Anime Expo® 2008 & Intermixi Japan Tours Announce: Pre-Registration Grand Prize Getaway To Japan Sweepstakes

A New Way to Experience Japan

Anaheim, California (March 5, 2008) ‹ Want to experience Kyoto? Get wild in Osaka? See the all that is anime/manga in Tokyo? Attend the Tokyo Anime Fair? Be part of the Tokyo Game Show? Anime Expo® 2008 and Intermixi Japan Tours announce the Pre-Registration Grand Prize Getaway to Japan! All pre-registered attendees who register prior to June 15, 2008 will be automatically entered. Winners will be announced at Anime Expo® 2008's Opening Ceremonies July 3, 2008. Anime Expo® 2008 will be held from July 3-6, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org.

Two (2) lucky pre-registered attendees will win an all expense paid trip (including roundtrip airfare, hotel, excursions, some meals and much more) courtesy of Intermixi Japan Tours. Winners will be able to choose from the following seasonal tours (as available):

• Kame Hame Kansai Tour
• Neo Tokyo Tour
• Tokyo Game Show Tour

For full description of tours, please go to www.intermixi.com.

Attendees, Press and Industry Members are also encouraged to view the video coverage site of the 2007 convention at www.AXBackstage.org.

About Anime Expo®
Located in Los Angeles, California - Anime Expo®, the nation's largest anime/manga convention, serves to foster trade, commerce and the interests of the general public and animation/ comics industry. This event serves as a key meeting place for the general public to express their interest and explore various aspects of anime/manga, as well as for members of the industry to conduct business. AX 2008 will be held July 3 ­ July 6, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Southern California. More information can be found at its website (www.anime-expo.org).

About Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is a non-profit organization with a mission to popularize and educate the American public about anime and manga, as well as provide a forum to facilitate communication between professionals and fans. This organization is more popularly known by its entertainment property ­ Anime Expo®. More information can be found at its website (www.spja.org).

About Intermixi Japan Tours
Intermixi Japan Tours have been established to provide both the casual and intermediate traveler an alternative, pop cultured look at the "land of the rising sun". While not ignoring the cultural history of Japan, Intermixi Japan Tours shows you the side you will never see anywhere else. Intermixi Japan Tours current yearly schedule will be the summer, fall and winter season. Please contact for special tour inquiries. More information can be found at its website (www.intermixi.com)