Guests

Shinichi “Nabeshin” Watanabe

The charismatic director is among the most well-known anime directors in Japan. Mr. Watanabe is a favorite among fans for his directorial work on Excel Saga, Puni Puni Poemy, The Wallflower, Tenchi Muyo! GXP and Nerima Daikon Brothers along with many other titles.

Sophia

Formed in 1994, the Japanese rock band consists of vocalist Mitsuru Matsuoka, guitarist Kazutaka Toyota, bassist Yoshio Kuroyanagi, drummer Yoshitomo Akamatsu and keyboardist Keiichi Miyako. Sophia has enjoyed much success through the years with the release of more than 15 albums and 35 hit singles. The band’s single, Boku wa Kokoni iru, was used as an ending theme for the anime Kaleido Star.

Yuu Asakawa

Yuu Asakawa has enjoyed much success over her career as a seiyuu. Her extensive list of credits includes Love Hina series (Motoko Aoyama), School Rumble (Otoko Osakabe), the Vandread series (Jura Basil Elden), Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 (Priss S. Asagiri) and Azumanga Daioh (Sakaki), and more.