KANAME☆ Joins Anime Expo as the Official Cosplayer of Saruhiko Fushimi from the Anime Series K

LOS ANGELES, CA, June 14th, 2013 – Anime Expo is pleased to welcome KANAME☆ as an Industry Guest for Anime Expo 2013, courtesy of King Records and Viz Media. The Japanese cosplayer made his debut at Comiket 2007, and a wide variety of media outlets around the world have featured KANAME☆, making him one of the world's most recognizable and renowned cosplayers.

KANAME☆ has cosplayed diverse characters from anime, video games, and manga, original characters, and more. In between creating and designing new costumes and props, KANAME☆ represents various companies as an official image model, and has been a special guest as well as participated as a cosplay judge at many large-scale events and conventions.

Currently, KANAME☆ is working as a cultural ambassador to spread Japanese popular arts throughout Asia.

KANAME's cosplay photos can be viewed on his Facebook page and gallery.

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Hosted annually in Los Angeles, Anime Expo is North America's largest celebration of Japanese culture. Anime Expo 2013 will be held July 4 - 7, 2013 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. To register, or for more information, please visit the Anime Expo website.

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