Fanime Con took place on May 22 - 25, 2009 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in downtown San Jose, CA. The event celebrates its 15th year. Even so, this Bay Area anime convention lives by its tagline – “by fans, for fans.” For the past seven years of attending Fanime, I have grown to love this popular California convention. It remains one of the few California events worth attending. Voice actor guests of honor, Keith Burgess and Jonathan Osborne, are usually found roaming around the halls, rather than hidden from the fans. Even the Queen of Akihabara, Halko Momoi, was seen a few times at Stage Zero performing with Fanime’s maid squad.
This seventh Fanime felt like a compilation of the greatest hits from previous years. Everything old is new again! No cosplayers were harmed in any rumble, except for the Hetalia Axis Powers people.
Fanime 2009 TravelCast:
| Day Zero | |
| Something's
Coming One fan's Macross 7 Trash is someone's One Piece treasure. I do not know if that made any sense, but the Ouran Host Club sells their old anime swag at the Fanime Swap Meet. |
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| Friday | |
| Jet
Song Little world, step aside! Fanime Con 2009 celebrated music. What better way to kick off the con than to cosplay as a Macross Idol! |
Me
Siento Hermosa When you're a shoujo-tastic princess from the solar system, you would pity any girl who is not you tonight. |
| Saturday | |
Tonight |
Tonight
- Quintent And then we'll have us a ball! Fanime's Cosplay Spectacular delivers, but your anime sucks! |
| Sunday | |
| One
Hand, One Heart A Kinomoto family album. Professor Dad, Ghost Mom, Magical Daughter, and Working Boy Son. The family wholesomeness that is CLAMP. |
Dance
at the Gym Perhaps the best anime convention ballroom dance! Tonight, we rumble. Dance battle Baccano! style. |
| Monday | |
| America The final day is always a bittersweet one. Con te partiro! |
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| Omake | |
| Gee,
Officer Krupke Anything you say will be misquoted and taken out of context. But say it anyway. Some quotes intended for (im)mature readers only. |
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| Somewhere Fanime always has a place for us. |
Cool This is how scholars dance! |
| Everything Else | |
| Traveling
Valentine Read more crazy convention adventures! Part of the Scarlet Rhapsody Collective. |
Fanime
Con Playlist Fanime Con on Youtube. Panels, random dancing, and more. |
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