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| - The first year end party was started to celebrate the franchise's 10th year anniversary. A talkshow with Falcoon took place first, where he revealed upcoming plans for the series such as Neowave and the second Maximum Impact title. The second talkshow featured Masahiro Nonaka, Kunihiko Yasui and Haruna Ikezawa, which allowed the trio to reflect on their experiences in voice acting. The third event was a tournament for the PS2 versions of KOF 2003, KOF '94 Re-bout, and KOF: Maximum Impact. The party concluded with a group quiz event concerning various trivia for the series. Events in the 2005 party were geared to promoting the still-in-development KOF: Maximum Impact 2 as well as the anime that was being released at the time. Three talkshows took place, the first featuring Hiroyuki Satou, Kouji Haramaki and Ryoko Tanifuji. After the screening of the first episode of Another Day, the voice actors were allowed to comment on their characters. The second talkshow again featured Nonaka, Yasui, and Ikezawa, where they told their memories of the series as well as their time in The Band of Fighters and Neo Geo DJ Station. The final talkshow focused on KOF: Maximum Impact 2 with Falcoon and Ureshino present for commentary. All three shows answered at least 30 questions from fans. Other events included a KOF XI tournament, a tournament with KOF: MI2 that had a "punishment game" for losers (Falcoon, Ureshino, Nonaka and Yasui were participating as well), and a quiz from the Bikkei Conference. The 2006 party included events and goods that were shown at the 2006 Tokyo Game Show. One of them included the official bonus drama starring Alba and Soiree, which has the brothers protecting a woman named Anne and her brother, Tony. Lucky fans could also take a bus tour of the old SNK area with Nona, who readily answered their questions on the spot. Games highlighted this time included KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation "A", The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match, and The King of Fighters: NESTS Saga. All three producers for the titles were present including Neo Geo Hakasei. One talkshow also created a comical skit for the Days of Memories series, particularly the fourth title, Kare to Watashi no Atsui Natsu. Voice actors from the previous year attended and were joined by Sōnosuke Nagashiro, Harumi Ikoma and Monster Maezuka for a short drama session. Tournaments for the upcoming titles were also held, which climaxed with a "Kyo vs. Iori" match for KOF '98 UM. The event ended with a quiz contest to determine who was "the real king" amongst fans. Webvideos of the events were taken by Neo Geo Freak (now down) and Showtime Japan. The KOF Test was later adapted for a cellphone application on October 1, 2008.
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