Posted: Jun 29, 2004

Press Contact:
pr@bandai-ent.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Bandai Entertainment Wants to See Familiar Faces at Anime Expo 2004

Cypress, CA (June 29, 2004) - Bandai Entertainment, the premiere distributor of Japanese animation in North America and major sponsor for this year’s Anime Expo, wants to see familiar faces at Anime Expo 2004!

Anyone who comes to the Bandai booth in the exhibit hall at booth #509 dressed as their favorite Bandai Entertainment character, will get a chance to spin "The Wheel" to win a fabulous prize. Prizes will include a variety of Bandai DVDs, exclusive promotional Wolf's Rain beanies and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED t-shirts, posters and other merchandise!

Participating convention goers will receive a chance to spin "The Wheel" each day dressed in costume. Limit 1 spin per day. Characters are limited to those under license by Bandai Entertainment here in North America.

Examples:

Spike from Cowboy Bebop

Motoko from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Kira from Gundam SEED

Duo from Gundam Wing

Dorothy from The Big O

Lime from Saber Marionette J

etc.

Please visit www.bandai-ent.com to check if your costume falls under an officially licensed property.

For those attending Anime Expo without a costume, please inquire at the Bandai booth with regards to other ways to spin "The Wheel" for prizes.

Bandai Entertainment Inc. is the premier distributor of Japanese animation on DVD home video in North America. The company has distributed notable titles like Cowboy Bebop, Gundam Seed, Witch Hunter Robin, and Wolf's Rain. Bandai Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of Bandai America Inc., who makes the toys for the hit television series, Power Rangers, Digimon, and Mobile Suit Gundam. All U.S. operations are headquartered in a large, ultra-modern facility in Cypress, Calif. Bandai Co., Ltd is the third largest toy company in the world comprising 53 subsidiaries in 18 countries. In addition to toys and children's entertainment, Bandai Co.'s global interests include video game software, multimedia, music and full-length feature films, vending machines, trading cards, candies, and licensed apparel. Bandai Entertainment is headquartered in Cypress, California and additional company and product information is available through our website at www.bandai-ent.com.

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