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From cosplay to trivia
games to a whole lotta karaoke, Ohayo-con 2005 saw lots of activity from day 'til night and it
almost seemed like the weekend would last forever. What an absolutely awesome way to
start the new year. LLNN managed to capture some of those highlights for this anime
convention, so please enjoy and y'all come back now, ya'hear! |
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 Main Programming Events: With a big convention center footprint for this
year, Ohayo-con was able to spread its events out even more. Topping the list of main events included the big Guest of Honor Roast for Robert Dejesus (above), Actors Presence with Tiffany Grant, Greg Ayes, and monica Rial, Anime Music Videos, Video Viewings with Fantamation Studios, Dubbing Workshop with Jeff Thompson, Midnight Madness, and a big concert with Steve Conte. |
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| Additional events were added to the usual convention menu sure to
please the new and veteran attendees. The J-Ongaku room featured Introduction to J-hiphop/rap, Karaoke, J-Rock samplers, Mini-moni, Red Apple, Fashion Design Contest, J-pophouse, Dir en Gray videos, and Morning Musume. Ohayo-con Cafe featured open discussions including Anime for the Kids, Silent Hill, Ohayo-con Forum Meet and Greet, Manga Discussion, Web Design Critique, Deviance in Anime, and a cool Ohayo-con Coffee Social. |
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| Ohayo-con 2005 Cosplay
Contest Night: Cosplay costume
entries for this year's Cosplay Contest included characters from Final Fantasy X-2, Hellsing, Fruits Basket, Digi Charat, Escaflowne, Trigun, Princess Mononoke, Cowboy Bebop, Naruto, Disgaea, Final Fantasy X, Angel Sanctuary, Chobits, Malice Mizer, Evangelion, Rayearth, Lupin III, Soul Calibur II, Final Fantasy IX, Excel Saga, Katamari Damacy, Final Fantasy XII, Clover, Witch Hunter Robin, X1999, Vampire Hunter D, Gravitation, Final Fantasy Tactics, Chrono Crusade, Card Captor Sakura, Inuyasha, Full Metal Panic, Full Metal Alchemist, Vagrants Story, Petshop of Horrors, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Fushigi Yugi, Macross, Naruto, Secret of Blue Water, Rose of Versailles. Following are some of the highlights of the cosplay skits for Ohayo-con 2005. |
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| Lord Katsu Jinnai makes a grand entrance as he opens
up the Ohayo-con 2005 Cosplay Contest night. |
Real
Emotion featured junior FFXers dancing to the title song's beat. |
Yummy yummy yummy yummy takoyaki~ This
Supai-chan helps you remember your Anime Things. |
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| Guts
can't wait to kill people who steal Clow Cards, and well, he sure loves his sword! |
Pledging allegiance to Tezuka, anime, manga, bishies,
and visual kei for all. Oh the yaoi sticks! |
Con
Hunter is on a quest to shop the Ohayo-con dealers room, but hits some snags along the
way... |
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| Roy Mustang presents lessons on bishounen and
bishoujos, complete with miniskirts, yaoi, and crazy fanboys. |
Anime
characters show what happens when TV executives censor voice acting and violent action
scenes. |
It's Forbidden Love with characters from the
interpretive world of gothic J-Rock |
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| Tsunade
tries to show Kakashi the wonders of yaoi doujinshi amid a whole lotta steamy Naruto drama. |
In the world of Petshop of Horrors, a client wants a
refund for a broken pet whose a little more than past dead... |
Yuna
performs her Final Fantasy X sending dance |
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| Sailor Moon characters perform Sailor V's C'est La Vie
for the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon fans. |
The
PGSM Dark Kingdom Generals gotta come up with a skit idea quick! |
Scenes cut from Final Fantasy X-2 show Dark Knight
Paine enjoying the glorious dress-sphere adventure a little too much. |
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| Beware
the Full Metal Alchemist spoilers! Those insane characters duke it out for screen time
angst. |
Underappreciated Old School Anonymous anime and gaming
characters "share their feelings" while coping with the modern world. |
Card
Captor Will reminds the folks out there that he's still not gay, he has no shame with poofy
skirts, and speaks the truth about YAOI. |
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| Naruto's gotta learn his Cosplayer no Jutsu lessons as
given by Juraiya, but it backfires when he creates a total ghetto Narutard. |
Bittersweet
Revenge presents forgotten characters the Grandis trio from Secret of Blue Water as they rip
on Disney's Atlantis. |
Characters from the Rose of Versailles presented their
revolution of the world. |
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2005 Cosplay Contest Awards Judges Award: untitled Judges Award: Clover Judges Award: Soul Calibur II group Judges Award: Guts and his sword Judges Award: Hughes from Full Metal Alchemist Special Cosplay Coordinator Award: Nightmare from Soul Calibur II Best Craftsmanship Novice Award: PGSM villains Dark Kingdom Generals Best Advanced Individual: Grandis from Secret of Blue Water Best Craftsmanship Advanced: Ritz from Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced Best Performance Junior: Final Fantasy X-2 group Best Performance Individual: Supai-chan from Card Captor Sakura Best Performance Novice Group: Full Metal Alchemist and Naruto group Best Presentation Advanced: Rose of Versailles Best in Show: Naruto Cosplayer no Jutsu |
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