FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ANIME EXPO® 2009 WELCOMES CARTOON NETWORK

Calling All Artists! Cartoon Network to hold Portfolio Reviews at Nation¹s Largest Anime and Manga Convention¹s

Anaheim, California (May 22, 2009) ‹Anime Expo® 2009 welcomes Cartoon Network to host portfolio reviews at the Artist Alley of the nation¹s largest anime and manga convention held July 2-5, 2009. More information can be found on the website http://anime-expo.org.
All artists that are interested, and are registered attendees of the convention, are eligible to sign up for a professional review of their work on Friday and Saturday between the hours of 10:00 am till noon and then 2:00 pm ­ 4:00 pm. Reviews are done at a first come first serve basis, via sign-ups located at the Cartoon Network section of the Anime Expo® 2009 Artist Alley area within the Exhibit Hall at this year¹s convention.
³We are so delighted to welcome Cartoon Network to our convention,² states Anime Expo® 2009 Artist Alley Manager Ms. Jennifer Bennett, ³to have Cartoon Network review your portfolio is a dream to many U.S. artists in the anime and manga genre.² Attendees, Press and Industry Members are also encouraged to view the video coverage site of the 2008 convention at www.AXBackstage.org .

Red & Black Sponsors include: FUNimation, Silver Sponsors include: Anime News Network and Digital Manga Press, Patron Sponsors include: COPIC, Central Park Media and The Right Stuf, Media Sponsors include: ImaginAsian TV, Animation Magazine, Anime Insider Magazine and Anime News Network.

About Anime Expo®
Located in Los Angeles, California – Anime Expo®, the nation¹s 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 2009 will be held July 2 ­ July 5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Southern California. 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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