June 12, 2003 (San Francisco, CA) – The foremost and authoritative national magazine covering anime and manga will be attending this year’s anime conventions. ANIMERICA Magazine, winner of the SPJA Award for “Best Anime Publication” nine years in a row (1993-2002), will be on hand in a unique booth to give convention attendees the opportunity to meet the ANIMERICA staff and receive a free T-shirt for subscribing to the publication. ANIMERICA is also sponsoring the Anime Expo program guide, with original content created exclusively for the convention.

ANIMERICA Magazine is scheduled to attend three conventions this summer:

• Anime Expo – Anaheim Convention Center, July 3-July 6
• Comic-Con International – San Diego Convention Center, July 17-July 20
• Otakon – Baltimore Convention Center, August 8-August 10

ANIMERICA Magazine staff will be in a booth at all three anime conventions. At the Otakon convention, attendees will have the opportunity to meet the publication’s editor-in-chief, Julie Davis. Davis is considered to be a leading voice in the field of Japanese manga and anime and will be available for interviews. Davis can give the media and attendees the latest trends and “what’s new and hot” in manga and anime coming from Japan.

ABOUT ANIMERICA MAGAZINE:

• Ten years of experience writing about Japanese manga and anime
• Contains features, news, reviews, and exclusive columns from toys and model kits to the latest in both anime and live-action film in Japan (in every issue!)
• Feedback section gives readers the opportunity to respond or comment through letters
• Fan Art section allows readers to showcase their talents
• Contest in every issue, plus a yearly art and design contest
• Lists of new anime and manga including TV updates and convention calendars to keep readers up to date

ANIMERICA Magazine is a 96-page, full-color square-bound publication with a U.S. cover price of $4.95 per issue (unchanged for ten years) and a U.S. yearly 12 issue subscriber rate of $29.95 (50% off cover price). Each issue includes a free fold-out poster. The publication’s readership consists of both males and females, teens and up.

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