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AnimeNEXT Electronic Update May 29, 2007
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[AT-A-GLANCE]
* ANIMENEXT 2007 PRE-REG DEADLINE EXTENDED
* YU-GI-OH! TOURNAMENT AT ANIMENEXT 2007
* 2007 DEALERS
* ANIMENEXT 2007 MASQUERADE REGISTRATION
* ANIMENEXT HALL COSPLAY CONTEST
* 2007 ARTIST ALLEY ARTISTS
* PROGRAMMING SPOTLIGHT: VIDEO GAMING
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* ANIMENEXT 2007 PRE-REG DEADLINE EXTENDED
The final pre-registration deadline for AnimeNEXT 2007 has been
extended. The original pre-reg deadline was June 1, 2007. The
deadline to register is now June 10, 2007. This gives you a little
bit longer to register for AnimeNEXT, but don't wait too long to miss
out on this great price. This extension is only for online
registration. If you are mailing in your registration, you must still
get your payment to us by June 1.
Register as soon as possible to take advantage of the great deals by
pre-registering! 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 June 10) $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.
Remember this extension is only for online registration. If you are
mailing in your registration, you must still get your payment to us by
June 1.
* YU-GI-OH! TOURNAMENT AT ANIMENEXT 2007
AnimeNEXT will host its largest Yu-Gi-Oh! card gaming tournament ever
in 2007. In fact, it will be a fully sanctioned tournament.
AnimeNEXT is proud to be working with Neutral Ground to bring you the
tournament.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament will be on Saturday at 10:00am at the Holiday
Inn. Not only will this be the largest Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament at
AnimeNEXT, but it will also have the greatest prizes, including a
Nintendo DS Lite for the winner. Make sure to show up on time and sign
up for this sanctioned tournament. You can find more about Neutral
Ground, our tournament sponsors at www.neutralground.com
* 2007 DEALERS
AnimeNEXT has expanded the size of its Dealers Room for 2007. Look
for over 100 tables of dealers this year. There are also several new
dealers attending AnimeNEXT 2007. Also, several of our regular
amazing dealers will be returning.
This is the place to go to find that model you have been looking for,
or the best prices on your favorite DVD or Manga, or to find that rare
Doujinshi straight from Japan. These are dealers that have been
confirmed as attending so far:
Anime Bento NY
Anime Bento PA
Anime Castle
Anime Hurricane
Anime Pavillion
Anime Remix
Bandai
Best Shop Anime
Black Knight Comics
Cartoon Passion
Catzia
Grand Illumination
Greentea Designs
Hen Da Ne
HKT
Image Anime
Indie Strike Productions
ITC
J&J Enterprises
Kaku Lab Corp
Kyoto Anime
Light It Up
Madco
Mad-Gear LLC
Media Blasters
Mindxpo, Inc.
Ngthings
Pawstar
Rareflix
Rooster Teeth/Red vs. Blue
Sasuga Bookstore
Science Fiction Continuum
StoryStick Productions
Ultimate Anime
Undiscovered Treasures
Video Games NY
Wizzywig Collectibles
Yaoi Press LLC
Yes Anime
* ANIMENEXT 2007 MASQUERADE REGISTRATION
Masquerade registration for AnimeNEXT is now open. Online
pre-registration will be open from May 28 (Mon.) through June 29
(Fri.). Anything received after this period will not be entered and
you will have to sign up at the convention.
Important Notice: We require all dialogue/skits to be prerecorded.
More information is available within the Masquerade Rules & Guidelines
on the AnimeNEXT web site at http://www.animenext.org/masqreg2
We will also have a Cosplay desk available for questions and
inquiries. Here is the information and its hours.
Cosplay Desk 411:
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel
General hours for questions:
Friday: 3pm – 7pm
Saturday: 9am - 11am-ish
Pre-registration Check-In:
Friday: 3pm - 7pm
Saturday: 9am - 10am
On-site Sign-Up:
Friday: 3pm – 7pm
Saturday: 10am - 11am
If you have any questions concerning the Masquerade, feel free to
email the Masquerade Director at cosplay@animenext.org.
* ANIMENEXT HALL COSPLAY CONTEST
So you'd like to have your costume judged but you don't want to get up
on stage and parade in front of hundreds of fellow fans? Have more
than one costume you'd like to have judged during the convention? Well
come on down to the Hall Costume Contest where our fabulous judges
will do just that!
Entry into the contest is simple. Just bring your entry form
(available at http://www.animenext.org/docs/2007-hallform.pdf as a PDF
or on site during the contest) to the location at the times designated
for the contest. The staff will collect your form, call you up, take
your photo, ask you some questions and then you're free to go!
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel, Bergen meeting room
Hours:
Friday: 5pm – 8pm
Saturday: 1pm -- 4pm
* 2007 ARTIST ALLEY ARTISTS
AnimeNEXT 2007 has an exciting line up of artists in our Artist Alley
this year. This is the largest number of artists we have ever had.
There will be a great variety of artists for the attendees to visit.
Look for artists selling their artwork and those that will also be
doing commissions on site. Here is the list of all the artists that
AnimeNEXT is hosting this year.
Georgia Horesh
Lisa Priscilla Maile
Allison Henderson
Rebecca Sica
Jan Pechera
Sarah Sapang
Vinni Cheng
David McKeen
Terry Chu
Noelle Hussein
Kate Dooley
Tsz Ting Liu
Timothy J Sparvero
Debra Rohlfs
Kara Sewall
Michelle Lopez
Huye Park
Jia Cheung
Sylvia Shi
Christopher Troiano
Neggme Elreda
Michael Gamsby
Lisha Lee
Leanne Peacey
Sylvia Demarest
Jay Zhou
Yoshiko Ikeda
Alitha E. Martinez
Adele-Elise Prevost
Summer Park
Sara Zimpfer
Alice Meichi Li
Rachel Spatafore
Stephanie Darius - Shitomi
Maryann Cirillo
Stefanie Battalene
Jean-Claude Padilla
Christine Lee
YunJin Chae
Indira Jainanan
Sarah Moulder
Zoe Huang
Joel Gonzalez
Kristin Palach
Victor Toro
Taylor Craney
Marc Ulloa
Lisa Lahmut
Moul Kim (Musa Jump)
* PROGRAMMING SPOTLIGHT: VIDEO GAMING
Do you want to check out the latest video games before you buy them?
Or maybe you're not sure yet if you really want that PS3? Maybe you
just want a chance to show off your skills at your favorite game.
Whatever your reason, Our video gaming has something for you this
year! From the latest releases to the classics, our video gaming roo
is well stocked and well staffed. So well staffed, the video gaming
room is open 24 hours a day throughout the convention weekend. So
stop on by and stay awhile, we'll see you on the high score list!
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Shelly Berghold, Director of Publicity
AnimeNEXT 2007
C/o Universal Animation
publicity@animenext.org
www.animenext.org
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AnimeNEXT Electronic Update May 29, 2007
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