Convention News
St. Augustine, FL – June 26, 2009 – EXP Con, North Florida's Video Game and Japanese Animation Convention, adds Steve Downes, voice of Halo’s Master Chief, Vic Mignogna, and Troy Baker to guest list.
EXP Con has been determined to bring the fans of video games and Japanese animation some of the biggest names from the industry, and so far this year is no exception.
We are proud to announce as a Guest of Honor for EXP Con 2009 Steve Downes, the voice of iconic video game character Master Chief of the Halo series.
EXP Con has been determined to bring the fans of video games and Japanese animation some of the biggest names from the industry, and so far this year is no exception.
We are proud to announce as a Guest of Honor for EXP Con 2009 Steve Downes, the voice of iconic video game character Master Chief of the Halo series.
ATLANTA, GA (June 17, 2009) - Fifteen years of anime weekend fun
continue this September in Atlanta! Anime Weekend Atlanta will hold its 15th annual festival of Japanese animation and comics September 18-20 2009 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel and the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia.
What's happening at AWA 2009? Events like the COSTUME CONTEST, the VIDEO ART TRACK, the AETHERIC NAVY GRAND ADMIRAL'S BALL, four dedicated ANIME VIDEO ROOMS, a giant 72,000 square foot hall full of DEALERS AND EXHIBITORS, the IMPERIAL MAID'S CAFE, Famous Dave's Original JAPANESE ANIME HELL, the world premiere of OZONE COMMANDOS: THE MOVIE, YAOI AFTER DARK, IMPROV COMEDY, nightly KARAOKE, the LOLITA FASHION SHOW, the late-night BEBOP LOUNGE, disturbing parody video MIDNITE MADNESS, loud exciting DANCES, panels and workshops on STEAMPUNK, CLASSIC ANIME, COSTUMING, CULTURE, FANDOM, 20 YEARS OF STAR BLAZERS, a giant 36,000 square foot ARTISTS ALLEY and ART SHOW, exciting VIDEO GAMING and RPG GAMING, and the yard-sale extravaganza of SUPERHAPPYFUNSELL - plus much more to come!
Guests include voice talent such as TROY BAKER (Full Metal Alchemist, Trinity Blood), CAITLIN GLASS (Shin-chan, Baccano!, One Piece, Gunslinger Girl) VIC MIGNOGNA (Full Metal Alchemist, Macross, Dragonball Z, Saiyuki), AMY HOWARD WILSON (Star Blazers, Irresponsible Captain Tylor), artists MISAKO ROCKS! (Savage Love), JENNIE BREEDEN (The Devil's Panties), and ROBERT AND EMILY DEJESUS (Studio Capsule), and industry figures such as CARL GUSTAV HORN (Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Evangelion, Oh My Goddess, Ghost In The Shell), NEIL NADELMAN (Gundam, Macross, Utena, Code Geass, Slayers, Fist Of The North Star), JONATHAN TARBOX (Raijin Comics, CMX Manga), DAVID WILLIAMS (ADV Films), and more to be announced soon.
3 Day Admission to Anime Weekend Atlanta is $35.00 until September 7, 2009, $45.00 at the door.
What's happening at AWA 2009? Events like the COSTUME CONTEST, the VIDEO ART TRACK, the AETHERIC NAVY GRAND ADMIRAL'S BALL, four dedicated ANIME VIDEO ROOMS, a giant 72,000 square foot hall full of DEALERS AND EXHIBITORS, the IMPERIAL MAID'S CAFE, Famous Dave's Original JAPANESE ANIME HELL, the world premiere of OZONE COMMANDOS: THE MOVIE, YAOI AFTER DARK, IMPROV COMEDY, nightly KARAOKE, the LOLITA FASHION SHOW, the late-night BEBOP LOUNGE, disturbing parody video MIDNITE MADNESS, loud exciting DANCES, panels and workshops on STEAMPUNK, CLASSIC ANIME, COSTUMING, CULTURE, FANDOM, 20 YEARS OF STAR BLAZERS, a giant 36,000 square foot ARTISTS ALLEY and ART SHOW, exciting VIDEO GAMING and RPG GAMING, and the yard-sale extravaganza of SUPERHAPPYFUNSELL - plus much more to come!
Guests include voice talent such as TROY BAKER (Full Metal Alchemist, Trinity Blood), CAITLIN GLASS (Shin-chan, Baccano!, One Piece, Gunslinger Girl) VIC MIGNOGNA (Full Metal Alchemist, Macross, Dragonball Z, Saiyuki), AMY HOWARD WILSON (Star Blazers, Irresponsible Captain Tylor), artists MISAKO ROCKS! (Savage Love), JENNIE BREEDEN (The Devil's Panties), and ROBERT AND EMILY DEJESUS (Studio Capsule), and industry figures such as CARL GUSTAV HORN (Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Evangelion, Oh My Goddess, Ghost In The Shell), NEIL NADELMAN (Gundam, Macross, Utena, Code Geass, Slayers, Fist Of The North Star), JONATHAN TARBOX (Raijin Comics, CMX Manga), DAVID WILLIAMS (ADV Films), and more to be announced soon.
3 Day Admission to Anime Weekend Atlanta is $35.00 until September 7, 2009, $45.00 at the door.
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This year, SEFA EVENT, organizer of Japan Expo, the biggest festival for Japanese Entertainment in Europe, launches the first edition of Comic Con’, the festival of the imaginary cultures. It will take place from the 2nd to the 5th of July 2009, in Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center, at the same time as Japan Expo 10th Impact.
3 million tickets for Spiderman 3 in France, more than 100 million of copies of The Lord of the Ring sold in the world, great success for the French TV series Kaamelott… the universes of SF, Heroic-Fantasy and Super heroes are booming and have a deep influence in the fields of culture and entertainment in France.
Facing this reality, Japan Expo launched in 2008 the Kultima festival around cult universes.
3 million tickets for Spiderman 3 in France, more than 100 million of copies of The Lord of the Ring sold in the world, great success for the French TV series Kaamelott… the universes of SF, Heroic-Fantasy and Super heroes are booming and have a deep influence in the fields of culture and entertainment in France.
Facing this reality, Japan Expo launched in 2008 the Kultima festival around cult universes.