The Otaku Search Continues: San Di-AGO, Oklahoma, & Beyond!

I tuned in to Hulu (http://www.hulu.com/americas-greatest-otaku) this past Thursday for another webisode of  "America's Greatest Otaku!"This week, the crew decided to continue the search for America's Greatest Otaku at the  San Diego Comic Con International!   Among the attending vendors were representatives from  "Munky King"   (http://www.munkyking.com/) and  So So Happy (http://www.sosohappyonline.com/).  Among the guests who made an appearance were comic artist Emily Warren (http://frozenlilacs.com/).  The AGO crew then spent Day 5 of Week 4 of their search for America's Greatest Otaku in Oklahoma City!  They dined at the Sushi Neko restaurant (http://www.sushineko.com/) !  I wonder how they liked it, because I'm always looking for a good sushi restaurant!  (Even though I've never been to Oklahoma!)   Oklahoma is also where the crew caught up with Becky Rasch, the youngest contender for the title of "America's Greatest Otaku!"  However, Oklahoma is not where their search ended!  After Oklahoma, the AGO crew ended up in Nashville, TN! It is there that the crew met up with Matt Corlew and Laura Myers, co-owners of the "Happy Japan" store (http://www.happyjapan.net/). According to the official website, "Happy Japan is an anime and Japanese specialty store, offering retail sales of rare and hard to find items, imported snack goods, novelties, and couture fashions." The part I really enjoyed was when Laura handed the crew Bento Boxes with "Totoro" sushi!   Also in Tennessee, the crew met AGO contender, Alexandra Lewis, a self-proclaimed "Otaku Evangelist," as well as an avid cosplayer!  I particulary loved when she talked about doing a "Death Note" cosplay, as it is one of my fave anime series!  She  even provided pics, and I must say THEY LOOKED AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And then there was an entire family of Otaku: Amanda, Matthew, Selene, and the rest of the Schneiders felt that they were fair game for the coveted title.  I would almost agree, considering one of them spent $393 and some change on manga in just one day!!!!!!!!!!!!  (I wonder what her monthly Visa bill looks like?)  LOL!   Next week, more than halfway through the tour, the crew comes close to home when they hit New York, Baltimore & Washington, DC!  I am especially looking forward to that episode, because I'm sure I'll see at least one person I know in the area!   But only time will tell!