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Guests of Honor

Toshihiro Kawamoto is among the most well-known animators and character designers in the industry. He has worked on Cowboy Bebop, the Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 series, Golden Boy and Wolf’s Rain, etc.

Yuu Asakawa

Voice actresss in Love Hina series (Motoko Aoyama), School Rumble (Itoko Osakabe), Azumanga Daioh (Sakaki), and more. She also voiced as Megurine Luka in Vocaloid2.

SOPHIA comes to Los Angeles to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their impressive career.

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.