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The South Florida Anime, Animation & Manga Convention Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, 2007

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Anime Supercon to Host A First of It's Kind Power Ranger Reuinion Steve Cardenas "Rocky" The Red Mighty Morphin' Power Ranger & karan Ashley aisha "the Yellow Mighty Morphin Power Ranger" together Again for The 1st Time

Anime Supercon is a convention for anime, animation, comic book and manga fans taking place November 30 - December 2, 2007 at The Marriott North (Cypress Creek & I-95) in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The show will include celebrity guests, artists, vendors, Q&A's, parties, costume contests, anime programming, manga, cosplay, workshops, panels, comic books, cosplay photoshoots and more! Over a dozen guests have already been announced for the show including:

* Carey Means: Voice Actor. Star of Aqua Teen Hunger Force as "FRYLOCK" and The Brak Show as "THUNDERCLEESE".
* Dana Snyder: Star of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Venture Brothers, Saul of the Mole Men, Squidbillies, Robot Chicken and Minoriteam. The voice of Master Shake!
* April Stewart: Star of South Park, Grim & Evil, El Tigre, Danny Phantom and more! April is the voice of most of the female characters on South Park, such as: Wendy Testaberger, Liane Cartman, Sharon Marsh, The Mayor, Shelly Marsh and Mrs. Crabtree.
* Tiffany Grant: Star of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Case Closed, Chrono Crusade, Full Metal Alchemist, Excel Saga, Cutey Honey and Suspiria.
* Chris Ayres: Star of Gantz, Papuwa, Trinity Blood, Peacemaker, Full Metal Panic!? and Papuwa.
* Brittney Karbowski: Star of Gilgamesh (Fuko), Yumeria (Mone), Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok (Reiya), Jinki: Extend (Aoba), Pani Poni Dash (Himeko Katagiri), Coyote Ragtime Show (Franca) and Xenosaga (Momo).
* Jay Wade Edwards: Producer/Editor & Director of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Jay is one of the guiding forces behind Aqua Teen Hunger Force, acting in the role of Producer, Editor and Director for the show. For the feature film Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theatres he was the supervising Editor and a producer.
* Al Baruch: Legendary Disney animator. Al was the concept artist on classics such as Peter Pan (where he developed Captain Hook and the Crocodile) and Lady and the Tramp (where he developed Jock the Scottish Terrier and Trusty the English Bloodhound). In addition to his work at Disney, Al worked with CBS/Terrytoons on Mighty Mouse and Casper The Friendly Ghost.
* Select Start: The Classical Music "Video Game" Band. Select Start is the fusion of six musicians based in Gainesville, Florida, who combine their mutual love for video games, music, and their instruments (two violins, a cello, guitar, piano and flute) to create a musical experience and sound unique to the video game music world.
* Lisa Furukawa: Singer/Songwriter
* J*SCAPE: The South Florida JROCK cover band
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* Chickenbox!: The punk rock live action animation

Anime Supercon is proud to announce a first of it's kind Power Ranger reunion. Karan Ashley "Aisha The Yellow Power Ranger" will be making her FIRST ever convention appearance teaming up with Steve Cardenas "Rocky The Red Power Ranger" who will be making his first convention appearance in Florida. This will be the first time that these two stars have been together in over a decade!

Stephen Antonio Cardenas is an American actor and martial artist, perhaps most noted for playing Rocky DeSantos in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series. His character, Rocky, replaced Jason Lee Scott (played by Austin St. John) as the Red Ranger in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series, and he later became the Blue Ranger for Power Rangers: Zeo.

Karan Ashley was Aisha Campell, the second Yellow Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangere, replacing Thuy Trang (Trini). Staying on for 2 years, Karan left the show in 1996. Her last Power Rangers appearance was in the finale for the third season of the series.

The convention hours of operation are:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30: 5:00PM - 2:00AM
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1: 11:00AM - 2:00AM
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2: 11:00AM - 6:00PM
LOCATION: THE MARRIOTT NORTH
6650 N. Andrews Ave, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309. Phone (954) 771-0440. http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/fllcc

For a schedule of events and appearances: visit www.animesupercon.com

Anime Supercon Tickets are currently available online at $20 for a weekend pass. Tickets at the door will be $30 for a 3 day weekend pass and $20 for a one day pass.

ANIME SUPERCON is sponsored by Students of the Unusual (www.studentsoftheunusual.com) and Tate's Comics (www.tatescomics.com)


 
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