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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOS ANGELES, CA - July 29 - It has been announced
that Spike Spencer will be appearing as a guest at the Anime
Evolution Anime Convention in Vancouver August 13-15.
Anime Evolution 2010 at the University of British Columbia is
Vancouver’s premiere Asian popular cultural event where
audiences and industry interact directly in an informal
setting.
The three-day convention is expected to draw close to 6,000
attendees this year and brings together art, animation (anime),
comic books (manga), video games, film and music in a celebration
of Asian popular culture and multimedia.
Events take place starting Friday, August 13, and end Sunday,
August 15. Everyone is welcome to register as attendees. The price
for a three-day pass is $55 for a three-day pass and daily passes
are available.
The convention highlights Vancouver’s local creative
talent as well as showcasing the work of artists from Canada and
abroad.
Convention attendees can attend Q&A’s and workshops
with voice actors, directors, artists, animators, comic books
publishers and game developers.
Video screenings, video game rooms, a cultural festival and live
performances by DJs, bands and improv actors are sure to keep
guests thoroughly entertained.
New for this year is the Artist’s Villa, a sizeable space
devoted to creative talents of all kinds, including writing,
drawing, and performances.
Cosplay (short for Costume Play), where attendees dress up as
their favourite video game, comic book and animated characters, is
encouraged. Gutsier attendees can participate in a fashion show or
take part in thehighly- competitive singing contest, Anime
Idol.
Those looking for official merchandise, like comic books or
videos, should definitely make a visit a dealers area one of their
top priorities.
For more information, please visit
www.animeevolution.com. For our media pacakge,
please contact our media relations manager, Jason Rako.
Media Contact: Jason Rako, Media Manager for 2010
media@animeevolution.com
ABOUT SPIKE SPENCER:
An accomplished actor, Spike Spencer has worked onscreen with
such notable stars as Tommy Lee Jones, Sandra Bullock, Frank
Langella, Tia Carrere, and Scott Glenn.
In the realm of voice acting he has voiced hundreds of episodes
of Anime including Evangelion, Vampire Knight, Bleach, Spriggan,
Nadesico, Mar, Pre Tear, Code Geass 2, Buso Renkin and Bleach as
well as numerous video games including World of Warcraft-The
Burning Crusades, Tales of Vesperia, BlazBlue, Trauma Center,
Steambot Chronicles, and Star Ocean 2. Spike has lent his voice to
many radio and television commercials and campaigns.
Spike is also an author/screenwriter and is in pre-production on
his first feature film that he scripted, "Dwindle Down." Learn more
about Spike at:
www.worldospike.com
www.spikespencer.com
www.almostevilminions.com
www.twitter.com/spikespencer
For more information, photos or to request an interview contact
Spike Spencer at
spike@worldospike.com
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