On behalf of Anime Dream, I'd like to offer a final round of thanks to the following groups and individuals:

• The New England Anime Society, for hosting and operating such a great convention.
• Jamison, the Anime Boston staffer who had the unfortunate task of dealing with all the pushy reporters. He handled it like a champ.
• Laura Bailey, Yuki Kajiura-san, and Kalafina, for taking the time out of their busy schedules to talk face-to-face with us. Also to Ryu from Sony, for coordinating our time with Kalafina and Kajiura-san. You're all awesome.
• All the cosplayers. Your willingness to put your hard work on display and get into character is part of what makes conventions a treat. I have a request, though. There were plenty of Haruhis this year, so next year could we have a Konata cosplaying Haruhi (complete with choco-coronet)?
• David Williams, for selling me a copy of City Hunter Season 3 at a reasonable price. I love you, man. (And I'm sure Mike appreciates the discounted sale of Gunsmith Cats, too.)
• Chris Ayres, Troy Baker, Jekka Cormier, and Greg Ayres, for the surprising performances at "Anime Unscripted" (Whose Line is it Anyway? clone). You guys were amazing. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Do babies really come from dumpsters?
• The Chibi Project (chibiproject.com), for all their good charity works for misfit toys. (Sorry guys, I still think the blender lost, or at least it was a tie.)
• Anime Hell(.org), for proving that you're not a real ninja unless your headband says "Ninja" on it. (Also, cartoons by terrorists are creepy.)
• The Video Game Orchestra, for a terrific show.