FUNimation is preparing for San Diego Comic-Con 2011 this week and they definitely want you to swing by their booth (#4135) to check out what they’ve got, the autograph signings that will be happening there and other general wackiness that will happen. Including a number of early release box sets that they’ll have on hand and plenty of special items for people who buy direct from them. Check out their full rundown below and get ready for their panels, the main one that we’ll be following being the Thursday panel to see if they have any neat surprises to unleash during the high profile event.

Panels
FUNimation Industry Panel: Thursday 3:00-4:00pm, Room 23ABC
FUNimation Entertainment’s marketing manager Adam Sheehan and social media manager Justin Rojas talk about all the newest info and updates out of North America’s leader in anime, as well as answer questions from the audience.
Conversation with Dragon Ball Z and Yu Yu Hakusho Voice Actor Greats: Friday 10:00-11:00am, Room 24ABC
Find out everything you ever wanted to know about Dragon Ball Z, Yu Yu Hakusho, and the release of these legendary series on Blu-ray. Christopher R. Sabat (Vegeta, Piccolo), Justin Cook (producer, Raditz), and John Burgmeier (ADR scriptwriter, Dragon Ball series) will answer your questions on topics ranging from Goku to Spirit Detectives. Your panel hosts are giants in the industry, so get there early for the lowdown on these anime classics and their transformation into Blu-ray!

Booth Autograph Signings
Thursday
Justin Cook, John Burgmeier: 4:30-5:30pm
Friday
Christopher Sabat, Justin Cook, John Burgmeier: 11:30am-12:30pm
Todd Haberkorn (Death the Kid, Ling, Sgt. Frog): 2:00-3:00pm
Saturday
Todd Haberkorn: 2:00-3:00pm

Exclusive early-shipped DVD and Blu-ray’s
These are items that we are selling at our booth before they are in stores.

• Baka and Test, Season One Blu-ray/DVD Limited Edition Combo pack
• He-Man Complete Season Two DVD Box Set
• One Piece Collection One
• Sgt. Frog, Season Three Part One
• Shin Chan, Season Three Part One

Gifts with Purchase - while supplies last

• Eden of the East: Paradise Lost decal – Free with any purchase
• Eden of the East: Paradise Lost t-shirt – Free with $50 purchase
• FLCL oversized poster – Free with purchase of FLCL DVD or BD
• FUNimation Channel t-shirt – Free with any purchase
• Spice & Wolf Season 2 coin – Free with $50 purchase
• Summer Wars Japanese Hanafuda card set – Free with $150 purchase
• Trigun Badlands one-sheet movie posters – Free with purchase of Trigun DVD
• Yu Yu Hakusho autographed hat – Free with purchase of Yu Yu Hakusho BD

Booth Activities
Outside of our big table of free stuff and tons of anime to buy we have some other items to come by and enjoy as well.

• Dragon Age anime sneak peek – Be one of the first to get a look at what is going on with the new Dragon Age anime.
• Dragon Ball Z arena – Come by and get you picture take with our life size DBZ statues and cosplay crew. Free DBZ swag to be handed out to everyone who stops by while supplies last.
• Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi PS3 & X-Box 360 game demo kiosks – try out the new DBZ game before it’s in stores.
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Fullmetal Battle mobile app demo – try it at the booth and get an exclusive Comic-Con digital card for the game.
• FUNimation Channel photo wall – Step up to the FUNimation Channel wall to get your picture taken an added to the FUNimation Facebook page.
• niconico live broadcast – be sure to check out niconico.com over the weekend to see a live broadcast from our booth and other coverage of FUNimation events.

FUNimation Channel Event
We are having a very special off-site event at an AT&T store near the convention. Be sure to line up early on Saturday for the 4:30pm autograph session with special guests Christopher Sabat and Eric Vale (Trunks, America, Yuki). AT&T Store address: 252 Broadway San Diego, CA RSVP for the event today!