Metreon--A Sony Entertainment Center Presents the First Annual Metreon Festival of Anime.Entertainment Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2001 Bandai Entertainment Bandai Entertainment, Inc. is an anime distribution company, owned by the Japanese enterprise Namco Bandai Holdings.[2] It is involved in the distribution of numerous anime in North America, as well as manga and other merchandising ventures related to anime. , ADV ADV Advertisement ADV Adverb ADV Advance/Advanced ADV Advantage (tennis) ADV Advise ADV Advocate ADV Advancement ADV Advent ADV Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Datenverarbeitung ADV Adversus (Latin: Against) Films and Viz Communications, Inc. Join Metreon in Celebrating Japanese Anime & Manga maNga is a popular Turkish nu metal/rapcore band. Their music is mainly a fusion of alternative metal and hip hop music, with a touch of Anatolian melodies; with heavy use of turntables, invoking comparisons with modern American nu metal bands. Culture with First Major Festival of its Kind in Bay Area Sony's Popular AIBO (Artificial Intelligence roBOt) A battery-operated robotic dog from Sony that behaves like a living animal, learning and growing through experience. Capable of autonomous behavior, AIBO understands voice commands, and it simulates instincts and feelings with sound and (R) Entertainment Robot An entertainment robot is, as the name indicates, a robot that is not made for utilitarian use, as in production or domestic services, but for the sole subjective pleasure -an emotion, something machines, even the 'smartest' computers, are not capable to have- of the human it will Unveil its New Model Metreon(R)--A Sony Entertainment Center in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , announced that Metreon will host the first annual Metreon Festival of Anime the weekend of October 27-28 inside Metreon's Action Theatre attraction. Anime, or Japanese animation, is one of the hottest new entertainment options among teens and young adults around the globe. The Metreon Festival of Anime will take place in conjunction with the Big Apple Anime Fest The Big Apple Anime Fest is an anime convention which was held annually between 2001 and 2003. The event was organized by Central Park Media,[2] a company that licenses anime and manga and translates it for resale in the United States. scheduled for the same weekend in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . "Anime is a film art that is experiencing extraordinary popularity right now in the Bay Area," explained Eva Miranda, senior vice president and general manager of Metreon. "Metreon is San Francisco's best venue to hold this exciting celebration, and we invite everyone - longtime anime fans or those not yet familiar with this Japanese art Japanese art, works of art created in the islands that make up the nation of Japan. Early Works The earliest art of Japan, probably dating from the 3d and 2d millennia B.C. form - to come to our festival and experience a full weekend in celebration of anime." The Metreon Festival of Anime is a unique opportunity for anime fans to gather in an energetic, social atmosphere. Throughout Saturday and Sunday, October 27 and 28, hundreds of festival attendees will have the opportunity to view screenings, participate in interactive workshops and join lively panel discussions. They will also be able to purchase the latest anime & manga (comics) products at Action Theatre on Metreon's second floor and enjoy exclusive Big Apple Anime Fest programming simultaneously with fans in New York City. Metreon is partnering with Sony's Animax channel, as well as anime authorities Bandai Entertainment, ADV Films and Viz Communications, Inc. to provide exciting, top-notch anime entertainment for the Festival. Throughout the two-day event, fans will have a chance to watch Sony Pictures' "The Making of Metropolis", Bandai Entertainment's "Love Hina" and the U.S. premiere of "G-Saviour", and ADV Film's "Princess Nine: First Inning" and "Robotech: The Masters - A New Threat." The Festival will also feature an Anime Lounge hosted by ADV Films presenting all the latest music from Sony Music Imports and a Festival Party presented by Viz, featuring karaoke, local DJs and a Cosplay costume contest. The Metreon Festival of Anime costs $25 through October 19 and $30 tickets will be available at the door. Price of admission includes 25 hours of anime screenings, the Festival Party presented by Viz, free gaming at Metreon's Airtight Garage (600 points), Cosplay costume contest, and insider panel discussions on timely anime issues with representatives from Bandai Entertainment, Viz, and San Jose-based No Name Anime, the premier anime club in the Bay Area. Also featured are how-to-draw manga workshops by Copic, an Anime Lounge hosted by ADV Films, and special offers and prizes. At the Festival, Sony's entertainment robot AIBO(R) will unveil its new cousins "LATTE" and "MACARON" and all festival attendees will be automatically entered to win a robot of their very own. Metreon(R) is a business unit of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation. It is based in Inglewood, California. It is the umbrella company under which all Sony companies operate in the United States. Subsidiaries
Noun a film projection process that produces an image ten times larger than standard Theatre, nine Bay Area-based restaurants, several unique shopping destinations that include Sony Style, PlayStation(R), microsoft(R)SF, Discovery Channel Store: Destination San Francisco, and specialty retail shops and kiosks. For more information about Metreon, please call (415) 369-6000 or visit its Web site at http://www.metreon.com. About Bandai Entertainment Bandai Entertainment Inc. is the premier distributor of Japanese animation on home video in North America - Distributing critically acclaimed features such as "Mobile Suit Gundam Mobile Suit Gundam (機動戦士ガンダム ", "Escaflowne(R)", "Cowboy Bebop", and "The Big O". Bandai Entertainment's most recent release, "Mobile Suit Gundam" is one of the highest rated shows on Cartoon Network's Toonami block. Bandai Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of Bandai America Inc., toy manufacturer for the FOX hit television series, "Power Rangers" and "Digimon". Please visit www.bandai-ent.com for more information. About ADV Films ADV Films, the premiere label of A.D.Vision, Inc. formed in 1992, is North America's No.1 distributor of top-of-the-line Japanese animation ("anime"), with titles such as "Sailor Moon", "Samurai X" and "Neon Genesis Evangelion The name Neon Genesis Evangelion can refer to a number of things; generally usage of the term can refers to a number of works in the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, such as the following, or the overall franchise itself:
About Viz Communications, Inc. Viz Communications, Inc., is the leading U.S. publisher of Japanese animation and comics (anime and manga) for English-speaking audiences, serving a growing market of dedicated fans of all ages. Founded in 1986, Viz publishes over 20 titles every month including "Ranma 1/2", "Pokemon", "Gundam" and "Dragon Ball Z “DBZ” redirects here. For the meteorological term, see dBZ (meteorology). Dragon Ball Z (ドラゴンボールZ ". Viz also offers an integrated product line of consumer entertainment that includes magazines, comics, graphic novels, videos, DVDs and audio soundtracks. Based in San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] , Viz is one of the top five comics publishers in the U.S. and is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Shogakukan, one of Japan's three largest publishers. With some of the most innovative products in the industry, Viz has expanded its offerings to its loyal fans through web sites such as www.animerica-mag.com, www.pulp-mag.com, www.j-pop.com and its corporate site, www.viz.com. About Entertainment Robot America (ERA), Sony Electronics Inc. Established in January 1999, Entertainment Robot America is a divisional company of Sony Electronic Inc. Headquartered in Los Angeles, ERA maintains sales, marketing and engineering operations in the U.S. For further product and sales information on Sony AIBO Entertainment Robot and a complete list of AIBO accessories please visit www.aibo.com or call 1-888-917-7669. Color slides and/or digital photos of anime can be immediately requested from: Kirsten Maynard Metreon--A Sony Entertainment Center (415) 537-3417, kmaynard@metreon.com |
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