Anime Expo Announces a Renaissance for Hotel Availability

ANIME EXPO® 2007 ANNOUNCES A RENAISSANCE FOR HOTEL AVAILABILITY

Room Blocks For Nation¹s Largest Anime/Manga Convention Available Now


Anaheim, California (January 11, 2007) ‹ Anime Expo® 2007 and the
Renaissance Long BeachHotel are openning room blocks for the biggest
and
most anticipated anime/manga convention of the summer. Anime Expo®
2007
will be held from June 29, 2007-July 2, 2007 at the Long Beach
Convention
Center in Long Beach, CA. Ticket information can be found on the
website
<www.anime-expo.org> .

The Renaissance Long Beach (www.renaissancelongbeach.com) is located on
111 East Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach and is a ³hip, cool, edgy
playground²
incorporating a redesigned restaurant/bar and a Starbucks. Special
discounted rates are available ONLY to Anime Expo® 2007 attendees and
are as
follows:

· Single/Double: Special AX Rate of $133.00/night vs.
$229.00/night
· Triple: Special AX Rate of $148.00/night vs. $244/night
· Quads: Special AX Rate of $163.00/night vs. $259.00/night
normally

To make reservations, attendees are to call 1-800-hotels1 and ask for
the
³ANIME² Expo rate.

Attendees interested in booking flights and hotels for Anime Expo®
2007 can
do so via the AX Travel Store located at www.AXTravelStore.com
<http://www.AXTravelStore.com> .

About Anime Expo®
Located in Long Beach, California - Anime Expo®, the nation¹s 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. More
information
can be found at its website (www.anime-expo.org).

About Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation
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).

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®/SPJA¹s 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.