Fandoms collide in strange ways

[hildy89]

I was looking over the con schedule for Katsucon, an anime con this weekend in Crystal City, debating whether I was up for a full con experience or just the daytrip. If I'm up for it physically, I may try for the weekend. I blinked though when I saw the name "Takeshi Honda" in the schedule. Huh? Since when does animecons invite international figure skaters? No, he designed the characters for Milennium Actress and animation director for Evangelion. My word.

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[mshollie.livejournal.com]

Now, if the program said Takeshi Kaga, I would definitely do a double-take and consider a trip that way. :)

(Kaga-san, of course, being the "Chairman Kaga" of Iron Chef fame.)

[sventhelost.livejournal.com]

Wonder if that's like the name John Smith. :)

A friend of mine will be there selling worry dolls and T-shirts in the art show, I think.

[cleverthylacine]

There's also another Takeshi Honda who lives in San Francisco. I went out with him briefly. He is neither an animator nor a figure skater.

(He is also nothing to write home about in bed, not that you cared...)