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Anime Expo Hosts Studio Trigger's Sushio, Mai Yoneyama

Mai Yoneyama. Both staff will participate in a and autograph sessions.

Yoneyama debuted as a Kiznaiver.

SUSHIO worked for Gainax before working at Studio Trigger. At Gainax, he served as a key animator for Gurren Lagann and Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, among other titles. At Trigger, he served as the character designer and chief animation director for Kill la Kill, and the lead animator for Kiznaiver.

Anime Expo also announced on Friday that the main English voice cast for Tony Oliver will MC a with the cast on July 4. The convention also posted a video on Saturday of the 10-piece jazz ensemble Alice Underground performing the show's opening theme song "Tank!"

The convention additionally revealed on Saturday that fashion doll developer and "Culture Japan" director Danny Choo will return to the convention to MC the welcome ceremony and the fashion show.

Anime Expo will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year from July 1 to July 4 in Los Angeles. The convention will host:

• Yoshitaka Amano
• Mega Man co-creator and comcept Keiji Inafune
• Koji Igarashi
• Director Makoto Shinkai
• Chris Sabat
• Visual novel scenario Kōtarō Uchikoshi
• Kazue Katō
• Naoshi Arakawa
• OKAYADO
• Nami Sano
• Voice actress Chika Anzai
• Voice actor Junichi Suwabe
• Voice Tetsuya Kakihara
• Love Live! Sunshine!! idol group Aqours
• Mayumi Shintani
• JAM Project
• Producer Reo Kurosu
• Masahiko Minami
• Shōji Kawamori
• Kenji Horikawa
• Ari Arad
• Teddyloid
• Singer Michi
• Nobukazu Sakai)
• Shigeo Hamashima
• ZUN
• Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet director Yuro Kyoya
• Touhou Genso Wanderer director JYUNYA
• Yomawari: Night Alone director and lead designer Yu Mizokami
• Staff of Shūichi Kobayashi

Other musical guests Dancing Dolls.

The convention will also host a P.A. Works 15th Anniversary Exhibit in the Entertainment Hall, presented by Horikawa. Additionally Anime Expo will host a "Cowboy Bebop Jazz Cat Experience" performance event, the world Kuromukuro.