MANGA ENTERTAINMENT UK @ JapanEX London
GHOST IN THE SHELL: Solid State Society
The Brand new feature length film from Studio IG
Manga Entertainment are proud to announce that they will be offering a special FREE preview screening of the Ghost in the Shell: Stand alone complex film at JapanEX on Saturday and Sunday. Seats are extremely limited and are available from Manga’s stand on the day.
The year is 2034; two years after Major Motoko Kusanagi left Public Security Section 9, the elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in cyber warfare. In that time, Section 9 has increased its appointed personnel to 20 operatives, with Togusa taking over as leader of the unit. Their latest assignment sees the team confronted by a rash of mysterious suicides involving operatives of the disbanded Siak Republic, many of whom had sought asylum in Japan. Confronted by Section 9, a fearful survivor issues a cryptic warning that The Puppeteer is coming, before killing himself.
Who is the Puppeteer and what is the connection to the so-called Solid State Society? And What has become of the enigmatic Motoko.
Written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost In The Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG; Blood: The Last Vampire) and produced by the same creative team responsible for the hugely successful Stand Alone Complex series, this completely new and all-original chapter in the action-packed sci-fi saga is as thematically and visually breathtaking as its predecessors.
The two-disc GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX - SOLID STATE SOCIETY (cert. 15) will be released on DVD (£19.99) by Manga Entertainment on 20th August 2007
JapanEX London may be a brand new and unique event for London, but if you're a regular MCM expo visitor, you'll find a slice of home in the form of the manga alley.
Sweatdrop Studios are proud to be able to attend this exciting new event; after all - they're a group of artists who have been inspired by the land of the rising sun and its comic industry, despite their British twist.
Sweatdrop Studios
It all began as a platform for the collective to print and sell original comics. Five years on, and the members of Sweatdrop have found themselves working in close contact with the likes of Tokyopop, Letraset, Wacom, e-frontier and more; even running their own manga school feature in the hugely successful Neo Magazine; all this whilst maintaining their day jobs!
Though several of its members are pursuing successful illustration careers independently, Sweatdrop remains a collection of dedicated manga fans who use the group to print and distribute their own UK-grown brand of manga.
For a full list of Sweatdrop comics and to access the forums, check out sweatdrop.com
Current members:
Dock (Haden Scott-Baron)
Laura Watton
Subi (Sam brown)
Foxy
Emma Vieceli
Sonia Leong
Keds (Aleister Kelman)
Selina Dean
Carrie Dean
Fehed Said
Bex (Rebecca Burgess)
Sunkitten (Morag Lewis)
Mary Beaird
Yan ryu (Stephanie Drewett)
Marbles (Jacqueline Kwong)
Wandering Muse (Hannah Saunders)
Scorpio (Joanna Zhou)
Yuriko Kihara
Cin (Ken Hoang)
Wyldflowa (Chloe Citrine)
Ben Palmer
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JapanEx Manga Competition
As always, Sweatdrop will be working with a host of generous sponsors, including Letraset, sponsors of the manga alley itself,- meaning that budding manga artists out there stand a chance to win some superb prizes worth hundreds of pounds.
There are two main categories to every expo art competition, and JapanEx is no different:
1. Home-made - Bring along a pre-made piece of artwork that fits the given theme. The theme for JapanEx (rather fittingly we feel) is JAPANESE TRADITIONAL CULTURE.
2. Manga Alley - Sit with us in the alley itself at the event and create a masterpiece. Any Manga alley work must bear the sweatdrop stamp. So either use the provided sweatdrop paper, or bring your own paper or sketchbook up to the desk before drawing to get it stamped.
Best of luck to all who enter - More information coming soon.
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JapanEX London
21 - 22 July 2007
ExCeL
Royal Victoria Dock
London, E16 1XL, UK
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SATURDAY: 10am to 5pm
SUNDAY: 10am to 5pm
Adult Ticket:
(15 & above)£10
Child Ticket:
(5 to 14): £5
Infant Ticket:
4 & below FREE entry
Tickets to the JapanEX London can be purchased at the Door each day
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