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Kunicon Cancelled ?

posted on 2005-11-02 09:25 EST by Christopher Macdonald

Following statements made by former Kunicon con-chair, Manny Camacho, in his live-journal, Anime-Cons.com has posted a detailed report, concluding that Kunicon is not likely to return.

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