Tales of Anime: Wild and Wii-ly

San Mateo CA, February 3, 2007- Tales of Anime, the nation's premiere
convention for female video game enthusiasts and fans of shoujo anime
and
manga is shaping up to be one of the most exciting Bay Area events of
2007!

Taking place Easter weekend (April 6-8, 2007) at the Marriott San
Mateo-San Francisco Airport, Tales of Anime is pleased to be able to
offer
a special gift for those attendees staying as guests of the host hotel
--
a ConPass, which provides many perks not available to general
attendees,
including access to an exclusive meet and greet with the convention's
Guests of Honor, preferred early entry to the Dealers' Room, and a
greater
chance at winning the coveted Nintendo Wii.

For guests unable to attend for the entire weekend, day rates have
become
available at pre-registration discounted prices.

Additionally, Tales of Anime is excited to announce new additions to
their
programming line-up.

- ToA brings tournament-style game play to San Mateo, with a variety of
competitions to challenge gamers from neophyte to expert and amazing
prizes to the winners.

- Costuming aficionados will be competing for various prizes, including
a
brand new Nintendo DS Lite, during the Cosplay Contest; judges will
include Tales of Anime's esteemed Guests of Honor, all voice actors for
CAPCOM's "Devil May Cry" game series.

- Other scheduled events and activities include an Art Gallery
exhibiting
lovely pieces of original art, from conception to completion; a
ball-jointed doll "Tea Party", where avid collectors and beginners may
mix
and mingle; a take on the popular Japanese "host club", where
"beautiful
boys" will serve non-alcoholic beverages and light snacks while
providing
relaxing entertainments; a Dealers' Room filled with merchandise of
interest to fans of anime, manga and gaming; among others.

Please visit the Tales of Anime website for more information:
http://www.talesofanime.com