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Thursday 7 February 2019

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PROJECT A-KON

Mean while in July of 1990, over on the other side on the pond, the E.D.C. had been hard at work putting together PROJECT A-KON (26th. & 29 July in Richardson TX USA).


The first fan run Anime convention of the 90's!


With support from E.D.C.'s local affiliates; NEO  DALLAS, and 3WA, 
just ask Meri Wakfielkd,


GUESTS: from Animag;Trish Ledoux (Magazine Editor), 
and
 Jeffery Tibbetts (of Pacific Rim Publishing). 
Animag; America's only Professional Anime Magazine.


Louis Scarborough JR. (Animator),
Steve Krueger (comic book artist),
VERY SPECIAL GUEST OF HONOR Tex Henson (Animator), 
FAN GUEST of HONOR: B-D Banzai 

[NOTE: At this time the Earth Defence Command (EDC), had only 8 inquiring Anime Fans from the UK who had contacted them by June of 1990.]



[NOTE: "Editorial Comments - Project A-kon Diary" can be found written by the Editor of Animag #11 (1990 - time of year unknown) ; by  Trish Ledoux chronicling 24 hours from 23.15 (7/27/90) to 23.28 (7/28/90).  - It would by anything from 3 months to 18 months before I would have picked this up from a comic book shop in England!]





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