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2009 RIT Anime Club Tora-Con

RIT Anime Club 2009 Tora-Con
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
April 25, 2009





In 2005, the Rochester Institute of Technology Anime Club aspired to pull off a feat of unprecedented ambition. It organized and threw its own Japanese pop-culture convention. The following are highlights from the 5th Annual Tora-Con, which I captured during my final year at RIT.

These were the very first anime conventions I ever attended. (Because they were affordable to attend.) I wore my 2009 Tora-Con t-shirt so often that it's next wash cycle will rip it to shreds. I won't wear it again, but it will remain hanging in my closet forever.
2009 RIT Anime Club Tora-Con
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2009 RIT Anime Club Tora-Con

Cosplay highlights from the 5th annual ToraCon, RIT Anime Club's own anime convention. 10 years ago, it was a rather humble gathering of motleys Read More

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