Name:	Anime Expo [visit site]
Date:	July 4-7, 2002
Location:	Long Beach Convention Center Long Beach, CA
Attendance:	15,250 people
Programming and Events:	Video Programming: Anime Screening(s) Anime Film Screening(s) AMV Contest Panel Programming: Guest Panels Industry Panels Fan Panels Workshops Costume Events: Hall Cosplay Non-competitive Cosplay Event Masquerade / Cosplay Competition    Art Programming: Art Show & Auction Artists' Alley Music Programming: Concert Dance Karaoke Game Programming: Video Gaming Other Events: Autographs (free) Dealers' Room Charity Auction Game Shows
Guests:	Jo Chen (Artist) Hiroaki Goda (Director / Character Designer / Animator) Hiroaki Gohda (Character Designer / Director) Tsukasa Hojo Kunihiko Ikuhara (Director) Hiroaki Inoue (Producer) Yoko Ishida (Singer) Noboru Ishiguro (Director / President, Artland) Masashi Ishihama (Character Designer) Akira Kamiya (Voice Actor) Shoji Kawamori (Animator / Director) Maria Kawamura (Voice Actress) Yukio Kikukawa (Producer) Hideyuki Kurata (Writer) Koichi Mashimo (Director) Koji Masunari (Director / Producer) Hidenori Matsubara (Animation Director / Character Designer) Toshiharu Murata (Character Designer) Mamiko Noto (Voice Actress) Puffy AmiYumi (J-Pop Musicians) Nobuhiro Watsuki (Artist) Takumi Yamazaki (Voice Actor)
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Photos and Reports:	AnimeCons.com Coverage A Fan's View Anime News Network Animefringe AnimeOnDVD.com ICv2 Linus Lam Network News Obsessed With Anime RisingSun.net Yokosama Submit a link to your report
See Also:	Anime Expo 1992 -  July 3-6, 1992 Anime Expo 1993 -  July 2-4, 1993 Anime Expo 1994 -  July 1-3, 1994 Anime Expo 1995 -  June 30 - July 2, 1995 Anime Expo 1996 -  June 28-30, 1996 Anime Expo 1997 -  July 4-7, 1997 Anime Expo 1998 -  July 3-5, 1998 Anime Expo 1999 -  July 16-18, 1999 Anime Expo 2000 -  June 30 - July 3, 2000 Anime Expo 2001 -  July 5-8, 2001 Anime Expo 2002 -  July 4-7, 2002 Anime Expo New York 2002 -  August 31 - September 2, 2002 Anime Expo 2003 -  July 3-6, 2003 Anime Expo Tokyo 2004 -  January 16-18, 2004 Anime Expo 2004 -  July 2-5, 2004 Anime Expo 2005 -  July 1-4, 2005 Anime Expo 2006 -  July 1-4, 2006 Anime Expo 2007 -  June 29 - July 2, 2007 Anime Expo 2008 -  July 3-6, 2008 Anime Expo 2009 -  July 2-5, 2009
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