Convention Information

Name:FanimeCon [visit site]
Date:May 28-31, 2004
Location:San Jose McEnery Convention Center
San Jose, CA
Attendance:5,700 estimated paid attendees (6,122 total)
Pre-Reg. Rates:$45 by Mar 31
At-Door Rates:$55 weekend; $20 to $30 per day
Programming
and Events:
Video Programming:
Anime Screening(s)
AMV Contest
Hentai Screening(s)
Panel Programming:
Guest Panels
Industry Panels
Fan Panels
Workshops
Costume Events:
Hall Cosplay
Masquerade / Cosplay Competition
Art Programming:
Art Show
Artists' Alley
  Music Programming:
Concert
Dance
Karaoke
Game Programming:
Video Gaming
Collectable Card Games
Role Playing Games
Tabletop Games
Other Events:
Autographs (free)
Dealers' Room
Charity Auction
Dinner
Game Shows
Guests:The Beautiful Losers (Musicians)
Blood (J-rock Group)
Camino (Band)
Duel Jewel (Musicians)
Fred Gallagher (Comic Artist, Fredart)
Allen Hastings (Chief Scientist, Luxology, LLC)
Akemi Hayashi (Art Director / Character Designer)
You Higuri (Manga Artist)
Hiroaki Inoue (Producer)
Monkey (Latin/Ska Dance Band) cancelled
Jonathan Osborne (Voice Actor)
Gilles Poitras (Author)
Fred Schodt (Author)
Nami Tamaki (Musician)
Hajime Watanabe (Character Designer) cancelled
J. Shanon Weaver (Voice Actor, ADV Films)
Hiroyuki Yamaga (Writer / Director / Producer)
Photos and
Reports:
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    • News and 
    Press Releases:
    Feb 04, 2004 - Nami Tamaki double-booked for two California conventions in May
    Apr 18, 2004 - Numerous guests announced at five conventions
    Jun 04, 2004 - FanimeCon breaks records in new San Jose location
    Jan 01, 2005 - Largest anime conventions of 2004
    See Also:
    FanimeCon 1994 - June 19, 1994
    FanimeCon 1995 - February 25, 1995
    FanimeCon 1996 - February 14, 1996
    FanimeCon 1997 - March 8, 1997
    FanimeCon 1998 - February 14-1, 1998
    FanimeCon 1999 - March 19-21, 1999
    FanimeCon 2000 - February 24-27, 2000
    FanimeCon 2001 - March 30 - April 1, 2001
    FanimeCon 2002 - April 26-28, 2002
    FanimeCon 2003 - June 20-22, 2003
    FanimeCon 2004 - May 28-31, 2004
    FanimeCon 2005 - May 27-30, 2005
    FanimeCon 2006 - May 26-29, 2006
    FanimeCon 2007 - May 25-28, 2007
    FanimeCon 2008 - May 23-26, 2008
    FanimeCon 2009 - May 22-25, 2009
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