BotCon Japan 1997

BotCon Japan 1997 was the first officially-supported Transformers fan convention to take place outside the United States. It was organized by Fumihiko Akiyama with support from Takara and permission to use the BotCon name from the Hartman Brothers.

« BotCon Japan 1997 »
Date	June 8, 1997
City	Tokyo, Japan
Venue	Science and Technology Hall

Venue

This one-day convention was held as a subset of "Superfestival", a major toy show in Japan, at the Science and Technology Hall next to the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo.

Merchandise

Convention Exclusive Toys

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• Super Hybrid Model Galvatron, a non-transforming vinyl figure. Two versions of this figure were made available at the show: a fully-painted version limited to 800 pieces, and a translucent orange "lava bath" version limited to 100 pieces. In subsequent years a third variant--this one blue instead of the original purple--would be distributed through the convention organizer's website.

Miscellaneous

• Two different exclusive t-shirt designs, one drawn by Hirofumi Ichikawa, the other by Hidetsugu Yoshioka.
• Transformers insignia rings.

Guests

• None

Events

• 3-D art contest
• Japanese premiere of "Beast Wars (Part 1)" and "Beast Wars (Part 2)".

External Links

• BotCon Japan 1997 at the BotCon Archive