Bandai Cosplay at AX

Cypress, CA (June 29, 2004) —Bandai Entertainment, the premiere distributor of Japanese animation in North America and major sponsor for this year's Anime Expo, wants to see familiar faces at Anime Expo 2004!

Anyone who comes to the Bandai booth in the exhibit hall at booth #509 dressed as their favorite Bandai Entertainment character, will get a chance to spin ‘The Wheel’ to win a fabulous prize. Prizes will include a variety of Bandai DVD's, exclusive promotional Wolf's Rain beanies and Mobile Suit Gundam Seed t-shirts, posters and other merchandise!

Participating convention goers will receive a chance to spin ‘The Wheel’ each day dressed in costume. Limit 1 spin per day. Characters are limited to those under license by Bandai Entertainment here in North America.

      Ex:

Spike from Cowboy Bebop
Motoko from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Kira from Gundam Seed
Duo from Gundam Wing
Dorothy from The Big O
Lime from Saber Marionette J
etc.

Please visit www.bandai-ent.com to check if your costume falls under an officially licensed property.

For those attending Anime Expo without a costume, please inquire at the Bandai booth in regards to other ways spin ‘The Wheel’ for prizes.

Bandai Entertainment, INC. is the premier distributor of Japanese animation on DVD home video in North America. The company has distributed notable titles like Cowboy Bebop, Gundam Seed, Witch Hunter Robin, and Wolf's Rain. Bandai Entertainment, INC. is a subsidiary of Bandai America Inc., who makes the toys for the hit television series, Power Rangers, Digimon, and Mobile Suit Gundam. All U.S. operations are headquartered in a large, ultra-modern facility in Cypress, Calif. Bandai Co., Ltd. is the third largest toy company in the world comprising 53 subsidiaries in 18 countries. In addition to toys and children's entertainment, Bandai Co.'s global interests include video game software, multimedia, music and full-length feature films, vending machines, trading cards, candies, and licensed apparel. Bandai Entertainment is headquartered in Cypress, California and additional company and product information is available through our website at www.bandai-ent.com.

	Friday, 7/2	Saturday, 7/3	Sunday, 7/4	Monday, 7/5
9:00 AM				Anime Club Summit - Addict Panel @ LP 2 (Room 304)
9:30 AM
10:00 AM		BEI Upcoming Trailers	BEI Upcoming Trailers	BEI Upcoming Trailers
10:30 AM		"	"	Open Wheel Spin
11:00 AM		Stratos 4 Panel	Decipher Demo	Wheel Spin w/ Ticket
11:30 AM		"	Open Wheel Spin	Model Kit Building
12:00 PM	BEI Upcoming Trailers	Open Wheel Spin	BEI Upcoming Trailers	"
12:30 PM	"	Angel Tales Panel	Wheel Spin w/ Ticket	Decipher Demo
1:00 PM	Open Wheel Spin	"	BEI Upcoming Trailers	BEI Upcoming Trailers
1:30 PM	"	BEI Upcoming Trailers	Model Kit Building	"
2:00 PM	BEI Upcoming Trailers	Wolf's Rain Panel	"	Wheel Spin w/ Ticket
2:30 PM	Decipher Demo	"	BEI Upcoming Trailers	"
3:00 PM	Wheel Spin w/ Ticket	BEI Upcoming Trailers	Bandai Ent Panel	BEI Upcoming Trailers
3:30 PM	BEI Upcoming Trailers	Wheel Spin w/ Ticket	@LP 2 (Room 304)
4:00 PM	"	Decipher Demo	Decipher Demo
4:30 PM	Please Twins Panel	Model Kit Building	BEI Upcoming Trailers
5:00 PM	"	"	Wheel Spin w/ Ticket
5:30 PM	Wheel Spin w/ Ticket	Wheel Spin w/ Ticket	"
6:00 PM