LLNN Coverage of Project A-kon 15

From game shows to concerts to guest celebrities, wow! A large turnout of amazing sights and sounds to experience for the busy A-kon 15 weekend led to a tremendous climb in attendance for this year! Big concerts included Psycho le Cemu, Camino, Nami Tamaki, and Do As Infinity, ceremonies included the big 15th Birthday celebration for Project A-kon, Charity Auction, cosplay contest, Rocky Horror Picture Show performance, and much more.

Project A-kon 15
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Project A-kon 15 Cosplay Contest: With plenty of standup comedy skits, stage antics, and amazing
walk-on displays to boggle the mind, characters from all sorts of shows and games entertained the audience from
Lupin the III, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Great Teacher Onizuka, Inuyasha, Final Fantasy, IronCat Cheerleaders,
Gravitation, Full Metal Alchemist, Excel Saga, Area 88, Slayers, YuGiOh, Kingdom Hearts, Naruto, One Piece,
Card Captor Sakura, Digimon, Sailor Frylocke, Angel Sanctuary, .hack, Ah! My Goddess, The Cat Returns,
Sailor Moon, Scryed, Lineage II, Cowboy Bebop, Weib Krueb, Soul Calibur 2, Princess Tutu, Dance Dance
Revolution, Guilty Gear X, Kodacha, Tenchi Muyou, Mortal Kombat, Witch Hunter Robin,
Escaflowne, and Darkstalkers.


#2 It may be summer, but class is still in session for students at Ohtori Academy. Lessons to learn on removing bras with stealth techniques. Wow, where do we sign up for that course!	#3 Great minds thinks alike and great perverted minds join forces to seek out all women! It's a guy thing.	#4 Doggy Bag: Inuyasha just can't seem to get it right, hungry little dog ends up wearing Kagome's underwear on his head...

#5 Who is the real Yuna? Uh oh, even Kimari's confused but the surefire sniff test uncovered the fake Yuna with surprising results.	#8 Edward Elric and friends introduced a new ultra-sized lesson on anime, by cosplaying Naruto, Sailor Moon, and... getting a lesson in love. In the name of the Alchemy, he shall punish you!	#9 The uncanny Excel Saga hereby declares help to become superheroes thereby ruling the world by expanding through the American market!

#10 Continuing the adventures of Bill Gates and Chii-O-chan, Bill Gates' attempts to thwart A-kon's activities are uncovered! No more bad elevators!	#11 Special convention infomercial introduced stinky fanboy repellent and protection kit including gas mask, bar of soap, and portable bottle of Febreeze.	#13 Slayers characters introduced a new edition of Survivor: Get Off This Freakin' Island. Cross-dressed and quizzed up, it's another insane night for pretty and gay bishounens.

#17 Kingdom Hearts Rikku and Sora battle it out on stage with words and emotion, and in the end, they make up and all is well. Great wrap-up from the game for all the KH purists.	#18 Field Trip: Naruto rivalry ensues when female characters attempt to clasp onto Sasuke with humorous results.	#19 The Pink River Stick vs. Grim Reaper's reaper stick cannot hold their own against pure evil! Oh, the when cuteness kills, Sailor Luna is unmatched!
Project A-kon 15 Cosplay Contest Awards Judges Award: #5 Kimari from Final Fantasy X Judges Award: #34 The Cat Returns Judges Award: #63 Princess Tutu Judges Award: #46 Ah! My Goddess Judges Award: #33 Ah! My Goddess Junior Award: #32 Sailor Luna Best Skit: #2 Utena Most Humorous Skit: #10 Bill Gates and Chii-O-chan Best Stage Presence: #4 Kouga from Inuyasha Most Original: #25 Boltakun Best Technical: #23 Reinamon from Digimon Third Place: #12 Area 88 Second Place: #17 Rikku and Sora from Kingdom Hearts Best in Show: #67 Mortal Kombat Click here for a look at the Post-Cosplay Contest Galleries!