AnimeNEXT wouldn't be possible without the fans that show up every year to show their appreciation of everything anime! All of our hard-working staff would like to thank you all for coming. We hope you had an absolutely wonderful time and will come back next year! (Don't forget to bring your friends, too!)

There are going to be Rant/Rave threads on the forums soon for all of you to tell us what you liked and didn't like. We'll put links up here after we start the threads. Please post whatever you can think of. The more you tell us about how we can make the convention better, the better we will make it!

Hiya folks...AnimeNEXT is just days away (Yay!) and we wanted you to know what times you can pick-up your badges.

The hours for registration are:

Thursday - 7PM-9PM - This is for PRE-REG PICK-UP ONLY. For those of you who can, you should meet us on Thursday and pick up your badge. We will start at 7PM and will cut the line for pick-up promptly at 9PM. Those who might still be on line after 9PM will be served.

Friday & Saturday - 9AM - 10PM - Pre-registration and single day registrations will be taken both days.

Sunday - 9AM - 3PM - Pre-registration and single day registration will be taken.

Lines tend to be long. We will do everything we can to make sure you are served as quickly as possible. Please make sure you have proper I.D. on hand. This will help make the reg process a bit quicker. Doors to the show open at 10AM each day.

There will be plenty of staff members on hand to help you and/or answer your questions. Feel free to ask. You can also email us your questions before the con. Just use the "contact" link. See you soon!

Download the file here (you'll need Adobe Reader to open it).

There will be official TCG/CCG tournaments at AnimeNEXT, including Yu-Gi-Oh, Bleach, Naruto, UFS, Magic, and Pokemon. Yu-Gi-Oh will be on Saturday (12-4pm). All others will be on Friday (12-5pm). Check your schedule for location, sign up on the spot. Show up early to make sure you get a spot.

The tabletop gaming room from last year is also back, with even more games, and another raffle. The game room is in the expo center this year during the day. When the sun goes down, high-tail it to the Holiday Inn for late night gaming and Werewolf!

Tournament rules can be found here.

Hey all you cosplay peoples! ^_^

We still have open spots in the Cosplay Human Chess game show!
It's easy to sign up, and it's a lot of fun! See the Cosplay Chess page for more info!

Online registration has been extended until June 8th. Mail-in registrations are no longer being accepted.

Do you sing like an angel? Or do you sound like a wolf howling at the moon? Do you think you've got what it takes to sing your favorite anime song in front of others? Well then, sign up for Karaoke! The new rules and registration form for Karaoke are now up in the "Events" section. Come on and let's have a good time together!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...we are honored to announce the names of several new guests who have agreed to appear at this year's AnimeNEXT. They are:

- Brad Swaile (voice actor); He is the English voice of Amuro Ray of the Mobile Suit Gundam series; Otaru Mamiya from the Saber Marionette J series; Kyosuke Date/Soul Taker of the Soul Taker series; and he is the voice of Light Yagami in the Death Note anime and Live Action movie.

- Alison Viktorin (voice actress); She is the English voice of Detective Conan Edogawa from Case Closed; and she provided the voices for Fumika and Fuuka Narutaki from Negima!

- Rich McNanna (voice actor); He is the voice of Shuichi Shindo from Gravitation and he voiced Jack Walker from Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.

- Chris 'Kilika' Malone (artist); Blue & Blond surfing webcomic.

- Kensuke Okabayashi (artist); award winning illustrator

- Michael 'Mookie' Terracciano (author/artist); Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire webcomic.

You can see more information about each of these stellar guests in our "guests" section. Don't miss this opportunity to see them in person!

With the cooperation and support of Viz Pictures, AnimeNEXT is proud to announce that it will be hosting the East Coast premiere of the first live-action Death Note movie during its convention this June.

Death Note stars Tatuya Fujiwara as Light Yagami, a Japanese university student who discovers a mysterious notebook and instructions that state that if he writes down the name of a human inside the book, that person will die. Yagami takes it upon himself to start ridding the world of criminals, and it's up to the world's greatest detective L (Ken'ichi Matsuyama) to stop his killing spree.

The movie will be screened only once during the convention, and will be dubbed, featuring the voices of Brad Swaile as Light, convention guest Brian Drummond as Ryuk, and Alessandro Juliani as L. Please continue to check the website periodically for the exact time and location.

Mail-in pre-registration is ending soon. All mail-in pre-regs must be received or postmarked no later than May 23. Online pre-reg will end on June 1st. Please make sure there are no duplicate registrations & missing information. Any & all preregs found in either category WILL delay your registration processing!