Holiday Anime Faire

We’re planning for our 2010 event, which will be held on Saturday, December 4, 2010.

Stay tuned for more updates, coming in September!

We’re THRILLED to announce the winners to our art contest. The awesome professionals at MANGA START were super-impressed with all of the entries, and had a tough time judging!

Head on over to the Art Contest Page to see who won!

We’ll be posting reviews of each entry in the near future on the official Manga Start website at http://www.mangastart.com (after the Holiday Anime Faire though ^_^)

SEE THE ART CONTEST WINNERS!

Viz Media has kindly donated several movies that will be shown at the Holiday Anime Faire this weekend!

Here is the viewing schedule and age categories:

10:30am Prince of Tennis (various episodes) – All Ages
12:00pm Bleach Vol. 15 – Teen
2:00pm  Naruto Vol. 25 – Teen

Our event is coming up this weekend, and it’s NOT TOO LATE to pre-register!

Ensure that you get the special $5.00 pre-registration admission price.  We’ve added a form that you can download , fill out, and bring with you the day of the event.

Your admission includes a Goodie Bag filled with cool stuff from Viz Media, Dark Horse, Sakura of America, plus Activity Tickets that you’ll use to make arts & crafts!

You can also use Reg-E-Rec to register, but we thought we’d add this option in case you were having trouble with it ^_^;

DOWNLOAD Pre-Reg Form
REGISTER ONLINE at Reg-E-Rec

Barnes & Noble in Fremont is having a Book Fair to benefit the City of Fremont Teen Programs and the Holiday Anime Faire!

Enjoy Barnes & Nobles’ great selection of the latest manga, Twilight novels, holiday gifts and more, many available at SALE prices. A percentage of your purchases made from Dec. 5-7 will be donated to the City of Fremont Teen Recreations.

DOWNLOAD & Print the voucher, and bring it with you when you shop at Barnes & Noble Fremont! Thank you for your support!

DOWNLOAD NOW Barnes & Noble Voucher
DOWNLOAD NOW Barnes & Noble Flyer

This year’s Manga Start classes will focus on helping you make your very own Manga trading cards. A $5 registration fee gives you professional manga art instruction, plus art supplies and a manga card that you will create and take home with you.

Thanks so much to Canson FanBoy Papers and Sakura of America for generously supplying materials for this class.

REGISTER FOR MANGA START CLASSES
$5 pre-reg/$8 at-the-door

Session 1: 11am – 11:45am PRE-REGISTER NOW
Session 2: 1pm – 1:45pm PRE-REGISTER NOW

Dust off those pencils, pens, paints, and crayons, and get ready for the Holiday Anime Faire Art Contest!

For kids in grades K-6, we’ve got a Fun Coloring Contest.

For kids older than that, we’ve got a Postcard Art Contest.

FANTABULOSO PRIZES will be awarded for each age group. Generous prize donations are courtesy of Sakura of America, P.M.B.Q. Studios, Dark Horse Comics, Viz Media, and many more.

In addition, your entry into our art contest grants you a Complimentary Artist Pass good for 1 FREE Admission to the Holiday Anime Faire.

Entries are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, November 30, and will be judged by professional artists. We look forward to seeing your entries!

Pre-Register NOW for ONLY $5!
($8 at the door)
Admission fee includes 2 activity tickets (good for making your own cards, crafts, and ornaments) and a Limited Edition Goodie Bag!
PRE-REGISTER FOR $5 AT REG-E-REC.COM

Pre-Register for Manga Start Art Classes—$5
($8 at the door)
Professional Bay Area manga artists from MangaStart.com will be giving hands-on drawing workshops. Fees are in addition to Holiday Anime Faire admission. Registration fees include professional-grade art supplies that you can take home, courtesy of Sakura of America.
Session 1: 11am – 11:45am PRE-REGISTER
Session 2: 1pm – 1:45pm PRE-REGISTER

The Holiday Anime Faire is a one-day celebration for Holidays, Anime, and Arts and Crafts! Join us for our fourth year of family fun!

NEW for this year is a Bay Area-wide Art Contest! Please keep checking back for details; we’ll be posting Official Rules very soon!

Activities include:

• Manga Artist Demonstrations
• The  Finest in Bay Area Anime Shopping
• Arts and Crafts
• Gift-making – Cards, Plushies, and Ornaments
• Anime & Holiday Music