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AnimeNEXT Electronic Update March 15, 2007
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[AT-A-GLANCE]

* ANIMENEXT ANNOUNCES FOUR MORE GUESTS
* ANIMENEXT 2007 ARTIST TALENT SEARCH
* ANIMENEXT 2007 SECOND PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE DRAWING NEAR
* ANIMENEXT 2007 OFFICIAL HOTEL SOLD OUT! TWO MORE HOTELS ANNOUNCED
* ANIMENEXT PANELS/WORKSHOP APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE
* ANIMENEXT MANGA LIBRARY US TOUR STOPS AT BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN FOR
SAKURA MATSURI
* MASCOT NAMING CONTEST WINNER!

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* ANIMENEXT ANNOUNCES FOUR MORE GUESTS

AnimeNEXT is excited to announce four more guests for AnimeNEXT 2007.
The convention this year will see the addition of two more guests who
will be making their debut at AnimeNEXT. Actor Chris Patton and
industry guest Jonathan Klein will be attending AnimeNEXT 2007 for the
first time. We are all wildly excited to be welcoming Chris and
Jonathan to AnimeNEXT. 2007 will also see AnimeNEXT welcoming back
some good friends of the convention; Mike Pollock and Wayne Grayson.
Please keep checking the AnimeNEXT web site as we will be continuing
to make more guest announcements. You can find the details about all
of the 2007 guests on our web site at http://www.animenext.org/guests

Chris Patton has been working as a voice actor for over nine years,
for such companies as ADV Films, FUNImation Entertainment, and
Okratron 5000. His credits include Fakir in Princess Tutu, Greed in
Fullmetal Alchemist, Sasame in Pretear, Sousuke Sagara in all the Full
Metal Panic series, Creed Diskence in Black Cat, Sho Fukamachi in the
new Guyver, Ikki in Air Gear, Nishi in Gantz, Oboro in Utawarerumono,
Eiji in Gravion and Gravion Zwei, Hiroki in The Place Promised in Our
Early Days, Manabu in Beck, Ichiro in Nerima Daikon Brothers, Hajime
in Ghost Stories, and Ayato in RahXephon. Chris other credits include
Dragonball Z: Tree of Might, Solty Rei, Bubblegum Crisis 2040,
Megazone 23, Excel Saga, video game work in Dragonball Z Budokai
Tenkaichi 2(Turles) and Unlimited Saga, and ADR Scriptwriting for
Gantz and Gravion Zwei.
Chris is a complete roller coaster freak, having ridden over 85
coasters around the country (and soon the UK!), and is also an
electronic music junkie; so much so, in fact, that he recently formed
an electro pop/dance band called PLID.

Mike Pollock got his big break came with the kid's video Little Tug's
Big Adventure where he narrated and did all the main voices. Mike
broke into Anime as Professor Kamo in Demon Fighter Kocho. You may
also remember him from such videos as Moon over Tao (Sukiyo), Twin
Signal (Professor Otoi), Weiß Kreuz/Knight Hunters (Takitori), and
Berserk (Lord Adon). Mike finally broke into television with guest
roles in Pokémon and as Arthur Hawkins in Yu-Gi-Oh! Then he landed the
coolest gig ever on the Fox Box/4Kids TV as Meat in Ultimate
Muscle:The Kinnikuman Legacy, the Mayor and Samo, the bartender, in
Kirby: Right Back At Ya!, Garbageman on the Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles, Dr. Eggman and Ella on Sonic X, and one of the promo
announcers. Also, he was eventually cast as the interim narrator in
Pokémon. Most recently he's been heard as Langston Lickatoad in Viva
Piñata on 4Kids TV and as Bonaparte in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX on Cartoon
Network. When he's not muttering into a microphone, Mike writes comedy
bits and other show prep for morning radio shows nationwide at
Dial-Global Radio Networks. And if you've listened closely, you may
have heard Mike on radio commercials for TV Land's I Pity the Fool,
Verizon, Daffy' s, iN DEMAND and Capalbo's Gift Baskets, and promos
for HBO International. Should idle curiosity prompt you to learn more
about Mike, please visit his web site: http://www.itsamike.com

Jonathan Klein is the vice-president, co-founder and co-owner of New
Generation Pictures, Inc., a company that has been translating,
subtitling and dubbing anime for such major companies as Geneon,
Bandai, Urban Vision, Central Park Media, The Right Stuf and TOKYOPOP.
During the last Nine years, New Generation Pictures has worked on more
than 250 different projects for both U.S. and international release.
Jonathan's work has mainly been as the producer of both English dubbed
and subtitled versions for anime, including; Hellsing and Hellsing
Ultimate, Gun x Sword, Kamichu, R.O.D the TV, DearS, Daphne in the
Brillant Blue, The Melody of Oblivion, Ghost Talker Daydream, Ikki
Tousen, I My Me! Strawberry Eggs, NieA under 7, Amazing Nurse Nanako
and many other titles. Jonathan also directed the English language
versions of Haibane Renmei, Texchnolyze, Melody of Oblivion and Anime
Insider Magazine "Best Dub of 2004", Paranoia Agent. His current
project is directing the English language version of Ergo Proxy for
Geneon. Besides anime, Jonathan has also directed several video game
projects for Square Enix and Namco, including Time Crisis 4, Valkyrie
Profile 2: Silmeria, and Romancing Saga and several other games that
he hopes he can talk about by the time of AnimeNEXT 2007. Beyond
working as producer and director, Jonathan's responsibilities also
include scriptwriting, script adaptation and even working behind the
microphone as a voice actor. Jonathan has voice acted in such shows as
Ergo Proxy, Rumiko Takahashi Anthology, Kamichu, Girls Bravo, Gun x
Sword, Burst Angel and Beck. And for the last 10 years he was a
columnist for the Japanese movie magazine, Roadshow where he wrote
about the business of the Hollywood film industry. This is his first
time attending AnimeNEXT.

Wayne Grayson is best known as the voice behind Joey on Yu-Gi-Oh! and
Michelangelo on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wayne's recent and
upcoming projects include GaoGaiGar, To Heart, Easter Island and The
Third. He also regularly appears as Syrus on Yu-Gi-Oh GX. Past credits
include: Revolutionary Girl Utena, Sadamitsu the Destroyer, Ultimate
Muscle, Giant Robo, Samurai Deeper Kyo, Pokemon, Patlabor, Shaman
King, Animation Runner Kuromi, The Winx Club, Princess Natasha, Kappa
Mikey, and various monsters and animals on Chaotic and Viva Pinata. On
the commercial end of things, you can hear him touting the virtues of
various products on television and radio spots. He's also been a
fixture of the NY theatre scene for over 15 years, appearing in
several productions with the NY Fringe Festival and other reputable
companies.

* ANIMENEXT 2007 ARTIST TALENT SEARCH

Are you an artist? Do you love to draw anime style artwork? Would you
like your artwork to represent one of the top growing anime
conventions in the United States? Then we want you! AnimeNEXT is
looking for a new artist. We want someone who can provide drawings for
our program guide and advertising materials for our 7th year,
AnimeNEXT 2008. This is a great chance for printed portfolio pieces or
just to show off to your friends and family.

We are looking to keep a similar design for our current Mascot. Think
of it as fan art, same hairstyle and eye color. Try to keep to a
technical/futuristic feel for the design. If you like the current
design, you can expand on that OR submit any kind of design, just be
creative. Please keep the designs PG. If a design has a gun, DO NOT
point it at the viewer.

This is your time to shine! The artist we choose will be given staff
status, and as such will be given a FREE 3-day admission to the 2008
Convention, FREE t-shirt and FREE food during the convention, but you
can expect plenty of work through the year.

DEADLINE: August 1st, 2007
Submissions must be high-resolution artwork, at least 300 dpi. No
larger then 5x7 Please e-mail your artwork submission to
Kayko4578@gmail.com
Subject: Artist Wanted Contest
All artwork submissions become the property of AnimeNEXT.
For pictures of our past mascots, please visit our website
www.animenext.org under the Mascot Naming Contest.
For more information or questions please e-mail Rene Jack at
Kayko4578@gmail.com

GOOD LUCK!

* ANIMENEXT 2007 SECOND PRE REGISTRATION DEADLINE DRAWING NEAR

The second pre registration deadline for AnimeNEXT 2007 is quickly
drawing near. Register as soon as possible to take advantage of this
great deal! Registration is simple, and can be completed online at
http://www.animenext.org/ for Paypal payments or by printing out and
completing a registration form from our website at
http://www.animenext.org/docs/2007-regform.pdf and mailing it in with
your check or money order.

Prices will be as follows:

Membership Type Adult Child (7-12)

3-day (before Apr 1) $35 $25
3-day (before June 1) $40 $30

Group discounts are only available to those who pre-register via the
paper form. If you have 8 or more people in your group, there is a $5
discount per membership. To qualify for the group discount, all forms
must be submitted together. Children under the age of 7 do not count
towards the 8-person group requirement.

* ANIMENEXT OFFICIAL HOTEL SOLD OUT! TWO MORE HOTELS ANNOUNCED

AnimeNEXT 2007 is rolling along, and attendees have sold out the
official hotel already. We thought it would be a good idea to keep
things moving for you, the anime fans, by arranging a special rate at
two more hotels. AnimeNEXT has negotiated special rates at two more
hotels, the Embassy Suites Secaucus Meadowlands and the Secaucus La
Quinta. These two hotels join the Amerisuites and the Courtyard by
Marriott with plenty of rooms available right now, so make sure you
book early.

Here are the details:

Embassy Suites
455 Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Phone: 201-864-7300
Fax: 201-864-5391
$189 per night King Suite/$229 per night Executive Suite

La Quinta Inn (This Hotel is one mile from the convention center)
350 Route 3 West @ Mill Creek Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Phone: 201-8638700
Fax: 201-271-0467
$129 per night

Amerisuites
575 Park Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Phone: 201-422-9480 (Ask for Elicia)
Fax: 201-422-9443
$129 per night

Courtyard Marriott
455 Harmon Meadow Boulevard
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Phone: 201-617-8888
Fax: 201-866-7116
$139 per night

Please remember the Secaucus La Quinta is one mile away from the
convention center.

* ANIMENEXT PANELS/WORKSHOP APPLICATION AVAILABLE

The AnimeNEXT 2007 Panels/Workshop application is now available for
you would-be panel or workshop hosts out there. AnimeNEXT is always
looking for new and exciting panels to bring to the AnimeNEXT
attendees. Have you thought, "I would love to do a panel about my new
favorite anime" or "I know how to do a skill that I would like to
teach others in a workshop"? Now is your chance, please follow this
link to apply to host a panel for AnimeNEXT 2007,
http://animenext.org/panel-workshop-application

AnimeNEXT has a strict and thorough application process and applying
to host a panel at AnimeNEXT 2007 in no way guarantees acceptance of
such panel by AnimeNEXT.

* ANIMENEXT MANGA LIBRARY US TOUR STOPS AT BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN FOR
SAKURA MATSURI

AnimeNEXT will once again be attending the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Sakura Matsuri (cherry blossom festival), and this time, we're
bringing the Manga Library! Come to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on
April 28 and 29, 2007 to see the cherry blossoms, visit cultural
exhibits, view cultural events and stop on by the Manga Library. For
more information, you can check out the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's web
site at http://www.bbg.org.

* MASCOT NAMING CONTEST WINNER!

Several months ago we announced our latest contest, to name the
AnimeNEXT mascot. Many of you rose to the challenge, making the
judges' job of choosing a winner very difficult indeed. After intense
deliberation, however, our judges were able to select a winner.

With the submission of the name Minae, Kelly Johnston of Aberdeen, NJ
has won our contest. The AnimeNEXT mascot will from here on be known
as Minae. Kelly will also receive a three-day badge to AnimeNEXT
2007. Congratulations Kelly!

We would also like to congratulate our runner up, Michael Mercier, who
submitted the name Mikuru. Michael will be receiving a free AnimeNEXT
2007 T-shirt, plus an honorable mention in our program guide.
Congratulations Michael!

Shelly Berghold, Publicity Director
AnimeNEXT 2007
C/o Universal Animation
publicity@animenext.org
www.animenext.org

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