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Welcome to
the Sunny Side!
Anime Expo fans, guests, and a new untapped resource of anime fandom pledged
their dedication to the anime convention excitement over July 1-3rd, 1994
for yet another non-stop weekend excursion into Dealer's Room, major events,
industry and fan panels, dances, karaoke, and whole lot more! Enter
the Anaheim Marriott Hotel and Anaheim Convention Center and let the madness
begin... all over again!
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Packed rooms of anime fans was an ordinary sight for all the film
and video premieres and especially for the Masquerade.
AX94 Co-chairman Paul Wilson's memorable podium blunders will not
be forgotten... hehehe
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Notable highlights of the convention weekend:
Autograph sessions for Izumi Matsumoto and Nobuteru Yuuki
were packed with fans for the obvious sketches: Madoka
Ayukawa and Deedlit.
Dances: Talk about dancing in sweet memories: Invert Sugar,
Pinesalad Productions, Seishun Shitemasu, and Summer Side
presented Planet otaku: a hot anime music video dance party just
after the Masquerade.
Film Premieres: Castle of Cagliostro, The Professional,
Fist of the North Star, Lensman, Robot Carnival.
Special sneak preview of Macross Plus, hot off the flight
from Japan and you should have seen the entire crowded hall of
mecha fans crying tears of joy and happiness for the new Valkyrie
battles!
Special video premiere of Plastic Little from ADVision for
all the dedicated Urushihara fans.
Guest Reception Dinner: Larry Greenfield and Taka Karahashi
performed a lovely violin duo to go with the luxurious chat
sessions with favorite Guests of Honor.
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Panels featuring our
Guests included:
The Future of Animation - Intregrating Traditional and Computer Methods of Animation, Animation on the Low End - It's Not So Low Anymore, C.G.I. - How It's Done, Animation Cels - Production and Care
Panels focusing on anime and manga included:
Dragonball Z, Gundam, Legend of Galactic Heroes, Space Cruiser Yamato, Macross - The Live Action Movie, YuYu Hakesho
Panels featuring industry companies included:
Viz Communications, AnimEigo, L.A. Hero, U.S. Manga Corps, Streamline Pictures, Running Ink Animation Productions, A.D. Vision, Pioneer LDCA Inc.
Panels focusing on the anime community included:
Subbing, Dubbing, Fan Subbing, Fan Dubbing, Anime Online, Furries in Anime, Japanese Live-Action Shows and Movies, Classic Anime, Anime for Intellectuals, Anime Magazines, Doujinshi
RPG Gaming Arena:
Macross The Voyage Home, Reflex Dawn, Nausicaa, Gundam, Lodoss Wars, and Battletech
More cool stuff to do:
Midnight Madness, The Game Show, Anime Music Video Contest, Art
Show, Artists Ghetto (yeah, we called it the "Ghetto"
and the mystery is still unsolved)...
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Art Auctioneer Ken Tsai in his bunny slippers.
Nobuteru Yuki standing next to AX staffer Ken Kindsfater after he
won the bid for this coveted sketch!
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AX CEO Mike Tatsugawa announces the coveted SPJA Awards
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SPJA Industry Awards
Best AX Premiere: Macross Plus (L.A. Hero/Bandai)
Best Subbed/Dubbed AX Premiere: Plastic Little (AD Visions)
Outstanding Subbing/Dubbing Company: AnimEigo
Best Film: Patlabor 2
Best OAV Series: Tenchi Muyou (Pioneer)
Best TV Series: Sailor Moon (Bandai)
Best Manga: Nausicaa (Tokuma Shoten)
Best Translated Manga: Nausicaa (Viz)
Best American Animated Film/Series: Batman the Series (Warner Brothers)
Best Subbed/Dubbed Film: Totoro (Tokuma Publishing)
Best Subbed/Dubbed OAV: Oh! My Goddess (AnimEigo)
Best Anime Album: Project A-Ko (USMC American Release)
Best Anime Publication: Animerica (Viz)
Most Popular Male Character: Ranma (Rumiko Takahashi)
Most Popular Female Character: Belldandy
Most Popular Non-Human Character: Ryo-oh-ki (Pioneer)
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Above:
Form the congo train! Attendees obviously enjoyed themselves for one
of the largest and loudest anime Karaoke sessions ever in 1994 and
speaking of which, here are the results of the:
Anime Expo 94
Karaoke Contest Awards
First Place: Myra Wong singing "Matsu no Mirajuu" from Kimagure Orange Road
Second Place: Karl Gillick singing "Tonari no Totoro" from My Neighbor Totoro
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Grand Prize Modeling Contest Winner James J Halcolla proudly
accepts his award at the podium. And special thanks to our
Modeling Judges: John Hayes, Scott Frazier, and Toshi Yoshida with prizes from Viz, Newtype, GK Ken, First
Studios, and Harry's Hobbies
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Modeling Contest Awards
Miscellaneous Division
First Place: City Scene (Stock kit diorama) by R. Keith
Second Place: Fallen Angel (Scratch build) by Ernest Lee
Third Place: Small Arms (Scratch build) by William L Martinez
Character Division
First Place: Guyver Biobooster (Stock kit) by Vincent Rivera
Second Place: Fallen Angel (Scratch build) by Ernest Lee
Third Place: Arslan (Scratch build) by Crystal Gronnestad
Mecha Division
First Place: Zeta Plus (Stock kit) by Chung Mau Cheng
Second Place: Led Mirage (Stock kit) by R. Keith
Third Place: Battroid Valkyrie (Stock kit) by Dana Hung
Honorable Mention for Inspirable Silliness: Sailor Gundam Y by William Chen
Grand Prize
Flying Totoro (Scratch build) by James J Hacolla
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