PRESS RELEASE


August 15th, 2005



Contact:                 Victoria Chan, Manager, Press Relations,

                                Pacific Media Association

                                press@PacificMediaExpo.com





Fullmetal Alchemist and Shaman King Director Seiji Mizushima visits Long
Beach!
 (Los Angeles) The Pacific Media Association (PMA) has announced the
appearance of Mr. Seiji Mizushima at the Pacific Media Expo Labor Day
weekend, September 3-5, 2005.

Seiji Mizushima is one of the hottest directors in Japan these days. The
popular show, "Shaman King", has been featured on both FoxBox and 4Kids TV,
along with a line of toys being released by Mattel and a video game being
released by Konami. The "Fullmetal Alchemist" TV series, released in the US
by FUNimation Productions, has been a runaway hit on Cartoon Network's Adult
Swim. The manga was recently announced by Viz Media and a second title of
the video game series was recently released by Square Enix. Mr. Mizushima
also directed the theatrical version of "Fullmetal Alchemist". Since its
July 28th release in Japan, the movie has consistently been in the top five
films in the country. Mr. Mizushima has also worked on other well-known
titles, including "Neon Genesis Evangelion", "Dai-Guard" and "Slayers Next".

Mr. Mizushima will be joining other Guests of Honor at PMX, including manga
artist, Daisuke Moriyama, the creator of the popular manga and anime title,
"Chrno Crusade"; voice actress Naoko Matsui, who has worked on "Martian
Successor Nadesico", "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing", "Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ",
"Riding Bean" and "Silent M