Richard "Pocky Man" Kim swore he was not going to be a staff member
for AWA, but he was going to be working with other conventions, including
Katsucon, for which he was distributing flyers (Kondom, the Bondage Fairies
artist, is scheduled to be at Katsucon in 2000). |
Todd of Otakon is on the left and Shin Kurokawa, translator for Animeigo,
is on the right. You won't believe what Kurokawa brought to the convention...(more
on that later) |
Yes, the first line to form at AWA was for the dealers' room, traditionally
small but busy... |
...but convention organizer Dave Merrill wasn't around to see it open,
staying either in an office to run things or rushing to their airport to
get guests. |
The color is accurate in this digital camera image: this fan's hair
is just about the same shade of blue as his jacket. |
This person's hair and jacket also match, although it's artist Rikki
Simons of Reality Check fame and not necessarily a fan. |