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 Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:37 pm
 Don't know what to do at Anime Expo? Lost and confused with everything? Well the Programming Schedule should help you out. Here you'll find out what to do at Anime Expo and what is actually is!
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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:38 pm
AX Idol
Have you ever wished you could sing your favorite Anime song for American Idol or just knew you were the next great voice in Anime? Well, now is your big chance. Bang Zoom! Entertainment is looking for the “The Future Voice of Anime” and the next “AX Singing Idol.”
AX Idol is holding an open call to everyone who would like to try his or her hand at being the next Anime Voice Acting and Singing Superstars. Contestants will audition for industry professionals that will provide valuable critiques. Ten finalists will be selected to perform in front of a live audience of over 5000 people! An audience that will have the power to decide the contestants’ fates via text messaging.
Prizes
Best Voice Actor
”The Future Voice of Anime” AX Idol Grand Prize Winner will be invited to Bang Zoom! Studios where they will receive a studio tour, sit in on a recording session, and have the chance to audition for an upcoming Anime title!
Best Singer
”AX Singing Idol” AX Idol Grand Prize winner will also be invited to the studio to where English language versions of anime songs for Cartoon Network to be recorded. There you will record a demo with your “karaoke” tracks, produced by Chris Many. The Grand Prize Winner will also be given a chance to audition for future recordings, and finally, invited to Bang Zoom! Studios for a tour and a chance to sit on a recording session.
AMV Contest
If you ever witnessed the Anime Expo AMV, then you’ve been missing out! Oce of the Anime Expo’s most popular events is a battle of creative genius, where the technically adept take contemporary (and not so contemporary) music and pair it up with their Japanese Animation clips. The AMV has four categories:
Drama: Who but an AMV creator could bring a tear to an Otaku’s eye with Golden Boy’s tumultuous relationships to A Different Side of Me, by Matchbox 20 or send chills down the spine with the eerie strains of Cry Little Angel, to the thriller anime, Perfect Blue. While Drama is traditionally a home for videos about love and relationships, this category is also a place to find horror, despair and even just happiness emphasized in melody and movement.
Action: It’s not all Evangelion and Linkin Park anymore. In the action category Naruto and his friends may duke it out to techno madness or Escaflowne and Alseides might battle to the classically cool sounds of Apocalyptica.
Comedy: In the most popular category of the AMV contest, it is often difficult to choose the best video. Would you be able to choose between the parodical Aladdin soof of Naurto singing to “One Jump” or the visual comedy of Chiyo-chan and the Azumanga gang contorting to internet junkie Strongbad’s unique form of scat music.
AMTV: When artistic style, visuals and music blend to become the overwhelming achievement of an Anime MTV AMV, words cannot adequately describe the potential for each video. Sme videos will revisit the classical 80s and 90s styles of Depeche Mode or Cyndi Lauper, where as others will take you into entirely new worlds or audio-visual expression. In the most challenging category to create a masterpiece, videos you would think came right out of MTV are some of the most impressive entries you’ll see.
Masquerade
As one of the most enduring traditions, the Masquerade is the largest and brightest highlight of Anime Expo. Costumers hailing from around the world will face our stage with their wonderful costumes and amazing performances. They come for fame, glory, and the ultimate prize, “Best of Show.”
If you have the motivation, skill and desire to win in the most prestigious anime Masquerade of all anime cons, come join us! Meet new and interesting people! See wonderful and exotic costumes! Witness the glitz, the glamour and the glory of Masquerade!
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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:40 pm
Exhibit HallAnime Expo hosts one of the largest exhibits and dealers hall of any anime related convention. With more than 80,000 square feet of floor space, we are hosting many industry companies as well as a range of dealers from several different countries. Make sure to drop by and see us! The exhibit hall is open each day of the convention. Artist AlleyThe Anime Expo Artist Alley gathers many new and veteran artists in one place to showcase their talent.
Come sample their artwork and talk to them one-on-one! See what different types of artwork they have brought, or possible commission an artist to draw that one picture you must have! WorkshopsWorkshops will again focus on both Traditional Japanese Culture, and the Anime and Manga secrets every fan wants to know. Whatever you’re interested in, we’ll try to provide. Panels & DiscussionsLearn industry secrets from those that bring you your favorite shows. Industry leaders tell you what’s coming up in the year ahead with surprise announcements of acquisitions. Fans share their knowledge and discuss the intricacies of their favorite anime’s plot lines. Meet your old friends and make new ones at the various online socials and gatherings. Guests of Honors, leading anime, manga, and j-pop/rock professionals, answer your questions about what it’s REALLY like to work in the industry. DanceBeen sitting in those video rooms for too long? It’s time to burn that pent up energy by coming down to the Anime Expo Dance. The Anime Expo Dance provides a variety of DJs playing your favorite beats in a high-energy atmosphere to ensure you have a great time. Hosting dances 9 pm to 1 am, the Dance is the perfect place to meet new people and hang out until the morning hours.Karaoke Karaoke Contest is an exciting and entertaining vocal competition featuring your favorite anime, j-pop, and video game songs. This not-to-be missed event brings the spirit of friendly competition and the thrill of victory to the convention stage.
Just a few simple rules:
- Do not yell, scream into, tap, throw or otherwise abuse the microphones.
- You may sing any song but anime, J-Pop, J-Rock, and video game songs preferred. No song longer than five minutes, please.
- We have a large library of songs to choose from but cannot guarantee that we will have a particular song available. To ensure you get the song, please bring in an audio CD and we’ll be happy to play it for you.
- To minimize waiting times and to give everybody a chance, you must wait until you have sung your song before you can sign up to sing another one.
- We reserve the right to modify the singing order if people are singing the same song in close succession or if someone is found to be signing up multiple times.
Think you’ve got what it takes to be in the contest?
Mini-Contest: Ultimate Karaoke Fighting Challenge
Do you buy CD singles just so to get the karaoke version of the song? Do you know the harmony and backup parts of your favorite songs? Do you carry a wallet full of music CDs around with you at conventions? If so, then we have a contest for you!
The Ultimate Karaoke Fighting Challenge is a head-to-head knockout competition testing the depths of your musical knowledge, the strength of your singing repertoire, and your on-the-run thinking.
Eight contestants will face off in a grueling head-to-head competition until only one remains. The one survivor will be crowned the Ultimate Karaoke Fighting Challenge Champion and will earn innumerable bragging rights!
Mini-Contest: Write Your Own Lyrics
Ever wished you could perform a parody of your favorite anime or j-rock ballad? Ever wanted to write and perform your own original lyrics to your favorite anime theme song? Then this is the contest for you! From the seriously sublime to the simply silly, the Write Your Own Lyrics contest is a challenge not just of vocal ability but one of wit and creativity!
Karaoke Mini-Contests
In addition to the Karaoke Contest , we will also have some exciting and fun Mini-Contests and other karaoke-related events going on throughout the course of the convention. The Mini-Contests are fast-paced, exciting, and fun singing competitions. You will be amused, shocked, and entertained, and that's just if you're watching!
Mini-Contest: Acoustikaraoke!
Play a musical instrument? Ever wanted to show off your special saxophone rendition or clarinet solo of your favorite anime or j-rock song? If you've ever had the desire to showcase your music instrumental skills on stage, or just lounge in the crowd and enjoy some stirring musical performances from your fellow fans, this is a contest you cannot miss.
The Acoustikaraoke! contest consists of an acoustic setup (vocal microphones only) with a bring-your-own format for any other instruments desired. Contestants need not actually sing in the contest to perform (although it is still welcome); this is your chance to play some BGM, do a special arrangement/cover, perform a cappella, or even present your own original composition.
Open Mic Karaoke
Looking for a place to chill in between events? Just aching to belt out that special rendition of your favorite song at 3 AM in the morning? Open Mic Karaoke is the party which (almost) never ends. Except during contest times, we're open until the wee hours of the morning for the enjoyment of all attendees who would like a chance to sing for fun in front of their friends and fellow fans! Bring your own music, or choose from our selection of over 4,000 anime and j-pop songs. Film ProgrammingWatching anime is great, but there's nothing like experiencing films on the silver screen, totally immersed in the sounds of action. This year experience anime favorites and fresh premieres the way they should be shown at Anime Expo. Video ProgrammingDo you love anime? Taping your favorite shows at obscure hours of the day? Secretly humming the opening songs wherever you go? Well don't worry you're not alone! Come meet and interact with your fellow anime fans for the sole purpose of indulging in the anime experience! Have friends that claim to be non-anime people? Bring them too! Who knows, they might get hooked as well. Come and enjoy "nostalgic" favorites, while discovering new shows to love.ArcadeWant to play the latest fighting, racing and music games from Japan? Have some free time to kill between panels? Bored late at night and have nothing to do? Come visit the arcade! Open 24 hours with games including Dance Dance Revolution, Initial D, Wangan Midnight and more! We even have some redemption machines where you can win prizes! Fun is never to far at Anime Expo.Console Gaming Looking for games? AX is the place for you. In our console room we have the latest and greatest in gaming on all platforms from the Xbox 360 to the PlayStation 2. We are organizing tournaments that cover all genres from Halo 2 to Guitar Hero. You'll always find something fun to play in the console gaming room. Game ShowsHave nothing to do between certain events? Explored the exhibit hall for the millionth time? Waiting for an Main Event? Drop by our game shows and join man other anime fans in the Scavenger Hunt! Bring your family and friends as we send sixteen teams of ten participants with a list of items on a wild chase for tons of prizes. Know someone who thinks they’re Ken Jennings of anime? Challenge them or yourself in categories such as questions and music for fun prizes. For all you older attendees, we have “Anime Singled Out”, Anime Expo’s very own dating show. We have six contestants in the hot seat for you, the audience, participate to see if you’re their “perfect mate”. It gets wild and crazy as over 50+ people battle for the affections of one person. You might just find the anime fan of your dreams.
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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:41 pm
More information soon to come!
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