Anime invasion: California's Metro Newspapers previews the 10th annual FanimeCon, which is expected to attract some 5,000 fans this weekend to the San Jose Convention Center:

"As ugly is to an ape, so is cute to anime. Because of dangerously soaring insulin levels among anime fans, organizers held a 200-word essay competition asking which anime character most deserved to be clubbed to pieces for the high crime of supercuteness. At the convention, the winning creature will be presented in piñata form for summary destruction. (pick Ed from Cowboy Bebop!)"