Anime Expo to Host Director Seiji Mizushima

Anime Expo announced the veteran Thursday that director Seiji Mizushima will appear as a guest of honour at the event from July 1-4 in Los Angeles. Mizushima has worked in the industry of anime for over 20 years and has directed titles such as Shaman King, Fullmetal Alchemist (2003-2004), Gundam 00, Hanamaru Kindergarten, generator of Gawl, Dai-guard, Zaion: I Wish You Were Here and Oh! Edo Rocket. He oversaw the ninth episode in the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion original with its famous synchronized dancing sequence of attack.

During the Convention, Mizushima will hold a meeting-and-greet, a signature of autographs and a focus group. Mizushima FanimeCon revealed last month that plans to announce his new project soon.

Mizushima has previously appeared at Anime Expo 2006 and 2009.

Combinations of Mizushima announced previously guest of honor band of J-Pop NIRGILIS, Vocaloid composer Onyx Kobayashi, weekly ASCII magazine Chief Executive Editor Toshihiro Fukuoka, dance group of J - pop Danceroid, CEO of Crypton Hiroyuki Itoh, producer Crypton Wataru Sasaki, Idea Factory Kenta Sagano and Katsuyuki Hirano, singer Maon Kurosaki, creator of manga Izumi Matsumoto, creator of comic Fred Gallagher, virtual pop idol Hatsune Miku, Japanese pop trio Kalafina, President of Nippon Ichi Software Sohei Niikawa, television host/blogger Danny Choo, voice actor Vic Mignogna and Miyuki Sawashiro Japanese singer and seiyu.
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