Presented by JapanFiles, Sakura-Con is excited to announce girugamesh!

Formed in 2004, girugamesh made their USA debut at 2007's JRock Revolution event in Los Angeles, CA, which also featured artists such as Miyavi, D'espairsRay, alice nine, and MUCC. In 2008, the band has been performing non-stop, bringing their "Stupid" tour to fans in Japan and Europe. Exciting girugamesh news! September 5, 2008 - Japanese hard-rockers girugamesh debut on JapanFiles.com today with their full catalog available for legal digital download! Albums include: "Reason of Crying," "13's Reborn," and "Girugamesh."

Plus - the band's latest CD "Girugamesh" will be available at Hot Topic stores at the end of September. The USA release of this CD contains the exact same cover art and booklet as the Japanese version, and will be available for under $15.00.

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With the support of JapanFiles.com, 10 pre-registrants to Sakura-Con 2009 will win a girugamesh CD! All you have to do is register for Sakura-Con 2009 before October 31st 2008, and we'll do the rest! Each pre-registered member will be entered once for a chance to receive girugamesh's latest CD. You will know if you are one of the lucky 10 by November 14 when we contact the winners via e-mail. Keep checking www.sakuracon.org for more exciting giveaways!

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ANCEA is pleased to announce Leah Clark as a Guest of Honor at Sakura-Con 2009. Leah Clark is a director, writer, and voice actress for FUNimation Entertainment. She has also played feature roles in Ouran Host Club (Ayanakoji), Claymore (Noel), Peach Girl (Kako), Hell Girl (Junko), Mushi-Shi (various), Kodocha (Mayu), One Piece (Coby) and Sasami (Asami). Leah has adapted scripts for One Piece, Suzuka, Peach Girl, Baccano!, and Sasami: Magical Girls Club. As a director, she has worked on Shuffle!, Strain, Case Closed, and Sasami: The Magical Girls Club.

ANCEA is pleased to announce Aaron Dismuke as a Guest of Honor at Sakura-Con 2009. Aaron Dismuke is a voice actor who has taken on such roles as Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Ion Fortuna in Trinity Blood, Hiro Sohma in Fruits Basket, Leon Elliott in Black Cat and young Ginko in Mushi-Shi. Aaron is very excited about his most recent role is Yasuchika in Ouran High School Host Club - coming out soon!

ANCEA is pleased to announce Jonathan Klein as a Guest of Honor at Sakura-Con 2009. Jonathan Klein is the vice-president, co-founder and co-owner of New Generation Pictures, Inc., a company that has been producing English versions of anime and videogames for many of the leading companies both in the United States and Japan. During the last 11 years, New Generation Pictures has worked on more than 320 different projects for both U.S. and international release. This will be his second time as a guest at Sakura-Con.