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![]() News for July 1999 [ previous month ] News from Anime Expo - Sunday 18 July 1999 ANAHEIM, CA.Right off the bat, the second day of Anime Expo 1999 saw a remarked improvement in what every convention dreads: long lines. Registration lines were noticeably short with the average wait around 30 minutes. Some of the massive shift in processing from what is usually the busy Saturday to Friday can possibly be attributed to a change in convention attendee demographics. A younger age group is more represented in attendees this year the expected light Friday registration became a non-factor.
The Name Game Con Quotables
"It filled in the gap between the South Park movie and Bambi."
"God only knows."
Delays, delays, and yet, more delays Some images from Saturday evening. The last image is a shot of some of the EX staff. The guy to the left is Charles. The guy second from the right is Ken Cho, and the rightmost guy is Keith.
News from Anime Expo - Saturday 17 July 1999 Some images from Friday evening:
News from Anime Expo - Friday 16 July 1999
"Very nice, very interesting... very cultural. I like the costumes.
But only a few are willing to pay for valet parking." With a rush, Anime Expo 1999 kicked off July 16, 1999 once again in Anaheim, California. The largest anime convention in the United States, AX '99 boasts 14 Guests of Honor, including composer Yoko Kanno (ESCAFLOWNE, COWBOY BEBOP), character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto (GUNDAM 0083, COWBOY BEBOP) and character designer Sachiko Kamimura (CITY HUNTER)... just to name a few. EX will have a full convention report for our readers in Vol. 4, Issue 5. Until then, these daily updates will hopefully whet your appetite until then.
"It kind of... sucks." ![]() Mike Wallace, AX attendee from Las Vegas, talking about the long registration lines The bane of any convention, long registration lines struck again at AX after what seemed a line-free AX '98. That no-wait attitude of 1998 may have been the problem for 1999. Attendees, expecting the same comfort of instant registration, seemingly didn't bother to pre-register this year and just showed up to pay at the door. That, along with the unexpected high attendance for a non-holiday Friday, added up to what every convention producer despises: long lines.
As par for the (con) course, EX has managed to privately interview some of the guests of Anime Expo. Here are some quick out-takes from those sessions.
"There is a rumor that Ed of COWBOY BEBOP is modelled after
[Yoko] Kanno-san. That rumor is true."
"There is no PATLABOR 3. [The next movie] is in the
same universe, but it is not the same. However, you'll see some cameos."
"Someone go down to Live Programming 1 and tell that guy to sit down!" ![]() Random IRC chatter talking about the AX web-cast of main programming AX always embraces new technology in bringing ways to deliver content to attendees when space becomes a premium: the simulcast room of AX 1997 is a prime example. Taking it further for those who truly can't be at AX, the official web-cast of main programming was broadcast at http://www.pixelshow.com/axlive/index.html. A full schedule is available at the address. Be sure to keep checking in with EX's News Section for daily (and perhaps more than daily) updates for convention happenings and pictures!
"What do you recommend for someone interested in starting a laserdisc collection?" "Brain surgery." ![]() Question and answer at the Shoujo Anime panel By EX Staff |
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