Published: February 03, 2011
Anime Expo 2011, Host of One of the World's Largest Masquerade Events, Offers $25,000 in Cash and Prizes to Its Creatively Costumed Fans
LOS ANGELES - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Anime Expo, North America's largest anime and manga event which attracts
tens of thousands of elaborately costumed fans for one of the world's
largest masquerade events, will reward its most creative "cosplayers"
with $25,000 in cash and prizes in 2011. Celebrating its 20th
anniversary, Anime Expo returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center and
L.A. Live from July 1 - 4, 2011 with the biggest exhibition and program
in its history. A non-stop marathon of Japanese pop culture that's been
likened to Halloween in July, Anime Expo (AX) fully immerses guests into
the world of Japanese animation, manga (comic books), music and fashion.
Anime Expo 2011, themed "The Year of the Fan," will award a spectacular
$10,000 cash prize to the "Best of Show" winner in the wildly popular
Masquerade competition, in which fans transform themselves into their
favorite anime and manga characters through creative costuming,
accessories and make-up and put on their own show before an audience of
thousands in the stunning Nokia Theater. The $10,000 award will make it
the richest anime costume competition in North America. Masquerade
second and third place winners will receive $2,500 and $1,000
respectively, while winners of the Midnight Tea, Pop Shock Masquerade
and other Anime Expo cosplay competitions will split close to $12,000 in
cash and prizes.
"The fans who work so hard on their costumes and performances all year
long and who make Anime Expo so exciting will be well rewarded in 2011,"
said Marc Perez, Chairman and CEO of the Society for the Promotion of
Japanese Animation, the non-profit that produces the event. "In addition
to the large awards in the formal Anime Expo competitions, we'll have a
roving team of judges giving on-the-spot prizes like tickets to
exclusive events and valuable collectibles to outstanding cosplayers
they see anywhere throughout the Convention Center."
Anime Expo gives fans the rare opportunity to meet and hear from some of
the most famous anime, manga and musical artists from Japan and get into
the action through everything from costume play, karaoke and video
competitions to exclusive screenings, non-stop video gaming competitions
and the Masquerade. Returning this year, Anime Expo will incorporate an
authentic Japanese Street Fair that will take over the LA Convention
Center and LA Live area with music, martial arts demonstrations, games,
food and much more.
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Tickets
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Ticket prices range from $45 for a one-day adult pass to $75 for a
four-day adult pass. A one day for children ages 5 - 12 is $25.
Children 1 - 4 are free. Admission to the AX Japanese Street Fair
is free. To register for Anime Expo 2011, please visit www.anime-expo.org.
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Hours: Los Angeles Convention Center &L.A. Live
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Friday, July 1
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9 a.m. - 4 a.m.
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Saturday, July 2 & Sunday, July 3
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9 a.m. - 4 a.m.
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Monday, July 4
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9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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*After hours dancing at Club Nokia till
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2 a.m.
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Address
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Los Angeles Convention Center
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1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
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For more information, visit www.anime-expo.org
or call 805-654-0171
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About the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is a
non-profit organization whose mission is 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. For more information, please visit www.spja.org.
For Anime Expo
Jim Yeager, 424-644-0225
jim@breakwhitelight.com
Roberta
Silverman, 818-849-6347
Roberta@breakwhitelight.com
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