Kawamoto Toshihiro

Otakon 2005: Kawamoto Toshihiro’s Panel

Kawamoto Toshihiro has been involved in the production of some of the most beloved anime that exist. Born on July 15, 1963, Kawamoto-san became an avid Gundam fan, and got his start in the industry at a studio that worked on Urusei Yatsura. Since then, he has been a pivotal part of projects such as Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Last Blitz of Zeon, The Vision of Escaflowne movie, Wolf’s Rain, Golden Boy, and perhaps the most famous works in America:Cowboy Bebop and Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door. Most recently, Kawamoto-san served as the animation director for an episode of Kurau: Phantom Memory However, his most popular work may be still to come, as he is involved with the Fullmetal Alchemist movie.

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Otakon 2005: Kanemori Yoshinori’s Panel

Kanemori Yoshinori has been a character designer for over twenty years now, predominantly working at Studio Madhouse. Debuting in 1985 with Gegege no Kitaro, Kanemori-san has since worked on such projects as Yawara!, Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals, the X TV series, and Card Captor Sakura: The Sealed Card. Just recently, Kanemori-san unveiled his debut work as a director: Alexander no Senki (Reign: the Conqueror). Despite twenty years in the industry, Kanemori-san’s career is just beginning, and the anime universe eagerly waits to see what he can do in his new role as a director.

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Kanemori Yoshinori

Kanemori Yoshinori has been a character designer for over twenty years now, predominantly working at Studio Madhouse. Debuting in 1985 with Gegege no Kitaro, Kanemori-san has since worked on such projects as Yawara!, Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals, the X TV series, and Card Captor Sakura: The Sealed Card. Just recently, Kanemori-san unveiled his debut work as a director: Alexander no Senki(Reign: the Conqueror). Despite twenty years in the industry, Kanemori-san’s career is just beginning, and the anime universe eagerly waits to see what he can do in his new role as a director.

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Greg Ayres

Greg is well known for voice acting in many animes such as Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, D.N. Angel, Black Cat, Heroic Age, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Ouran High School Club. He is also known for djing at anime conventions for raves and other events.

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Chris Ayres

Chris is well known for voice acting in many animes such as Trinity Blood, A Tree of Palme, and Devil May Cry. He is also known for directing Xenosaga and Magikano, and giving a workshop on combat cosplay at conventions he attends.

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Cherami Leigh

Cherami is an American Voice Actress working on anime serieses at Funimation Entertainment. She is well known for her roles as Road Kamelot (D. Gray Man), Elicia Hughes from (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood), and Liechtenstein (Hetalia: Axis Powers).In addition to voice acting, Cherami also has appeared in several live action roles such as Fast Food Nation, The Deep End, and Walker, Texas Ranger

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Bespa Kumamero @ Anime Matsuri 2008

During Anime Matsuri, I was able to attend a Q&A session with Bespa Kumamero. Due to problems with our recording equipment, I was unable to record the session. However, through the graciousness of another press team covering the event, NewsWireHouston, an Associated Press outlet, we were allowed to publish the transcripts of the Q&A here. For the original article, click here. For source galleries for images, click here for the panel gallery and here for the concert at Club AM.

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