Anime Expo 2023 will be taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 1 to 4th 2023. This years’ event will be hosting a diverse and impressive collection of artists, illustrators, directors, voice actors, producers, and more from the world of manga, anime and Japanese pop culture. Here is a list of Anime Expo 2023’s Guests of Honor who are expected to make an appearance:
Acky Bright – Manga Artist and Illustrator who has worked with DC Comics, Hasbro, and BMW.
Atsushi Ohkubo – Creator of the successful manga Soul Eater and Fire Force.
Hirotaka Kobayashi – Voice of Mammon in Obey Me! Nightbringer.
Hiroyuki Seshita – Director of CG animated films such as Knights of Sidonia and BLAME!, working on his upcoming film GAMERA Rebirth (2023).
Jin – A versatile creator and artist, acting as a lyricist, composer, writer, novelist, and scriptwriter for manga as well as anime.
Kafka Asagiri – Author and designer of Bungo Stray Dogs.
Kazuaki Terasawa – Director of The Ancient Magus’ Bride The Boy from the West as well as his role as the Knight of the Blue Storm.
Kazutaka Kodaka – Scenario writer in the Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE, manga artist, screenwriter for anime.
Kazuya Yamashita – Voice of Lucifer in Obey Me! Nightbringer.
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 Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead.
Kyohei Yaguchi – Voice of Beelzebub in Obey Me! Nightbringer.
Masahiko Minami – President and producer of BONES INC. Formerly with Sunrise.
Masakazu Morita – Voice actor for Tidus in Final Fantasy X, and now appears in BLEACH as Ichigo Kurosaki.
Miura Ayme – Voice of Asmodeus in Obey Me! Nightbringer.
Satoshi Kada – Voice of Leviathan in Obey Me! Nightbringer.
Satoshi Onishi – Voice of Belphegor in Obey Me! Nightbringer.
Shinya Sumi – Voice of Satan in Obey Me! Nightbringer.
Takayuki Hirao – Director of Pompo the Cinephile, The Garden of Sinners, and the television animation GOD EATER.
Toshihiro Kawamoto – Animator and Character Designer for Urusei Yatsura, Cowboy Bebop, Noragami, and Blood Blockade Battlefront.
YOKO TARO – President of Bukkoro, creator of games, manga, and anime, as well as the writer of KamiErabi GOD.app.
YOSHIKI – Composer, classically trained musician and rock drummer, lead singer of X JAPAN and THE LAST ROCKSTARS.
Yoshitaka Amano – Artist and character designer, widely acknowledged for his artwork in the Final Fantasy series.
Yusuke Kozaki – Nintendo / Pokemon Go Character Designer.
Each of the Anime Expo 2023 Guests of Honor will be participating in panel discussions about their recent work and will have autograph sessions at the event. Those interested to attend can sign up on Anime Expo’s website and purchase a badge to meet their favorite manga and anime artists in person.
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Source: https://templeofgeek.com/anime-expo-2023-guests-announcements/
