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Minamicon 5 was held at the Novotel Southampton from 19th-21st March 1999. Here are some photos I took over the course of the weekend:
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| Registration |
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| Dragon performs the opening ceremony |
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| The rest of the committee look on |
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| The dealers room (9:59am) |
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| The dealers room (10:01am) |
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| Otaku Publishing |
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| MVM |
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| Sheffield Space Centre |
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| United Publications |
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| The games room |
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| The quiz |
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| Part of the quiz was a challenge round in which each team had to perform an embarrasing task of their choice. All but one team chose the 'draw characters from a show option'. These were the result. |
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| One team took the karaoke option. Here they are performing their version of the Dragon half ending theme. |
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| The auction, hosted by Jeff-kun |
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| Helen McCarthy gives a talk assisted by her trusty sidekick Steve Kyte |
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| No con would be complete without an appearance by Stuart's trousers |
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| Closing Ceremony |
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All photos copyright Jonathan Weeks.