ANIME AMERICA June electronic PR

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Anime America Electronic Progress Report - June 1993

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The first annual Anime America convention is dedicated to the memory of
animation and manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka. Dr. Tezuka's work has been an
inspiration to thousands of artists and millions of fans. Such was his
influence that he is commonly remembered as the "Manga no Kamisama", or "God of
Manga".
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Anime America
Westin Hotel and Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, California
June 25, 26, 27, 1993


Guests of Honor:


Writer Guest of Honor:
Haruka Takachiho - Creator of Crusher Joe and Dirty Pair, author of more
than 30 science fiction novels in Japan

Character Designer Guests of Honor:
Monkey Punch - Creator of Lupin III and Character Designer for ACC
Production
Ken'ichi Sonoda - Creator of Riding Bean and Gun Smith Cats. Character
Designer for Bubblegum Crisis, Gall Force, Scramble Wars and Otaku no Video.

Voice Talent Guest of Honor:
Megumi Hayashibara - Pop singer, radio personality and voice of Ranma-chan,
Video Girl Ai, Pai, Minky Momo, Saki, Nuku Nuku and many other popular anime
characters.

Manga Artist Guest of Honor:
Johji Manabe - Creator of Outlanders, Capricorn and Caravan Kidd

Comic Artist Guest of Honor:
Adam Warren - Writer and Artist for the American Dirty Pair comic

Fan Guests of Honor:
Yoshihiro Yonezawa - President and CEO of Comic Market, Tokyo, Japan
Fred Patten - Co-founder of the Cartoon/Fantasy Organization, U.S.A.


Convention Guests:

L. Lois Buhalis - Letterer and Artist for Studio Proteus

Dan Danko - Editor of Eternity Comics line of Malibu Comics

Robert DeJesus - Artist for Antarctic Press

Doug Dlin - Editor for Antarctic Press

Colleen Doran - Creator of A Distant Soil, Artist for Sandman, Hellraiser,
Amazing Spiderman, X-Factor, Nightbreed, Creepy, Vampirella, Tarzan, Elvira,
Nestrobber and
Disney's Beauty and the Beast comic

Jo Duffy - Writer for Batman, Akira, Punisher, Catwoman, Nestrobber and
Katsuhiro Otomo's Memories, translator of the Akira movie

Ben Dunn - Creator of Ninja High School, Mangazine, Doujinshi. Founder of
Antarctic Press

Tim Eldred - Artist for Robotech Firewalker, Captain Harlock and Lensman.
Letterer for Malibu Comics

Greg Espinoza - Artist for Cherries Jubilee. Contributing artist for Shuriken,
Lensman and Zetraman

Lea Hernandez - Colorist for Gunhed and Silent Mobius, Caravan Kidd covers.
Letterer for Pineapple Army, Lum, Gunhed, Appleseed. Writer/Artist for
Elfquest: New Blood #4. Fantasy author.

Steve Kite - Artist for Anime UK magazine, Dr. Who novel covers and Gerry
Anderson Thunderbirds merchandising

Helen McCarthy - Editor-in-Chief, Anime UK magazine

Tom Orzechowski - Letterer for Marvel Comics

Tomoko Saito - Contributing artist to True North II

Fred Schodt - Author of Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics. Freelance
writer and contributor to Mangajin magazine

Rick Sternbach - Senior Illustrator and Tech. Consultant for Star Trek: The
Next Generation

Special Industry Guests:

Roe R. Adams III Vice President, AnimEigo
Seiji Horibuchi General Manager, Viz Communications
Michael House Technical Director, AnimEigo
Christina Jensen Foreign Sales, Malibu Comics
Shawn Kleckner President, The Right Stuf
Carl Macek President, Streamline Pictures
John O'Donnell President, U.S. Manga Corps
Toren Smith President, Studio Proteus
Nobuyuki Sugaya President, ACC Production, Tokyo
Robert Woodhead President, AnimEigo

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Principle event summary:

Megumi Hayashibara concert
Special 3-D Animation Premier
35mm and 16mm Film Programs in 500 and 100 seat theaters
Miyazaki 35MM Film Festival
Special Benefit Auction - Proceeds to Scholarship Program
Cel Painting and Fanzine Publishing Workshops
Artist and Industry Panels
Autographs and Sketches
Art Show
Dealer's Room
Two Projection Screen Video Theaters with Surround Sound
Three Closed Circuit Video Channels

Supporting Companies -
The following companies have provided material support in the form of guest
liaison, film loans, distribution of promotional materials or other tangible
assistance beyond representation in the Dealer's Room or journalistic coverage:

ACC Production, Tokyo
AD Vision
AnimEigo, Inc., Tokyo
AnimEigo, Inc., U.S.A.
Antarctic Press
Central Park Media - U.S. Manga Corps
Comiket Ltd., Tokyo
Dark Horse Press
Dynamic Productions, Tokyo
Streamline Pictures
Studio Proteus
Tezuka Productions, Tokyo
The Right Stuf
Tokuma Shoten, Tokyo
Tokuma Shoten, U.S.A.
Troma, Inc.


Supporting Artists (unable to attend in '93) -
The following artists have supplied promotional art, materials for the
benefit auction or other tangible assistance to Anime America for the 1993
convention:

Go Nagai
Masamume Shirow

Accommodations and Room Rates:

Anime America will be held at the lovely Westin Hotel in Santa Clara,
California, located off Highways 101 and 237. The Westin is connected to the
Santa Clara Convention Center and next to Great America theme park, Santa Clara
Golf Course and Tennis Courts, and the Santa Clara Light Rail System, which has
access to the San Jose International Airport, downtown San Jose and the rest of
scenic "Silicon Valley".
The deadline for the special convention room rate at $69 has passed.
The regular Westin Hotel room rates are:

Single/Double/Triple and Quad Occupancy: $99.00

for hotel reservations, please write or call:

The Westin Hotel Santa Clara
5101 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(408) 986-0700
800-228-3000
Fans attending from Japan should contact the following travel agent:

Mr. Yukio Yanadori
Deputy General Manager
Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd.
19-2 Kanda Matsunaga-cho
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101
phone (03) 3255-7077

Please mention Anime America for the special AnAm convention rates.

Membership rates:

The deadline for the special pre-registration prices has passed.

$45.00 at the door
$25.00 for a "one day"
mail-in memberships must be postmarked by 6-1-93

NOTE TO PRE-REGISTERED MEMBERS:

If you have sent in your pre-registration application, you should
have received or will receive a yellow confirmation postcard in the
mail. If you pre-registered before the release date of the
progress report, you should have received PR in the mail, with your
membership number on the mailing label as a confirmation.

Dealers' Room

Anime America will feature a 9900 sq. ft. dealers' room devoted primarily
to anime and manga. Tables are $120 apiece and come with 2 memberships each.
Limit of 5 tables per dealer. Please write for a copy of the room layout and
seller's agreement. Send inquiries to the Dealer's Room Coordinator at the
Anime America address.


AnAmTV

AnAmTV will feature three 24-hour anime TV channels. Tracks 1 and 2 will
feature all of your favorite anime, movies, OAV's and TV shows. In addition to
anime, Track 3 will periodically provide Con scheduling information and
broadcasts of panels and special events. We are hiring a technician from the
video company that installed this brand new system, so we will have a crystal
clear signalthroughout the hotel.

We have received permission from USMC, U.S. Renditions, Streamline, AnimEigo
and The Right Stuf to air their videos on the closed circuit system, but we
encourage you to go down to the video theaters to take advantage of the big
screens and surround sound. Comments and requests are most welcome. Please
note that copying of video from the closed circuit system will not be permitted.
Disconnecting the cable from the television set causes the central computer
to stop premium band cable service, which includes the AnAmTV channels, to the
affected room.


Film Track

Anime America will feature 16mm and 35mm film programs in 100 and 500 seat
theaters. For anime on the big screen, this is the place to be! We have been
given access to Tezuka Productions', Tokuma Shoten's, Central Park Media's, ACC
Production's and Streamline's entire film libraries and have a special series
of 3-D anime shorts from ACC Production. The 3-D films will be premiered for
the first time in the United
States at Anime America! The 3-D technology used in these films is the right
angle polarization which can be seen in the 3-D presentations at Disney's Epcot
Center and other high-tech theaters. Anime America has received access to so
many films that it will lease two theaters. The 3-D presentations will be held
in the 100 seat theater due to the viewing angle and projection limitations of
3-D. Multiple showings will be scheduled so that as many people as possible
are able to see these films.

Miyazaki Film Festival:

Porco Rosso (English version)
Kiki's Delivery Service
My Neighbor Totoro (English version)
Castle of Cagliostoro (Subtitled)

(all on 35MM)

Furthermore, AnimEigo has announced a special cell deal for the
Miyazake Film Festival. When you watch any of our Miyazake 35MM
films, be sure to grab a special sticker that will be provided on
the way out, and recieve a 20% discount on an original Studio Ghibli
production cell at the AnimEigo booth in the dealer's room.
This means you can get a Miyzake cell for as little as $15!
Or, receive a discount of up to $100 from their "Ones they really
don't want to sell" folder. ;)

Megumi Hayashibara Concert

Largely known in the United States for her voice acting (Ranma-chan from
"Ranma 1/2", Ai from "Video Girl Ai", Pai from "3x3 Eyes", Nuku Nuku from
"Super Cat Girl", Saki from "Yohkoso Yohko" and Minky Momo, among others), Ms.
Hayashibara is one of the top female pop singers in Japan. In a FIRST TIME EVER
EVENT, Ms. Hayashibara will perform a CONCERT FOR HER AMERICAN ANIME FANS! The
NUMBER ONE voice actress in Japan according to ANIMAGE magazine's latest poll
will sing hits from her top anime related releases and between numbers will
take questions from the audience.

Art Show

A 4 ft by 4 ft half panel is $12.50. More than 6 half panels, please send
inquiries to the Art Show Coordinator. Table space is 4 ft by 16 in. at a rate
of $10.00 per space. For further info, please write to the Art Show Coordinator
at the AnAm address.


Doujinshi exhibit and sale

Members of Japan's largest fan publishing convention, Comic Market, will
provide quantities of some of the most sought after fan publications available.
Comic Market
staff will man a table in the dealers room and will have an ample supply of
doujinshi for sale, having solicited from all the top doujinshi circles in
Japan. Additionally, Comic Market staff will be available to discuss convention
registration with interested American would-be publishers. They will have
English versions of rules and registration forms.

The books sold by the Comic Market staff are the highest quality fan comics
in the world. If you were to try to purchase some of these comics at their home
convention,
you would have to wait in line a minimum of two hours. This will be the first
time such books will be offered at a convention outside Japan.

Cel painting workshop

Anime America will host four cell painting workshops. Experienced fan cel
painters, whom you've seen in the artists ghetto in previous Cons, will
instruct interested attendees in cel painting technique. Materials will be
provided by Anime America with a minimal workshop fee. These materials will
include paint, brushes, gloves and a pre-xeroxed celluloid. The workshops are
expected to last approximately
2 hours and will cost about $10 per person.


Scholarship Benefit Auction

Go Nagai, creator of Devilman, Mazinger Z, Cutey Honey and many other
animated series and video releases, could not attend Anime America this year
but instead donated 16 rare cels from Devilman 2. The cels include two setups
with backgrounds! There are two shots of Shirane getting one of her wings blown
off, three close shotsof Devilman and two class-A cels with backgrounds.

Sketches, books, posters, cels and other items donated by supporting
artists and companies will also be auctioned. Proceeds will go to the
Foundation for Animation and Comic Education's Scholarship Fund. The
scholarship will be awarded to a deserving student of art, video production,
film or a related field, at Anime America 1994.


Urusei Yatsura/Maison Ikkoku Cel Auction

A long-time fan of Kitty Animation, Kasumi Sawatari, will be auctioning off
his Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku cel collections through arrangements with
Anime America. The collection consists of 56 cels, including two rare Lum
closeups, closeups of Ran and Ben-ten, a close up of Ryunosuke and an
impossible-to-find harem scene from one of Moroboshi Ataru's dreams!

Anime America will also have banquets with our guests, arcade and RPG
games, sketch and autograph sessions, informational and promotional panels,
costuming and much more!

ANIME AMERICA '94

Anime America has confirmed Anime Godfather GO-NAGAI for Anime America '94.
Go Nagai is responsible for Devil Man, Cutey Honey, Kuro no Shi-Shi, and
a myriad of other titles as well.
Considered a father and founder of modern Anime, he is credited with starting
the supernatural/horror and "giant robot" genres, among many other great
accomplishments.

Anime America is the first and only convention to secure guests so far in
advance. Why? So that when you buy your pre-registered membership at the
'93 convention this year, you will know who will be seeing.

Pre-registration for '94 at this year's con will be simple and inexpensive.
A special low at-con membership rate will be in effect from 6-25 through
6-27 1993.

That's right, the best time to buy your 1994 memberships will be at Con-93.

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Anime America invites fans from around the world. For further information,
write or call:

Anime America
298 4th Avenue, Suite 472
San Francisco, CA 94118
Voice Mail: (415) 241-8823
Fax: (408) 748-9620

Anime America in Japan
Fax/English voice message: (0468) 21-1910 ext. 2034
Japanese voice message: (044) 833-4879


---Jim

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Jim Freeman - an...@rahul.net (Official Anime America Email Account)
Anime America - June 25-27, 1993, at the Westin Hotel and Santa Clara
Convention Center in Santa Clara, Ca. Email for info file.