Bandai Entertainment Inc. Invades New York Anime Festival with Code Geass & Lucky Star Focus Panels and More

November 30, 2007 (Cypress, CA) – Bandai Entertainment, INC. announced its schedule today for next week's New York Anime Festival, to be held Dec 7-9 at the Jacob Javits Center, New York.

In addition to anime screenings, Bandai Entertainment, INC. will be participating in these special programs:

Code Geass Focus Panel
3 – 4 PM
Saturday, December 8
Anime Screening Room (1A06)
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion has been a phenomenon since its debut and will be invading North America in 2008! In this informative hour, learn more about the series and hear some surprise announcements!

Lucky Star/The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Focus Panel
11 AM – 12 PM
Sunday, December 9
Anime Panel Room (1A06)
Bandai Entertainment, INC. recently announced that it will be working with Kadokawa Pictures USA to release Lucky Star, the hilarious series from the animation production company that brought you Haruhi. Hear the latest about Lucky Star and Haruhi in this informative hour.

Bandai Entertainment, INC. Panel
3-4 PM
Sunday, December 9
Anime Panel Room (1A06)
2007 has been an amazing year for Bandai Entertainment, INC. with titles like The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Ghost and the Shell: SAC: Solid State Society, My Otome, just to name a few. But that's just the beginning – 2008 promises to be just as exciting with series like Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Ayakashi Ayashi, and many more. Be on hand for Q/A, giveaways, and guaranteed new title announcement!

For more information about New York Anime Festival, please visit:

www.newyorkanimefestival.com

For more information on Bandai Entertainment, INC., please visit:

www.bandai-ent.com

About Bandai Entertainment, INC.
Bandai Entertainment, INC. is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings (USA) Inc. and the premier distributor of Japanese animation on DVD and programming for television broadcast in North America. Titles include The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Gundam Seed Destiny, My Hime, and many more.

For more information on Kadokawa Pictures USA, please visit:
www.kadokawapicturesusa.com

About Kadokawa Pictures USA
Kadokawa Pictures USA (KPUSA) the Los Angeles-based arm of the Japanese Kadokawa Group Holdings, Inc. (KGH, Inc) expands its brand of content in the growing international world of multimedia. KPUSA, remakes films and distributes its film libraries of live-action and anime from over 1700 film titles. KGH, Inc. includes Kadokawa Shoten Publishing, one of the largest publishers in Japan with over 60 year history, and Kadokawa Pictures, Japan's major production and distribution division.