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Anime Expo® 2009 Provides Additional Discounts for Hotels

Nation’s Largest Anime and Manga Convention Provides Updated Information for Hotel/Shuttle Wristband Policy Anaheim, California (May 29, 2009) — To better serve attendees within the Anime Expo® 2009 room blocks, several hotels have lowered their room rates just for individuals that are registering within official convention hotels for the nation’s largest anime and manga convention … More


Anime Expo® Announces Legendary Japanese Voice Actor As an Official Guest of Honor

Legendary Seiyuu Toshiyuki Morikawa to Attend Nation’s Largest Anime and Manga Convention Anaheim, California (May 28, 2009) — Anime Expo® 2009 will be the place to be this fourth of July weekend as legendary and world re-known Japanese voice actor (seiyuu) of Anime and video games, Toshiyuki Morikawa, is announced as one of the official … More


Anime Expo® Announces Gurren Lagann Director and Character Designer as 2009 Guests of Honor

Celebrated Talents Imaishi and Nishigori to Attend Nation’s Largest Anime and Manga Convention Anaheim, California (May 26, 2009) — 12th Animation Kobe Director Award winner, Hiroyuki Imaishi and 7th Annual Tokyo International Anime Award recipient, Atsushi Nishigori, are now announced as official Anime Expo® 2009 Guests of Honor at the nation’s largest anime and manga … More


Anime Expo® 2009 Welcomes Cartoon Network

Calling All Artists! Cartoon Network to hold Portfolio Reviews at Nation’s Largest Anime and Manga Convention’s Anaheim, California (May 22, 2009) —Anime Expo® 2009 welcomes Cartoon Network to host portfolio reviews at the Artist Alley of the nation’s largest anime and manga convention held July 2-5, 2009. More information can be found on the website … More


Anime Expo® Blasts Off with Additional Power Rangers Talents

Nation’s Largest Anime and Manga Convention to Host One of the Largest Power Ranger Gathering and Panel to Date Anaheim, California (May 20, 2009) — Anime Expo® 2009 will be the place to be for all Power Ranger fans as they will host one of the largest Power Ranger gathering and panel to date at … More


Anime Expo® Breaks Out with 2009 Convention Commercial

Nation’s Largest Anime and Manga Convention’s National Commercial Launches Anaheim, California (May 19, 2009) —Anime Expo® 2009 launches its national commercial that will be seen on national cable networks, online and in theatres in California in order to promote the nation’s largest anime and manga convention held July 2-5, 2009. More information can be found … More


Anime Expo® Announces famed Gundam 00 and Fullmetal Alchemist Director, Seiji Mizushima, as an Official 2009 Guest of Honor

Famed Anime Director Returns to Nation’s Largest Anime and Manga Convention Anaheim, California (May 18, 2009) — Highly revered anime director Mr. Seiji Mizushima is announced as an official Anime Expo® 2009 Guest of Honor at the nation’s largest anime and manga convention held July 2-5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. More information … More


Anime Expo® Announces Studio Orphee Head and Famed Writer, Yosuke Kuroda, As An Official 2009 Guest of Honor

Winner of the 8th Animation Kobe “Best Individual/Individual Achievement” and Screenplay Writer of Anime, Manga and Game Productions to Attend Nation’s Largest Anime and Manga Convention Anaheim, California (May 14, 2009) — Head of Studio Orphee and famed screenplay writer Mr. Yosuke Kuroda is announced as an official Anime Expo® 2009 Guest of Honor at … More


Morning Musume。X MySpace OPV (Original Promotion Video) Contest

YOU can bring out the attractiveness in MORNING MUSUME?! MORNING MUSUME? is collaborating with MySpace to collect OPV (Original Promotion Video) submissions! Try making the promotion video for “3, 2, 1 BREAKIN’ OUT!” – the coupling song of MORNING MUSUME?’s 39th single “Shouganai Yume Oibito” to be released on May 13. Using a combination of … More


The Chicken Returns! Anime Expo® 2009 Welcomes Robot Chicken

Nation’s Largest Anime and Manga Convention Welcomes Seth Green, Breckin Meyer and the Director and Writers of the Cartoon Network’s Annie and Emmy Award Winning Show Anaheim, California (June 12, 2009) — The Annie and Emmy Award winning popular stop-motion animation sketch comedy show, Robot Chicken, which airs on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, is slated … More


Love and peace! Anime Expo® Announces Trigun Anime and Manga Creator Yasuhiro Nightow and Trigun Movie Director Satoshi Nishimura as Official 2009 Guests of Honor

Shigeru Kitayama and Noriyuki Jinguji to Also Join Famed Manga-Ka and Director as Industry Guests at Nation’s Largest Anime and Manga Convention for an Exclusive First Look Premiere of the Highly Anticipated TRIGUN Film Anaheim, California (May 11, 2009) — The staff that created the TRIGUN anime, over 10 years ago, are reuniting at Anime … More


Irasshaimase! Anime Expo® 2009 Announces AniMaid Café To Debut At This Year’s Convention

Nation’s Largest Anime and Manga Convention Looking for Maids & Hosts


Anime Expo® Announces Kari Wahlgren as an Official 2009 American Guest of Honor

Nation’s Largest Anime and Manga Convention Welcomes Voice Actress of FLCL, LUCKY STAR, BLOOD+, WITCH HUNTER ROBIN, SAMURAI CHAMPLOO, WOLF’S RAIN, LAST EXILE, EUREKA 7, SCRAPPED PRINCESS, IGPX: IMMORTAL GRAND PRIX, NARUTO, ROBOTECH: THE SHADOW CHRONICLES, STEAMBOY and Many More! Anaheim, California (May 5, 2009) — Anime Expo® is proud to announce Ms. Kari Wahlfren … More


Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation Announces Finalists for the 2009 SPJA Industry Awards

Public Online Voting to Begin at Noon PST on May 4, 2009 Anaheim, California (May 4, 2009) — The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), announces finalists of the 2009 SPJA Industry Awards today and opens up ALL categories for public voting via both the SPJA (www.spja.org) and Anime Expo® (dev.anime-expo.org) websites. More … More