anime Weekend Atlanta had lots of opportunities for attendees to enjoy their big anime weekend. The schedule was packed with Karaoke, AMVs,
cosplay, workshops, and lots of displays including Ballroom Dancing Clinic, Yaoi Video Showcase, Extreme Gothic Lolita, Philosophy in Anime, Elegant Gothic Lolita
Social, Costume Contest, Anime Music Video Contest, AMV Iron Editor, Para Para Dance demonstration, Writing Fan Fiction, Small Press Comics, Peelander-Z
concert, Yoko Ishida concert, Voice Acting Tips, Dubs That Time Forgot, Fan Artists, Anime Fan Clubs, Writing Manga Workshop, Dollfies, Academic Anime, Parody Dubbing
History, Art Show Auction, and lots more! Guests for this year included Yoko Ishida (singer), Peelander-Z (Japanese comic punk band), Stan Sakai (artist and
writer), Greg Ayres (voice actor), Jessica Boone (voice actress), Luci Christian (voice actress), Emily DeJesus (writer, editor, manager), Robert DeJesus (artist and
writer), Tim Eldred (director and artist), Edie Floyd (swordmaker and martial arts trainer), Lauren Goodnight (voice actress, singer), Matt Greenfield (director and
producer), Ed Hill (artist and writer), Carl Gustav Horn (editor and writer), Vic Mignogna (director and voice actor), Neil Nadelman (translator), Mariela Oriz (DVD
coordinator and voice actress), Sasha Paysinger (voice actress), Fred Perry (artist and writer), Lisa Furikawa Ray (singer and musician), Monica Rial (voice actress),
Select Start (musicians), Rikki Simons (artist and writer), Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons (artist and writer), Mike Sinterniklaas (director and voice actor), David Williams,
(director and producer), and Amy Howard Wilson (voice actress). So if you want a really cool, laid-back and totally fun convention with plenty to see and do but
without all the crowded confusion, then by all means, check out Anime Weekend Atlanta! |
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 Cosplay
Gallery: Think you got what it takes to be one of the best cosplayers in the world? Just want some
inspiration on your next costume? Stuck on a costume idea but not sure how to put it together? AWA 2005 had an excellent show of dedicated cosplay support
with a nice cosplay room where attendees could peek into some of the award-winning creations from the masters. Examples included Pokemon, Appleseed, Paradise
Kiss, Final Fantasy, Full Metal Alchemist, Gundam Wing, and much more! |
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