Monday, June 11, 2007

ANIME EXPO® 2007 ANNOUNCES DOLLS & MODELS
Anaheim, California (June 11, 2007) —Care for some FREE Pocky? Free plushies? Enter the Anime Expo® Model contest? These are some of the activities that are available at the highly anticipated 2007 convention June 29-July 2 at the Long Beach Convention Center. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org .

Anime Expo® 2007 will be a place of fun, frolic and giving as the American Red Cross will be accepting blood donations at the Summer Festival area starting at 3:00 pm through 9:00 pm. Blood donors will receive a free box of Pocky (limited quantities) in addition to having the satisfaction that they may have helped to save a life.

The AniMatsuri (Summer Festival) is back again and Anime Expo®’s Summer Festival will also be providing a 4-6” free plushie to all children
attendees (ages 12 and under), a valid Anime Expo® child’s pass must be presented. Attendees who attend the Summer Festival will see the new
additions of craft booths and a “Lucky Lottery” game! Attendees will be able to paint their own Japanese Fan/Lantern, make their own Washi egg and
decorate their own Kokeshi doll. There is also a new chopsticks skills game called “A Few Loose Marbles” that will test the hands of the most avid “Mr. Miyagi” impersonators. Summer Festival hours are 5:00 pm through 11:00 pm (Friday-Sunday; June 29-July 1).

The Anime Expo® Model Contest is a tradition running back well over ten years. The Model Contest provides model builders a place to gather and compete with one another on any anime based model subject which includes but is not limited to GUNDAM, MACROSS, EVANGELION, GHOST IN THE SHELL, anime figurines, etc. Contestants will compete against each other in various categories for prizes and the ever prestigious Anime Expo® Model Contest Trophies:

Anime Expo® 2007 Modeling Competition Categories include:

· Best Mechanical Kit
· Best Mechanical Custom
· Best Character Kit
· Best Character Custom
· Best of Show

Additional rules and information can be found on the Anime Expo® Model Contest website link at:

http://www.anime-expo.org/?q=professional/artist/model_contest
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