From Anime Music Videos to fan concerts, Human Chess Matches to cosplay contests, Anime Boston 2005 was an explosion of east coast excitement leaving nothing ignored to make sure everyone had something to see and enjoy.

Anime Boston 2005
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Main Events: Ceremonies and fan activities were a big draw this year as Anime Boston 2005 reeled in numerous top 
celebrity names from around the globe.  Japanese Guests included: Yoko Ishida and  Daisuke Moriyama.  Voice Acting 
Guests included: Greg Ayres, Johnny Yong Bosch, Melissa Fahn, David Kaye, Cynthia Martinez, Scott McNeil, Chris 
Patton, Monica Rial, Brianne Siddall, and Dave Wittenberg.  Artist Guests included: Studio Capsule, Robert & Emily 
DeJesus, Applegeeks, Ananth Panagariya, Mohammad "Hawk" Haque, Ctrl+Alt+Del, Tim Buckley, Dominic Deegan: 
Oracle for Hire, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Paradox Lost, Dave Lister, WirePop, Svetlana Chmakova, J Dee DuPuy, 
Dan Hess, and Myung Hee Kim.  Additionally, with tons of audience applause, cosplay band "Bad Luck" with 
characters from Gravitation sung popular songs from the show live on stage with real instrumentation just before 
the start of the big Masquerade Cosplay Contest show.

Cosplay Chess Match: Ever wanted to see Vash duke it out with Shuichi?  Yuna give the beatdown on 
Card Captor Sakura?  Chii kick some Vincent cosplay butt?  Taking cosplay to the next level in entertainment, Anime 
Boston 2005 held a very popular round of the old game using cosplayers as the chess pieces in a very funny and 
inspiring event.  With each cosplayer assigned to a role of King, Queen, Knight, Pawn, and various pieces, players 
down on the front played out the real game as the audience got to enjoy seeing the cosplayers 
duke it out on stage with hilarious results.

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