Anime Expo® Continues to Amaze

Concerts, Panels, Exhibits and More!

Long Beach, California (July 1, 2007) — With crowds cheering, the SOS Brigade Invasion Tour and the Anna Tsuchiya concert, continued to amaze attendees and industry members. This year's highly anticipated 2007 convention is being held June 29-July 2 at the Long Beach Convention Center. More information can be found on the website <www.anime-expo.org> .

With thousands of registered attendees and hundreds still in line, Anime Expo® 2007 is anticipated to be the biggest and most exciting ever. More events await for the next day including:

· ORESKABAND Concert
· Chiaki Ishikawa Concert
· Masquerade
· Key note speaking
· Industry Conference Panel-Manga Mania

More updated schedule information can be found on the Official online video show daily-AXBackstage (<www.axbackstage.org> ). AXBackstage offers visitors an insider's look at the hottest anime/manga titles, exclusive videos/trailers, video coverage, images, news and related peripherals. In addition, visitors can download up to date information and changes/corrections in scheduled events, activities and much more.

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! Comi, 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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