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2016: Japon Expo 17th Impact
Have a look at the guest list of the seventeenth edition of Japan Expo Sud on this page!
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Manga & anime
- Thomas BOUVERET (mangaka; The Mysterious Cities of Gold)
- Elsa BRANTS (mangaka; Save me Pythie)
- Stanislas BRUNET (animator; Oban Star-Racers)
- Philippe CARDONA (illustrator; Sentaï School)
- Nicolas DAVID (mangaka; Meckaz)
- Yuko IWASA (chara-designer; D.Gray-man)
- IZU (writer; Ayakashi)
- Mahiro MAEDA (director; Les Ailes d'Honnéamise)
- Maliki (illustrator)
- Hiro MASHIMA (mangaka; Fairy Tail) - Guest of Honor
- Eddie MEHONG (animator; Macross Frontier)
- Camille MOULIN-DUPRÉ (comics artist; Le Voleur d’estampes)
- Shoji MURAHAMA (founder of GONZO and LAMBDA Film, anime film producer; Vandread, Hellsing)
- Osamu NABESHIMA (chara-designer; Hamtaro, D.Gray-man)
- Emmanuel NHIEU (mankaga and illustrator; Burning Tattoo)
- Naohiro OGATA (producer; Kekkaishi, Tales of the Abyss)
- Masayuki OZAKI (executive director at BANDAI NAMCO Pictures and producer; Tiger & Bunny, Aikatsu)
- redjuice (chara-designer; Harmony)
- Thomas ROMAIN (director; Code Lyoko, Phoenix Wright)
- Amandine TAGLIAVINI (writer; Golem)
- Alexis TALLONE (illustrator; Golem)
- Florence TORTA (color artist; Neogicia)
- Tony VALENTE (mangaka; Radiant)
Music
- Baby Raids Japan (J-rock)
- Cheeky Parade (J-pop)
- Hayabusa (J-pop)
- Eri ITO (video game music)
- Misaki IWASA (J-pop, enka)
- JAGMO (professional video game music symphonic orchestra)
- Hironobu KAGEYAMA (video game music)
- Saori KOBAYASHI (video game music composer)
- Takaaki KONNO (J-music)
- Man with a Mission (J-rock)
- Mayuko (J-pop)
- Psycho le Cému (music, dance, and comedy) - Guests of Honor
- ROA (J-rock)
- Rise of the Northstar (J-metal)
- Shiro SAGISU (J-pop)
- UMI☆KUUN (J-pop)
- Yigadokuson (J-pop)
- ZEZE-HAHA (J-pop)
Video games
- Shinji HASHIMOTO (producer; Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts)
- Masayuki HIRANO (producer; Dragon Ball Xenoverse)
- Yui ISHIKAWA (voice actress; Mikasa Ackerman in A.O.T. Wings of Freedom)
- Hisashi KOINUMA (producer; A.O.T. Wings of Freedom)
- Junichi MASUDA (director of GAME FREAK inc.; Pokémon) - Guest of Honor
- Yasuyuki ODA (producer; The King of Fighters XIV)
- Go SHIINA (composer; God Eater, Tekken)
Cosplay
- Lupin (cosplayer)
- Volpin PROPS (cosplayer)
- Reika (cosplayer)
- TaeYeon MINEMES (cosplayer)
- Wirru (cosplayer)
- Yaya Han (cosplayer)
- Yuegene Fay (cosplayer)
Culture & traditions
- BENTENYA (professional female chindon-ya group from Nagoya)
- Ekotumi (music artist, composer, and storyteller)
- Katanaya ICHI (samurai fighting demonstrations)
- Hiroshima Peace (traditional music troupe)
- Tsutomu HIRAO (graphic artist and painter)
- Kikakuya (professional kabuki theatre troupe)
- KIRIE (art performers)
- Marika
- Fûka MARIWO (music artist, shamisen)
- Miho (calligraphy artist)
- Miou
- MIZMO (kobushi group)
- NeoBallad (folk music duo)
- Satsuki
- Gaho TAKAHASHI (music artist, koto)
- TAKARABUNE (awa odori dance troupe)
- Toei Tsurugikai (chanbara fighting performances)
- Tsunagari Taiko Center (awa odori and taiko group)
- Xie (music duo)
- Yosakoi Paris Hinodemai (yosakoi dance group)
- Yoshiwara kitsune shachu (dance group)
Web culture
- Brice DUAN (video culture)
- Flander's Company (video culture)
- Gaki Parody (video culture)
- InThePanda (video culture)
- Anne-Laure JARNET (writer and producer; Le Blog de Gaea)
- LeChefOtaku (video culture)
- LuccassTV (video culture)
- Noob (webseries)
Pro wrestling
Cinema & TV shows
- Takeshi ICHIHARA (director; Ryûtei)
- Daiki ISE (actor)
- Yuito ISHIHARA (actor; Ryûtei)
- Hiroshi TANAKA (actor; Ninja Wars)
- Kôki YAMAMOTO (director; Joshikô)
Others
- Creators Tokyo (fashion designers)
- Egu-splosion (dance and comedy duo)
- Jaru Jaru (comedy duo)
- Kirarin (mascot)
- Kumamon (mascot)
- Merugyu & Merumomo (mascot)
- Nishiko-kun (mascot)
- Shinjo-kun (mascot)
- Eric TROCHON (cook)
