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2019: Japan Expo 20th Impact
Have a look at the guest list of the twentieth anniversary of Japan Expo on this page!
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Manga & anime
- Makoto AIZAWA (mangaka; Quand la neige m’appelle)
- Jérôme ALQUIÉ (comics artist; Albator - Mémoires de l'Arcadia)
- Mitsuhiro ARITA (illustrator; Pokémon cards)
- ART-OF-K (mangaka; Euterpe)
- Rie ARUGA (mangaka; Perfect World)
- Aurore (illustrator of the posters of Japan Expo festivals and comics artist; Elinor Jones, Harfang, Lady Liberty, Pixie)
- Quentin "Alt236" BOËTON (video maker and writer; Berserk. À l’encre des ténèbres)
- Caly (mangaka; Hana No Breath)
- Philippe CARDONA (comics artist; Sentaï School, Foot 2 rue, Noob, Le Blog de Gaea, Néogicia)
- Jéronimo CÉJUDO (mangaka; Lil’Berry)
- Frédéric CHARVE (comics artist; Les Mythics)
- Christophe COINTAULT (mangaka; Tinta Run)
- Fabien DALMASSO (mangaka; Lil’Berry)
- Jean-Pierre DENYS (actor and voice actor; voice of Blue in Bioman, various bad guys in Cat’s Eye)
- Antoine DOLE (scriptwriter; 4LIFE)
- Enaibi (mangaka; HORION)
- Fabien FOURNIER (creator of the Noob licence and scriptwriter for the Noob comics)
- Hiroki GOTO (editor-in-chief of Weekly Shônen Jump and writer; Jump – L’âge d’or du manga)
- Izu (scriptwriter; Versus Fighting Story)
- Jessica JUNG (comics artist; Les Légendaires - Parodia)
- Kalon (mangaka; Versus Fighting Story)
- Keiden (comics artist; CLARITY)
- Daiki KOBAYASHI (mangaka; Ragna Crimson)
- Brigitte LECORDIER (voice actress; voice of Son Goku in Dragon Ball)
- Reno Lemaire (mangaka; Dreamland)
- Romain Lemaire (mangaka; Everdark)
- Patricia LYFOUNG (comics artist; La Rose écarlate, Les Mythics)
- Leiji MATSUMOTO (mangaka; Harlock, Space Battleship Yamato, Interstella 5555) - Guest of Honor
- Camille MOULIN-DUPRÉ (mangaka; Le Voleur d’estampes)
- Gô NAGAI (mangaka; UFO Robot Grendizer, Violence Jack, Great Mazinger)
- Di NIANMIAO (mangaka; Ultramarine Magmell)
- Salvatore NIVES (mangaka; Flare Zero)
- Philippe OGAKI (scriptwriter; La Rose écarlate, Les Mythics)
- Orpheelin (comics artist; Les Légendaires – Les Chroniques de Darkhell)
- Valérie PRÉCIGOUT (journalist and writer; Le Mythe Saint Seiya. Au panthéon du manga)
- REDJET (mangaka; Innermost)
- Annabelle ROUX (actress and voice actress; voice of Pink in Bioman, Ai Kisugi in Cat’s Eye, Kanna Alperona in Fairy Tail)
- Kenshirô SAKAMOTO (mangaka; Fairy Tail – La grande aventure de Happy)
- Rossella SERGI (mangaka; Deep Scar)
- Yami SHIN (mangaka; Green Mechanic)
- Toshinari SHINOHE (creative director and producer; Child of Kamiari Month)
- SHONEN (mangaka; Outlaw Players)
- Patrick SOBRAL (scriptwriter; creator of the comics Les Légendaires, Les Mythics, Les Légendaires - Parodia)
- Shuji SOGABE (mangaka; Persona 3)
- Tsuyoshi TAKAKI (mangaka; Black Torch)
- Yoshiyuki TOMINO (screenwriter, director; Mobile Suit Gundam) - Guest of Honor
- Florence TORTA (color artist; Sentaï School, Foot 2 rue, Noob, Le Blog de Gaea, Néogicia)
- Tony VALENTE (mangaka; Radiant)
- VanRah (mangaka; Stray Dog, Ayakashi – Légendes des cinq royaumes, MortiCian)
- Vinhnyu (mangaka; 4LIFE)
- Kira YUKISHIRO (mangaka; Scarlet Soul)
- Suheb ZAKO (comics artist; Dreams Factory)
Music
- angela (duo; themes of FAFNER in the Azure, K, Knights of Sidonia)
- Michel BAROUILLE (anime theme singer; Goldorak et les deux Mazinger, Albator 78, Galaxy Railway, Bioman)
- CASPA (J-rock)
- DADAROMA (visual kei)
- Fure Fure Danshi (J-pop; winners of Tokyo Candoll -BOYS- 2019)
- Aya HIRANO (seiyû and singer; voice of Haruhi Suzumiya in Haruhi Suzumiya, Reira Serizawa in Nana, Lucy Heartfilia in Fairy Tail)
- Ichitarô (taiko player)
- ILU GRACE (RnB)
- IRON ATTACK! (power metal dôjin)
- KAIEN (electro)
- Mika KOBAYASHI (composer and singer; themes of Attack on Titans, Kill la Kill)
- Reison KURODA (shakuhachi player)
- Claude LOMBARD (anime theme singer; Kimagure Orange Road, Ai Shite Knight)
- miwa (singer and songwriter; anime music)
- Le Naheulband (tribute band to Donjon de Naheulbeuk)
- Le Neko Light Orchestra (video game, film, and anime music cover band)
- Ai OTSUKA (J-pop) - Guest of Honor
- Real Akiba Boyz (otaku breakdancers)
- Kanaki SADA (shakuhachi player)
- Salome no Kuchibiru (retro and psychedelic group)
- Star Dancer Ballet (Ballet Dragon Quest)
- Gaho TAKAHASHI (koto player)
- Yoko TAKAHASHI (singer; theme of NEON GENESIS EVANGELION)
- Task have Fun (J-pop)
- THE SIXTH LIE (electro-rock)
- VM5 (J-rock)
- We=MUKASHIBANASHI (J-pop; winners of Tokyo Candoll 2019)
- Yoshiki (composer, pianist, drummer, leader of X Japan)
- Yuzu Natsumi (shamisen player)
Video games
- Hiroki FUJIMOTO (producer; FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS®)
- Yoann GUÉRITOT (director of the game Fuga)
- Kei HIRONO (producer; Dark Souls, FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS®)
- Nobuyuki KUROKI (art director; Samurai Shodown)
- Marcus (journalist specialized in video games)
- Hiroshi MATSUYAMA (CEO at CyberConnect2)
- Benoît "ExServ" REINIER (video maker, journalist, writer; L’ascension de The Witcher. Un nouveau roi du RPG)
- Yumi SAJI (chara-designer; Samurai Shodown)
- Kazuko SHIBUYA (graphic artist, pixel-artist; characters of the Final Fantasy series)
- Yu SUZUKI (creator of the games Hang-On, Space Harrier, Out Run, After Burner, Virtua Fighter, Shenmue I, II, III)
- Naoki YOSHIDA (producer and director of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online)
Cosplay
- Ally Bee
- Aluota
- Ariah
- Clef
- CoSA
- Cosplay Quest
- Cyclone X
- Dinotiste
- Erendrym
- Evance
- Evangelyne
- Galou
- Ichigo
- Illyne
- Ivy
- Kalimsshar
- Kirae
- Koneko
- Koni
- Kotori
- Lex
- Luce
- LucioleS
- Lyel
- Lynah
- Manlima
- Milou
- Muralu
- MysteriousMaemi
- Nad
- Nikita
- Pichu
- Pr. Blackflames
- Rinny
- Robin
- Sasil
- Shenzi
- Shibeez
- Shoko & Jérome
- Sikay
- Twiin Cosplay
- Yaya Han
- Yuegene Fay
- YumiKoyuki
- Zedrielle
Cinema & TV shows
- François DESCRAQUES (director and screenwriter; Le Visiteur du Futur)
- France Five (TV show inspired from super sentai)
- Masataka KUBOTA (actor; Tokyo Ghoul ‘S’)
- Michiko MAKINO (actress; Bioman)
- Shota MATSUDA (actor; Tokyo Ghoul ‘S’)
- Kazuo NIIBORI (stunt double; Bioman)
- Akito OSUGA (actor; Bioman)
- Naoto OTA (actor; Bioman)
- Ryôsuke SAKAMOTO (actor; Bioman)
- Sumiko TANAKA (actress; Bioman)
- Maika YAMAMOTO (actress; Tokyo Ghoul ‘S’)
Culture & traditions
- ASAKUSA KENBUKAI EDGE (samurai performance)
- Gamushara (traditional supporter group)
- KAMUI (sword fight choreography performances)
- Katanaya Ichi (sword fight choreography performances)
- KIRIE (calligraphy, music and dance performances)
- KOOYA (traditional dance)
- Maihime (traditional dance)
- MIHO (calligraphy artist)
- Takarabune (traditional awa odori dance troup)
Pro wrestling
Web culture
- Brice Gaming Z (video maker)
- DBTimes (video makers)
- La Flander’s Company (webseries)
- Julien FONTANIER (video maker)
- Frigiel (video maker)
- Gastronogeek (video maker)
- L’Incroyable Odyssée (webseries)
- Julie Japon (video maker)
- LeChefOtaku (video makers)
- MissJirachi (video maker)
- Noob (webseries)
- Sora (video maker)
- Tonton Benzz (video maker)
Others
- Izuru AMASE (actress; Takarazuka)
- BANG (dancer)
- Seiichi ITO (chef at the restaurant Kushikatsu Bon)
- kennycreation (steampunk artists)
- Kumamon (mascot of the city of Kumamoto)
- Mikke-chan (mascot of Kuzuha prefecture)
- ReFashion Caravan (modern kimono designers)
- Shinjo-kun (mascot of the city of Susaki)
- Tochisuke (mascot of the city of Tochigi)
- Nobuaki TOMITA (kimono designer)
- Wes-P (comedian)
