Anime Expo® 2007 Announces First Ever Otaku Parliamentary Debate

ANIME EXPO® 2007 ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER OTAKU PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE
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Anaheim, California (May 30, 2007) — Ever had a debate with a friend or family member about Anime, Games, or Manga? Have you ever stood in line and encountered someone that was just plain “wrong” on an Anime topic and just had to interject yourself to point his or her fallacies? Do you think you know everything that there is to know about the Anime and Manga world? Want to prove it to the world itself? Well look no further, Anime Expo® is please to announce the first annual Otaku Parliamentary Debate at this year's convention June 29-July 2 at the Long Beach Convention Center. More information can be found on the website <www.anime-expo.org> .

What is Otaku Parliamentary Debate?

* Otaku Parliamentary Debate, OPD for short, is the first debate contest at Anime Expo® that will run from Day One (June 29, 2007) to Day Three (July 1, 2007) of the con.
* Day One – First Rounds. Eight teams will be randomly chosen to participate in the OPD, so please put your foot forward.
* Day two – Semifinal Rounds. Those who won on the previous day will compete to go to the next round.
* Day Three - The Finals. The winners of the semifinals will face off to find out “whose debate skills reign supreme”.
* It runs similar to Parliamentary debate, where two teams argue either in favor or oppose on the topic. The only difference is that all the topics will be related to Anime, Manga, and Video Games!

Those who are interested in competing please send an email application by June 16, 2007 to: [email protected]. Please provide your full names, age, team name (PG appropriate Please), and contact information (email addresses and phone numbers). In addition, please provide a brief background of yourselves along with any information of your debate skills (such as have you done Parliamentary Debate before, etc.). You will shortly be contacted with more information about the tournament.

Winners of this year tournament will receive passes to Anime Expo® 2008 to defend their title. The runners up will receive a Japanese snack basket.

Secure pre-registration to attend Anime Expo® 2007 can be done via online at https://secure.rhq.com/anime/anime2007/attreg/index.cgi.

Attendees interested in booking flights, car rentals and/or other hotels for Anime Expo® 2007 can do so via the AX Travel Store located at <www.AXTravelStore.com> .

About Anime Expo®
Located in Long Beach, 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 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).

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