Just as in 1998, Thomas Cardwell and his Shampoo costume from Ranma 1/2 were among the first people at Katsucon, And as in 1998, Cardwell was at the registration table to handle the early arrivals. |
Kuni Kimura of Studio Ironcat had to be at Katsucon as early as possible, what with guests and a large dealer room display to handle during the weekend. |
Costumer Tikki had to think when asked how many outfits she brought to Katsucon; was it five, or six, or seven? Not satisfied with four months' preparation of her own costumers, she immediately started adjusting other costumes in the halls. |
Kris and Mike may have worn their Ruroni Kenshin costumes on the way to Katsucon. They said they couldn't wait for the first con of 1999. |
Artist James Schaad brought his Against the Grain comic to Katsucon, but he was most concerned with getting the artists' alley room up and running... |
...with fellow artist and web page designer Matther Douglas hanging around, talking about the joys of Java programming. |
Across the hall, two dozen dealers were hauling their wares from the garage into the room that was destined to handle anime fans who had been saving their money for months, just for the opportunity to spend it at Katsucon. |
Another repeat from 1998: Katsucon had to share the hotel with another group. The National Defense Industrial Association took the second level of the hotel and Katsucon had the lower level. Was either group ready for the other? |
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Katsucon Day 1 |
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| Katsucon Day 3 |