Returning for their sophomore effort, the crew at Anime Central put up shop once again in Rosemont, Illinois this April and brought along some friends: Returning guests of honor Sonoda Kenichi, Kotobuki Tsukasa and new guest, director Moriyama Yuji (PROJECT A-KO). Saddle up as EX flies into the Windy City for a full convention report.

Thanks to everyone for participating in the EX survey. The survey is now closed. Please bear with us as we tabulate the over 900 responses we received. We will post the list of prize winners by the time issue 4.5 is released. Meantime, please take the time to fill out the SPJA Industry Awards!

Signed, Sealed, Delivered... Here we attempt to answer some of our reader's questions and comments. Sometimes with mixed results.

FanimeCon, Jinroh Screening at the UCLA Film Festival.

Scott explains the nuances of working in the anime industry often trapped in a glass cage, otherwise known as "The Panda Factor."

Criteria for judging something for review is always ambigious at best and often at the mercy of the reviewer's biases. Depending on how you look at it, it's all about "Beauty and The Bad Review."

Followup reviews: Galaxy Fräulein Yuna 1&2.

Weekly Jump Update, Shonen Sunday Update, Exaxxion, Jinrouzoushi, Kamikaze, Naive, Animerica Extra, Mobile Suit Gundam 0079.

Cowboy Bebop OST 2: No Disc, Everlasting Train - Owarinaki Tabibito, Final Fantasy VIII OST, Sketch of Nazca, Steam Detectives: White.

The House of the Dead 2, IS: internal section, Marvel vs Capcom, Omega Boost, Pokemon Snap, All-Star Smash Brothers.

The HTML Swiss Army Knife reflects on his past life as a Gundamaniac. Next stop: Anime Expo 1999!