AX2007 PR Round-up III

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ANIME EXPO® 2007 ANNOUNCES DOLLS & MODELS Nation¹s Largest Convention Provides Ani-Matsuri Activities, Plushies and Contests

Anaheim, California (June 11, 2007) ‹Care for some FREE Pocky? Free plushies? Enter the Anime Expo® Model contest? These are some of the activities that are available at the highly anticipated 2007 convention June 29-July 2 at the Long Beach Convention Center. More information can be found on the website <http://www.anime-expo.org> .Anime Expo® 2007 will be a place of fun, frolic and giving as the American Red Cross will be accepting blood donations at the Summer Festival area starting at 3:00 pm through 9:00 pm. Blood donors will receive a free box of Pocky (limited quantities) in addition to having the satisfaction that they may have helped to save a life.

The AniMatsuri (Summer Festival) is back again and Anime Expo®¹s Summer Festival will also be providing a 4-6² free plushie to all children attendees (ages 12 and under), a valid Anime Expo® child¹s pass must be presented. Attendees who attend the Summer Festival will see the new additions of craft booths and a ³Lucky Lottery² game! Attendees will be able to paint their own Japanese Fan/Lantern, make their own Washi egg and decorate their own Kokeshi doll. There is also a new chopsticks skills game called ³A Few Loose Marbles² that will test the hands of the most avid ³Mr.

Miyagi² impersonators. Summer Festival hours are 5:00 pm through 11:00 pm (Friday-Sunday; June 29-July 1).

The Anime Expo® Model Contest is a tradition running back well over ten years. The Model Contest provides model builders a place to gather and compete with one another on any anime based model subject which includes but is not limited to GUNDAM, MACROSS, EVANGELION, GHOST IN THE SHELL, anime figurines, etc. Contestants will compete against each other in various categories for prizes and the ever prestigious Anime Expo® Model Contest

Trophies:

Anime Expo® 2007 Modeling Competition Categories include:

· Best Mechanical Kit

· Best Mechanical Custom

· Best Character Kit

· Best Character Custom

· Best of Show

Additional rules and information can be found on the Anime Expo® Model Contest website link at:

http://www.anime-expo.org/?q=professional/artist/model_contest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ANIME EXPO® 2007 ANNOUNCES: AVAILABLE NOW!

PREMIER TICKETS FOR J-ROCK CONCERT OF THE CENTURY

Nation¹s Largest Convention Announces the Availability of Premier Tickets for S.K.I.N.

Anaheim, California (June 12, 2007) ‹ Premier tickets for super group S.K.I.N. (group composed of: Yoshiki, Gackt, Sugizo and Miyavi), the J-Rock concert of the century, is now available online for online purchases along with other amazing concerts (i.e. ORESKABAND, SOS Brigade, Halko Momoi, Anna Tsuchiya and Chiaki Ishikawa) to take part at the highly anticipated 2007 convention June 29-July 2 at the Long Beach Convention Center. More information can be found on the website <http://www.anime-expo.org> .The concert will occur on June 29, 2007 at the Long Beach Sports Arena as a Main Event during Anime Expo® 2007. Premier tickets for the S.K.I.N.

concert will be sold at $50.00 U.S./each (All 2007 registered attendees with a valid confirmation number can purchase a Premier ticket regardless if it is for a one-day admission into the convention or four). Premier tickets allow attendees to sit in the ³Premier² area, which is floor seating, close to the stage. In addition, attendees with Premier tickets do not need to wait in any extended lines to obtain their tickets or to gain entrance into the arena. Only 1 (one) ticket per registered attendee will be provided, no exceptions. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. No group orders. Premier tickets can be ordered online after noon PST on June 12,

2007 at:

https://secure.rhq.com/anime/anime2007/concertreg/index.cgi

Attendees will need to provide the pre-registration confirmation number for Anime Expo® 2007.Individuals that do not purchase Premier seats can access the ³General Seating² tickets (over 6,000 seats), which are free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Anime Expo® 2007 Ticketing Office will be distributing tickets during the convention during the following times:

Thursday, June 28: 4PM – 8PM

Friday, June 29: 8AM – 4PM

Saturday, June 30: 8AM – 4PM

Sunday, July 1: 8AM – 4PM

Monday, July 2: 8AM – 11AM

More information on ticketing can be found at:

http://www.anime-expo.org/?q=programming/main_events/ticketing_policy

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. SPONSORS: ADV Films, Bandai Entertainment, Copic Markers, Digital Manga, Gaia Online, Go!

Media, Infinity Studios, ImaginAsian TV (IaTV) and the Los Angeles Times.

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.

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