Okazaki to Attend Nation's Largest Anime and Manga Convention
Anaheim, California (June 12, 2009) -- Anime Expo® 2009 is extremely proud to
announce "AFRO SAMURAI" creator Mr. Takashi Okazaki as an official Guest of
Honor for 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.
Mr. Okazaki is a successful Tokyo-based illustrator, painter, graphic
designer and manga writer who has found success internationally-providing
illustrations for the "Spider-Man 2" DVD and illustrating a limited edition
comic insert for the "BLADE III" Original Sound Track CD and for his
original manga "AFRO SAMURAI" which has been adapted into a successful
animation series by GONZO, each of its first two seasons becoming the #1
selling anime program in the US in 2007 and 2009.
Takashi Okazaki joins other Anime Expo® 2009 Official Guests of Honor
Hiroyuki Imaishi, Daisuke Ishiwatari, Yun Kouga, Yosuke Kuroda, Toshimichi
Mori, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Morning Musume, Yasuhiro Nightow, Atsushi
Nishigori, Satoshi Nishimura and Kari Wahlgren.
Attendees, Press and Industry Members are also encouraged to view the video
coverage site of the 2008 convention at 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, Anime News Network and UTB
Hollywood.
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.anime-expo.org.
Anaheim, California (June 12, 2009) -- Anime Expo® 2009 is extremely proud to
announce "AFRO SAMURAI" creator Mr. Takashi Okazaki as an official Guest of
Honor for 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.
Mr. Okazaki is a successful Tokyo-based illustrator, painter, graphic
designer and manga writer who has found success internationally-providing
illustrations for the "Spider-Man 2" DVD and illustrating a limited edition
comic insert for the "BLADE III" Original Sound Track CD and for his
original manga "AFRO SAMURAI" which has been adapted into a successful
animation series by GONZO, each of its first two seasons becoming the #1
selling anime program in the US in 2007 and 2009.
Takashi Okazaki joins other Anime Expo® 2009 Official Guests of Honor
Hiroyuki Imaishi, Daisuke Ishiwatari, Yun Kouga, Yosuke Kuroda, Toshimichi
Mori, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Morning Musume, Yasuhiro Nightow, Atsushi
Nishigori, Satoshi Nishimura and Kari Wahlgren.
Attendees, Press and Industry Members are also encouraged to view the video
coverage site of the 2008 convention at 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, Anime News Network and UTB
Hollywood.
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.anime-expo.org.
