AM2 ANNOUNCES 2013 DATES AND NEW CONVENTION MODEL

2013 Convention Dates to be August 23-25 at the Anaheim Convention Center!

Get your General Admission and Passports Today and Experience the Difference!

LOS ANGELES, Calif.- ­ With just under 15,000 in UNIQUE attendance in 2012, AM2 proudly announces August 23-25, 2013 as next year’s official dates for the up and coming Southern California convention focusing on anime, manga and music from Asia. In addition, the convention model will change with a nominal daily admission charge in addition with the popular convention “fast pass” collectible Passports. More info and attendee registration can be found at www.am2con.org .

AM² is changing its model for 2013 to include General Attendance. General Attendance will cost $5.00 for one day and $10.00 for all three days. Attendees who pay this minimal fee will have access to our exhibit hall, artist alley, summer festival, general workshops/panels, autograph sessions, dance, arcade, and other unannounced events. The prices will start at $5/day and $10.00 for all three days prior to the official convention dates with online pre-registration. Prices increase to $10/day during the convention itself.

Attendees can still walk around the areas outside the halls and outside our rooms free of charge. Events such as cosplay gatherings that do not take place in our halls will not require the fee. However, if you intend to visit our halls and rooms for our exhibit hall, artist alley, or panels, you'll need to purchase a general attendance ticket.

What is the difference between general attendance and a premium passport?
· A premium passport gets you into all of our events including special "passport only" events including concerts, special Guest of Honor panels/meet-and-greets as well as screening premieres. It also grants
attendees automatic “front-of-the-line” privileges (in order of attendance) over the general attendance. You DO NOT need to pay for both the general attendance and passport. The passport also gives you many discounts with restaurants, amusements parks and many retail stores in the local Anaheim area as well as a souvenir keep-sake Passport booklet for you to take home.

Why did AM² institute this new general attendance fee?
· As our convention continues to grow, there are certain costs in which we need public support for us to continue providing the quality services and experiences that everyone expects of us including high caliber
guests of honor, movie premieres and other events.

AM2 Passport Prices for 2013
Three Day
2012 Special (through September 30th, 2012): $35.00
Early Pricing (through January 31st, 2013): $40.00
Regular Pricing (through May 31st, 2013): $45.00
Late Pricing (through pre-con): $50.00
At-Con Sales: $55.00

Two Day
2012 Special (through September 30th, 2012): $25.00
Early Pricing (through January 31st, 2013): $30.00
Regular Pricing (through May 31st, 2013): $35.00
Late Pricing (through pre-con): $40.00
At-Con Sales: $45.00

One Day
2012 Special (through September 30th, 2012): $20.00
Early Pricing (through January 31st, 2013): $23.00
Regular Pricing (through May 31st, 2013): $25.00
Late Pricing (through pre-con): $30.00
At-Con Sales: $35.00

Attendees can avoid the anticipated huge lines at autographs, premiere screenings, workshops, main events, concerts and panels by purchasing a Passport fast pass for the event. The Passport fast pass will also provide holders with premier seating options at Main Events and at Concert events as well as major discounts with theme parks, retailers and local restaurants. Bypass the lines and get your Passport today and experience the difference!

AM2 current activities include Exhibit Hall, AMV’s, Arcade, Summer Festival, Behind the Voice Actors Studio, Masquerade, Dances, Fashion Shows, Table Top, Console Gaming, Workshops, Panels, Concerts and more!

Follow us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/AM2Con

Follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/AM2Con

About AM2
Located in Anaheim, California ­ AM2, established in 2010, is a multi-day (3 day) public fan convention aspiring to be a key meeting place for fans that share a common interest in Asian music, Animation/Anime, and Comics/Manga. Nominal entrance fees are charged for certain activities that attendees choose to participate in. AM2 will be held on August 23-25, 2013 at the Anaheim Convention Center in sunny Anaheim, California. More information can be found at www.am2con.org .

AM2 STORMS INTO THE ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER TODAY

This Summer's Most Anticipated Animation, Music and Manga Convention in Southern California Launches for 2012

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (June 15, 2012) ­ Attendees galore storm into the halls of the Anaheim Convention Center today with high anticipation for the hottest summer ticket Š AM2. More info and convention registration can be found at www.am2con.org .


With a schedule chock-filled with activities including Guest of Honor Activities, Autographs, Panels & Workshops, Film Premieres, Concerts and Fashion Shows this year's AM2 is well positioned to be something that fans shouldn't miss out on!

"With all these amazing fan-driven events and our amazing Exhibit Hall, Summer Festival, Artist Alley, Maid Café, Host Club, Concert line-ups, AM2 is definitely not an event to be missed this Summer," states convention representative Chase Wang, "We hope you all will join us! It's not too late! Get a Passport and enjoy not only what the event can provide but also all the discounts throughout Southern California!"


3-Day Passport Holders that also stay within the official hotel room block will be treated to a "private" panel/meet-and-greet with Guests of Honor during the convention whose official hotel is the Anaheim Hilton Hotel.


Please note that ALL Guest of Honor activities (i.e. panels, autographs, appearances, etc.) are ALL Passport preferred activities. There will also be a private Meet & Greet event for each Guest of Honor EXCLUSIVELY for Attendees that are 3 Day Passport Holders and Anaheim Hilton Room Block Attendees (room key proof is required).


Please note that ALL film premiere events (i.e. ACE ATTORNEY, KAIBUTSU-KUN, KAIJI 2, etc.) will consist of an initial First screening (Passport ONLY &
Hotel Priority) and a 2nd Screening (Passport Preferred & General Audience). All screenings are based upon seat availability.


AM2 Official Guests of Honor includes Hiroshi Nagahama, Tara Strong. Putumayo, Andrea Libman, Quinton Flynn, Sixh. and Toshihiro Kawamoto. Current Main Events include Masquerade and Sixh's Fashion Rock Opera Concert.


Attendees can avoid the anticipated huge lines at autographs, premiere screenings, workshops, main events, concerts and panels by purchasing a Passport fast pass for the event. The Passport fast pass will also provide holders with premier seating options at Main Events and at Concert events as well as major discounts with theme parks (including Disneyland and the grand opening of Cars Land, Knott's Berry Farm, etc.), retailers and local restaurants. Bypass the lines and get your Passport today and experience the difference!


AM2 current activities include Exhibit Hall, AMV's, Arcade, Summer Festival, Behind the Voice Actors Studio, Masquerade, Dances, Fashion Shows, Table Top, Console Gaming, Workshops, Panels, Concerts and more!


Summer Festival performers Yukie Dong, Brathzo, Icarus Kid, Kazha, Lucid, Momotoma, and Ant1Nett AM2 Premieres, screenings and exclusive screenings include ACE ATTORNEY, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE STAR OF MILOS, KAIBUTSU-KUN THE MOVIE, KAIJI 2 and more!


Current Major Sponsors Include: Anime News Network and Snakebyte USA.


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About AM2
Located in Anaheim, California ­ AM2, established in 2010, is a multi-day (3 days) 24 hour event with no general attendance/badge purchase requirement and is aspiring to be a key meeting place for fans that share a common interest in Asian music, Animation/Anime, and Comics/Manga. Nominal fees are charged for certain activities that attendees choose to participate in.


AM2 will be held on June 15-17, 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center in sunny Anaheim, California. More information can be found at www.am2con.org .

The statements made in this press release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The Company cautions readers of this press release that a number of important factors could cause this event's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation, product delays,
industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, vendors and third-party developers, international economic and political conditions. The Company may change its intention, belief or expectation, at any time and without notice, based upon any changes in such factors, in the Company's assumptions or otherwise. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

AM2 ANNOUNCES THE 2012 T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST

1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Winners for Each Contest Awarded Amazing Prizes This June 15-17, 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center!

Get your Passports Today and Experience the Difference!


LOS ANGELES, Calif. (February 10, 2012) ­ -- Attention fans! Make this convention truly yours! Attendees can get more involved with this Summer's most anticipated animation, music and manga event, AM2 (June 15-17, 2012; Anaheim Convention Center and Anaheim Hilton), by entering the official 2012 T-Shirt Design Contest! Not only will the winner have their winning design utilized on a shirt that will be available to attendees, they (as well as 2nd and 3rd place winners) will also win some amazing prizes. More info, contest rules and attendee registration can be found at www.am2con.org .

Designs should incorporate the themes of AM2 (i.e. Passport, Passport Benefits, Summer Festival, etc.). Items that need to be incorporated into the t-shirt (white) include:

• AM2 Logo (available for download online) ;
• Fan Art ;
• Image of AM2 Mascot (Nyan-chan) ;
• AM2 Website Address: www.am2con.org ;
• Phrase: "Experience the Difference!" ;
• File specification: 2100 x 1800 px PNG at 150 dpi ;
• White will be considered transparent.

All entries should be sent to registration@am2con.org. Images should be in low resolution format for judging and will be required to be in high resolution for printing.


Official contest start date is today and deadline for all entries for the 2012 T-Shirt Design Contest is March 12, 2012 at 500 pm PST. Winning designs will be chosen via votes consisting of 50% general public voting and 50% AM2 staff votes.


Winners will receive:


1st Place

- Two (2) 3 Day Passes

- Front of the line at two autograph sessions/or GoH Meet and Greets

- Free T-shirt with your design

- Free Manga Design Program


2nd Place

- One (1) 3 Day Pass

- Front of the line at one autograph sessions/or GoH Meet and Greet

- Free T-shirt with your design


3rd Place

- One (1) 2 Day Pass (Or rebate toward your 3 Day pass purchase)

- Free T-Shirt with your design


Attendees can avoid the anticipated huge lines at autographs, premiere screenings, workshops, main events, concerts and panels by purchasing a Passport fast pass for the event. The Passport fast pass will also provide holders with premier seating options at Main Events and at Concert events as well as major discounts with theme parks, retailers and local restaurants. Bypass the lines and get your Passport today and experience the difference!

AM2 current activities include Exhibit Hall, AMV's, Arcade, Summer Festival, Behind the Voice Actors Studio, Masquerade, Dances, Fashion Shows, Table Top, Console Gaming, Workshops, Panels, Concerts and more!

Follow us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/AM2Con .

Follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/AM2Con .

About AM2

Located in Anaheim, California ­ AM2, established in 2010, is a multi-day (3 days) 24 hour event with no general attendance/badge purchase requirement and is aspiring to be a key meeting place for fans that share a common interest in Asian music, Animation/Anime, and Comics/Manga. Nominal fees are charged for certain activities that attendees choose to participate in.

AM2 will be held on June 15-17, 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center in sunny Anaheim, California. More information can be found at www.am2con.org .

AM2 ANNOUNCES MORE FUN FOR ATTENDEES WITH ITS MATSURI SUMMER FEST 2012

The Rodin of Lollipop Returns and Brings the Ancient Candy Making Art of Amezaiku to this Summer's Most Anticipated Anime, Music and Manga Convention in Southern California, June 15-17, 2012 in Anaheim, California!

Get your Passports Today and Experience the Difference!

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (January 31, 2012) ­- The ancient folk art of candy
sculpting, Amezaiku ("sweet candy craft"), is one of the most beautiful art forms that involves delectable edibles in which only a few master performers
exist in the world. One of these masters is Shan Ichiyanagi aka the Rodin of Lollipop will be attending this summer's most anticipated animation, music
and manga event's, AM2, Summer Festival to the delight of attendees. More
info can be found at www.am2con.org .

With a large palette of boiling corn syrup and a variety of precision tools,
Shan utilizes highly choreographed gestures and flourishes as he dips,
molds, pinches and pulls at the jewel-toned "goo" while it cools and hardens
into astonishingly intricate sculptures of fantastic animals and objects
that are worthy of almost any mantel. While he has sculpted well over 100
different objects, Shan can sculpt any object his audience can think of. A
unique and appealing candy sculpture can be magically made in less than 5
minutes as you watch with fascination!

"Fans are in for a real Œtreat," states Chase Wang, AM2 representative,
"Shan is an amazing artist that will create some of the most beautiful
pieces of edible art. Come check out one of the few remaining masters of
candy art. Get your Passports today and experience the difference!"

Attendees can avoid the anticipated huge lines at autographs, premiere
screenings, workshops, main events, concerts and panels by purchasing a
Passport fast pass for the event. The Passport fast pass will also provide
holders with premier seating options at Main Events and at Concert events as
well as major discounts with theme parks, retailers and local restaurants.
Bypass the lines and get your Passport today and experience the difference!

AM2 current activities include Exhibit Hall, AMV's, Arcade, Summer Festival,
Behind the Voice Actors Studio, Masquerade, Dances, Fashion Shows, Table
Top, Console Gaming, Workshops, Panels, Concerts and more!

Follow us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/AM2Con

Follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/AM2Con

About AM2Located in Anaheim, California ­ AM2, established in 2010, is a multi-day (3
days) 24 hour event with no general attendance/badge purchase requirement
and is aspiring to be a key meeting place for fans that share a common
interest in Asian music, Animation/Anime, and Comics/Manga. Nominal fees
are charged for certain activities that attendees choose to participate in.
AM2 will be held on June 15-17, 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center in
sunny Anaheim, California. More information can be found at www.am2con.org .

AM2 ANNOUNCES SCREENING OF "FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS"

Get Your Passport Today and Automatically Enter the AM2 Pre-Registration
Contest to Win Two Tickets to the Red Carpet Premiere Event in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (January 5, 2012) ­2012¹s most anticipated animation, music and manga convention in Southern California, AM2 (June 15-17, 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center and Hotels) continues to bring more fun to fans with the screening of the long-awaited "FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS" to this year¹s event! Passport purchasers will also have a chance to attend the official premiere event in Los Angeles on January 20, 2012. More information and online registration at www.am2con.org/ .

Passport purchasers will be automatically entered into the AM2 Pre-Registration contest to potentially win two (2) tickets to the "FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS"Red Carpet Premiere Event.

Information for the event is as follows:

Date: January 20, 2012

Location: Downtown Independent (251 S. Main St.; Los Angeles, CA 90012); www.downtownindependent.com

Time: 8:00 pm; Screeing at 9:00 pm followed by Q&A with production & cast members

It will be a night of entertainment for fans of the popular Fullmetal Alchemist franchise featuring an opportunity to walk the carpet, movie presentation, and a Q & A with both the Japanese director Kazuya Murata and the US Director Mike McFarland as well as members of the US voice cast including Vic Mignogna and BONES president, Masahiko Minami.

"We are working hard to bring you (the fans) the best in anime, manga and music entertainment from Asia", states Chase Wang AM2 representative, "Whether you are a casual or hard-core fan, we hope you will joins us for this truly amazing and fun fan event filled with anime, manga, j-rock, j-pop, cosplay and more!"


Film Synopsis: Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, a new feature-length adventure into the world of an international anime sensation.
           A fugitive alchemist with mysterious abilities leads the Elric brothers to a distant valley of slums inhabited by the Milos, a proud people struggling against bureaucratic exploitation. Ed and Al quickly find themselves in the middle of a rising rebellion, as the exiled Milos lash out against their oppressors. At the heart of the conflict is Julia, a young alchemist befriended by Alphonse. She'll stop at nothing to restore the Milos to their former glory ­ even if that means harnessing the awful power of the mythical
Philosopher's Stone.

Passport pricing (U.S. $) is as follows:
One (1) Day

* Thru March 31st: $25.00
* Thru June 14th: $30.00
* At-con Sales: $35.00

Two (2) Day * Thru March 31st: $35.00
* Thru June 14th: $40.00
* At-con Sales: $45.00

Three (3) Day
* Thru March 31st: $45.00
* Thru June 14th: $50.00
* At-con Sales: $55.00

Entrance to the event is free, but attendees can avoid the huge lines by obtaining a "priority entrance" Passport fast pass for the event. The Passport fast pass will also provide holders with premier seating options at Main Events and at Concert events as well as major discounts with theme parks, retailers and local restaurants. Concert events are only accessible via a purchased Passport or concert ticket. Bypass the lines and get your Passport today and experience the difference!

Potential exhibitors and artists interested in exhibiting at this event can also email info@am2con.org for additional information and rates.

AM2 current activities include Exhibit Hall, AMV's, Arcade, Summer Festival, Behind the Voice Actors Studio, , Masquerade, Cosplay Chess, Dances, Fashion Shows, Table Top, Console Gaming, Workshops, Panels, Concerts and more!

Follow us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/AM2Con

Follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/AM2Con

About AM2
Located in Anaheim, California ­ AM2, established in 2010, is a multi-day (3 days) 24 hour event with no general attendance/badge purchase requirement and is aspiring to be a key meeting place for fans that share a common interest in Asian music, Animation/Anime, and Comics/Manga. Nominal fees are charged for certain activities that attendees choose to participate in.

AM2 will be held on June 15-17, 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center in sunny Anaheim, California. More information can be found at www.am2con.org .

About Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
§ Released in Japan on July 2, 2011
§ Official theme song for the movie ­ "Good Luck My Way" by L'Arc-en-Ciel
§ Directed by Kazuya Murata (Code Geass, Asst. Director)
§ Animation Studio ­ BONES (Cowboy Bebop: The Movie)

About Fullmetal Alchemist franchise
* FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST is Japanese cartoon series started in 2001 and ended
June 2010 selling over 50 million volumes.
* It was adapted into TV animation series of 51 episodes in 2003 and the
second season started in 2009 on Adult Swim/Cartoon Network spanning 64
episodes and still aired as of December 2011.