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Exclusive: the latest news of the 17th Impact
Today was Japan Expo’s press conference. We won’t keep you waiting any longer: here are some news that might interest you!
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Video Game Guest of Honor
The name of the 17th Impact Video Game Guest of Honor has been unveiled: Junichi MASUDA, GAME FREAK inc. director, producer of the latest Pokémon games and composer of the Pokémon series music (with Nintendo)
Saint Seiya
Saint Seiya is under the spotlight this year on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the spin-off Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas, with 4 guests:
- Shiori TESHIROGI, the mangaka of Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas (with Kurokawa)
- Chimaki KUORI, the mangaka of the spin-off Saintia Shô (with Kurokawa)
- Osamu NABESHIMA and Yukô IWASA, the director and chara-designer of the anime Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas (with TMS Entertainment)
Manga & anime
- Hitori RENDA, the author of King’s Game is presenting his new manga, Awaken, at Japan Expo (with Ki-oon)
- Berserk, with the screening of 2 exclusive episodes of the latest opus (with Crunchyroll)
- Drifters, with the screening of 2 exclusive episodes and the exceptional presence of Kota HIRANO, the author of the original manga, and also the author of Hellsing (with NBC Universal)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt for the latest opus of the series (with Sunrise)
- Sword Art Online for a conference dedicated to the saga, on the occasion of the upcoming release of Sword Art Online –Ordinale Scale (with @anime in collaboration with Wakanim, Namco Bandai, Ototo, and Ofelbe)
Video Games
- The most expected Final Fantasy XV is at Japan Expo, on the booth Square Enix, with demos to play
- Hisashi KOINUMA, the producer of the game Attack on Titan – Wings of Freedom, is giving a conference for the game release (with Deep Silver)
- Attend the Splatoon event: the Calamazones’ concert (with Nintendo)
Cosplay
- Yuegene Fay, cosplay guest who will be member of the jury for the ECG finals
- The Cosplay Village: dozens cosplay activities in one place, workshops, panels, shows, and more!
You’ll know even more about those guests and events in the next days, and we also have some more announcements to make: stay tuned!
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