The con began with our two guest speakers. A local high school teacher presented an A to Z presentation about Japanese customs and culture. She included a great slide show with pictures from her recent trip to Japan. The teens had a ton of questions for her following the talk. The next guest speaker was a member of the University of Louisville's Anime Club. She talked about how the teens could start their own anime club in school and college.

The main event was a screening of a new anime and pizza was enjoyed by the crowd. Next up was the costume contest. Convention participants came dressed as a number of anime characters including Witch Hunter Robin, Princess Mononoke, Vash the Stampede, Momo (from Peach Girl manga), No-Face and Kamaji from "Spirited Away", Miroku from Inu-Yasha, Hige from Wolf's Rain, and Toru, Hanajima, and Uotani from "Fruits Basket." There were winners in the best overall costume and best male and female. The audience then also tried their luck at door prizes that were graciously donated by Bandai. The winners were thrilled with the Wolf's Rain hats, Escaflowne t-shirts, Gundam action figures, and everything else.

The convention came to a close with some fun games. Participants were able to try out their chopsticks abilities by picking through uncooked rice to retrieve as many objects as they could in 30 seconds. Also popular was the Ramen noodle eating contest where players were tested on how fast they could eat a bowl of Ramen and who could find the longest noodle.

All in all, the convention was a blast. The teens had a great time and everyone is looking forward to the convention next year. Thanks to Bandai for giving us the prize support!