oh god I am dying of excitment OnO

but one thing still bothers me a little .deli.

It says "Scandalous concert" but they're called SCANDAL not Scandalous...hmmm I hope it's still SCANDAL. Maybe they'll change it to "SCANDAL Concert" when they've been officially announced?

Well, yeah; since SCANDAL hasn't officially been announced *yet*, they can't outright say that it's a "SCANDAL" concert. And it seems like "Scandalous" is being used as adjective, so it's not like it's the name of the concert, so to speak. Either way, we hopefully should find out soon!

zimbobbio wrote:
for those of you who were on the fence about getting a 3-day passport because you were mainly interested in the concert then looks like youre in luck!

only 20 for premium access to the concert so you dont have to buy a passport if you dont want .uhuh.

@USG i was just wondering how the GoH requests work, like do you have all of your GoHs pretty much set already? or will you be continuing to outreach and try and get more GoHs pretty much until the day of the con?

Just one Caveat about buying single event tickets to the concert, the holder will only have access to that one concert and NOT the Guest of Honor parties or any other concerts that might be on that day nor will that concert ticket holder have priority access to the autograph lines. Here are the benefits once again:

http://am2con.org/attendee-registration/passport-benefits

Also, if you buy passport, you will be donating money to Japan

We put the single event tickets to allow people the choice of only attending that one concert if they only want to go to that. Remember 1-day passport is only $25.00, 5 dollars more than the ticket, but another caveat is that the guest of honor party that you may want to attend may not be on the same day as the concert. Same for the autograph sessions.

Hope this is helpful!

As for your GoH question, you can make GoH requests to us on Twitter/Forums/Facebook and we will definitely take those into consideration. GoH negotiations are still ongoing and it is definitely still possible to request them, if not for this year, then for the 2012 convention (more likely). I don't think negotiations will continue until the day of the convention because there are things that have to be taken into consideration like the plane tickets for the GoH, accommodations, etc that need to be worked out. As far as I know right now, we are continuing to look at possible GoH in addition to some of the confirmed ones that we have yet to announce.

Ono Sasazaki wrote:oh god I am dying of excitment OnO

but one thing still bothers me a little .deli.

It says "Scandalous concert" but they're called SCANDAL not Scandalous...hmmm I hope it's still SCANDAL. Maybe they'll change it to "SCANDAL Concert" when they've been officially announced?

Look what I updated it to now that's the best I can do for you guys now!

Keep the questions coming and I'll try my best to answer them, if I can~

UnknownSoldierGirl that is completely awesome what you have done for us. I swear am gonna tell everyone about AM2, you guys are awesome.

Looks like if they do come they are going to have a busy week. They are going to perform with Stereopony in Japan(I think) on June 26th.

well they would perform between the 1st and the 3rd, might be a little tried, but am sure they would make it if they are coming lol

hey UnknownSoldierGirl do you know what days all the goh's will be here for? like if one goh decides to go to the con for like one day or something like that? do you now by any chance? cause autograph sessions and goh meet and greet can be on different days right?

Hawaii fan wrote: hey UnknownSoldierGirl do you know what days all the goh's will be here for? like if one goh decides to go to the con for like one day or something like that? do you now by any chance? cause autograph sessions and goh meet and greet can be on different days right?

I don't know what days the GOHs will be here because nothing has been officially announced as of yet. It is always possible that some GOH only decides to attend for one day only or more than one day.

Yes the meet and greet or the autograph sessions can be on different days. This all depends on scheduling and also what the specific GOH prefers.

Not sure if that answers your questions, sorry.

UnknownSoldierGirl,

I am the co-host the podcast that is run on this site. I was wondering what information I could get as a representative/host of the podcast. I would like to know if it would be possible to schedule interviews with GOH, take videos or pictures and et cetera. Also we at the SCANDAL HEAVEN podcast wouldn't mind promoting AM2 on the podcast whenever we produce a show.

Ghost of Snypershot wrote:UnknownSoldierGirl,

I am the co-host the podcast that is run on this site. I was wondering what information I could get as a representative/host of the podcast. I would like to know if it would be possible to schedule interviews with GOH, take videos or pictures and et cetera. Also we at the SCANDAL HEAVEN podcast wouldn't mind promoting AM2 on the podcast whenever we produce a show.

I think that should qualify you to be a member of the press. You can find some information about what a member of the press is entitled to here and also apply to be a press member. After you apply, the marketing or press coordinator should be in contact with you in about one week regarding your application to become press.

The information that we put up so far states that press members will get premiere seating to all of our main events and a chance to interview the guest of honors.

Thank you so much for linking me. I submitted my application in I'll be awaiting to hear back from AM2 staff. Thank you so much for all the information and help you have provided us over the past couple weeks.

We all got the confirmation last night, AM2 here we come! .clap.

@UnknownSoldierGirl, just curious, how do the pre-registration prizes work? lol and we all look forward to thanking you in person for everything when the day finally comes! .hail.

zimbobbio wrote:We all got the confirmation last night, AM2 here we come! .clap.

@UnknownSoldierGirl, just curious, how do the pre-registration prizes work? lol and we all look forward to thanking you in person for everything when the day finally comes! .hail.

wait what just happened?.......did they announce SCANDAL?? i checked the website and they didnt say anything.....man i'm so tired.....but if they did i'm so happy!!!!!!!!

zimbobbio wrote:We all got the confirmation last night, AM2 here we come! .clap.

@UnknownSoldierGirl, just curious, how do the pre-registration prizes work? lol and we all look forward to thanking you in person for everything when the day finally comes! .hail.

Thanks for pre-registering! For the prizes, we pick a few people each month from our pre-registered list and then contact each person individually to give them their prize.

Hawaii fan wrote:

wait what just happened?.......did they announce SCANDAL?? i checked the website and they didnt say anything.....man i'm so tired.....but if they did i'm so happy!!!!!!!!

Nope we have not announced SCANDAL yet. Not many anime conventions are announcing guests right now and we are dealing with the same thing...

Hawaii fan wrote:

zimbobbio wrote:We all got the confirmation last night, AM2 here we come! .clap.

@UnknownSoldierGirl, just curious, how do the pre-registration prizes work? lol and we all look forward to thanking you in person for everything when the day finally comes! .hail.

wait what just happened?.......did they announce SCANDAL?? i checked the website and they didnt say anything.....man i'm so tired.....but if they did i'm so happy!!!!!!!!

Sorry for the confusion hawaii fan I was referring to the confirmation from AM2 about our pre-registration for the convention .sweat.

And thanks for clearing that up USG!

anyway the next goh announced was heidi, a japanese visual kei group.

hopefully more announcements come out this week. i'm so excited, besides UnknownSoliderGirl will keep us updated till they announce ours haha. so that's what the am2 site posted.

Yes I am still waiting on word for the "big" announcement. There will be another Guest announced Friday, but still not "that" one yet. It should be another Japanese musical group.

@ UnknownSoliderGirl: i had a question, do you by any chance know when the main events will be on? like one day? and what do you guys do on the first day?

Main events such as concerts, movie screenings, masquerade, etc. can occur on any of the days, we don't have the schedule done yet. I think its unfeasible to plan many concerts in one day, so there will probably be concerts on multiple days.

As for the first day, since this is a new convention, we don't have anything to compare to yet!

@UnknownSoilderGirl,
Are we allowed to record/take pictures of concerts/performances?

KoiMoyou wrote:@UnknownSoilderGirl,
Are we allowed to record/take pictures of concerts/performances?

Depends on the guest, but most of the time it is no because they often use the concerts as promotional material.

New GOHs:

Experience the rich and haunting sounds from Japan’s most entrancing “cello vocalist” Kanon Wakeshima and legendary Akiba-kei Otaku male sound creator and famed An Cafe bassist Kanon as they come to this summer’s most anticipated anime, Japanese music and manga event AM² as official Guests of Honor! More info and attendee registration can be found at www.am2con.org

“Cello vocalist”, Kanon Wakeshima took up the cello at age 3. Her incredible talent caught attention of Visual-kei star Mana (Moi dix Mois, ex-MALICE MIZER). Kanon’s rich, haunting sound fit well with the Gothic & Lolita street fashion culture for which Mana is very well known. Kanon Wakeshima will be performing a solo concert at AM².

In addition, Kanon Wakeshima will be joined by famed An Cafe bassist, Kanon, to have their U.S. debut of the “2.5th-dimension phenomenal musical unit” kanon x kanon at AM² as well. The duo’s deep affection for anime and anime songs, mixed with their distinctive visual expression, is definitely something new. They are intangible products of thought, emerging from the 2.5th dimension that lies between the real world (3D) and the world of Anime (2D) to create Anime songs for all to enjoy including the opening song for Fuji TV’s highly popular anime SHIKI.

“I am totally stoked that kanon x kanon will have their debut U.S. performance at AM²,” states AM² representative Chase Wang, “and Kanon Wakeshima is so enchanting that to have her perform a full on concert as well is an amazing treat! Fans will be mesmerized by her artistry and amazing talent!”

http://am2con.org/http:/am2con.org/uncategorized/am²-fires-dual-“kanons”-and-announces-kanon-x-kanon-as-guests-of-honor

hmm, new things just keep on popping on these days... my lil sis just gave me a heads up on this convention and another smaller one in SD just yesterday, so it looks like the anime trend is on the rise again? HA HA!

I read the gist of everything on AM2 here and have yet to go over the details, but I'm crossing my fingers and toes for SCANDAL! Big thanks to SoldierGirl for keeping us in the loop via the committee!

My first day back on SH in such a long time and things seem to get better with every topic... HA!

http://am2con.org/attendee-registration/main-event-ticketing

We have updated our main event ticketing page. We are looking to have a total of six concerts. Three of them will be back to back. Basically those that purchase tickets to one concert will be able to view the second one free of charge. Of course, the best deal is to get the passport since you get much more for just $5.00 more. Should be having the "big" announcement for you guys very soon~

UnknownSoldierGirl wrote:http://am2con.org/attendee-registration/main-event-ticketing

We have updated our main event ticketing page. We are looking to have a total of six concerts. Three of them will be back to back. Basically those that purchase tickets to one concert will be able to view the second one free of charge. Of course, the best deal is to get the passport since you get much more for just $5.00 more. Should be having the "big" announcement for you guys very soon~

wow just looking at the main event ticketing page and the TBA slots is getting me hyped for the convention... thanks for yet another update, the page looks great! and of course nothing will top the moment reading the big news heheh. its funny, i find myself refreshing the am2 page out of habit around 6am, even when there are no announcements said to be made at the time lol well at least i know ill be prepared just in case