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Welcome to San Diego! This is where all the fun happens, the San Diego Convention Center.
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James posing with an Anime Reactor business card and the Gundam at the Bandai Booth.
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It's the Kinokuniya Bookstore booth, complete with all sorts of manga, art books and models.
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A close up of some of the piles of mecha models that were on display at the Kino booth.
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It's Bandai's booth with the Gundam suit and the PLEX table, home of Aoki's Angel's Wing series.
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It's Sam and an uber-kawaii moment here, hugging the overly-life sized Pikachu.
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The Exhibit Hall is always insane. This year there were over 70,000 people at the con.
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It's the Pioneer Entertainment booh, complete with their trademark Plasma screens and high tech-ery.
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It's our humble Editor sitting on the top level of a European double decker bus heading to the con.
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James.
Stylin' and chillin'.
'Nuff said.
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There are quite a few sites on the way to the con. This is San Diego Bay and the Star of India.
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Getting close to the convention center. All we have is one more traffic light... Just one more! :)
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It's more exhibit hall madness! By Saturday, you could barely walk in locations around the anime stuff.
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It's the Tokyopop booth. Manga! Is that a finger and a thumb in the shape of an "L" on his forehead?
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James gives the con and sitting down away from the heat and the mass of humanity two thumbs up!
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Even at a "comic book" convention, you still can't get away from anime cosplayers!
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Ah, it's the PLEX table again, showing off a teaser to the anime version of Angel's Wing.
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This time it's an open top double decker bus. It's Sam and I just enjoying the ride.
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We all get tired and need to rest sometime. Here the gang takes a pit stop at the Marriott next door.
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Wanna get phylosophical anyone? James will give you an opinion when he gets some rest.
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What a comic convention without comics? Here Sam is reading Paradise Kiss from Tokyopop.
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And what's a convention without good cheap food and drinks? It's the Kansas City BBQ!
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KC BBQ is the location where they filmed the bar scene from the movie Top Gun. MAAAVERICKKKK!
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What good is going to the Top Gun bar without some cheap beer? Dunno. I'm the designated driver.
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