Anaheim, CA – May 11, 2010 – Get ready to sing your heart out! Anime Expo® announces open registration for the 14^th annual Karaoke Contest. Anime Expo, the United States’ largest anime and manga convention, is scheduled for July 1 – 4, 2010, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The Karaoke Contest will launch its online registration on May 15, 2010 for individual and group categories.

The Contest will be held on Thursday, July 1, 2010, with preliminary rounds beginning at 2:00p.m. Semi-finalists and finalists will hit the stage at 8:00p.m, ready to compete for all sorts of fun prizes and awards. Participants can compete in both individual and group categories if they so choose. Be sure to register to reserve your spot! Click here to sign up for 2010 Karaoke Contest.

Singing’s not your thing? You may also participate in our other competitions including Acoustikaraoke, Name That Karaoke!, Ultimate Karaoke Fighting Championship and the Karaoke Gong Show. There’s something for everyone! Click here to learn more.

Interested competitors must be registered Anime Expo 2010 attendees. Karaoke Contest registration will open on the Anime Expo website after 10:00a.m. PDT Saturday May 15^th, 2010.

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.

Anaheim, CA – April 30, 2010 – Calling all thespians, vocalists and lovers of anime! Anime Expo® announces another season of AX Idol! 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. Anime Expo, North America’s largest anime and manga convention, is scheduled for July 1 – 4, 2010, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Each year, attendees audition with the chance to win amazing prizes, including the opportunity to record a professional demo with one of AX Idol’s sponsors, Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Thousands of fans gather around to root for their favorites as AX Idol competitors battle it out on stage. Will you be the next AX Idol winner?

There’s only one way to find out! Interested competitors must be registered Anime Expo 2010 attendees. AX Idol registration will open on the Anime Expo website after 7:00p.m. PDT Sunday May 2^nd, 2010.

Click here to learn more.

AX Idol 2010 is brought to you by sponsors Bang Zoom! Entertainment and VIZ Media.

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.

Anime Expo 2010 Masquerade Online Registration will open on April 17, 2010 at 7pm PDT and end on June 6^th at 11:59pm.

Anime Expo is honored to serve the otaku community by helping cosplayers around the world showcase their work in front of thousands of enthusiastic AX attendees. If you have any questions or special requests, please contact: . You can also check out the Cosplay Events Forum for the latest news and information.

This year, we’ve created a more flexible Masquerade registration system. If you plan on cosplaying with other attendees, the option for one person to sign up an entire group is still available. Or, members can sign up individually using their matching group entry name. You can read more about Masquerade and become familiar with the rules here: http://www.anime-expo.org/programming/masquerade/.

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To register for Anime Expo 2010 general admittance, 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.

Anime Expo 2010 will be out of this world! This year, enjoy over 300 already-signed exhibitors, concerts, cosplay, gaming, guests of honor, fan gatherings and so much more. Register and book your hotel today to make sure you’ll be in on the action.

Register for your 4-Day Ticket to Anime Expo 2010

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• One and two day passes also available – prices start at $35.

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NEW THIS YEAR! AX2010 will feature incentives for registrants that can only be earned by staying in the Anime Expo hotel block. Keep your ears open for the announcement on how YOU can become a premiere attendee and enjoy special perks and elevated status!

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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 held July 2-5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. More information can be found on the website at www.anime-expo.org.

Individuals that have already confirmed rooms at these hotels within the official Anime Expo® 2009 room blocks will automatically receive these discounts for the lower room rates.

The Omni and Biltmore hotels were the first the provide new rates for Anime Expo® 2009 attendees with new rates of: Omni Hotel: $131.00 run of house; Biltmore Hotel: Single/Double: $119.00, Triple: $139.00 and Quad: $169.00

Following their example, the Wilshire Grand Hotel is offering new rates of: Wilshire Grand Hotel: Single/Double/Triple/Quad: $129.00. New rates for the Sheraton and Marriott Hotels will be provided online shortly.

Also, to provide excellent service for room block attendees who will be traveling to the convention from the hotels to the convention center via the Anime Expo® 2009 free shuttle service, a new wristband policy will be utilized for their ease and benefit.

The hotel wristbands are an all-in-one credential for the official Anime Expo® 2009 hotels as well as the redemption credential for all hotel block incentives. In addition to verifying that you are a hotel block guest, the wristband also allows you priority access onto the free official Anime Expo® 2009 shuttle service. Wristbands will be checked for at the convention center for shuttles heading from the convention center to the hotels only. Wristbands DO NOT have to be worn on the wrist to help out cosplayers posing for pictures. However there are a limited amount of bracelets available, so if the bracelet is NOT worn on the wrist and is lost, it may not be possible to replace it. Anime Expo® 2009 recommends users to either wear it on their wrist, or to permanently attach it to their lanyard, so that it can be easily accessed when needed. A complete overview of the wristband policy as well as a list of frequently asked questions can be found at the Anime Expo website.

Anime Expo® 2009 Official Guests of Honor include Hiroyuki Imaishi, Daisuke Ishiwatari, Yosuke Kuroda, Toshimichi Mori, Toshiyuku Morikawa, Morning Musume, Yasuhiro Nightow, Atsushi Nishigori, Satoshi Nishimura and Kari Wahlgren.

Attendees, Press and Industry Members are also encouraged to view the video coverage site of the 2008 convention at www.AXBackstage.org.

Red & Black Sponsors include: FUNimation, Silver Sponsors include: Anime News Network and Digital Manga Press, Patron Sponsors include: COPIC, Central Park Media and The Right Stuf, Media Sponsors include: ImaginAsian TV, Animation Magazine, Anime Insider Magazine, Anime News Network and UTB Hollywood.

About Anime Expo®

Located in Los Angeles, 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 2009 will be held July 2 – July 5, 2009 at the Los Angeles 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).

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