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Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation to hold Symposium at Tokyo International Anime Fair

Leading Industry Experts Speak on the U.S. Anime/Manga Industries and the Announcement of the SPJA Award Finalists

Anaheim, California (March 18, 2008) — The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), the overseeing body of the nation’s largest anime/manga convention (Anime Expo®), will be presenting a symposium presentation/discussion about the history,current status and future of the U.S. Anime/Manga Industries at Tokyo International Anime Fair held within Tokyo Big Sight’s Special Theatre 2(Thursday; March 27, 2008; 16:30-18:00-Tokyo time). In addition, announcements of the finalists of the highly recognized and coveted SPJA Industry Awards will also be made. More information can be found on the website www.spja.org.

Symposium participants include:

Trulee Karahashi, Society for the Promotion of Japanese Anime-Chief Executive Officer

Prior to becoming the Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Karahashi held the position of Chief Financial Officer for the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), Ms. Karahashi was a Financial Consultant for Merrill Lynch Private Client Group in the San Francisco Bay Area. A graduate from the University of California at Berkeley, Ms. Karahashi has been involved with Anime Expo® since 1996 (beginning as a volunteer staff) including positions such as Industry Liaison, Division Director and Department Manager. As the CFO for the organization that puts together the nation’s largest Anime/Manga convention, Ms. Karahashi dealt with the internal/external financial needs of its members as well as the analysis of industry trends & relations and financial projections for the organization.

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