Guests of Honor
Pacific Media Expo will be hosting industry
luminaries from both sides of the Pacific. These guests
will be promoting their latest projects and conducting
panesl to answer questions from their fans. In limited
instances, they will be providing autographs as well.
Please review our autograph
policy.
Yasuhiro
Nightow
Yasuhiro Nightow has confirmed as PMX's Manga
Guest of Honor. Mr. Nightow is a veteran Japanese
comic artist of nearly a decade, with works such
as Samurai Spirits.
He gained great popularity as the creator of the
space western comic, Trigun,
which has been adapted into a hit animated TV
series. Mr. Nightow's comic, Trigun,
has just been released in the United States by
Dark Horse comics. Mr. Nightow is currently working
on the GunGrave
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Takahiro
Yoshimatsu
Takahiro Yoshimatsu has confirmed as PMX's Character
Designer Guest of Honor. Mr. Yoshimatsu was the
character designer for Jubei-Chan:
The Ninja Girl, Trigun
and Cyber Formula.
He also served as the character designer and animation
director for the popular Slayers
Movie. Currently, Mr. Yoshimatsu is enjoying
the success of his current work, the Ninja
Scroll TV series. |
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T.M.Revolution
T.M.Revolution has sold millions of albums in Japan
and is taking the United States by storm. He has
swept into American households with two title tracks
from the hit anime series Mobile
Suit Gundam Seed and Rurouni
Kenshin (AKA Samurai X). INVOKE and Heart of Sword
have already been huge hits in Japan. |
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Nami
Tamaki
Nami Tamaki is the 15 year-old prodigy behind the
hit opening theme song Believe from Mobile
Suit Gundam Seed. |
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Shino
Masanori
Pacific Media Expo is proud to announce the confirmation
of Shino Masanori as our character designer Guest
of Honor. Mr. Masanori is the character designer
for GunGrave, the
hot new series from Yasuhiro Nightow, soon to be
released by Geneon Entertainment. Mr. Masanori has
a long career, working on some of anime's most beloved
titles. Mr. Masanori served as the mecha designer
or art director on Hajime
no Ippo, Gundam
Wing (TV), Gundam
Wing Endless Waltz (movie), Gundam
Wing: Endless Waltz (OAV), The
Heroic Legent of Arslan, Super
Dimension Century Orguss, Banner
of the Stars (TV), Banner
of the Stars II (TV), Crest
of the Stars (TV) and Brain
Powered, Sol Bianca,
and Virtua Fighter
(TV).
Mr. Masanori has also worked on Inu
Yasha, Aura Battler
Dunbine, Heavy Armor
L Gaim and Urusei
Yatsura. He has also worked on video games
and did the character designs for King
of Fighters/Fatal Fury. |
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Daisuke
Moriyama
Pacific Media Expo is proud to announce Daisuke
Moriyama as its second Manga Artist Guest of Honor.
Mr. Moriyama is the creator behind the critically
acclaimed and widely popular Chrno
Crusade manga, now being distributed by AD
Vision Comics. The Chrno
Crusade anime already has a strong fan following
in the United States and is being produced in Japan
by Gonzo Productions.
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Keep watching our site for exciting guest announcements,
or join our PMX
Guests Forum and let us know who you would like
to see.
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