Name:	Anime Central [visit site]
Date:	April 19-21, 2002
Location:	Hyatt Regency O'Hare Rosemont, IL
Attendance:	4,520 people
Programming and Events:	Video Programming: Anime Screening(s) AMV Contest Panel Programming: Guest Panels Industry Panels Fan Panels Costume Events: Hall Cosplay Masquerade / Cosplay Competition    Art Programming: Art Show Artists' Alley Music Programming: Dance Karaoke Game Programming: Video Gaming Role Playing Games Other Events: Dealers' Room Game Shows
Guests:	Ken Akamatsu (Artist and "Love Hina" Creator) Tetsuya Aoki (Mechanical Designer / Artist) Steve Bennett (Co-Founder, Studio Ironcat) Jessica Calvello (Voice Actress) Robert DeJesus (Artist / Writer / Character Designer, Studio Capsule) Crispin Freeman (Voice Actor) Tiffany Grant (Voice Actor / Writer, ADV Films / FUNimation / Illimitoon) Hilary Haag (Voice Actress, ADV Films) Amy Howard-Wilson (Voice Actress) Amy Howard-Wilson (Voice Actress) Toshihiro Kawamoto (Animator / Character Designer) Bruce Lewis (Comic Artist) Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (Voice Actress / Writer / Director) Jan Scott-Frazier (Director / Translator / Jane-of-all-trades) Brad Swaile (Voice Actor, Ocean Studios) J. Torres (Writer, DC Comics, Oni Press, Studio Ice, Tokyopop)
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Photos and Reports:	A Fan's View American Cosplay Paradise Anime News Network AnimeOnDVD.com Linus Lam Network News Submit a link to your report
See Also:	Anime Central 1998 -  April 3-5, 1998 Anime Central 1999 -  April 23-25, 1999 Anime Central 2000 -  May 12-14, 2000 Anime Central 2001 -  May 11-13, 2001 Anime Central 2002 -  April 19-21, 2002 Anime Central 2003 -  May 16-18, 2003 Anime Central 2004 -  May 14-16, 2004 Anime Central 2005 -  May 13-15, 2005 Anime Central 2006 -  May 5-7, 2006 Anime Central 2007 -  May 11-13, 2007 Anime Central 2008 -  May 16-18, 2008 Anime Central 2009 -  May 8-10, 2009
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