World Cosplay Summit Regionals at AM²

ALL THE WORLD IS A STAGE AS THE BEST
OF THE BEST COME TO COMPETE AT THE
WORLD COSPLAY SUMMIT REGIONALS AT AM²

Winners Winning Trips to Japan to Represent the USA

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (February 16, 2011) Have a sense of showmanship? A great personality? And an impressive crafting and performance creating ability? Come and participate or watch the best of the best as one pair will succeed in the US preliminaries, at this summer¹s most anticipated FREE convention AM², to move on and compete on the world stage in Japan on television! More info, rules and attendee registration can be found at www.am2con.org or via the World Cosplay Summit official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/World-Cosplay-Summit-Preliminaries-United-States/122191194459337

Hetalia: Axis Powers Are Invading TinierMe!

Hetalia: Axis Powers are invading TinierMe!
Online Virtual World
Launches Yet Another Campaign
with a Popular Anime Series

SAN FRANCISCO (Feb. 11, 2010) –

News Facts

• TinierMe, the virtual world focused on Japanese anime, today announced that, in cooperation with FUNimation Entertainment, it is launching a limited promotional campaign featuring the hit anime series Hetalia: Axis Powers.
• Through this collaboration, TinierMe users who love the Hetalia: Axis Powers manga and anime series can meet other fans and purchase authentic Hetalia: Axis Powers virtual items such as axis character uniforms and Italy’s popular white flag for their avatars.
• This international partnership will further promote the growth of Japanese anime culture in North America and around the world.

Konami Showcase Products for First Half of 2011

KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
STRENGTHENS ITS HAND WITH THE
INTRODUCTION OF A LEGION OF
Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME PRODUCTS
AT AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TOY FAIR

Company to Showcase Products for First Half of 2011

EL SEGUNDO, CA (February 10, 2011) – Fresh off a successful 2010 holiday season, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (Konami) is poised to further strengthen its position in 2011 with a series of new Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) releases. Announced today, these products will be showcased in the Konami Booth #5423 (Hall 1) at the American International Toy Fair to be held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City from February 13-16.

FUNimation...for sale??

Yes everyone, Navarre Corporation, the parent company of FUNImation, has placed the anime power house up for sale. Why? Because FUNimation Entertainment and Navarre Corporation has "distinct" "strategy and capital requirements." As a result, to further the success of FUNimation, "the Company anticipates that those plans are best executed with ownership that has assets or expertise in those areas."

Valentine's Anime and Manga Day 2011

Here are the list of activities happening that day:

America's Greatest Otaku on Hulu

Eight-episode documentary series
to premiere February 24 on Hulu

Los Angeles, CA (February 1, 2011) - TOKYOPOP, the leading manga-lifestyle entertainment company, is pleased to announce that the first episode of its weekly documentary series, America's Greatest Otaku, will debut on Hulu February 24, 2011.

YuGiOh 2011 10 City Tour

KKONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR A 2011
Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME MALL TOUR
10-CITY TOUR GIVES FANS
A CHANCE TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY
THE BEST-SELLING TRADING CARD GAME OF ALL TIME!

El Segundo, CA (January 31, 2011) – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (Konami), the makers of the best-selling trading card game of all time, announced today that the company will launch a ten-city mall tour on February 12th. Fans, young and old, are encouraged to stop by and learn to play the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG), discover the exciting world of Yugi, Jaden and Yusei, use Spells and Traps, Summon monsters and much more!

FOUR Days of NYCC and NYAF 2011!

REEDPOP EXTENDS NEW YORK COMIC CON
TO TAKE PLACE OVER FOUR DAYS IN 2011
Pop Culture Group Also Announces Success Of
Recent Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention

Norwalk, CT, February 1, 2011: After hosting nearly 100,000 fans, guests, and professionals at the 2010 edition of New York Comic Con (NYCC), organizers of the annual event have decided to extend the length of the show by an extra day in 2011 in order to accommodate even more attendees as well as provide additional programming and business opportunity for the artists, creators, and exhibitors who are the foundation of the show’s success. New York Comic Con has experienced exponential growth since it was launched in 2006. The show now occupies the entire Jacob K. Javits Center and the addition of another day of activity assures that the convention can continue its expansion into one of the largest annual events in New York City. New York Comic Con is a celebration of the pop culture universe, covering comic books, anime, movies, television, toys, and games. It attracts fans from around the world, exhibitors and guests from the full spectrum of popular culture, and tremendous media attention -- almost 4,000 members of the press attended the show in 2010 and stories appeared in hundreds of outlets ranging from blogs to live national TV broadcasts.