A series of great guests have just been announced for the upcoming season Anime Expo 2023. The annual conference is the largest of its kind in North America and attracts big names for its seminars every year. This year is no exception, with voice actors, giant manga artists, and other big names in the industry in attendance.

In a press release, Anime Expo revealed a long list of guests attending the event. One of the most notable guests is Masakazu Morita, who voiced Ichigo in Bleach: Thousand Years of Blood, who will return for season 2 on July 8. Other voice actors attending the conference include includes many seiyuu from the game Obey Me! Night bearer. Major manga authors will also be present at the convention, including Soul Eater and Fire Force’s Fire Force’s mangaka Atsushi Ohkubo as well as Bungo Stray Dogs creator Kafka Asagiri. The conference also included video game creators such as Kazutaka Kodaka, who created the Danganronpa series, and YOKO TARO, who created the Nier series.

Anime Expo 2023 Will Introduce Ichigo’s Seiyuu and Fire Force’s Mangaka

This year’s guests include a group of talented illustrators, voice actors, directors, producers and more who have made significant contributions to anime, manga, and pop culture. Japan. The guests of honor will participate in a panel discussion sharing their recent works, autograph sessions and more!

You can find all of the Guests of Honor listed below, with more information about each guest at the respective link:

Acky Bright – Comics artist and illustrator who has worked for DC Comics, Hasbro and BMW Atsushi Ohkubo – Author of the hit manga “Soul Eater” and “Fire Force” Hirotaka Kobayashi – Voice of Mammon in Obey Me! Nightbringer Hiroyuki Seshita – Director of many CG animations, including “Knights of Sidonia” and “BLAME!.” His next movie is “GAMERA -Rebirth-” (2023). Jin – Versatile artist and creator, working as a composer, lyricist, novelist, and screenwriter for anime and manga adaptations. Kafka Asagiri – Bungo Stray Dogs Author and Author Kazuaki Terasawa – “The Ancient Magus’ Bride: The Boy from the West and the Blue Storm Knight” Director Kazutaka Kodaka – Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Screenwriter. Manga artist, novelist and anime writer. Kazuya Yamashita – Lucifer’s voice in Obey Me! Nightbringer Kohei Tokuoka – Animation Director of “The Ancient Magus’ Bride SEASON 2” Koichi Naruse – Animation Producer of “The Ancient Magus’ Bride SEASON 2” Kotaro Takata – Hallelujah Overdrive creator, currently working on the project Project Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead series Kyohei Yaguchi – Voice of Beelzebub in Obey Me! Nightbringer Masahiko Minami – President and Producer of BONES INC. Previously at Sunrise Masakazu Morita – Voice actor for Tidus in “Final Fantasy X,” and now plays Ichigo Kurosaki in BLEACH Miura Ayme – Voice of Asmodeus in Obey Me! Nightbringer Satoshi Kada – Leviathan’s voice in Obey Me! Nightbringer Satoshi Onishi – Belphegor’s voice in Obey Me! Nightbringer Shinya Sumi – The voice of Satan in Obey Me! Nightbringer Takayuki Hirao – Director of “Pompo the Cinephile,” “The Garden of Sinners” and TV anime “GOD EATER” Toshihiro Kawamoto – Animator, Character Designer who worked on “Urusei Yatsura,” “Cowboy Bebop,” “Noragami, ” and “Blood Blockade Battlefront” YOKO TARO – President of Bukkoro, game creator, manga author and playwright. Creator of “KamiErabi GOD.app.” YOSHIKI – Trained composer, pianist, rock drummer, and leader of rock groups X JAPAN and THE LAST ROCKSTARS. Yusuke Kozaki – Nintendo / Pokemon Go Character Designer

In addition to these recognizable names, the congress also highlights many important figures that often go unnoticed by fans. The animation director and animation producer for the upcoming The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2 will appear alongside many other directors and animators. Character designers and artists for franchises like Pokemon Go and Final Fantasy will also be in attendance. Even the president of the popular anime studio BONES, which created hit movies like My Hero Academia and Fullmetal Alchemist will be there. Outside of these industry names, there will also be musicians like Yoshiki, who co-founded bands like X Japan and The Last Rockstars.

By featuring these guests from all parts of the Japanese entertainment industry, Anime Expo 2023 is sure to have something interesting for anyone who wants to attend. It will also likely feature interesting discussions about upcoming series like the second season of The Ancient Sorcerer’s Bride, which should keep fans of those films in attendance. Bleach fans will finally get to see Ichigo’s voice in person and may even hear him reenact some of the show’s iconic lines. In addition to the invited guests, the conference attendees themselves will also be excited to watch, with many likely to bring in incredible costumes.

Anime Expo 2023 will have something for all Anime fans

Based on the guest lineup, the convention promises to be an interesting and informative event with great events for both old and new anime fans. The event is fast approaching, with Anime Expo 2023 being held from July 1 to 4 in Los Angeles. Luckily, registration is now open for fans who want to attend Anime Expo 2023 and meet its wonderful guests face-to-face.

Source: Anime Exhibition