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Anime Central Panels - Rosemont, Ill. - April 19-21, 2002 The opening ceremonies got slightly out of hand. Fans heard from the designers of their favorite characters. Dub producers discussed their business. Brad Swaile discussed life as an animated cartoon duck. Hillary Haag told how she chose acting over law. Hidenori Matsubara discussed the art of character design. Ken Akamatsu explained Love Hina. Crispin Freeman combines the East and the West. Tetsuya Aoki is moving from robots to humans. Jessica Calvello is possessed with Excel. Tiffany Grant spoke about foley and voices. Amy Howard Wilson shared Star Blazers memories. The author's notes reflect a good weekend at Anime Central. Pictures Panels