Create a personal schedule based on events YOU want to attend. Export and bring it with you to Anime Expo 2010!

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  • SCHED makes it easy for attendees to explore and learn more about AX events by using color-based categorization, single-column view and live search.
  • Detailed session information is revealed by hovering over any of the color coded rectangles called “Tiles”.
  • Helps attendees identify the most popular events to help them figure out what to attend.
  • SCHED is also mobile ready with specially formatted versions for iPhone, Blackberry and Palm Pre mobile browsers (with nothing to install).

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  • Attendees can also print the schedule to carry along while at AX!

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  • Attendees can create personal schedules and profiles.
  • Attendees can see their Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn friends attending your event.
  • Attendees can also create a group calendar with anyone else including friends or colleagues.

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For help and to learn more about Sched, visit AX Sched Help page.

Attendees will witness a show of unparalleled excitement – complete with pulsating music, dance routines, fun Anime Expo video and an interactive laser light show! The laser show features traditional laser sequences and anime-style laser graphics. This truly memorable experience will be the perfect way to cap off a day filled with Anime Expo fun.

Fans will even have the chance to get in on the action by rocking out with their own colored light sticks. Before the show begins, the Laser Light Spectacular host and dancers will teach the crowd a fun and simple choreographed dance that will allow fans to take part in the exciting show. Don’t miss this epic event!

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About Anime Expo®

Anime Expo is located in Los Angeles and is the nation’s largest anime and manga convention. The Expo serves to foster trade, commerce and the interests of the general public and animation industry. This event serves as a key meeting place for the general public to express their interest and explore various aspects of both anime and manga, as well as for members of the industry to conduct business. AX 2010 will be held July 1 – July 4, 2010, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Southern California. More information can be found at www.anime-expo.org.

About the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation

The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is 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 www.spja.org.

KISARAGI was originally released as a film in 2007. The critically acclaimed film received various awards including the 31^st Japan Academy Award Picture of the Year, the 51^st Blue Ribbon Award and the Katteni Eiga Award. In 2009, it was adapted into a theatrical play in Japan and China and opened to rave reviews.

One year after the suicide of C-list model Kisaragi Miki, five of her fans come together for a commemorative meeting. They slowly come to the realization that her death didn’t occur they way they thought it did. The more they talk, the more the case takes shape in their minds, and the closer they come to the truth. Five actors join together to bring you an exciting murder mystery of epic proportions. The starring cast includes SOPHIA lead singer Mitsuru Matsuoka, Nezumi Imamura, Yousuke Asari, Masahiro Usui and Yuichirou Nakayama.

The cast of Kisaragi joins Anime Expo’s 2010 guest line-up along with actress Saki Aibu; voice actor Masakazu Morita; musical duo RSP; singer BENI; voice actresses Yui Horie and Eri Kitamura; Internet sensation Danny Choo; musical artists Megumi Nakajima and May’n; manga artist Rei Hiroe; musical artist MELL; supergroup AKB48; voice actor Katsuyuki Konishi; Eden of the East trio Kenji Kamiyama, Satoru Nakamura and Tomohiko Ishii; voice actor Kyle Hebert; animation director Toshihiro Kawamoto; seiyuu Yuu Asakawa; J-rock band Sophia; and anime director Shinichi “Nabeshin” Watanabe.

To stay updated on all of the latest Anime Expo 2010 news, follow us on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook and check us out on YouTube.

To register for Anime Expo 2010, please visit our website.

About Anime Expo®

Anime Expo is located in Los Angeles and is the nation’s largest anime and manga convention. The Expo serves to foster trade, commerce and the interests of the general public and animation industry. This event serves as a key meeting place for the general public to express their interest and explore various aspects of both anime and manga, as well as for members of the industry to conduct business. AX 2010 will be held July 1 – July 4, 2010, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Southern California. More information can be found at www.anime-expo.org.

About the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation

The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is 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 www.spja.org.

One of the most coveted and attended events at Anime Expo, AX Idol gives attendees the unique opportunity to display their voice acting and singing talents in front of both fans and respected industry professionals. Each year, attendees audition with the chance to win amazing prizes, the voice acting division winner will have the opportunity to audition with the most prestigious anime recording studios in North America, Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Thousands of fans gather around to root for their favorites as AX Idol competitors battle it out on stage. AX Idol is brought to you by Bang Zoom! Entertainment and VIZ Media.

The 2010 AX Idol competition will be co-hosted by voice actor Johnny Yong Bosch and voice actress Cristina Vee. Mr. Bosch and his band, Eyeshine, will also open the competition with a mini-set of 3 songs. The audition portion of the event will be hosted by Jonathan Meza of AnimeTV. The judge line-up will feature BangZoom! President Eric Sherman, producer and BangZoom! Vice-President Kaeko Sakamoto, musician/voice actor Jason C. Miller and voice actor Vic Mignogna.

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To register for Anime Expo 2010, please visit our website.

About Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Inc.

Situated in the heart of Burbank, California, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Inc. is a leading and award winning full service audio post production studio working in the fields of anime, video games, feature films, and TV. Founded in 1993, Bang Zoom! Entertainment is committed to delivering the most comprehensive level of audio and creative production expertise imaginable, along with developing a range of independent projects that contribute to the promotion of innovative cultural awareness internationally. More information about Bang Zoom! Entertainment and its services can be found at http://www.bangzoomentertainment.com.

About Anime Expo®

Anime Expo is located in Los Angeles and is the nation’s largest anime and manga convention. The Expo serves to foster trade, commerce and the interests of the general public and animation industry. This event serves as a key meeting place for the general public to express their interest and explore various aspects of both anime and manga, as well as for members of the industry to conduct business. AX 2010 will be held July 1 – July 4, 2010, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Southern California. More information can be found at www.anime-expo.org.

About the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation

The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is 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 www.spja.org.

LOS ANGELES—June 15, 2010—Anime Expo, North America’s largest anime and manga convention, scheduled for July 1 – 4, 2010, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, kicks off next month with a marathon of celebs, concerts, competition, cosplay, and more, Anime Expo announced today.

During the four-day event, fans of Japanese animation, manga and pop culture will meet the creative forces behind the industry and will be able to participate in several activities including cosplay, karaoke, video competitions, exclusive screenings, artist panels, autograph sessions and much more. Anime Expo returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center with its largest exhibition and show program ever – and for the first time rocks the Nokia Theatre, Nokia Plaza and J.W. Marriott Ballroom with concerts, dancing, and events, including the AX Idol Contest, Battle of the Bands and the wildly popular, Masquerade.

Anime Expo highlights include:

• Celebrities: Get a behind-the-scenes perspective and the latest scoop from artists including voice actresses Yui Horie (Love Hina, Toradora!) and Eri Kitamura (Blood+ and Kodomo no Jikan); animator Toshihiro Kawamoto (Cowboy Bebop, Mobile Suit Gundam 0083); anime director and voice actor Shinichi “Nabeshin” Watanabe (Excel Saga, Puni Puni Poemy); voice actors Yuu Asakawa (Love Hina, School Rumble), Katsuyuki Konishi (Gurren Lagann, Mobile Suit Gundam 00) and Kyle Hebert (Gurren Lagann, Dragonball Z); manga artist Rei Hiroe (BLACK LAGOON); and Internet sensation Danny Choo.

• Special Screenings: Catch dozens of screenings including the world premiere of the highly anticipated third installment of BLACK LAGOON Roberta’s Blood Trail and the U.S. debut of the Eden of the East TV series.

• Exhibitors & Sponsors: Some of our exhibitors and sponsor this year include FUNimation, VIZ Media, Tokyopop, NIS America, Bandai Entertainment, Bang Zoom! Entertainment and Digital Manga.

• Music & Dancing: Enjoy concerts by J-rock bands and music artists including Sophia, Megumi Nakajima and May’n, MELL, BENI and AKB48, as well as dancing to an eclectic mix of international sounds produced by acclaimed Japanese DJs.  

Advance ticket prices range from $35 for a one-day adult pass to $75 for a four-day adult pass. Tickets at the door range from $45 for a one-day adult pass to $85 for a four-day adult pass. To register for Anime Expo 2010, please visit http://www.anime-expo.org.

To stay updated on all of the latest Anime Expo 2010 news, follow us on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook and check us out on YouTube.

About Anime Expo®

Anime Expo is located in Los Angeles and is the nation’s largest anime and manga convention. The Expo serves to foster trade, commerce and the interests of the general public and animation industry. This event serves as a key meeting place for the general public to express their interest and explore various aspects of both anime and manga, as well as for members of the industry to conduct business. AX 2010 will be held July 1 – July 4, 2010, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Southern California. More information can be found at www.anime-expo.org.

About the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation

The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is 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 www.spja.org.