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Anime Expo - Thursday, July 4, 2002 A Wednesday arrival uncovered familiar faces in Long Beach. Costumers were on hand on the day before the convention started. Thursday morning saw a huge collection of costumers. The cosplay numbers increased on Thursday afternoon. Here's what was popular and notable on the convention's first day. And here's a bonus look at the July 4th fireworks show from Long Beach. Mamiko Noto spoke about her voice acting career. Check out some of the cosplay groups from Thursday. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday