Merchandising action at its best! Here's a shot of the goings on inside the AX Exhibit Hall shortly after the doors officially opened. And what's an anime con without people in costume? Here we have some Japanese cosplayers from the Bandai Entertainment/Animevillage.com booth. On the left we have Merle from The Vision of Escaflowne and on the right is Lime from the Saber Marionette series. Here are some of the cosplayers taking time-out for photo ops in the hotel lobby. A wide variety of costumes were found during AX99. Here we have characters from Escaflowne, Vampire Princess Miyu and Final Fantasy VIII. You can't ever seem to keep this away from an anime con. It's a Sailor Moon posse ready for action! This is one of the reasons that anime cons are so cool to attend. Even though anime is usually thought of as an adult medium, there are plenty of things out there for the younger generation. Here we have a father and his two Sailor Senshi daughters. It's industry folks! Here we have convention personality Toshi Yoshida and manga editor Bill Flanagan from Viz Communications letting the world know about what's coming to the store shelves in the coming months and to answer those burning questions from the fans during the Viz industry panel. Overall, Anime Expo 99 was a great success. Over the three days, the convention packed in over 6100 people and has plans to greatly expand for AX2000. The size demands on AX have prompted several changes for the coming year. The next AX will feature a new venue and the addition of an extra day of fun and activity. The festivities for next year will take place June 30-July 3, 2000 in the Disneyland Hotel and Convention Center, once again in Anaheim, California. Check out the official Anime Expo website at http://www.anime-expo.org/ for information on AX2000 and we'll see you there!