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Otakon Hosts Studio Trigger President, Animators
posted on by Adriana Hazra
The staff of Otakon 2023 announced on Friday that the event will host the following guests from Studio Trigger:
- President of Studio Trigger Masahiko Otsuka (Neon Genesis Evangelion episode director, GURREN LAGANN co-director).
- Animator at Studio Trigger Shunpei Gun'yasu (PROMARE, BNA: Brand New Animal)
- Animator at Studio Trigger Takuya Saitō (SSSS.DYNAZENON, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)
Otakon 2023 is scheduled for July 28-30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. This year's event will also host manga artist Kyōko Aiba, also Macross artist Hidetaka Tenjin and Macross anime director and mechanical designer Shōji Kawamori. It will also host composer Ryū Kawamura. Other guests include voice actress Junko Iwao, mechanical designer and director Shinji Aramaki, composer Yasuharu Takanashi, composer Shota Nakama, and rock ensemble -yaiba-, who will perform. Voice actress and author Haruna Ikezawa will attend the event as a guest. Producers and a CG director from Orange will also attend the event as well as animators and artists from Maho Film.
The event announced its COVID-19 policy for this year's event on March 3. The policy says that masks and proof of vaccination are no longer mandatory for attendees of the event in alignment with "local and federal guidance."
Source: Press releases
