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| 2009-07-05 20:38:27 |
Anime Expo 2009!(admin, ::am) The con just ended and I am on my way home. Should get some photos online in the next few days. Keep checking back. |
| 2009-07-03 13:12:05 |
| ANIME EXPO® 2009 RIDES ON A HIGH FOR ITS SECOND DAY IN LOS ANGELES (admin, ::am)FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ANIME EXPO® 2009 RIDES ON A HIGH FOR ITS SECOND DAY IN LOS ANGELES 2009 SPJA Industry Award Recipients Announced at the Nation¹s Largest Anime and Manga Convention LOS ANGELES, CA July 3, 2009 Following a highly energized Opening Ceremony, an epic concert by the world famous visual kei band Moi dix Mois and a rocking Battle of the Bands Event, Anime Expo® 2009 continues into its second day with highly anticipated Main Events consisting of the Morning Musume concert and the Anime Music Video Contest for the nation¹s largest anime and manga convention, Anime Expo® 2009, from July 2 July 5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. More information can be found at www.anime-expo.org The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) also announced this year¹s winners for the 2009 SPJA Industry Awards. Winners and their categories include: Category 01: Best Voice Actor (Japanese) Kappei Yamaguchi DEATH NOTE - L Category 02: Best Voice Actor (English) Kyla Hebert GURREN LAGAAN - Kamina Category 03: Best Voice Actress (Japanese) Junko Takeuchi - NARUTO - Naruto Uzumaki Category 04: Best Voice Actress (English) Michelle Ruff BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY - Rukia Kuchiki Category 05: Best Casting Director Jaime Simone - BLEACH Category 06: Best Character Design Masaru Kitao of Madhouse DEATH NOTE Category 07: Best Mechanical Design Yoh Yoshirari GURREN LAGAAN Category 08: Best Male Character L DEATH NOTE Category 09: Best Female Character Rukia Kuchiki BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY Category 10: Best Mascot Character Mokona xxxHOLIC Category 11: Best Backround Design Minoru Nakamura of Studio Pierrot - BLEACH Category 12: Best Original Video Animation LUCKY STAR OVA - Bandai Entertainment Category 13: Best Feature Film THE GIRL WHO LEPT THROUGH TIME - Bandai Entertainment Category 14: Best Television Series GURREN LAGAAN - Bandai Entertainment Category 15: Best Original Score DEATH NOTE Score DEATH NOTE - Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi Category 16: Best Original Song "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" - Bleach - Beat Crusaders - Aniplex Inc. BEAT CRUSADERS Category 17: Best Director (Japanese) Tetsuro Araki DEATH NOTE Category 18: Best Director (American) Karl Willems - DEATH NOTE Category 19: Best Manga - Action TSUBASA: RESERVOIR CHRONICLE - Del Rey Manga - Clamp Category 20: Best Manga - Comedy FAIRY TAIL - Del Rey Manga - Hiro Mashima Category 21: Best Manga - Drama MONSTER - Viz Media - Naoki Urasawa Category 22: Best Publication Shonen Jump - VIZ Media Category 23: Best Full Motion Video in Video Game FINAL FANTASY IV - Square-Enix Over 40,000+ unique attendees are expected to attend this year¹s convention and a incredible slate of fourteen (14) power-house Guests of Honors, 50+ Industry Guests, a full exhibit hall and 24 hours of pure anime fun! Attendees will have the time of their lives at this year¹s highly anticipated event. Tickets are still available for at-door pricing! Anime Expo® 2009 Official Guests of Honor include Yun Kouga, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Daisuke Ishiwatari, Yosuke Kuroda, Moi dix Mois, Toshimichi Mori, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Morning Musume, Yasuhiro Nightow, Atsushi Nishigori, Satoshi Nishimura, Takashi Okazaki 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. |
| 2009-07-02 19:03:00 |
| Anime Expo 2009!(admin, ::am)I am here for AX once again. Will update the site when I return next week. Morning Musume is here but I have not been allowed to get any photos of them yet. We will see tomorrow at the concert. |
| 2009-06-17 13:42:31 |
| MOI DIX MOIS TO ROCK ANIME EXPO® 2009 AS OFFICIAL GUEST OF HONOR(admin, ::am)Malice Mizer Front Man, Mana, to Attend Nation¹s Largest Anime and Manga Convention Anaheim, California (June 17, 2009) ‹ Visual kei fans get ready for a musical explosion as Moi dix Mois rocks Anime Expo® 2009 as an official Guest of Honor for the nation¹s largest anime and manga convention held July 2-5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org. Moi dix Mois is a sound project headed by Mana, the consummate guitarist and leader of Malice Mizer which is on indeterminate hiatus. In addition to writing music and lyrics, Mana does all of the computer programming and arrangements for his songs. Mana¹s strikingly electrifying and unprecedented musical creation is the result of his remarkable talent to combine the diametrical opposites, such as the classical and the avant-garde, the elegant and the delirious, or the creative and the destructive. Moi dix Mois jump-started its career on March 19 (Mana¹s birthday), 2002. The group¹s name is a term coined by Mana. ŒMoi¹ means Œme¹ (that is Mana), and Œdix Mois¹ means Œ10 months¹ in French. The implied meaning of dix Mois is the birth and the beginning, coming from the 10-month period of human fetal development as an embryo in the mother¹s womb. Also, number 10 has been given a special connotation by Mana; a combination of Œ1¹ representing the start, and Œ0¹ implying the potential eternity or infinity. Moi dix Mois will electrify concert goers at the nation¹s largest anime and manga event over the 4th of July weekend as the 2nd official concert! Moi dix Mois joins other Anime Expo® 2009 Official Guests of Honor Hiroyuki Imaishi, Daisuke Ishiwatari, Yun Kouga, Yosuke Kuroda, Toshimichi Mori, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Morning Musume, Yasuhiro Nightow, Atsushi Nishigori, Satoshi Nishimura, Takashi Okazaki 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. |
| 2009-06-12 11:46:41 |
| ANIME EXPO® 2009 ANNOUNCES AFRO SAMURAI MANGA-KA AS OFFICIAL GUEST OF HONOR(admin, ::am)Okazaki to Attend Nation¹s Largest Anime and Manga Convention Anaheim, California (June 12, 2009) ‹ Anime Expo® 2009 is extremely proud to announce ³AFRO SAMURAI² creator Mr. Takashi Okazaki as an official Guest of Honor for the nation¹s largest anime and manga convention held July 2-5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org. Mr. Okazaki is a successful Tokyo-based illustrator, painter, graphic designer and manga writer who has found success internationally-providing illustrations for the "Spider-Man 2" DVD and illustrating a limited edition comic insert for the "BLADE III" Original Sound Track CD and for his original manga "AFRO SAMURAI" which has been adapted into a successful animation series by GONZO, each of its first two seasons becoming the #1 selling anime program in the US in 2007 and 2009. Takashi Okazaki joins other Anime Expo® 2009 Official Guests of Honor Hiroyuki Imaishi, Daisuke Ishiwatari, Yun Kouga, Yosuke Kuroda, Toshimichi Mori, Toshiyuki 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. |
| 2009-06-11 07:49:34 |
| CRUNCHYROLL IMPLEMENTS AKAMAI TO ENHANCE DYNAMIC DIGITAL EXPERIENCE OF CONTENT TO ITS CUSTOMERS (admin, ::am)CRUNCHYROLL IMPLEMENTS AKAMAI TO ENHANCE DYNAMIC DIGITAL EXPERIENCE OF CONTENT TO ITS CUSTOMERS Leading online anime distributor inks deal with Akamai to raise the bar for its users and members San Francisco, CA (June 9, 2009) ‹ Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today announced that Crunchyroll, an online video service and community that offers full-length episodes and movies of Japanese anime and Asian entertainment, has implemented Akamai¹s Media Delivery solution to increase the speed and quality of its video delivery to users worldwide while still provide the highest quality of security available online for content holders of both simulcast and non-simulcast titles. Akamai is delivering all of Crunchyroll¹s online video, including some titles offered in High Definition (HD) streaming online. More information can be found at: http://www.crunchyroll.com. Akamai has been pioneering HD video streaming on the Internet for years and content owners are quickly seizing the opportunity to bring HD content online. Global publishers and content owners now see the value derived from delivering online video content in the highest quality possible, including longer viewing times, more repeat visitors and the ability to attract premium advertisers. ³Crunchyroll¹s distribution channel and partnership program delivers content to over five million online community members worldwide,² said Crunchyroll¹s CEO Kun Gao. ³This partnership with Akamai enables us to deliver a higher quality and a better digital experience for all of our global visitors, in support of both our general users and Crunchyroll¹s Anime Members. In addition, it provides the utmost in online security to protect the contents of our partners from illegal downloading and distribution. Fans can enjoy content, delivery speed and quality while License Holders can trust that Crunchyroll provides THE high level of security for their content.² ³We look forward to working closely with Crunchyroll to bring its fans a higher quality of digital experience,² said Tim Napoleon, Chief Strategist, Digital Media at Akamai. ³The use of online video is growing rapidly and companies need to be prepared to handle the influx of traffic on their sites. Crunchyroll¹s website is incredibly dynamic from thousands of videos to interactive games to user forums. Akamai¹s vast experience working with companies similar to Crunchyroll to serve up video fast and reliably, regardless of where the user is coming from, allows us to quickly meet Crunchyroll¹s business needs and allow them to offer the highest quality site possible.² About Crunchyroll Crunchyroll is an online video service and community that offers full-length episodes and movies of the very best in Japanese anime and Asian entertainment. Crunchyroll's content is provided by Asian media leaders including TV TOKYO, Shueisha, d-rights, Fuji Creative Corporation, Pony Canyon, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Toei Animation, Gonzo, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation America and many others. Crunchyroll was founded in June 2006 and has offices in both San Francisco and Tokyo. Crunchyroll is a pioneer and innovator within the Japanese anime industry and the only video service in the world to offer hit programs like NARUTO SHIPPUDEN, GINTAMA and many others online to its subscribers within one hour of their Japanese broadcast. Crunchyroll is a member of the Association of Japanese Animation (AJA) and the Licensing International Merchandisers¹ Association (LIMA) and is funded by leading venture capital firm, Venrock. More information can be found at its website http://www.crunchyroll.com About Akamai Akamai® provides market-leading managed services for powering rich media, dynamic transactions, and enterprise applications online. Having pioneered the content delivery market one decade ago, Akamai's services have been adopted by the world's most recognized brands across diverse industries. The alternative to centralized Web infrastructure, Akamai's global network of tens of thousands of distributed servers provides the scale, reliability, insight and performance for businesses to succeed online. Akamai has transformed the Internet into a more viable place to inform, entertain, interact, and collaborate. To experience The Akamai Difference, please visit www.akamai.com. |
| 2009-06-11 07:48:30 |
| CRUNCHYROLL CONTINUES KADOKAWA TUESDAYS WITH THE LAUNCH OF NEW TITLES-NEVER GIVE UP, SLEEPLESS TOWN, INUGAMI AND ST. JOHN¹S WORT(admin, ::am)CRUNCHYROLL CONTINUES KADOKAWA TUESDAYS WITH THE LAUNCH OF NEW TITLES-NEVER GIVE UP, SLEEPLESS TOWN, INUGAMI AND ST. JOHN¹S WORT New Titles from Kadokawa Pictures USA on the Number One Online Destination for Anime and Asian Entertainment San Francisco, CA (June 9, 2009) ‹ ³Kadokawa Tuesdays² continue on Crunchyroll with tales of mysterdy, drama, action and the supernatural with the launch of NEVER GIVE UP, SLEEPLESS TOWN, INUGAMI and ST. JOHN¹S WORT. More information can be found at: http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Kadokawa_Pictures_Collection These ³Kadokawa Tuesdays² titles are available at 12:00 pm PST today, for FREE, to all fans and members in the U.S., Canada, American Samoa, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam and Virgin Island regions. NEVER GIVE UP Director Junya Sato (The Go Masters) and best-selling Japanese author Seiichi Morimura (Proof of the Man) combine forces to deliver an epic of drama, mystery, and action. Following the mass murder in rural Japan, ex-special forces soldier Ajisawa (Ken Takakura, Black Rain) adopts the only remaining survivor of the massacre, an amnesiac young girl named Yoriko. Seeking to put the secrets of the past behind them, the pair instead finds themselves in conflict with the corrupt and powerful leaders of a small town. As Yoriko's memories begin to reemerge, Ajisawa must call upon his killer instincts to survive against the odds. http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Never_Give_Up?src=nevergiveup SLEEPLESS TOWN Kenichi (Takeshi Kaneshiro) deals in stolen goods in Kabukicho, a battleground for criminal groups from all over the continent. Half Chinese and half Japanese, he was once a member of the Taiwan mafia, but he soon realized that his mixed blood left him no future. He decides to operate alone, using his wits to keep himself safely balanced among the contending Taiwan, Shanghai, and Beijing criminal groups. http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Sleepless_Town_-_Movie?src=sleeplesstown INUGAMI The Bonomiya family's women are the protectors of the Inugami, evil dog spirits. If the Bonomiya women fail to keep watch over the spirits - or worse, if they decide to use them for revenge - then the Inugami will run wild in the village looking for blood. Middle aged family member Miki leads a lonely life as a traditional papermaker in a remote mountain village. When Miki falls for the handsome new school teacher, Akira, her new youthful appearance stirs rumors and family problems. But when unexpected tragedy strikes, suspicion and strange events upset the calm community. An eerie fog cloaks the village, but it can no longer hide the secrets of Miki's past... http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Inugami?src=inugami ST. JOHN¹S WORT A game designer and his girlfriend Nami drive out to a decrepit mansion she just inherited, to film backgrounds for a new video game called St. John's Wort. As they search through the dark halls, a series of chilling paintings reveal clues to Nami's past, including a picture of twin babies, named Nami and Naomi. In another room, intrigue turns to terror when they find the mummified bodies of six young boys. Now, if the couple is to survive the night, they must discover the horrifying truth behind the paintings, the man who created them and the twin that Nami never knew existed. http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/St_Johns_Wort?src=stjohnswort About Kadokawa Pictures USA Kadokawa Pictures USA (KPUSA) is the Los Angeles based arm of entertainment giant KADOKAWA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC (KGH) in Japan. KGH includes KADOKAWA GROUP PUBLISHING and KADOKAWA PICTURES. KADOKAWA GROUP PUBLISHING is one of the oldest and largest publishing groups in Japan and the largest publishers of Japanese Manga. KADOKAWA PICTURES with its library of over 2,000 titles, develops, finances, produces and distributes live action and anime films theatrically and for TV throughout Japan and Asia and boasts a state-of-the art production facility in Tokyo. Films that have garnered worldwide attention from these libraries include: THE RING, DARK WATER, PULSE and SHALL WE DANCE? KGH also includes a major exhibitor in Japan, Kadokawa Cineplex. KPUSA distributes, licenses, remakes and adapts library films and books for an international audience in the English language, such as; ³One Missed Call,²²Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.² About Crunchyroll Crunchyroll is an online video service and community that offers full-length episodes and movies of the very best in Japanese anime and Asian entertainment. Crunchyroll's content is provided by Asian media leaders including TV TOKYO, Shueisha, d-rights, Fuji Creative Corporation, Pony Canyon, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Toei Animation, Gonzo, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation America and many others. Crunchyroll was founded in June 2006 and has offices in both San Francisco and Tokyo. Crunchyroll is a pioneer and innovator within the Japanese anime industry and the only video service in the world to offer hit programs like NARUTO SHIPPUDEN, GINTAMA and many others online to its subscribers within one hour of their Japanese broadcast. Crunchyroll is a member of the Association of Japanese Animation (AJA) and the Licensing International Merchandisers¹ Association (LIMA) and is funded by leading venture capital firm, Venrock. More information can be found at its website http://www.crunchyroll.com |
| 2009-06-08 12:15:08 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CRUNCHYROLL CONTINUES STREAMING TAI SENG ENTERTAINMENT DRAMAS AND ADDS THE MARTIAL ARTS THEATRER COLLECTION(admin, ::am)CRUNCHYROLL CONTINUES STREAMING TAI SENG ENTERTAINMENT DRAMAS AND ADDS THE MARTIAL ARTS THEATRER COLLECTION Leading Content Provider and Distributor of Asian Motion Pictures and Television Adds More Content on the Number One Online Destination for Anime and Asian Entertainment San Francisco, CA (June 8, 2009) ‹ The number one (1) online destination for anime and asian content, Crunchyroll and Tai Seng Entertainment continue streaming the remaining episodes of last week¹s launched highly popular modern drama and launches three (3) new titles from the ³Martial Arts Theater² collection. More information can be found at http://www.crunchyroll.com/publisher/TAI_SENG_ENTERTAINMENT. Titles that are/will-be-shortly streaming for free on the highly popular and legal site include: · LEGEND OF THE CONDOR HEROES · THE DUKE OF THE MOUNT DEER · THE SECRET OF TAI CHI · SECRET OF THE CHINESE KUNG FU · THUNDER KICK These titles are available to all Crunchyroll fans and members residing in the U.S., American Samoa, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam and Virgin Islands. Title Synopsis: LEGEND OF THE CONDOR HEROES Kwok Siu Tin and Yeung Tit Sum's assistance to Yau Chu Kei, a Taoist priest, in fighting against the Kam army unfold the tragic fate befallen them. The Kam Prince falls for the beauty of Sum's wife. In order to have her as his wife, he must do away with Sum and Tin. Tin is killed and his wife is lucky to have escaped to Mongolia, where she gives birth to her song Ching (Wong Yat Wah). Eighteen years later, Ching, together with the Seven Grotesques, goes south to the mainland. There he meets with Wong Yung where their romance begins. Ching meets with Hung Chat Gong, the North Beggar, and Chow Pak Tung, the aged mischievous child, and they pass onto him their supreme Kung Fu. After succeeding Gong as the leader of the leader of the Beggar's Clan, Yung returns to her home on the Peach Blossom Island with Ching. They are stunned at seeing five of the Seven Grotesques lying dead on the Island. Ching is mad and condemns Yung's father, Wong Yeuk Shi, the East Infidel, to have killed his teachers. Meanwhile, the great event in the martial arts world, the Kung Fu Masters Meet, is also approaching. Kung Fu masters from every corner of China gather at the Peak of Wah Shan to stand trial. The five Kung Fu supermen, the East Infidel, West Venom, South King, North Beggar, and Aged Michievous Child are all present. Who will be the chief? http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Legend_of_the_Condor_Heroes?src=legendoft hecondorheroes THE DUKE OF MOUNT DEER Wai Siu Po (Leung Chiu Wai) grew up in a brothel in Yang Zhou with his mother. One day, he is caught by the old eunuch (Lau Siu Ming) and sent to the Palace for helping the Universal Clan. There he gets to know the emperor - Hong Hei (Lau Tak Wah), and the two become good friends. Po Helps Hei stamp out the treacherous minister and has become an extremely highly regarded official. The leader (Tsang Kong) of the Universal Clan is so impressed by Po that he takes him as his secret follower. And when Po is asked to kill Hei, he is put in a dilemma. Po enjoys indulging his passion for girls and he has seven wives. After Hei has stamped out the rebellions in different provinces, he requests Po to destroy the Universal Clan. Po realizes only then that Hei has in fact learnt of his secret for quite some time... http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/The_Duke_of_the_Mount_Deer?src=dukeofthem ountdeer Tai Seng Entertainment "Martial Arts Theater" collection THE SECRET OF TAI CHI It's mainland Chinese Shaolin martial arts mayhem galore in this exciting kung fu thriller! When a young warrior is being hunted by an evil general for a crime he did not commit, he decides to fight back with his only weapon - his supreme knowledge of Tai Chi! Starring real-life kung fu masters, SECRET OF TAI CHI is old style fighting at its best! http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Martial_Arts_Theater?src=taichi SECRET OF THE CHINESE KUNG FU While returning from their fishing chores, two sisters rescue Chang from drowning. Upon realizing that Chang is also a good fighter, the sisters reveal how their town had been ravaged by thugs led by Kang (The legendary Lo Lieh from FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH). As gratitude for saving his life, Chang promises the sisters to take out Kang and his gang. SECRET OF THE CHINESE KUNG FU will have fans thirsty for more! http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Martial_Arts_Theater?src=chinesekungfu THUNDER KICK When three evil gangs of thugs take over a town and kill one of the residents, the victim's brother vows to use his Thunder kung fu to free the village from the crooks' tyranny. Co-staring Bolo Yeung from Bruce Lee's ENTER THE DRAGON, THUNDER KICK is thundering, old school kung fu fighting at its best! http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Martial_Arts_Theater?src=thunderkick About Crunchyroll Crunchyroll is an online video service and community that offers full-length episodes and movies of the very best in Japanese anime and Asian entertainment. Crunchyroll's content is provided by Asian media leaders including TV TOKYO, Shueisha, d-rights, Fuji Creative Corporation, Pony Canyon, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Toei Animation, Gonzo, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation America, and many others. Crunchyroll was founded in June 2006 and has offices in San Francisco and Tokyo. Crunchyroll is a pioneer and innovator in the Japanese anime industry and the only video service in the world to offer hit programs like NARUTO SHIPPUDEN, GINTAMA and many others online to its subscribers within one hour of its Japanese broadcast. Crunchyroll is a member of the Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) and the Licensing International Merchandisers Association (LIMA) and is funded by leading venture capital firm, Venrock. |
| 2009-06-08 06:28:56 |
New announcement: Oops! Sorry to those who were mistakenly banned!(admin, ::am) From Anime Evolution forums:Hey there, I had to ban a user account a few days ago and for some reason it took a bunch of other people out that weren't intended to be banned. I've since removed the ban that was affecting a number of people and I appologize for the inconvenience. Thanks, Colin To unsubscribe from these announcements, login to the forum and uncheck "Receive forum announcements and important notifications by email." in your profile. You can view the full announcement by following this link: http://animeevolution.net/index.php?topic=10687.0 Regards, The Anime Evolution 2009 Team. |
| 2009-06-08 06:27:09 |
| ANIME EXPO® 2009 TEAMS UP WITH UTB HOLLYWOOD(admin, ::am)ANIME EXPO® 2009 TEAMS UP WITH UTB HOLLYWOOD Nation¹s Largest Anime and Manga Convention Teams Up with First 24-Hour Japanese Television Channel in North America Anaheim, California (June 5, 2009) ‹ UTB, United Television Broadcasting Systems, Inc., the first 24-hour Japanese digital television channel in North America announces their media partnership with the nation¹s largest anime and manga convention held July 2-5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org UTB aggregates and broadcasts the best programming from Japan alongside its own original local content. The weekly programming schedule includes live news from Japan, entertainment, documentaries, educational programs, movies, dramas and anime. All around the world, interest in Japanese ³anime² has skyrocketed in recent years. UTB is a free resource for anime lovers all over Southern California, broadcasting a range of popular, highly rated anime that everyone will enjoy. UTB will be launching following anime programs starting June 6, 2009 (English subtitled): From Kadokawa Pictures: · THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA o Mon-Sun 10:00p-10:30p 6/6- 6/19 · THE THIRD o Mon-Sun 10:00p-10:30p 6/20- 7/13 From Bandai Entertainment: · TRUE TEARS o Mon-Sun 10:00p-10:30p 7/14- 7/26 · SOLA o Mon-Sun 10:00p-10:30p 7/27- 8/10 For details, please check UTB's website: http://utbhollywood.com/en/anime/index.php (English) http://utbhollywood.com/anime/index.php(Japanese) Anime Expo® 2009 Official Guests of Honor include Yun Kouga, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Daisuke Ishiwatari, Yosuke Kuroda, Toshimichi Mori, Toshiyuki 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 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 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 ). 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. |