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Fan Expo Canada (FANX) (formerly the '''Canadian National Expo''') is Canada's largest annual Multigenre Convention covering the Sci-fi , Comic Book , Anime , Horror , and Gaming genres. It is held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto and has taken place since 1995 , when it was named The Canadian National Comic Book Expo. It is the largest pop culture convention in Canada , and at FANX 2005, 36,753 fans attended from Friday, August 26th to Sunday August 28th. Cosplay is popular at the expo, and every year the convention centre is filled with hundreds of colourful and elaborate costumes from different anime, science fiction, and comic book titles. Con-goers who wish to show off their work on stage may do so in the Masquerade held on the Saturday night of the convention at the John Basset Theatre , where the Canadian Idol competition was held. GUESTS The convention has seen many well known actors, actresses and artists from all media aspects of the event, including (Darth Vader, ''Star Wars'') Margot Kidder (Lois Lane, ''Superman''), Kevin Sorbo (Captain Dylan Hunt, ''Andromeda''), Scott McNeil (Duo Maxwell, ''Gundam Wing''), Kia Asamiya , (''Silent Mobius, Slayers'') Clive Barker (''Hellraiser'' series) and Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins, ''The Lord of the Rings'', Kevin, ''Frank Miller's Sin City''). CRITICISM The organizers of this event have been criticized for previous and continuing harmful practices to fans and various other conventions alike to make a commercial profit. EXTERNAL REFERENCES
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