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Main events included the
usual palette of anime convention goodness mixed with some of that great local flavor.
Guests and attendees from near and far came to enjoy the special Guests Reception dinner,
Opening Ceremonies, and watch the big Cosplay Overdose on Saturday Night. Certainly a
big weekend for everyone here in the Bay Area! |
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Main Events completely filled up the stage that weekend as both fans and Guests of Honor
dished out track after track of stage entertainment and concerts for the hungry Anime
Overdose fans. For the J-Rock fans, Psycho Le Cemu made their last USA concert tour of
the year for fans who flew in from around the globe. For American rock fans, The Beautiful Losers
enjoyed giving another concert for their large fanbase held Friday night. Anime Music
Videos contest enjoyed a new crop of entries sure to garner huge praise as they work their
way upward towards the final rounds in the exclusive summertime con arena. Japanese
Guests of Honor such as Saki Namiya, Hirofumi Murasaki, Takeshi Mori, and Yuriko Fuchizaki
spoke about their latest art, music, and voicing works. American Guests of Honor Alex Borstein,
Mondo Media, deviantART, Rob Paulsen, Tara Strong, Marv Wolfman, Debi Derryberry, Gilles Poitras,
Ken Pontac, and PMBQ spoke about their latest manga, writing, and voice acting works.
From Korea, Kim Moon Sang and Max Media spoke about their history and involvement with
rising Korean animation productions. Filling up the fan entertainment spotlight, more
stage numbers included USA Musume the west coast-based Morning Musume Cosplay Troupe, violin
and cello duo Rice and Ramen, and Maiyu performing for their fans and revving up the
audience for serious overdose before the big Cosplay Contest night! |
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| And now let's take a look at some of the
entries in this year's Anime Overdose
Cosplay Contest night |
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| #1 Fera from Tales of Eternia |
#2 Emissaries
of Light from Pretty Cure |
#3 Inuyasha and Dejiko |
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| #4 Another
wild and crazy night with Final Fantasy Shiny Things! |
#6 Pegasus Maiden's Angel Sanctuary |
#7 Psycho
Le Cemu does the Bojangles Parade! |
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