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'''BotCon Japan 1998''' was held on [[December 12]]-[[December 13|13]], [[1998]], in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. It was organized by [[Fumihiko Akiyama]]. | |||
==Venue== | ==Venue== | ||
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==Merchandise== | ==Merchandise== | ||
=== | ===Convention exclusive toys=== | ||
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{{Bp-m1|[[Grizzly-1#Toys|Grizzly-1/Barbearian]]}} | |||
{{Bp-p1|[[Double Punch (G1)#Beast_Wars|Double Punch]]}} | |||
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Each of the two toys was limited to 600 copies. | |||
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* Fan panel about [[knockoff]]s. | * Fan panel about [[knockoff]]s. | ||
* "Great War" demolition derby of motorized Transformers (i.e. [[Sky Lynx]], [[Trypticon]]). | * "Great War" demolition derby of motorized Transformers (i.e. [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]). | ||
== | ==Notes== | ||
* This convention saw the public debut of the prototype for the upcoming [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Metalforce|Metalforce Optimus Prime]] vinyl figure. | * This convention saw the public debut of the prototype for the upcoming [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Metalforce|Metalforce Optimus Prime]] vinyl figure. Back then, it actually looked kinda cool. Kinda. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http:// | * [http://botconarchives.com/archive/1998j/index.html BotCon Japan 1998 at the BotCon Archive] | ||
[[Category:Conventions]] | [[Category:Conventions]] | ||
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| Date | December 12, 1998 | ||||||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||
| Venue | Sevencity Hall | ||||||
BotCon Japan 1998 was held on December 12-13, 1998, in Tokyo, Japan. It was organized by Fumihiko Akiyama.
Venue
[edit]
Merchandise
[edit]Convention exclusive toys
[edit]Each of the two toys was limited to 600 copies.
Guests
[edit]- Hirotaka Suzuoki (voice for G1 Starscream in Japan)
Events
[edit]- Fan panel about knockoffs.
- "Great War" demolition derby of motorized Transformers (i.e. Sky Lynx, Trypticon).
Notes
[edit]- This convention saw the public debut of the prototype for the upcoming Metalforce Optimus Prime vinyl figure. Back then, it actually looked kinda cool. Kinda.
