Anime Festival Orlando 7 Cosplay 2006

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Above is Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges, local and well-known illustrators and mangaka of the Tokyopop series Peach Fuzz.

Below is the fan panel for Veronica Taylor where she is accompanied by her cute daughter.

Wheldon Smiley hosted the Big-U Damn Gameshow. This was a fantastic idea and I really enjoyed myself. Wheldon showed clips from various shows and the audience would answer questions about them. The neat thing about this format was that you didn't necessarily have to be an expert on any given anime subject to win, just observant.

Below are the top three winners of the contest.

Next was Anime Name that Tune hosted by James Panto. I always try my best in this one, but can never get more then an honorable mention.

For a somewhat modest anime convention, AFO has some really FUN events and activities. The next panel was one such treat.

Adam and I attended the Joey Snackpants and Tom Croom "Top Ten Reasons the Transformer Movie will Suck" panel. The small room was packed with fans sitting or standing in every available spot.

So, with no further ado, the Top Ten Reasons the Transformer Movie will Suck:

  1. The risk of a remake of the Transformers theme by Aerosmith (thanks Michael Bay)

  2. No word on Dinobots in the film (Grimlock pissed!)

  3. Even though they did get Peter Cullen (voice of Optimus Prime), the truck is a long nose model.

  4. Bumblebee = Chevy Camero = WTF?!

  5. No Soundwave (What can they make him... an iPod?!)

  6. Martians?!!?!!?!?!?!!!

  7. Tyrese is 2 Fast, 2 Furious, and now fights 2 Many Fast Autobots?

  8. It won't have the touch. It won't have the power.

  9. Exhibit A (Star Wars crossover with an Emperor Palpatine/Imperial Shuttle Transformer)

  10. Exhibit B (Star Wars Transformers Intergalactic Showdown Attacktix Battle Figure Game)

Bonus: The one reason the movie MIGHT NOT SUCK... No Beastwars... Yet.

 

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