Anime Expo - Friday - Opening Ceremonies
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The fans made it clear that they loved the characters that Kazuto Nakazawa created for the El-Hazard and Tenchi in Tokyo series...
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...and they showed even more approval for Takada Akemi's memorable designs for Kimagure Orange Road.
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Yasuhiro Nightow was astounded by the reception he got when he was introduced as the creator of Trigun. "I wouldn't have my art style if it wasn't for American comics," he said.
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Chiho Saito, the Utena manga artist, said she was looking forward to seeing more costumers - to make up for a disappointment. "I saw the L.A. beaches and said `I want to swim there,' but I found it's contaminated with E. coli, so I can't," she said.
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The only fan disappointment came after the huge cheers for Fushigi Yuugi artist Yu Watase, who had to tell the audience that she was so busy drawing manga that she wouldn't be able to stay for the entire convention.
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Kunihiko Ikuhara, creator of Revolutionary Girl Utena, said "This is my third trip to the states and I don't have a girlfriend. I hope a lot of girls come and talk to me."
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