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Kyle Hebert Will be a Guest at AnimeNEXT 2012!

AnimeNEXT would like to announce that Kyle Hebert will be a guest at AnimeNEXT 2012!

Kyle Hebert

Kyle Hebert Headshot

Kyle Hebert is a Los Angeles-based anime and video game voice actor whose credits include Street Fighter X Tekken / Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 (Ryu), Naruto (Kiba), Bleach (Aizen, Ganju), X Men Arcade (all male voices) and Gurren Lagann (Kamina). He is best known as the Narrator and Teen Gohan from the Funimation dub of Dragonball Z. Other notable roles include Soul Eater (Masamune), Ouran High School Host Club (Kazukiyo Soga), Fullmetal Alchemist (Vato Falman), Tales of Symphonia (Richter Abend) and Star Ocean (Dias, Arumat, Crow). Kyle also provides voices in numerous video games including Soul Calibur V, Saints Row: The Third, Sonic, Final Fantasy XIII, World of Warcraft, Devil May Cry 4, Dynasty Warriors, and Resident Evil. He writes and voices all the promos for filmmaker, Kevin Smith’s Smodcast Internet Radio. He also provides private online voice acting practice / critique sessions for beginners. For more info, visit www.kylehebert.com.

 
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AnimeNEXT 2012 Artist Alley Letter of Intent is Now LIVE!

The AnimeNEXT 2012 Artist Alley Letter of Intent is now live!

 
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GRAMM Fashion Show

The information page and contest entry form are now up for the GRAMM Fashion Show! The deadline to enter is April 1st, so get those entries in!

 
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AnimeNEXT 2012 Artist Alley Letter of Intent to go Live Feb. 4

AnimeNEXT 2012′s letter of intent for Artist Alley will be up on the Artist Alley page late Saturday (February 4th) morning! We will alert all our Facebook and Twitter followers the second the letter of intent goes up, to save everybody the hassle from camping out on animenext.org on Saturday morning.

Additionally, if the website happens to go down due to demand for the letter of intent form, please check our Facebook and Twitter for alternate links.

 
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GRAMM Designer Z8 (Z-Ann) Fashion Show Debut at AnimeNEXT 2012.


Japanese leading Fashion Brand h.NAOTO introduces to the US another designer, GRAMM. GRAMM had a debut in 2008 at the Autum/Winter collection in Japan. This brand has a theme of Dark Fantasy created by Z8. GRAMM’s story was based on the Fairy Tale “Wonder Trip of Alpuuro and Roque.” The story is about two people who look for 5 keys inside a dream world. The brand was originally designed to match the imagery of fantasy and fairy tale stories along with the GRAMM story.

This brand’s fashion is made with laces and the shape allows for a comfortable fit. This brand is known to be the next generation of Lolita, and getting even more popular in Japan.

Designer Z8 studied and graduated from Tokyo Mode Gakuen. She started working att S-inc, which is a Fashion company from the h.NAOTO brand. In July 2008 GRAMM had her debut under the h.NAOTO brand. Oct. 2009, Debut in Tokyo Collection.

 
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AnimeNEXT 2012 Panels & Workshop Submissions Now Live!

The AnimeNEXT panels and workshop submission form is now OPEN! Do you have an awesome idea for a panel or workshop for AnimeNEXT 2012? Then submit your idea!

 
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Berryz Kobo to Perform at AnimeNEXT 2012!

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Berryz Kobo Group Picture
Saki Shimizu / Chinami Tokunaga / Maasa Sudo
Risako Sugaya / Miyabi Natsuyaki / Momoko Tsugunaga / Yurina Kumai

All girl super group Berryz Kobo originally hails from Hello! Project and consists of Saki Shimizu, Momoko Tsugunaga, Chinami Tokunaga, Maasa Sudo, Miyabi Natsuyaki, Yurina Kumai and Risako Sugaya. They already have 7 Albums and 27 singles to their credit.

Berryz Kobo had their debut single, “Anata nashi dewa ikite ikenai” on Girls Day (March 3rd) in 2004,  and have been consistently impressing fans ever since.  There are many highlights to their 7+ year history, including their 2005 Oricon top 10 hit “Special Generation”.
In 2007, Berryz Kobo gave sold out performances in the Saitama Super Arena (20,000 seats), becoming the youngest band to perform in this arena with an average member age below 14 years. One year later, they won the Best Newcomer Award at the Asia song Festival in South Korea and then the Nihon Yuusen Taishou Award for their cover song of “Dschinghis Khan”.
In March 2010, Berryz Kobo was the first all-girl Japanese group to perform in Bangkok Thailand. Their single “Shining Power”, released the same year on November 10th, is an ending theme for the anime “Inazuma Eleven”.
In 2011, they released their latest single “Aa, Yo ga Akeru” on August, 10th. They also performed in Seattle for Sakura-Con on April.
Berryz Kobo will perform for the second time in the US at AnimeNEXT in June 2012, so be ready!!

Official Site                     http://www.helloproject.com/berryzkobo/index.html
Official Berryz YouTube Channel「Berryzchannel」        http://www.youtube.com/user/berryzchannel

 
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Berryz Kobo Video Message Announcing Their Appearance @ AnimeNEXT 2012!!

AnimeNEXT is excited to announce that Berryz Kobo will be performing at AnimeNEXT 2012!

 
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AnimeNEXT 2012 Hotel Information!

You can book your hotel room at any of the hotels in the immediate surround area, including:

    • The DoubleTree in Somerset, NJ
      Address: 200 Atrium Drive Somerset, New Jersey, 08873-4197.
      Telephone Number: 1-732-469-2600
      USE CODE “ANC” TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ANIMENEXT HOTEL BLOCK AT THE DISCOUNTED RATE
    • The Holiday Inn in Somerset, NJ
      Address: 195 Davidson Avenue Somerset, NJ 08873.
      Telephone Number: 1-888-465-4329
      USE CODE “ANE” TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ANIMENEXT HOTEL BLOCK AT THE DISCOUNTED RATE (which is automatically attached to the link for the Holiday Inn)
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    Site Transition

    Please be patient with us as we transition to a new website; during this period of time you may still receive the old Animenext.org main page when you go to the main directory of the site, and many of the sections of the site do not have any information, but our page will be back to normal as soon as possible.

    Please check back in a few days for some important hotel information!  You can also Check out our forums in the mean-time.