20 years of Evangelion: Yoshiyuki SADAMOTO, Anime Guest of Honor
For the 20th anniversary of Evangelion, Japan Expo is glad to announce the coming of the chara-designer of the legendary series Neon Genesis Evangelion, and animation director of the movies of this cult saga: Yoshiyuki SADAMOTO is the Anime Guest of Honor of the festival. And to celebrate the anniversary, an exhibit goes through the history of Evangelion!
The story of Evangelion dates back to 1995, when the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion was launched. The saga then developed as manga, movies and video games, until it became a phenomenon!
Chara-designer, mangaka and animation director, Yoshiyuki SADAMOTO is famous for working on the Evangelion saga, from the series to the manga and films. He is also one of the founding members of the major animation studio Gainax who produced Neon Genesis Evangelion. In addition to his work on Neon Genesis Evangelion, Yoshiyuki SADAMOTO did chara-design for many more anime series and films, lately on The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, or Wolf Children in 2012.
He is our Anime Guest of Honor to celebrate the 20’s anniversary of the Evangelion saga with you, and is meeting you for autographs on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. He’s also expecting you on Saturday for a panel! Japan Expo is also proposing a dedicated exhibit: from the creation of the saga up to now, go through 20 years of this major work of Japanese animation.
Are you a fan of the saga? You can’t wait to meet Yoshiyuki SADAMOTO? Leave him a message in the comments and click on Daisuki to tell him you’ll be there!
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