Animator/Director Naoki Yoshibe to Be Otakon Guest
Washington, D.C. (July 17, 2019) – Animator and director Naoki Yoshibe will be a guest at Otakon 2019, according to Otakorp Inc.
Yoshibe worked at Kamikaze Doga Ltd. from 2011 to 2016. Among Yoshibe's credits were directing the opening sequences to such TV animated series as "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" and "GATCHAMAN CROWDS"; and music videos for Sumire Uesaka in "Kakumei Teki Broadway Shugisha Doumei," and for Sound Horizon in "Todaka No Hoshi." In recent works, Yoshibe directed "Hanebado!" and the "MIX" opening sequence.
Starting in 2019, Yoshibe is working at Orange Ltd. for a new series as assistant director and on a short piece as director.
In 2017, Yoshibe wrote "Short Animation Making Koza -Naoki Yoshibe works by CLIP STUDIO PAINT PRO/EX."
Otakon 2019 will be held July 26-28, 2019 at the Walter Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
ABOUT OTAKON AND OTAKORP, INC.: Now entering its twenty-sixth year, Otakon is an annual celebration of Japanese and East Asian popular culture, and also one of the largest gatherings of fans in the United States. Otakon celebrates popular culture as a gateway to deeper understanding of Asian culture, and has grown along with the enthusiasm for anime, manga, video games, and music from the Far East. Historically, Otakon has drawn up to 34,000 people for three days each year (for a paid attendance of over 100,000 turnstile attendees). Otakon is a membership based convention sponsored by Otakorp, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based, 501(c)3 educational non- profit whose mission is to promote the appreciation of Asian culture, primarily through its media and entertainment. Otakorp, Inc. is directed by an all-volunteer, unpaid staff – we are run by fans, for fans.
For more information about Otakorp, Inc., see http://www.Otakon.com/otakorp/index.asp
For more information and the latest news on Otakon 2019, see http://www.Otakon.com/
