
Anime Reactor's opening cermonies began with faces who had been at most
of the month's anime conventions, beginning with artists Robert and
Emily DeJesus.
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Steve Bennett of Studio Ironcat said that, despite his company's
problems, they were publishing a new book, a collection of Di Gi Charat
manga - and they had copies for sale at the convention.
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Next came artist and writer Dan Nakrosis...
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...and the artistic Moy brothers. Jeff on the left and Philip on the
right. Philip is best known for drawing Power Puff Girl comics.
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Here's J. Torres, a familiar face at conventions in the Midwest and out east.
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But new to conventions in the U.S. is Daisuke Kobayashi, who made toy designs for the Power Rangers series. Nihei
insisted on shopping for Batman toys when he got to the U.S.
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