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Katsucon - Baltimore, Md. - Feb. 15-17, 2002 Maria Kawamura and Noboru Ishiguro Enjoy the first costumers at the winter Baltimore convention. And look at some of the first people to arrive at the Inner Harbor event. There were wonderful costumers as Friday morning ended. The amazing costume collection continued into Friday afternoon. There was an overwhelming number of costumers on Friday evening. The opening ceremonies were brightened by an acting star. Another actor revealed life in the Dragon Ball recording studio. Cosplayers continued well into Friday night. You won't believe the number of Saturday morning costumes. Many more costumers arrived on Saturday afternoon. The Inner Harbor was flooded with costumers on Saturday night. The convention experienced a rare meeting of the two worlds of anime voice acting. Here are the pictures from one of the best Saturday night costume contests in history. The winning entries in that contest took cosplay to a new level. We got pictures of the late Saturday costumers and more images of the contest entries. Quite a few costumers returned for Sunday's festivities. And here's a bonus look at many of the weekend's cosplay groups. Maria Kawamura talked about Naga from Slayers. Animator Noboru Ishiguro spoke about old times at Artland. A prominent fan found himself in the strangest predicament of his young life on Friday night. The author sent his notes from home.