ANIME CONJI ANNOUNCES VOICE ACTOR, CARRIE SAVAGE, AS GUEST OF HONOR

SAN DIEGO, CA, March 26^th, 2013 – Anime Conji, San Diego's Anime Convention, announces Carrie Savage as a Guest of Honor! Ms. Savage is best known for roles including Junko Kaname in Madoka Magica, Solty Revant in Solty Rei, Fuko in I, My, Me! Strawberry Eggs, Rakka in Haibane Renmei, Hakufu in Ikki Tousen, Nancy in R.O.D. the TV, Maromi in Paranoia Agent, Shima in Stellvia, Nina in Ultra Maniac, and Angol Mois in Sergeant Frog.

Ms. Savage has an extensive body of work, with additional roles in anime series and films including Daphne in the Brilliant Blue, Marmalade Boy, Gankutsuou, Dear.S, GunXSword, Ergo Proxy, Girl’s Bravo, Texhnolyze, Melody of Oblivion, Tsukihime, Sakura Wars the Movie, Dangaizer 3, Aguarian Age the Movie, Ghost Talker's Day Dream, Vampire Knight, Squid Girl, and Durarara. She has adapted scripts for series including School Rumble and Shuffle, in addition to directing duties on Shuffle and other projects.

Ms. Savage has a background in theater and stage acting, and has also traveled the world in order to help struggling children and adults in developing countries.

Anime Conji is delighted to welcome Carrie Savage as a Guest of Honor to AC2013, coming to the Town and Country Resort in San Diego April 12th-14th!

About Anime Conji

The newest project managed by the SPJA, Anime Conji (AC) is an annual convention held in San Diego at the Town and Country Resort and Conference Center. Now in its fourth year, Anime Conji has rapidly grown to become the premiere anime and Japanese pop culture event in the San Diego area, bringing together cosplayers, gamers, and anime fans for a weekend celebrating the best in Japanese culture and entertainment. To register, or for more information, please visit the official website.

About the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation

The SPJA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to popularize and educate the American public about Japanese entertainment culture, as well as provide a forum to facilitate communication between professionals and fans. For more information, please visit the SPJA website.

Anime Expo Will Feature Voice Actor Steve Blum As An Official Guest Of Honor

LOS ANGELES (April 6, 2012) – Anime Expo, North America’s largest anime, manga and Japanese pop culture celebration, today announced popular voice actor Steve Blum as an Official Guest of Honor. One of anime’s most prolific voice actors, Blum will participate in a meet-and-greet, autograph signing and focus panel at Anime Expo when it returns to the LA Convention Center from June 29 – July 2, 2012.

With literally hundreds of credits to his name, Steve Blum is well known as the voice of “Spike Spiegel” from “Cowboy Bebop,” “Wolverine” from several incarnations of X-Men (animated movies, games, the Wolverine and the X-Men TV Series, The Super Hero Squad Show and X-Men Anime) and “Orochimaru,” “Zabuza,” and others from “Naruto” -- to name a few. His has also lent his distinctive deep voice to 7-11 television and radio ads, dozens of Digimon and a gigantic list of other characters from anime, video games, TV and film. Currently fans can catch him on the new super-charged CGI series “Transformers: Prime,” playing the sometimes delusional but always deadly Decepticon “Starscream”, as “Heatwave” on the brand new kid-friendly, “Transformers: Rescue Bots!” and joining the cast of “Avatar: The Legend of Korra” as the evil “Amon.”

About Anime Expo

Now in its 21st year, Anime Expo is North America’s largest celebration of anime, manga and Japanese pop culture. Anime Expo gives fans the rare opportunity to meet and hear from some of the most famous anime, manga, musical, game and fashion artists from Japan. AX 2012 will feature an exciting schedule of exclusive screenings; artists’ panels; live concerts; cosplay, dance parties, karaoke and video competitions; non-stop video gaming and unsurpassed shopping from more than 300 vendors. AX 2012 takes place June 29 – July 2, 2012 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. To register or for more information, please visit www.anime-expo.org. Connect with Anime Expo on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

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.