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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
Merchandise
Exclusive Toys
- Grizzly-1/Barbearian, a redeco of Polar Claw based on an unused prototype color scheme. Limited to 600 pieces.
- Double Punch, a redeco of Beast Wars Scorponok based on an unused prototype color scheme (but using red instead of orange to make him look more eeeeevil). Limited to 600 pieces.
Guests
- Hirotaka Suzuoki (voice for G1 Starscream in Japan)
Events
- Fan panel about knockoffs.
- "Great War" demolition derby of motorized Transformers (i.e. Sky Lynx, Trypticon).
Notes
- 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.
