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Anime Expo 2006 Surpasses All Previous Attendee Records by 2nd Day

Autograph Sessions, AX Idol, Concerts and much more!


Anaheim, California (July 2, 2006) 毅y its second official day, Anime
Expoョ
2006 surpasses last yearケs attendance record of 33,000 attendees with
over
34,000 attendees dressed in colorful costumes of favorite Anime and
Manga
characters take over at the nationケs largest Anime/Manga conventionケs
15th
year anniversary at the Anaheim Convention Center July 1-4, 2006. More
information is available at
http://www.anime-expo.org
<http://www.anime-expo.org/> .

Autograph sessions with the famous Guests of Honor, CLAMP, was one of
the
many highlights of the day. Others included the Bang Zoom!
Entertainmentケs
highly anticipated sponsored event of AX Idol hosted by the talented
and
charismatic Johnny Bosch (Voice Actor star of TRIGUN, AKIRA and many
others), famed song sirens yozuca* and rino performed live on the AX
Main
Events Stage and the premiere of AZUMI by AsiaVision.

Highlights for next day (July 3, 2006) events are the popular and
famous
Masquerade event in the evening, sold out Exhibit Hall, movie
premieres,
screenings and more!


Individuals can now register on site at the Anaheim Convention Center
for
Anime Expoョ 2006 (<www.anime-expo.org> ) and
receive news and live streaming video from the convention at
AXBackstage.org
courtesy of Stickam・

About Anime Expo
Located in Anaheim, California - Anime Expoョ, the North Americaケs
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 2006 will be held July 1 ュ 4, 2006 at
the
Anaheim Convention Center. More information can be found at its
official
website (<www.anime-expo.org> ).

About SPJA
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 ュ Anime Expoョ. More
information can be found at its official website (www.spja.org
<http://www.spja.org/> ).

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