ANIME EXPO® 2006 SMASHES RECORD WITH OVER 41,000 ATTENDEES FOR 15TH YEAR
ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION
Over $21,650.00 Raised for the SPJA Charity Auction Recipient
Children¹s Hospital Orange County
Anaheim, California (July 4, 2006) ‹Smashing all similar convention attendee
records by a landslide. Anime Expo® 2006 holds its reign as the nation¹s
largest Anime and Manga convention. Anime Expo® 2006 is the nation¹s largest
Anime/Manga convention celebrating its 15th year anniversary at the Anaheim
Convention Center July 1-4, 2006. More information is available at
www.anime-expo.org .
“It was an amazing convention and we hope to see you all at the Long Beach
Convention Center next year in 2007!”, exclaims Joyce Lim AX Official
Chairwoman. With over 41,000 unique attendees at this year’s 15th
Anniversary Celebration, AX2006 was one of the best and the biggest
highlights this year for the Anime/Manga Industry.
Highlights for final day (July 4, 2006) events included the SPJA (Society
for the Promotion of Japanese Anime) Charity Auction benefiting Children’s
Hospital Orange County (CHOC) which raised over $21,650.00 to benefit
patient care.
Individuals can now register for Anime Expo® 2007 online at
www.anime-expo.org.
About Anime Expo®
Located in Anaheim, California – Anime Expo®, the North America’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 2006 will be held July 1-4, 2006 at the
Anaheim Convention Center. More information can be found at its official
website (www.anime-expo.org).
About SPJA
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 ÂAnime Expo®. More
information can be found at its official website (www.spja.org).
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