
Anime Boston fans take the opening ceremonies very seriously. They
packed the old Park Plaza hotel ballroom to greet the guests of honor.
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This is a rare picture of artists Emily and Robert DeJesus appearing
together at a convention opening, rarer because Robert is speaking and
not drawing.
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The Massachusetts festival was manga editor and writer Carl Horn's
first convention since announcing that he was switching jobs, from Viz
to Dark Horse.
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ADV films DVD producer David Williams was not changing jobs, and he brought the infamous "suck bunny" for its Boston debut.
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Actor Michael Coleman was last spotted by this site two months earlier
at Katsucon in Virginia. This was his first Anime Boston...
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...as it was for actor Crispin Freeman, who got a big cheer when his Alucard role in Hellsing was mentioned.
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