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AnimeIowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa Aug. 23-25, 2002 Tiffany Grant Lea Hernandez We found the first costumers of the Cedar Rapids convention. Tiffany Grant chatted with fans about acting. Studio Ironcat has plans for fresh projects. Lea Hernandez had insights on her art. More costumers appeared as Friday progressed. Plenty of Iowa costumers arrived on Saturday morning. Stan Sakai welcomed Iowa to his world. We saw a lot of Saturday afternoon costumers. Witness the frenzy of the AnimeIowa piñata smashes. Artists, companies and fans stayed busy on the Iowa convention weekend. Here are the pictures of the fast-paced AnimeIowa costume contest. And here are the select group of costume contest winners. The author needed to get home before he could assemble his notes from Iowa.