Anime News Service - Anime Expo Convention 2000 June 30 - July 3, 2000 Anaheim California Photos

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Studio Gonzo's Vandread panel screened the aweing CGI clip of Maeda-sensei's new project Vandread for a second time. The Viz booth in the AX dealer's room, in the bottom left of the image is a sign hung indicating the Ayashi No Ceres (manga/anime) series would be released soon by the company. The sign was the first revelation of this news for many fans.
Escaflowne TV series and Movie director Kazuki Akane taking pictures with fans after his panel on Sunday. Cos-Players in the dealers room on Saturday.
Cos-players were out in full force as early as Thursday, among the many impressive groups seen wandering around the con were these Sailor Moon costumers. Early Friday afternoon a line of several hundred people waiting to get into the dealer's room winds it's way around the complex of buildings making up the Disneyland hotel.
A parking lot full of cars as seen from the 14th floor of the Disneyland Pacific Hotel on Saturday morning. A line of high-voltage electrical transmission lines runs toward the horizon in the distance. In the back of the Live Programming III Room where Super Techno Arts / APPP was holding it's panel on Sunday. This AX staff member catches some ZzZzZz's. Hats off to all the great staffers/ fans who contributed their time to making sure the con came off with as few hitches as possible for everyone else.
Bandai Entertainment's Ken Iyadomi and Jerry Chu lay out near and longer term plans at Bandai's panel on Saturday, fans were treated to the world premiere of Fox Kid's TV opening rendition of Escaflowne, to air in the fall. A closeup view of the widescreen video monitor at Bandai Entertainment's panel on Saturday. Captured here from the world premiere of Fox Kid's rendition of the Escaflowne TV series opening, one can make out the title font as it comes into focus.

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