For a nice change of pace, my friend Rick and I attended the 17th annual Akon Anime convention in Dallas, TX. It is big anime convention that caters to both the devout and casual fan that took up the entirety of the convention center of the Mark Adams hotel. It has been several years since I last attended this colorful event and it shows-since I had no clue who the majority of people were dresses as. Serves me right for forgetting to bring pen and paper. It has really grown from it's first year were I was told there a little over 300 attendees to this year which boast over 14,000.

The previous description and all these wonderful images are brought to you by Frank Hui. Because of his devotion, I have nothing to add. --Robyn Sotherby

For information regarding this convention, check out: Akon's Official Site

As Always... click on the image for a larger view...

		Continuing this ancient form of Japanese entertainment
			They had innovative armor
Members of the Virtual Gaming Corps. Funny, 1 of them looks familar.	This was a kickass outfit	Note the details	Clever variant on a Borg
Rick, appropriately w/ a dragon	Breathtakingly ethereal fantasy prints of Nene Thomas	More colorful cosplayers	Speaking of color
This is one of Dallas' portable statues	Nickolodeon seems to be getting into the act	Hypnotic, aren't they?	You never know who'll pop up

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