Published: September 22nd, 2018
Atlanta, GA – September 22, 2018 – Lumica will exhibit for the first time at Anime Weekend Atlanta September 21-23, 2018 with a large booth display, limited edition merchandise, and songs to dance to all weekend long.
Japan’s legendary ANISONG DJ CAESAR will be presented by Lumica Corporation and debuts for the first time in the United States at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2018! DJ CAESAR has played at many of Japan’s largest events and festivals world-wide and will spin popular anime songs while he demonstrates “pen light” (both chemical and electric glow stick and glow baton) usage, call and response, and explains Japanese ANISONG culture! Come visit this exclusive panel hosted by LUMICA and learn to how to experience and perform, and perhaps win a few prizes?! Everyone is welcome to come listen, have fun, and dance along if they wish! (Sept. 22, 2018 at 5:45pm in Kennesaw at Waverly Hotel.)
“We are pleased to attend Anime Weekend Atlanta this year for the first time, and would like to introduce and spread Japanese Anisong culture across America. We believe sharing of culture and entertainment creates mutual happiness and joy for fans in both countries,” explained Yuichi Komuro, Managing Director of Lumica Corporation.
Lumica Stage will be operating now through Sept. 23, 2018 at Anime Weekend Atlanta in the Cobb Galleria.
ABOUT LUMICA CORPORATION
Lumica Corporation (https://lumicausa.com/), established in 1979 in Fukuoka, is Japan’s pioneering and oldest maker of penlights and chemical glow sticks, with subsidiaries in Korea, China, UK, Spain, and USA. By creating the Cyalume Dance and teaching wotagei techniques to music fans, Lumica hopes to spread this entertainment culture from Japan throughout the entire world.
ABOUT ANIME WEEKEND ATLANTA
Anime Weekend Atlanta (http://awa-con.com) is an annual four day anime convention held at the Cobb Galleria Center in Atlanta, GA.
ABOUT DJ CAESAR
“DJ Caesar” (https://twitter.com/DJ_caesar_AKIBA) is a legendary pioneer of Anisong DJ in Japan. He has remixed tracks for Weekly Shonen Jump’s 50th Anniversary Commemorative CD “Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary BEST ANIME MIX”. He appeared in popular events such as “JUMP MUSIC FESTA Yokohama Arena”, “NikoNiko Super Conference”, “World Cosplay Summit”, “LisAni! Night”, “Re:animation” and others. He has led the way in creating the current Akiba-style DJ scene, and now gives DJ lessons to voice actors, artists and talents.
ABOUT ANIPARTY
AniParty (https://www.facebook.com/ANISONGPARTY/) is the premiere anime song (anisong) D.J. club event in the U.S. AniParty draws influence from the “anikura” subculture of music nightclub event, popularized in Akihabara, Tokyo. Anikura centers around “Akiba-kei” music which consists of anime songs, idol music, as well as popular fan-created works such as Vocaloid and Touhou. Similar to fans of idol live performances, the crowd at anikura events is generally well versed in coordinated cheering and chanting known broadly as “wotagei”. Anikura has seen a massive surge in popularity over the recent years with multiple events every weekend in nightclubs across all of Japan. The goal of AniParty is to create an authentic, faithful anikura experience for U.S. fans of anime and anisong.
ABOUT DJ BEARI
Hailing from Los Angeles, DJ Beari (https://www.facebook.com/burbeari) comes onto the stage playing high energy tracks ranging from anisong, J-pop, and EDM from Japan and the United States! Feel the energy with uplifting beats as your favorite cosplaying and wotagei DJ goes up on stage to bring you wota love!
Source: Press Release