<p><strong>Wednesday, September 12, 2007</strong></p> <p>We all know anime and manga are sweeping the country. But how did it happen, and what business opportunities are out there? Join the top executives of leading California anime &#38; manga companies as they talk about the business side of the Japanese pop culture boom in the U.S. and the secrets of turning foreign content into a domestic mass marketing phenomena. Don’t miss this chance to ask the men and women who engineered the boom just how they did it.</p> <p><strong>Time &#38; Place</strong><br />5:30 pm – Reception<br />6:00 pm &#8211; Program</p> <p>500 Washington St., 5th Floor<br />San Francisco</p> <p><strong>Panelists:</strong><br />Seiji Horibuchi, Founder &#38; Co-Chairman of Viz Media<br />Ken Iyadomi, <span class="caps">CEO</span> of Bandai Entertainment<br />Alvin Lu, Vice President of Publishing for Viz Media<br />Yuki Machida, Project Manager for <span class="caps">JETRO</span>&#8217;s Japan Entertainment Platform initiative in LA</p> <p>Generously co-sponsored by <span class="caps">JETRO</span>, the Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco, the San Francisco–Osaka Sister City Association and <span class="caps">USF </span>Center for the Pacific Rim</p> <p><strong>THIS <span class="caps">EVENT IS SOLD OUT</span>!</strong></p> 2007-08-08T13:21:31-07:00 the-anime-manga-business-mass-marketing-pop-culture 521461 event 2007-08-08T13:21:31-07:00 2007-09-11T14:27:18-07:00 Japan Society of Northern California anime, business, finance, jetro, manga, viz <strong>Wednesday, September 12, 2007</strong> We all know anime and manga are sweeping the country. But how did it happen, and what business opportunities are out there? Join the top executives of leading California anime & manga companies as they talk about the business side of the Japanese pop culture boom in the U.S. and the secrets of turning foreign content into a domestic mass marketing phenomena. Don’t miss this chance to ask the men and women who engineered the boom just how they did it. <strong>Time & Place</strong> 5:30 pm – Reception 6:00 pm - Program 500 Washington St., 5th Floor San Francisco <strong>Panelists:</strong> Seiji Horibuchi, Founder & Co-Chairman of Viz Media Ken Iyadomi, CEO of Bandai Entertainment Alvin Lu, Vice President of Publishing for Viz Media Yuki Machida, Project Manager for JETRO's Japan Entertainment Platform initiative in LA Generously co-sponsored by JETRO, the Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco, the San Francisco–Osaka Sister City Association and USF Center for the Pacific Rim *THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!* 2007-08-08T13:21:31-07:00 manual 0 1013671 shopify deny 0 SOLD OUT! 1 0.00 521461 true true 2007-09-11T14:27:18-07:00 2007-08-08T13:21:31-07:00 891791 1 521461 2007-09-11T14:27:18-07:00 http://static.shopify.com/s/files/1/0002/1183/products/091207_manga.jpg?1265305727 Title