Information on Metrocon 2008

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July 18-20, 2008
Tampa Convention Center
Tampa, FL

Information:
METROCON is a weekend-long celebration of the numerous facets of Japanese popular entertainment from anime (Japanese animation), manga (Japanese comics), J-pop and J-Rock (Japanese pop and rock music, performed by "idols") to cosplay (costume design and performance) and video games.

Attendees:
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Advance Rates:
$40 to Dec 31; $44 to Mar 31; $48 to Jun 20
At-Door Rates:
$55 weekend; $25 Fri; $30 Sat; $25 Sun

Guests:
Greg Ayres (Voice Actor)
Steve Bennett (Co-Founder, Studio Ironcat)
Johnny Yong Bosch (Voice Actor)
Greg Cipes (Actor / Musician, Cipes and The People)
Cipes and the People (Band)
Ashley Clark (Artist / Writer)
Eyeshine (Band)
Lauren Goodnight (Voice Actress)
Yaya Han (Cosplayer)
DJ HeavyGrinder (Disc Jockey)
The Heroes Alliance (Costumers)
Scott McNeil (Voice Actor, Ocean Studios)
Random Encounter (Band)
Select Start (Band)
Doug Smith (Artist / Voice Actor)
David Stanworth (Web Comic Artist / Writer, Snafu-Comics)
David Williams (Sentai Filmworks)

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    Previous/Future Events:
Metrocon 2003 - July 18-20, 2003
Metrocon 2004 - July 9-11, 2004
Metrocon 2005 - June 24-26, 2005
Metrocon 2006 - June 2-4, 2006
Metrocon: Amano's World 2006 - October 14-15, 2006
Metrocon 2007 - July 6-8, 2007
Metrocon 2008 - July 18-20, 2008
Metrocon 2009 - June 19-21, 2009
Metrocon 2010 - July 23-25, 2010
Metrocon 2011 - June 17-19, 2011
Metrocon 2012 - June 15-17, 2012

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