On Saturday & Sunday, January 7-8, 2003, I’ll have a dealer table and present two anime panels at the St. Pete Comic Con in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. In advance of the comic show, I made a large purchase with Mandarake of Japan for convention goods and also items for my personal, permanent collection. Here’s […]
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