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Anime Weekend Atlanta 8
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Anime Music Videos Iron Chef Style: Anime Weekend Atlanta is no stranger to the huge crop of pioneering music video creators and this year was packed wall to wall with a crop of fresh videos, but this year had something different and new to tip the coolness scale even more!  Iron Chef with AMV brought out the best of the best into a 2-hour realtime creation battle with preset music selection, list of titles to pick and choose from, software like Adobe Premiere and Expert DV, a list of Judges to sample the wonderful taste, and of course, the secret ingredient: The Secret of Nimh.  Final results are posted to the AWA website and the song was "Neverending Story" from the same-named movie.


Anime Match Game: Host Greggo and a large round of celebrity Guests of Honor joined in the fun as contestants battled it out for top score among a round of goofy trivia posed to the Guests.  This particular Game Show always yields the funniest jokes from the Guests and continues to bring in a large audience.


AWA Squares: Just like Hollywood Squares, only cooler.  Contestants competed for some cool prizes as they tried to score point based on the trivia questions answered correctly by the celebrity AWA Guests of Honor.

Fashion Show: Cosplay entries for this year's AWA Fashion Show included: Trigun, Card Captor Sakura, Saiyuki, Cowboy Bebop, FFX, FF9, Chrono Trigger, FF7, Appleseed, Utena, Noir, FF8, Dead or Alive 3, Hand Maid May, Darkstalkers, Legend of Quetal, Ranma 1/2, Ah! My Goddess, Akira, Kingdom Hearts, Clover, Memories, Evangelion, Inuyasha, Spirited Away, Rurouni Kenshin, Digi Charat, Vampire Hunter D, Guilty Gear X, Fushigi Yugi, Angel Sanctuary, Sailor Moon, Princess Mononoke, Rayearth, Mario, Star Ocean, Macross, Gundam Wing, Lunar Z, Slayers, X 1999, Hellsing, Vampire Princess Miyu, Battle Angel Alita, Crest of the Stars, Metal Gear Solid, Angelic Layer, .hack//sign, and Persona 2.

Anime Weekend Atlanta 8 Judges Honorable Mention Awards
Biggest Dog in Show Award: Eine
Most Evil Use of Foam Award: Devilman
Best Weapon Award: Auron's Sword
Elite Haxxor Award: .hack//sign
Best Attention to Detail Award: Dead or Alive 3
Mr. Bigglesworth Award: Maho from .hack//sign
Best Chii in the Litter Award: Chii (purple/white)

Anime Weekend Atlanta 8 Fashion Show Awards
Best Individual Award: Maia from Persona 2
Best Technical Award: Clover
Best Group Award: Final Fantasy X
Best in Show: Appleseed

Great job to everyone who participated and to those who won!

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