OTAKON 1998

Pictures are Here!

Highlights:

1. This years convention got a tad bigger and moved south to Crystal City. There was some argument on whether it was in Arlington, VA or in Washington, D.C. Anyone have an answer?

2. This year’s Mistery Anime Theater 3000 was Battle Arena Toshinden!

3. Also the first Appearance of Zero Point: Matt Ruszkowski’s Tales of Aerth

4. Unbenknownst to me, but knownst to roomate Jody Ruszkowski and friend Tristan McAvery, this was also the year that Jody made Tristan's (Voice Actor Extraordinare - known to me as Gendo Ikari) aquaintance, which became a friendship and later blossomed into his attedance of our first year convention Mikkakan!

Here we have sections! First, one of my anime favorties is Slayers

My partner for my one and only Cosplay and what he's supposed to look like!

Lina was popular this year! So here are me and another girl and what we're SUPPOSED to look like!

Battle of the Lina Inverse's. The one on the left is from the T.V. series, the one on the right is from the Movie.

Group Pictures - Everyone say: "Dragon SLAVE!" and yes that is Ben as Amelia!

Another one of my anime favorites: Tenchi Muyo

Kagato and Grandfather Yosho

Ranma

My friend Dave as Ryoga! I love Ryoga!

Miscellenious

I haven't watched that far into Escaflowne, but thats where these cats are from! And of course an Eva from Evengalion

This was supposed to be all three goddesses, but I couldn't get Skuld into the picture, just kept ignoring me. Ah well, the other two though, I think the one on the left is Belldandy and the one on the right is Urd. If I didn't know this was a group, I'd have said they were both Belldandy...guess I'm bad at this huh?

Final Fantasy 7:

I think I got the correct bad guy - rufus right? Its been a long time...

And now for a random pic or two...

Me and Jody outside the Hyatt (during the Firedrill)and one of the artists in Artist Alley, Matt Ruszkowski.