LLNN Coverage of Katsucon 2006

Main Events for Katsucon 12 included concerts, Masquerade Cosplay Contest, Anime Music Video Contest, Charity Auction, and more. Guests of Honor are always the highlight of the convention weekend and this year, Katsucon's gotta big feast for the fans who dig that sort of thing. The roster included: Tetsu Inaba (manga artists), Yasuhiro Koshi (president, Big Fighter Project), Salia (singer, Big Fighter Project), Mr "New Jack" Takuro (singer, Big Fighter Project), Funny Stones: Akiko & Maro (singers, cosplay, Big Fighter Project), Greg Ayres (voice actor), Steve Bennett (artist), mc chris (rapper, voice actor), Richard Ian Cox (voice actor), Jan Scott-Frazier (writer, director, translator), Joel Heyman (voice actor), Trish LeDoux (writer, translator), Mike McFarland (voice actor, director), Kirby Morrow (voice actor), Fred Perry (comic artist, writer), Jason Saldana (voice actor), Rikki Simons (comics creator, voice actor), Mike Sinterniklaas (voice actor, director), Gustavo Sorola (voice actor), Studio Capsule: Robert and Emily DeJesus (creators, comics artists), Tom Wayland (ADR producer, voice actor), Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons (illustrator, character designer), Toshifumi Yoshida (translator, producer), and a whole ton of the most popular Web Comic Guests from around the nation! Also attending the convention weekend were AYA and seek, two former members of PLC, one of the most popular J-Rock bands of 2005.

Katsucon 2006
Main Events


DragonQuest, NOT DragonBall!	It's the Card Captor Will Show!	An amazing and dramatic Bleach fight scene played out like a rock music video

Armstrong's Sex Ed Class for the yaoi fangirls	Final Fantasy 6, 8-bit with a Fresh Prince Twist, jump on it!	Remember When... even after their youthful days, Lupin and friends still got their hijinks going for Zenigata

Here Comes the Hero of Time, but this time, Link just can't handle the girls... oh woes!	Flight of the Queen Bee from Vampire Savior	Sailor Moon, oh let's do the time warp again!

Breakdance fighting from Tenjou Tenge	Trinity Blood showing off their fabulous threads	Too much Sailor Moon means.. Day-O! Time for the voodoo dance!

Just do the Egyptian... comedy spoof on the Yu-gi-oh characters	Characters comedic retelling of Advent Children movie	Violinist of Hamlin, done X-Japan rock concert style

If you're feeling down or blue... dude, it's time for Fraggle Rock!	Here come the cheerleaders, this skit was brought to you by the letters... L I N K	When bad spirits play, you end up with a crossover between Bleach and Naruto and other toasty things...

Gundam SEED Hotline hears all your problems, but now hear the boogie rhythm! Vote for Pedro!	And then it's time for the awards!
Katsucon 12 Masquerade Cosplay Contest Awards: Judges Choice Award: Ruby Heart Judges Choice Award: ZAFT Yzak Judges Choice Award: Queen Serenity of Sailor Moon Judges Choice Award: Gundam SEED Hotline Judges Choice Award: Lupin III Remember When... Judges Choice Award: Tenjou Tenge Tech Staff Award: Legend of Zelda Best in Youth Award: Card Captor Sakura Best Novice Award: Queen Bee from Vampire Savior Best Journeyman Award: Yu-Gi-Oh Best Performance Award: Legend of Zelda Best Craftsmanship Award: Seras Victoria from Hellsing Best Masters Award: Trinity Blood Best in Show: Fraggle Rock


Masquerade Cosplay Contest Night: Always the biggest event for the weekend is the cosplay contest night where multitudes of cosplayers show off their craftsmanships skills or performance acts for the excited attendees. With plenty of Final Fantasy: Advent Children, Trinity Blood, Bleach, Legend of Zelda, Sailor Moon, and more, this year we've managed to capture some highlights of the night along with the awards. Congratulations to all the winners!