Eli Kaplan's Otakon 1998 Pictures
taken August 8-9, 1998 at Otakon 1998
at the Hyatt-Regency hotel in Crystal City, Arlington, VA.
All captions are my own, but I'm not quite as much a fanatic to deserve the label 'otaku', so anyone who wants to comment on my captions, feel free, please. ^_^
A woman clad in a handsome kimono, abducting Pen Pen! Yikes!
One Ryouga, One Doctor Washuu, and One Hand Gesture Making Fool ^_^
"Damnit, Ryouga, where'd you leave our materia?" "Bwee! Bwee!" "YOU LEFT IT IN ABU DHABI?!?"
Only Sephiroth has the map that leads to the secret Materia location!
A rare moment of cooperation as the Jenova-controlled Cloud and Sephiroth labor towards building the ultimate key to the Planet, the Plastic Model.
The Resident Evil Ensemble. Note the younger girl; she had the shamble down to a T.
WHO judges the cosplay judges?
The Magical Knights Rayearth proudly display the results of practicing their "Flesh to Plush" techniques on Mokona.
A group shot of the competing FFVII cosplayers. Mind you, a few didn't compete..
The sign reads "I'm Ranma And Fell Into Cursed Spring of Drowned Overweight Caucasian".
Anything Goes Photography Technique: GROUP SHOT!
From the left, Gourry, the Mass Production Eva, and Ramiel, the Fifth Angel. Note Ramiel's direction helper to its left.
Down, down, you hentai! The catgirls from Escaflowne.
About half of Sailor Senshi Team 30 (the number refers to their assigned number in the cosplay, as well as how many people were in it)
Assorted Dragon Ball Z characters. I'm surprised the camera had a high enough power level to withstand the light reflecting off of them.
Yuffie and a Sailor Senshi. Yuffie's costume was my personal fave of the FFVII ppl.
A Sakura and... I KNOW WHO THIS IS! REALLY! Someone just remind me!
Eli surrounded by Sailor Senshi. Obviously this time they're capturing the Youma, instead of killing the evil thing.
A typical denizen of Artist's alley.
The Con Suite, a great place to sit down, chill, eat, and be blissfully aware of French slang. ^_^
A Few Good Men. (Otakon staff head honchos.)
Can one imagine the hotel after the con?
Iria, the only Requisite Chick With Big Gun (tm. too many people to mention) that I happened to see at the con.
Happy Princesses of Jurai (?) mingle with the common Terrans at the Dealer Room in capitalist bliss.
Son Gokuu prepares to enter the room of Time, Spirit, and Massive Debt.
Like these pics? Hate 'em? Appearing in them and want to be identified? My email is kaplane1@tiger.uofs.edu.
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