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Anime Expo has announced their 2023 Guests of Honor lineup, which includes a variety of professionals across manga, anime, and video games in a multitude of roles from creator to director to music to producer to voice actor!
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Creator
- Acky Bright – Manga artist and illustrator who has worked for DC Comics, Hasbro, and BMW
- Atsushi Ohkubo – Creator of hit manga “Soul Eater” and “Fire Force”
- Jin – Versatile artist and creator, working as a composer, lyricist, novelist, and scriptwriter for manga adaptations and anime.
- Kafka Asagiri – Author and creator of Bungo Stray Dogs
- Kazutaka Kodaka – Scenario writer for Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE. Manga artist, novelist, and anime screenwriter.
- Kohei Tokuoka – Chief Animation Director for “The Ancient Magus’ Bride SEASON 2”
- Koichi Naruse – Animation producer for “The Ancient Magus’ Bride SEASON 2”
- Kotaro Takata – Creator of Hallelujah Overdrive, currently working on the Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead series
- YOKO TARO – President of Bukkoro, game creator, manga author, and playwright. Creator of “KamiErabi GOD.app.”
- Yoshitaka Amano – Artist and character designer, internationally acclaimed for his unique art style and notable works such as the Final Fantasy series
- Yusuke Kozaki – Nintendo / Pokemon Go Character Designer
Director
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- Hiroyuki Seshita – Director of many CG animation films, including “Knights of Sidonia” and “BLAME!.” His next film is “GAMERA -Rebirth-” (2023).
- Kazuaki Terasawa – Director of “The Ancient Magus’ Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm”
- Takayuki Hirao – Director of “Pompo the Cinephile,” “The Garden of Sinners” and the TV anime “GOD EATER”
- Toshihiro Kawamoto – Animator, Character Designer who worked on “Urusei Yatsura,” “Cowboy Bebop,” “Noragami,” and “Blood Blockade Battlefront”
- YOSHIKI – Composer, classically-trained pianist, rock drummer, and the leader of the rock groups X JAPAN and THE LAST ROCKSTARS.
Producer
- Masahiko Minami – President and Producer of BONES INC. Formerly at Sunrise
Voice Actor
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- Hirotaka Kobayashi – The voice of Mammon in Obey Me! Nightbringer
- Kazuya Yamashita – The voice of Lucifer in Obey Me! Nightbringer
- Kyohei Yaguchi – The voice of Beelzebub in Obey Me! Nightbringer
- Masakazu Morita – Voice actor for Tidus in “Final Fantasy X,” and currently stars as Ichigo Kurosaki in BLEACH
- Miura Ayme – The voice of Asmodeus in Obey Me! Nightbringer
- Satoshi Kada – The voice of Leviathan in Obey Me! Nightbringer
- Satoshi Onishi – The voice of Belphegor in Obey Me! Nightbringer
- Shinya Sumi – The voice of Satan in Obey Me! Nightbringer
Remember, registration is now open for Anime Expo and you have to have a badge in order to meet the 2023 Guests of Honor.
