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January 31, 2006

News for Anime Syracuse 2006:

Date announced for anime festival in Syracuse, NY

Syracuse, NY - Date Announced for Syracuse's First Major Japanese Animation Festival

Today, the organizing committee behind Anime Syracuse announced that their first event will be held on Saturday, March 25th, at the Palace Theater in Syracuse, NY. The event, which will be the region's first major festival exclusively focused on Japanese Animation (Anime), will run from 12:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. and feature several different features and short films, both modern and classic. In addition to the film program there will be costume contests, giveaways and Japanese Pop music.

Anime Syracuse will bring to Syracuse a new type of cultural event series that promises to inject the region with cutting edge pop-culture and artistry.

"I grew up with Japanese animation and comics and over the past 30 years I have seen them evolve from a fairly small niche import to a major force in the U.S.'s cultural landscape, dominating not only the video industry, but also the comic book scene, with Japanese manga dominating bookshelves at major retailers nationwide", said Jeff Couto of Japan Hero, a locally-based online property that is one of the world's leading websites for information on Japanese Animation and live TV shows.

The Anime Syracuse organizing committee includes Patrick Maloney and Wayne Chase Jr. of Flying Turtle Toys, in addition to Jeff Couto. In addition to planning the Anime Syracuse event series, the committee is also behind the Japanese movie monster festival, Tokyo Attack.

About Anime Syracuse
Anime Syracuse is Central New York's premiere Japanese animation, J-Pop and Asian cinema convention.
http://www.animesyracuse.com

About Flying Turtle Toys
Flying Turtle Toys located at 5431 South Bay Road in North Syracuse, NY, carries a full line of imported toys from Japan, domestic TV and movie-character toys, comics, manga, and import DVDs. Flying Turtle Toys also has Central New York's widest selection of Hello Kitty and other Sanrio character items, and related products.
http://www.flyingturtletoys.com/

About Japan Hero
One of the world's leading websites for information on Japanese live action hero TV shows such as Toei's Super Sentai and Kamen Rider TV series, Tsuburaya's long running Ultraman series as well as vintage and modern anime shows, movies and OVA's.
http://www.japanhero.com