VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA -- May 11, 2009: The staff of Zenkaikon is pleased to
announce four new guests for its 2009 convention. New additions to the guest
list include live action and voice actor Johnny Yong Bosch , California-based
rock band Eyeshine, rave DJ Hi5, and Philadelphia's own Ikuzo! Studios.

About Johnny Yong Bosch:

Johnny Yong Bosch is most recognized for his role as Adam Park in the hit
television series, The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. As part of the cast, he
completed an impressive run of over three seasons, two films, and two guest
appearances. He is also one of the only actors involved in the series to have
made appearances in six different seasons as the same character.

After completing his work with the Power Rangers, Johnny become active in the
voice acting industry, landing numerous lead roles. Recently, he has been
working as an English voice actor for numerous Japanese animated television
series, video games, and movies. His most notable roles are as Ichigo in Bleach,
Renton in Eureka Seven, Vash in Trigun, Kaneda in Akira, Kiba in Wolf's Rain,
Lelouch in Code Geass, Claus in Last Exile, Clair in Heat Guy J, Sakaki in Witch
Hunter Robin, Itsuki Koizumi in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Yuji "Saku"
Sakurai in Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, Guy in Tales of the Abyss for the
Playstation 2, and Nero in Devil May Cry 4 for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and
PC.

Johnny is also the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of his band, Eyeshine, and
serves as the host for the hit video podcast, Anime TV.

http://goanimetv.com

About Eyeshine:

Eyeshine is a four-piece "edge rock" band originating in West Hills, California.
Eyeshine broke into the underground rock scene in 2006 with their debut EP "How
About That?" Their full length debut album "Red Stripes/White Lights" was
released in the early spring of 2008, and four tracks from their latest CD
"Paper Kingdom" are currently available on their MySpace page. The band invites
you to check them out at Zenkaikon 2009.

http://www.eyeshine.net

About Hi5:

Hi5 has been a DJ for over four years. Although he first took the stage as a
convention DJ at Otakon 2008, he has been an anime and video game enthusiast
since middle school. This Baltimore native got into electronic dance music while
playing DDR in 8th grade. He also enjoys making his own music, following in the
footsteps of dance music pioneers BT, Deadmau5, and Armin van Buuren. In a Hi5
DJ set you will hear everything from electro/progressive house and trance, to
remixes
of your favorite anime, video game and DDR music. With Hi5 at the helm, you will
surely be dancing and singing along. He is excited to be a DJ for the Zenkaikon
rave on Saturday, November 7, 2009.

http://www.myspace.com/hi5md

About Fighter's High:

Philadelphia's own IkuZo! Studios is responsible for bringing us Fighter's High
- a live-action martial arts high school comedy. This anime-inspired web series
was created and co-written by Christopher A. Ryons, and co-written by Kevin
Siter, with SFX/Digital FX by James Panetta and fight choreography by Joey Min.

Series Synopsis: It's the 1st day of school at J.D. Oliver High School (A.K.A.
"Fighter's High"), and Adam Kane, the new transfer student is in for the shock
of his life. Everyone in this school is a martial artist, from the principal to
the janitor. This school also houses the weirdest group of kids Adam's ever
seen.

The Fighter's High production group will be hosting a panel and screening their
latest work at Zenkaikon 2009.

http://www.youtube.com/fightershigh/

About Zenkaikon:

Zenkaikon was formed by the merger of the anime and science fiction convention
Zentrancon and the anime convention Kosaikon, both in the Philadelphia area. In
2006, they put on their first event, which was a tremendous success. Zenkaikon
will return for its fourth installment on November 7 and 8, 2009, moving into
the Radisson Hotel Valley Forge. The convention will feature two days of
programming with dealers, artists, panels, performances, gaming, and more. The
Zenkaikon staff wishes to thank the many attendees who made the 2008 event such
a huge success. They hope to see this trend continue in 2009, and are actively
anticipating expansion with larger performance and panel areas, dealer space,
and video game rooms.

Zenkaikon 2009 Membership:

Pre-registration for Zenkaikon 2009 is currently open.

Registration Rates:
By June 6: One Day (Saturday or Sunday) $15.00, Two Day $28.00, Two Day VIP $48
By October 6: Saturday $18.00, Sunday $15.00, Two Day $30.00, Two Day VIP $50
At Door: Saturday $23.00, Sunday $20.00, Two Day $40.00, Two Day VIP n/a

Two day group rates are available.
Children under 6 years of age are free.

Visit http://www.zenkaikon.com to pre-register online, as well as to find
information on exhibitor space, panel registration, and Zenkaikon rules and
regulations. Printable forms for mail-in registrations are also available.