Name:	Anime Expo [visit site]
Date:	July 2-5, 2004
Location:	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA
Attendance:	25,000 people (estimated)
Pre-Reg. Rates:	$40 until Jan 15
At-Door Rates:	$25 per day; $40 for two days
Programming and Events:	Video Programming: Anime Screening(s) Anime Film Screening(s) AMV Contest Panel Programming: Guest Panels Industry Panels Fan Panels Workshops Costume Events: Hall Cosplay Non-competitive Cosplay Event Masquerade / Cosplay Competition Art Programming: Art Show & Auction Artists' Alley Model Contest    Music Programming: Concert Dance Karaoke Game Programming: Video Gaming Collectable Card Games Other Events: Autographs (free) Dealers' Room Charity Auction Dinner Game Shows
Guests:	Koichi Chigira (Director) Kate Davis (Voice Actress) Hiromi Hirata (Voice Actress) Mamoru Hosoda (Director) cancelled Yoko Ishida (Singer) Masashi Ishihama (Character Designer) Shinichiro Kimura (Director) Hideyuki Kurata (Writer) Myung-Jin Lee (Designer, Gravity Corp.) Wendee Lee (Voice Actress) Michael Lindsay (Voice Actor) Masao Maruyama (Producer) Shino Masanori (Animation Director) Koji Masunari (Director / Producer) Yuji Matsukura (Producer) MIQ (Singer) Minoru Murao (Character Designer) Range Murata (Character Designer) Toshiharu Murata (Character Designer) Satoshi Nishimura (Director / Animator) Kazufumi Nomura (Producer) Tomonori Ochikoshi (Producer, A-1 Pictures) Yoshiyuki Okamura (Manga Artist) Ichiro Okouchi (Screenwriter) Kaoru Ozawa (Animation Director) Tadashi Ozawa (Author / Artist) Cindy Robinson (Voice Actress) Michelle Ruff (Voice Actress) Katsushi Sakurabi (Animation Director) Soichiro Sano (Producer) Carrie Savage (Voice Actress) Tomokazu Seki (Voice Actor) Under17 (Musicians) cancelled Ren Usami (Director) Cindy Yamauchi (Animation Director, Super Techno Arts) Takahiro Yoshimatsu (Character Designer) cancelled Reina Yoshimura (Voice Actress) 37 guests listed
Photos and Reports:	AnimeCons.com Coverage A Fan's View ADJ. Bishoujo Anime News Network Anime-Source.Com Cosplay Portraits CosplayMemories.com Emiko i360.com ICv2 Leela Obsessed With Anime Super Number 1 Traveling Valentine Vekou Yokosama Submit a link to your report
News and  Press Releases:	Dec 22, 2003 -  Anime Expo launches new web site Jan 20, 2004 -  Under17 to Perform at Anime Expo 2004 Apr 19, 2004 -  Resignation of Anime Expo's Exhibit Hall deparment head causes delays May 17, 2004 -  Anime Expo announces latest guest additions May 25, 2004 -  Anime Expo 2004 announces the US premiere of Full Metal Alchemist Jul 07, 2004 -  Bandai Entertainment Cracks Down on DVD Piracy and Intellectual Property Infringement Jul 08, 2004 -  Anime Expo 2004 hits record attendance becoming largest Japanese animation convention in the world Jan 01, 2005 -  Largest anime conventions of 2004
See Also:	Anime Expo 1992 -  July 3-6, 1992 Anime Expo 1993 -  July 2-4, 1993 Anime Expo 1994 -  July 1-3, 1994 Anime Expo 1995 -  June 30 - July 2, 1995 Anime Expo 1996 -  June 28-30, 1996 Anime Expo 1997 -  July 4-7, 1997 Anime Expo 1998 -  July 3-5, 1998 Anime Expo 1999 -  July 16-18, 1999 Anime Expo 2000 -  June 30 - July 3, 2000 Anime Expo 2001 -  July 5-8, 2001 Anime Expo 2002 -  July 4-7, 2002 Anime Expo New York 2002 -  August 31 - September 2, 2002 Anime Expo 2003 -  July 3-6, 2003 Anime Expo Tokyo 2004 -  January 16-18, 2004 Anime Expo 2004 -  July 2-5, 2004 Anime Expo 2005 -  July 1-4, 2005 Anime Expo 2006 -  July 1-4, 2006 Anime Expo 2007 -  June 29 - July 2, 2007 Anime Expo 2008 -  July 3-6, 2008
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