Working harder and working smarter, the AX2001 Staff definitely deserve rounds of applause for an amazing job on handling the largest and most successful anime convention in the United States.  How does AX do it?  Certainly not with an insanely large staff.  Certainly with not an insanely small staff.  And certainly not with a staff that fools around.  Longtime diehard anime fans, they take the anime convention business quite seriously, always learning from mistakes and making new friends with fellow AX attendees.  These pages are dedicated to all members of the AX2001 Staff who have spent countless hours of their free time building up an awesome convention for the fans of Japanese Animation.  THE anime convention for all fans, industry, and guests, Anime Expo is clearly the leader of the pack!  Well, they can fool around sometimes...  hee hee

Anime Expo 2001
AX Staff Spirit 2

 What really makes the staff stick to AX?  What drives them to work harder?  Here's some food for thought:  a young fan of AX dedicated this nice artwork in appreciation for the ongoing staff spirit and work behind the weekend excitement.
  But it's not just about staff, it's also about the exuberant fans who join up and help make sure events run on time as well as run errands and basically perform their honorable tours of duty.  The free time excitement in Volunteer Services is captured in this immortal shot.
 It's a pyramid of volunteers!
  One is not enough!
 After the convention closed, the Staff relaxed to some pizza, gathering of good friends, and fan-provided footage of the Masquerade Night.
  Staff from all departments get in line for a much-needed backrub session after the longest weekend of the year.
 Everyone knows famous celebrity interpreter Taka by now.  So his buddies show their Taka fandom by emulating his spirit.
  "To the future!"

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