Anime Expo® 2007 Announces Dolls & Models
Jun 11th 2007Nation's Largest Convention Provides Ani-Matsuri Activities, Plushies and Contests
Anaheim, California (June 11, 2007) —Care for some FREE Pocky? Free
plushies? Enter the Anime Expo® Model contest? These are some of the
activities that are available at the highly anticipated 2007 convention June
29-July 2 at the Long Beach Convention Center. More information can be
found on the website www.anime-expo.org
Anime Expo® 2007 will be a place of fun, frolic and giving as the American
Red Cross will be accepting blood donations at the Summer Festival area
starting at 3:00 pm through 9:00 pm. Blood donors will receive a free box of
Pocky (limited quantities) in addition to having the satisfaction that they
may have helped to save a life.
The AniMatsuri (Summer Festival) is back again and Anime Expo®'s Summer
Festival will also be providing a 4-6” free plushie to all children
attendees (ages 12 and under), a valid Anime Expo® child's pass must be
presented. Attendees who attend the Summer Festival will see the new
additions of craft booths and a “Lucky Lottery” game! Attendees will be
able to paint their own Japanese Fan/Lantern, make their own Washi egg and
decorate their own Kokeshi doll. There is also a new chopsticks skills game
called “A Few Loose Marbles” that will test the hands of the most avid “Mr.
Miyagi” impersonators. Summer Festival hours are 5:00 pm through 11:00 pm
(Friday-Sunday; June 29-July 1).
The Anime Expo® Model Contest is a tradition running back well over ten
years. The Model Contest provides model builders a place to gather and
compete with one another on any anime based model subject which includes but
is not limited to GUNDAM, MACROSS, EVANGELION, GHOST IN THE SHELL, anime
figurines, etc. Contestants will compete against each other in various
categories for prizes and the ever prestigious Anime Expo® Model Contest
Trophies:
Anime Expo® 2007 Modeling Competition Categories include:
· Best Mechanical Kit
Additional rules and information can be found on the Anime Expo® Model
Contest website link at:
http://www.anime-expo.org/?q=professional/artist/model_contest
About Anime Expo®
About Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation
The statements made in this press release that are not historical facts are
"forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements are based on
current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and
uncertainties. The Company cautions readers of this press release that a
number of important factors could cause Anime Expo®/SPJA's actual future
results to differ materially from those expressed in any such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation,
product delays, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and
industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, maintenance of
relationships with key personnel, vendors and third-party developers,
international economic and political conditions. The Company may change its
intention, belief or expectation, at any time and without notice, based upon
any changes in such factors, in the Company's assumptions or otherwise. The
Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date
hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
· Best Mechanical Custom
· Best Character Kit
· Best Character Custom
· Best of Show
Located in Long Beach, California - Anime Expo®, the nation's largest
anime/manga convention, serves to foster trade, commerce and the interests
of the general public and animation/ comics industry. This event serves as a
key meeting place for the general public to express their interest and
explore various aspects of anime/manga, as well as for members of the
industry to conduct business. AX 2007 will be held June 29 – July 2, 2007 at
the Long Beach Convention Center in Southern California. SPONSORS: ADV
Films, Bandai Entertainment, Copic Markers, Digital Manga, Gaia Online, Go!
Media, Infinity Studios, ImaginAsian TV (iaTV) and the Los Angeles Times.
More information can be found at its website (www.anime-expo.org).
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is a non-profit
organization with a mission to popularize and educate the American public
about anime and manga, as well as provide a forum to facilitate
communication between professionals and fans. This organization is more
popularly known by its entertainment property – Anime Expo®. More
information can be found at its website (www.spja.org).


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