June 17, 2009 (Cypress, CA) - Bandai Entertainment and American Cosplay
Paradise are proud to celebrate the US release of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00 at
Anime Expo® 2009 in Los Angeles (July 2 - 5, 2009; Los Angeles Convention
Center; http://www.anime-expo.org) with a costume contest! If you have a
costume from GUNDAM 00, this is something you don't want to miss. Interested
participants can enter the contest at
http://www.acparadise.com/acp/contests.php. Users will vote for their top
five favorite entries!
The top five entries will be invited as guests to the GUNDAM 00 Focus Panel
featuring director Seiji Mizushima, writer Yosuke Kuroda, and Yun Kouga.
They will then choose the 1st and 2nd place winners. Prizes include a
complete set of Gundam 00 Season 1 and more!
About Mobile Suit Gundam 00
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is the latest installment in the long running
franchise and takes place in the year 2307 A.D. When fossil fuels have been
completely depleted and humanity has turned to solar energy to maintain its
way of life, the controlling nations of the solar power find themselves at
war with more impoverished countries. These sun-deprived countries threaten
the promised land of God, which leads to the formation of a group called the
Celestial Being, whose purpose is to end war and unite humanity through the
use of four Gundam mech. The series is directed by Seiji Mizushima whose
past credits as a director and storyboard artist include Fullmetal
Alchemist, Evangelion, and Appleseed: Ex Machina.
About Bandai Entertainment
Bandai Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings (USA)
Inc. and the premier distributor of Japanese animation on DVD and
programming for television broadcast in North America. Titles include The
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, Escaflowne, Ghost
in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Gundam Seed Destiny, My Hime, and many
more.
About American Cosplay Paradise
Founded in 2000, American Cosplay Paradise (ACP) serves as an extensive
database for cosplayers, people who dress up in costumes. Members contribute
pictures of their costumes, which are sorted by series and character for
easy searching. ACP also offers live photo and video coverage of conventions
across the US, and works exclusively with industry partners in using
cosplayers to promote anime, manga, and videogame titles. More information
can be found at its website (www.acparadise.com)
About Anime Expo®
Located in Los Angeles, California - Anime Expo®, the nation's largest
anime/manga convention, serves to foster trade, commerce and the interests
of the general public and animation/ comics industry. This event serves as a
key meeting place for the general public to express their interest and
explore various aspects of anime/manga, as well as for members of the
industry to conduct business. AX 2009 will be held July 2 - July 5, 2008 at
the Los Angeles Convention center in Southern California. More information
can be found at its website www.anime-expo.org.
About Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is a non-profit
organization with a mission to popularize and educate the American public
about anime and manga, as well as provide a forum to facilitate
communication between professionals and fans. This organization is more
popularly known by its entertainment property - Anime Expo®. More
information can be found at its website (www.spja.org).
Paradise are proud to celebrate the US release of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00 at
Anime Expo® 2009 in Los Angeles (July 2 - 5, 2009; Los Angeles Convention
Center; http://www.anime-expo.org) with a costume contest! If you have a
costume from GUNDAM 00, this is something you don't want to miss. Interested
participants can enter the contest at
http://www.acparadise.com/acp/contests.php. Users will vote for their top
five favorite entries!
The top five entries will be invited as guests to the GUNDAM 00 Focus Panel
featuring director Seiji Mizushima, writer Yosuke Kuroda, and Yun Kouga.
They will then choose the 1st and 2nd place winners. Prizes include a
complete set of Gundam 00 Season 1 and more!
About Mobile Suit Gundam 00
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is the latest installment in the long running
franchise and takes place in the year 2307 A.D. When fossil fuels have been
completely depleted and humanity has turned to solar energy to maintain its
way of life, the controlling nations of the solar power find themselves at
war with more impoverished countries. These sun-deprived countries threaten
the promised land of God, which leads to the formation of a group called the
Celestial Being, whose purpose is to end war and unite humanity through the
use of four Gundam mech. The series is directed by Seiji Mizushima whose
past credits as a director and storyboard artist include Fullmetal
Alchemist, Evangelion, and Appleseed: Ex Machina.
About Bandai Entertainment
Bandai Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings (USA)
Inc. and the premier distributor of Japanese animation on DVD and
programming for television broadcast in North America. Titles include The
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, Escaflowne, Ghost
in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Gundam Seed Destiny, My Hime, and many
more.
About American Cosplay Paradise
Founded in 2000, American Cosplay Paradise (ACP) serves as an extensive
database for cosplayers, people who dress up in costumes. Members contribute
pictures of their costumes, which are sorted by series and character for
easy searching. ACP also offers live photo and video coverage of conventions
across the US, and works exclusively with industry partners in using
cosplayers to promote anime, manga, and videogame titles. More information
can be found at its website (www.acparadise.com)
About Anime Expo®
Located in Los Angeles, California - Anime Expo®, the nation's largest
anime/manga convention, serves to foster trade, commerce and the interests
of the general public and animation/ comics industry. This event serves as a
key meeting place for the general public to express their interest and
explore various aspects of anime/manga, as well as for members of the
industry to conduct business. AX 2009 will be held July 2 - July 5, 2008 at
the Los Angeles Convention center in Southern California. More information
can be found at its website www.anime-expo.org.
About Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is a non-profit
organization with a mission to popularize and educate the American public
about anime and manga, as well as provide a forum to facilitate
communication between professionals and fans. This organization is more
popularly known by its entertainment property - Anime Expo®. More
information can be found at its website (www.spja.org).
