Anime Expo Hosts Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Staff, Naohiro Ogata, Peach-Pit, More
The staff for the Anime Expo event announced on Monday that it will host Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX's creative team; including director Kazuya Tsurumaki, series composer Yōji Enokido, and voice actress Tomoyo Kurosawa; Bandai Namco Filmworks Naohiro Ogata; manga artist Peach-Pit; and director Kazuaki Kuribayashi. A special event for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX will take place during the convention, which will include a movie screening, a talk, and a performance segment.Tsurumaki is the director behind many series including the Neon Genesis Evangelion movies such as Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone, FLCL, and others. Tsurumaki also worked on the key animation for projects such as Kimagure Orange Road, Pokémon 4Ever (movie 4), and Galaxy High School .Enokido served as series composer for various projects including Bungo Stray Dogs, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and Sailor Moon Super S.Kurosawa has voiced numerous characters including Miria Akagi in The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls, Ayano Toki in Laid-Back Camp, and Kumiko Ōmae in Sound! Euphonium.Ogata joined Sunrise in 1997. He has worked as executive producer on various Gundam projects including Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, and Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance.Peach-Pit is the creator behind well-known manga series such as Zombie-Loan, Rozen Maiden, and Shugo Chara!, which have all received anime adaptations. Shugo Chara! won the 32nd Kodansha Manga Award.Kuribayashi is the director behind battle anime film KILLTUBE, which has surpassed 5 million views on the pilot alone. Anime Expo takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 3-6.Sources: Anime Expo's X/Twitter account and website (link 2)
