Shigeru Kitayama and Noriyuki Jinguji to Also Join Famed Manga-Ka and
Director as Industry Guests at Nation's Largest Anime and Manga Convention
for an Exclusive First Look Premiere of the Highly Anticipated TRIGUN Film
Anaheim, California (May 11, 2009) -- The staff that created the TRIGUN
anime, over 10 years ago, are reuniting at Anime Expo®! Anime Expo® is
proud to announce Mr. Yasuhiro Nightow and Mr. Satoshi Nishimura as an
official Guests of Honor of the nation's largest anime and manga convention
held July 2-5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. More information
can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org <http://www.anime-expo.org> .
Director as Industry Guests at Nation's Largest Anime and Manga Convention
for an Exclusive First Look Premiere of the Highly Anticipated TRIGUN Film
Anaheim, California (May 11, 2009) -- The staff that created the TRIGUN
anime, over 10 years ago, are reuniting at Anime Expo®! Anime Expo® is
proud to announce Mr. Yasuhiro Nightow and Mr. Satoshi Nishimura as an
official Guests of Honor of the nation's largest anime and manga convention
held July 2-5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. More information
can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org <http://www.anime-expo.org> .
Mr. Nightow and Mr. Nishimura will be joined by two (2) additional members
of the highly anticipated 2009 slated TRIGUN movie team, Mr. Shigeru
Kitayama and Mr. Noriyuki Jinguji, for a TRIGUN movie panel in which they
will talk a bout the various behind-the-scene episodes, from days way back
when, and about the experiences they had while in the production stages of
the newest TRIGUN movie as well as key points regarding the upcoming film.
Mr. Yasuhiro Nightow has loved to draw manga since childhood. He continued
his creative passion well into his adult years in order to fill the "holes"
of his life (i.e. what he wanted and couldn't get, what he wanted yet no one
had yet to create it, etc.). He debuted as a manga artist in 1994 with "CALL
XXXX" published by Shueisha in Super Jump. Since then he has also created
the manga "Samurai Spirits" which appeared in Tokuma Shoten's Family
Computer Magazine. In 1995, the manga "Trigun" begain its serialization in
the Tokuma Shoten Shonen Captain magazine. The "Trigun" manga title inspired
the television anime series of the same title and became highly popular in
the U.S.
Mr. Satoshi Nishimura is the director of the highly anticipated 2009 TRIGUN
movie and has worked on many huge and popular titles including ALIEN NINE,
BLACK LAGOON, CARDCAPTOR SAKURA, DRAGON BALL Z MOVIE 1: THE DEADZONE,
FIGHTING SPIRIT, FUTURE GPX CYBER FORMULA, GOKU: MIDNIGHT EYE, GUYVER: OUT
OF CONTROL, HAND MAID MAY, MASHIN EIYUDEN WATARU 2, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED,
PARADIS KISS, REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA, RUROUNI KENSHIN, SAMURAI SHODOWN:
THE MOTION PICTURE, SHIN CHO BAKUMATSU SHONEN SEIKI TAKAMARU, STREET FIGHTER
ALPHA, TRIGUN and much more!
Mr. Nightow and Mr. Nishimura join Daisuke Ishiwatari, Toshimichi Mori,
Morning Musume and Kari Wahlgren as official Anime Expo® 2009 Guests of
Honor.
Attendees, Press and Industry Members are also encouraged to view the video
coverage site of the 2008 convention at www.AXBackstage.org
<http://www.AXBackstage.org> .
Red & Black Sponsors include: FUNimation, Silver Sponsors include: Anime
News Network and Digital Manga Press, Patron Sponsors include: COPIC,
Central Park Media and The Right Stuf, Media Sponsors include: ImaginAsian
TV, Animation Magazine, Anime Insider Magazine and Anime News Network.
About Anime Expo®
Located in Los Angeles, California - Anime Expo®, the nation's largest
anime/manga convention, serves to foster trade, commerce and the interests
of the general public and animation/ comics industry. This event serves as a
key meeting place for the general public to express their interest and
explore various aspects of anime/manga, as well as for members of the
industry to conduct business. AX 2009 will be held July 2 - July 5, 2009 at
the Los Angeles Convention Center in Southern California. More information
can be found at its website (www.anime-expo.org).
About Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is a non-profit
organization with a mission to popularize and educate the American public
about anime and manga, as well as provide a forum to facilitate
communication between professionals and fans. This organization is more
popularly known by its entertainment property - Anime Expo®. More
information can be found at its website (www.spja.org <http://www.spja.org>
of the highly anticipated 2009 slated TRIGUN movie team, Mr. Shigeru
Kitayama and Mr. Noriyuki Jinguji, for a TRIGUN movie panel in which they
will talk a bout the various behind-the-scene episodes, from days way back
when, and about the experiences they had while in the production stages of
the newest TRIGUN movie as well as key points regarding the upcoming film.
Mr. Yasuhiro Nightow has loved to draw manga since childhood. He continued
his creative passion well into his adult years in order to fill the "holes"
of his life (i.e. what he wanted and couldn't get, what he wanted yet no one
had yet to create it, etc.). He debuted as a manga artist in 1994 with "CALL
XXXX" published by Shueisha in Super Jump. Since then he has also created
the manga "Samurai Spirits" which appeared in Tokuma Shoten's Family
Computer Magazine. In 1995, the manga "Trigun" begain its serialization in
the Tokuma Shoten Shonen Captain magazine. The "Trigun" manga title inspired
the television anime series of the same title and became highly popular in
the U.S.
Mr. Satoshi Nishimura is the director of the highly anticipated 2009 TRIGUN
movie and has worked on many huge and popular titles including ALIEN NINE,
BLACK LAGOON, CARDCAPTOR SAKURA, DRAGON BALL Z MOVIE 1: THE DEADZONE,
FIGHTING SPIRIT, FUTURE GPX CYBER FORMULA, GOKU: MIDNIGHT EYE, GUYVER: OUT
OF CONTROL, HAND MAID MAY, MASHIN EIYUDEN WATARU 2, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED,
PARADIS KISS, REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA, RUROUNI KENSHIN, SAMURAI SHODOWN:
THE MOTION PICTURE, SHIN CHO BAKUMATSU SHONEN SEIKI TAKAMARU, STREET FIGHTER
ALPHA, TRIGUN and much more!
Mr. Nightow and Mr. Nishimura join Daisuke Ishiwatari, Toshimichi Mori,
Morning Musume and Kari Wahlgren as official Anime Expo® 2009 Guests of
Honor.
Attendees, Press and Industry Members are also encouraged to view the video
coverage site of the 2008 convention at www.AXBackstage.org
<http://www.AXBackstage.org> .
Red & Black Sponsors include: FUNimation, Silver Sponsors include: Anime
News Network and Digital Manga Press, Patron Sponsors include: COPIC,
Central Park Media and The Right Stuf, Media Sponsors include: ImaginAsian
TV, Animation Magazine, Anime Insider Magazine and Anime News Network.
About Anime Expo®
Located in Los Angeles, California - Anime Expo®, the nation's largest
anime/manga convention, serves to foster trade, commerce and the interests
of the general public and animation/ comics industry. This event serves as a
key meeting place for the general public to express their interest and
explore various aspects of anime/manga, as well as for members of the
industry to conduct business. AX 2009 will be held July 2 - July 5, 2009 at
the Los Angeles Convention Center in Southern California. More information
can be found at its website (www.anime-expo.org).
About Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is a non-profit
organization with a mission to popularize and educate the American public
about anime and manga, as well as provide a forum to facilitate
communication between professionals and fans. This organization is more
popularly known by its entertainment property - Anime Expo®. More
information can be found at its website (www.spja.org <http://www.spja.org>
