Linus Lam Network News
convention coverage report of
Fanime-con
2008!
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Welcome to another edition
of Linus Lam Network News for 2008! This news report covers our trip
to Fanime-con 2008 for a huge weekend of anime and manga enjoyment and a
whole lot more for 2008! Held at the San Jose McEnery Convention
Center in San Jose, California over the weekend of May 23rd-26th, 2008,
Fanime-con 2008 saw lots of attendees ready to party on with a bunch of
dedicated artists, live performances, and plenty of opportunities to hang
out with fellow anime and manga fans. Our exciting trip to Fanime-con
2008 starts here! Coverage you can count on, here at Linus Lam
Network News! |
| Highlights: Various live programming events kept the attendees well-covered throughout the weekend. Big events included Cosplay Contest, Anime Music Videos, Karaoke,
Black and White Ball, Game Shows, Cosplay Chess, and Guest panels. Guests
of Honor included Maika Netsu, Hidenobu Kiuchi, Reuben Langdon, Dan Southworth, Richard Waugh, Carl Horn, Jonathan Osborne, Ric Meyers, Gilles Poitras, and Ryan Gavigan.
Panels and workshops included functions like Ball Jointed Dolls, Kimono
Workshop, Japanese Pop / Rock Party, Japanese Culture in Anime and Manga,
Intro to Yuri and Shoujo-Ai, Console Gaming, Otaku Business 101, Aimee
Major's "Japan Ai", Cosplay Posing, JPop Express, Dress as a
Geisha, Prop-making Tips and Techniques, How to Talk to Girls, Animated
Story and Scripting, 3D CG for Anime, Anime Hell, Impossible Cosplay
Structure, Resin Casting, Visual Novel Fan Translations, Developing an
Anime Con, Why Girls Love Sentai, History of Anime Fandom, Butlet Cafes
Exposed, Learn How to Animate Anime, Anime Fans Over 30, and lots more. |
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| Cosplay:
This year's trip to Fanime-con
saw lots of inspired costumes from numerous anime and manga characters and more! Chart-topping displays for this year included characters from
Gurren Lagaan, Phoenix Wright, Final Fantasy, Bleach, Naruto, Death Note, Kingdom Hearts, Vampire Knight, Haruhi, Persona 3, and much more!
Please check out more cosplay photo coverage from our
Fanime-con stock convention archives! |
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| Miscellaneous: From Artists Alleys to Art Shows, Anime Music Videos to casual conversations with esteemed Guests of Honor, shopping inside the Dealers Hall to participating numerous panels, you can always find something to do at Fanime-con. Various events included Maid Cafe, MusicFest, Stage Zero entertainment, Game Shows, Swap Meet, Tabletop Gaming, and much more. | |||||
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Come check out more cosplay and events photo coverage from our Fanime-con stock convention archives! |
Be sure to visit the next Fanime-con!
