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| Pioneer
Entertainment: the word is out, they are releasing all new anime on DVD only beginning
this year. |
Bandai's
Anime Village: a fresh new hip start for Bandai to grasp the old and new anime fans. Their
focus: to release the latest and greatest anime favorites smaller distributors could never
purchase the rights to release. |
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| Kinokuniya
Bookstores: it is unheard of them to come to fan conventions but they were there and did
very good business! |
FutureBee:
coming straight from Japan, they are a distributor of special anime collector's cards and
quickly sold out of everything on the first day. |
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| One
shot among over a hundred other booths around the hall, all cramped and stacked to the
ceiling and crowded with fans all eager to purchase, purchase, and purchase some more! |
Looks
like three of the exhibitors couldn't wait for AX98's Masquerade to start. Actually,
it should come as no surprise that costumers will show off their newest anime apparel
around the halls of the hotel at any time just for the shear spectacle. |
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| Another shot of an ADVision exhibitor eager to please her attendees
with Slayers paraphernalia among surrounding press and fan coverage. |
| This year, Linus Lam Network News went the extra mile and
interviewed various cel exhibitors on what anime cel was their favorite, meaning that
special one they always carry around but never sell. From simple and short to meaningful
and well-put thoughts, now you know even the exhibitors are fans themselves. You saw
it here, folks! |
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| "The
cel that I like is this fine Mamoru-chan (from Sailor Moon). They're very,very hard to
find, and I love it because it's so rare." - Ninja Death Graphics |
"This
cel has such special meaning for me. It's a gorgeous cel from Kimagure Orange Road with
matching background. This is a scene from the Mushroom episode, where they all went
looking for the magic mushroom and they bit it and they would fall in love with the person
whom they were with." - Nichibei Anime Club |
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| "This
is my prized cel because it's awesome!" - Kuri Anime |
"It's
special because no one else can get it. We're the only guys who have it, and we're
the best!" - Usagi's House |
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| "This is a cool cel because it's from one of my favorite shows
called X, but this scene is from the pilot film X^2, which makes it even more rare.
It's my favorite character as well, and the character designer is Mr. Yuuki, and that
makes it even more special." - Anime Wink |
