Source: Anime Expo News Release
LOS
ANGELES (June 1, 2012) – Anime Expo (AX), North America’s largest anime, manga,
and Japanese pop culture celebration, today announced animation director Tatsuo
Sato, as an Official Guest of Honor when it returns to the Los Angeles
Convention Center from June 29 – July 2, 2012.
Tatsuo
Sato started his career as an animator and an assistant director at Asia-Do. He
made his solo directorial debut with the TV series "Soar High! Isami" and has
since gone on to direct the TV series "Martian Successor Nadesico" and its
sequel feature film "Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince Of
Darkness."
Tatsuo
collaborated on the avant-garde animation film "Cat Soup" with an old friend,
animator/director Masaaki Yuasa. The film won double prizes in the 6th Fantasia
Film Festival in Montreal: "Best Short Film" and "Film Critic's Association
Prize". It was also the winner of the 2001 Agency for Cultural Affairs'
"Excellence Prize" at Japan's Media Arts Festival. In the same year, he released
the TV animation series "Shingu: Secret Of The Stellar Wars" which was based on
his own original story. Tatsuo's most recent TV series is "Shigofumi” and has a
new animation project in development.
Tatsuo
Sato joins the previously announced Anime Expo 2012 line-up that includes
composer Yuki Kajiura/”FictionJunction;” anime-inspired heavy metal band
ANIMETAL USA; Culture Japan’s Danny Choo; popular voice actors Jamie Marchi,
Monica Rial and Steve Blum; Japanese pop star LiSA; Lolita fashion designer
Cyril Lumboy; Lolita model Misako Aoki and the Gallery of Fantastic Art.
About
Anime Expo
Now
in its 21st year, Anime Expo is North America’s larges celebration of anime,
manga and Japanese pop culture. Anime Expo gives fans the rare opportunity to
meet and hear from some of the most famous anime, manga, musical, game, and
fashion artitsts from Japan. AX 2012 will feature and exciting schedule of
exclusive screenings; artists’ panels; live concerts; cosplay; dance parties,
karaoke, and video competitions; non-stop video gaming and unsurpassed shopping
from more than 3,000 vendors. AX 2012 takes place June 29-July 2, 2012 at the
Los Angeles Convention Center. To register or for more information, please visit
www.anime-expo.org.
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About
the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation
The
Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is a non-profit
organization whose mission is to popularize and educate the America public about
anime and manga, as well as provide a forum to facilitate communication between
professionals and fans. This organization is more popularly known by its
entertainment property, Anime Expo®. For more information, please visit
www.spja.org.
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