New Year … New Bands … New Challenge
Anaheim, California (March 14, 2008) — New Year. New Anime. New Music. New Bands. New Challenge! Prepare your band for battle as Anime Expo® presents the Battle of the Bands at this year’s Anime Expo® 2008 held from July 3-6, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org.
Interested bands can enter the event beginning March 14th, 2008 via mail by submitting a video recording of their band’s performance to:
BOTB c/o SPJA
1733 South Douglass Road, Suite F
Anaheim, CA 92806
Bands will also be able to submit entres via uploading their band’s video performance online at www.anime-expo.org/botb at a later date.
All entries must be received no later than May 20th, 2008. All rules can be found online at www.anime-expo.org/botb.
Prizes will be announced on the Battle of the Bands website at a later date.
For full description of the event and rules, please go to www.anime-expo.org/botb.
Attendees, Press and Industry Members are also encouraged to view the video coverage site of the 2007 convention at www.AXBackstage.org.
This year’s Red & Black Sponsors are FUNimation and ImaginAsian Television. Gold Sponsor is Digital Manga Publishing. Silver Sponsor is Gaia Online. Patron Sponsors are Central Park Media and COPIC Markers.
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Nation’s Largest Convention Welcomes Famed Pokemon Director
Anaheim, California (March 12, 2008) — Famed director Masamitsu Hidaka is the first addition to the hottest line up of Anime Expo® 2008 Guests of Honor for the highly anticipated 2008 convention July 3-6, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org.
Mr. Hidaka was led to the world of animation during his job search efforts after unfortunately losing his job at an architecture design office in Fukuoka. Upon discovering his new career path, Mr. Hidaka moved to Tokyo and began his career as a production runner for an animation studio. Soon after, Mr. Hidaka made his debut as assistant director in DIRTY PAIR then later as the action director and storyboard artist in the OVA KIKO SENKI DRAGONAR. Mr. Hidaka was also in charge of action choreography and storyboards for the notable title MASHIN EIYUUDEN WATARU 2. Mr. Hidaka made his directorial debut with the animated television series JUU SENSHI GARUKIBA. Since then Mr. Hidaka has worked on other highly acclaimed titles including the POKEMON television and theatrical franchise, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM WING (TV), AFTER WAR GUNDAM X (TV) and BRAVE KING GAOGAIGAR (TV). Currently, Mr. Hidaka is working as the Director for the highly anticipated GONZO television series LINEBARRELS OF IRON.
“I feel very lucky that GONZO offered me (the opportunity) to direct LINEBARRELS OF IRON(,) because when they came to me with this title, I was just looking for a mecha-anime to work on” states Mr. Hidaka. Upon reflection of his career in animation, Mr. Hidaka states “I was one of those lucky souls who (was) involved in the production of mecha-anime in the 80’s and 90’s when (the) genre was at its prime.Although the trend in today’s anime is character-oriented, I had been asking myself how I would be able to reassert mecha-anime without compromising marketability. I agreed to work on LINEBARRELS OF IRON because I saw it as the perfect chance to try doing just that. I hope to make a cool mecha-anime but add somewhat cute elements too.”
Attendees, Press and Industry Members are also encouraged to view the video coverage site of the 2007 convention at www.AXBackstage.org.
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Anaheim, California (March 10, 2008) — Pre-Register for Anime Expo® 2008 in the month of March for a chance to win these fabulous prizes!
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