Society For The Promotion Of Japanese Animation

1522 Brookhollow Drive Jessica Hernandez

Santa Ana, California 92705 Monday 2:30
(714) 937-2994 Assignment 5

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Jessica Hernandez
jhernandez21295@gmail.com
(562) 852-9163

Nov. 3, 2017

Thousands Gather in Los Angeles For Anime Appreciation

WHAT: Over 100,000 attendees gather in the heart of downtown Los

Angeles each year to celebrate their love of Japanese culture at
Anime Expo. Patrons mingle in extravagant hand-made costumes
and make-up that brings both the anime and comic book
characters to life. Events at the convention include late-night
dances, cosplay gatherings, concerts with exclusive bands from
Japan, a masquerade and a fashion show.

WHERE: Los Angeles Convention Center. 1201 South Figueroa Street, Los
Angeles California

WHEN: Wednesday, July 4 through Monday, July 9. A complete list of

cosplay gatherings and times is available at the information desk.

VISUAL: Passionate people in intricate cosplay costumes and make-up.

QUOTE: TheSocietyforthePromotionofJapaneseAnimationhas
certainlymadeanameforitselfattractingmillionsofAnimeand
MangaenthusiastssaidChiefExecutiveOfficerMichael
LattanzioofSPJA.

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About SPJA:
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation is a non-profit organization with
the goal of creating places that bring together the fans, the industry, and all others to
enjoy, promote, and celebrate Japanese animation, manga, and their related interests.
NAME OF BLOGGER
Ejen Chuang in a Korean-American who created a blog called Cosplay In America that
features pictures of cosplayers of all levels at different conventions across America, and
their backgrounds. He went to his first anime convention in 2008, and that triggered his
passion for all things cosplay.

P.O Box #74287 Los Angeles, CA 90004

(323) 578-5527
ejenchuang@gmail.com
ejen@cosplayinamerica.com

RESEARCH
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Conventions_of_2016
Expo, A. (n.d.). Los Angeles Convention Center July 1st-4th, 2016. Retrieved November
04, 2017, from http://www.anime-expo.org/
Orsini, L. (2013, July 16). A Q&A with cosplay photographer and author Ejen Chuang.
Retrieved November 03, 2017, from https://www.otakujournalist.com/a-qa-with-
cosplay-photographer-and-author-ejen-chuang/
Rice, B. (n.d.). SPJA announces new CEO, Michael Lattanzio. Retrieved November 04,
2017, from https://www.japanator.com/spja-announces-new-ceo-michael-
lattanzio-11293.phtml
Rizkallah, T. (n.d.). Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation - SPJA. Retrieved
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