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Anime Central - May 13-15, 2005 - Rosemont, Ill. Costumers crowded into Rosemont on Friday morning. Guests from Japan and the U.S. were introduced at the opening ceremonies. We searched out costumers on Friday afternoon. Actor Chris Patton took us on the wild ride of his acting career. Steve Blum didn't train to become Spike Spiegel. Hiroaki Inoue spoke about the overseas influences that could change Japanese animation. Saturday morning was full of enthusiastic costumers. Artist You Higuri looked at the emotions behind her work. The Pillows drove fans into a frenzy at their Saturday concert. Large collections of costumers were a Saturday afternoon highlight. The Pillows met the press for the first time. Beau Billingslea was the father figure on Cowboy Bebop. The Saturday night costume contest started mild and ended wild. Let's look at the award winners from the costume contest. Here's a glance at the Kumiko Kato concert. We found a sampling of the weekend's cosplay groups. The author's notes tell how Anime Central grew.