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Anime Central - Opening Ceremonies - 2005 Page 2 of 3 Previous Page Next Page Making their first appearance at a U.S. convention were The Pillows, famed for their FLCL soundtrack tunes. Making his first convention appearance of 2005 was Steve Blum, dub voice of Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bebop, who also works on commercials and games... ...and switching out of Star Wars costuming to street wear was actor Vic Mignogna, Edward Elric in the Fullmetal Alchemist dub, who brought a video by the series' dub cast for fans to watch on Fridau. Greg Ayres, still pumped from getting a Chrono sketch from artist Daisuke Moriyama at Anime Boston, entertained the audience with his purple hair. Chris Patton, calm as always, took time out from dozens of recording sessions to travel to Illinois. Patton has found extra work at Funimation... ...where Christopher Bevin is an actor and director; he made his first guest appearance at Anime Central. Page 2 of 3 Previous Page Next Page Anime Central Main Page