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2012: Japon Expo 13th Impact
Have a look at the guest list of the thirteenth edition of Japan Expo on this page!
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Manga & anime
- Natsumi AIDA (mangaka; Switch Girl!!)
- Berrizo (comics artist; Super Dragon Bros Z)
- Furo et Mimi (mangakas; Run 8)
- Gogeta Jr (comics artist; Hémisphères)
- Moto HAGIO (mangaka; They Were Eleven)
- Ibi (comics artist; Lapin et Tortue)
- Junko IWAO (voice actress; seiyû for Mélissa in Montana Jones)
- Hideo KATSUMATA (producer; Blue Exorcist)
- Ein LEE (illustrator; Princesse Pivoine, La Princesse au bol enchanté)
- Toshio MAEDA (mangaka; Urotsukidôji)
- Masao MARUYAMA (producer at Madhouse studio)
- Haruhiko MIKIMOTO (chara-designer; Macross) - Guest of Honor
- Chiaki MIYAMOTO (illustrator; Les Couleurs de Bilo)
- Jérôme MOREL (comics artist; Only Two)
- Sakizo (illustrator)
- Salagir (comics artist; Hémisphères)
- Tetsuya SARUWATARI (mangaka; Free Fight)
- Shiitake (illustrator; Kaguya, princesse au clair de lune)
- Makoto SHINKAI (director; Children Who Chase Lost Voices)
- Monsieur To (comics artist; État des lieux)
- Rei TOMA (mangaka; Dawn of Arcana)
- TroyB (creator of Amilova)
- Tetsuya TSUTSUI (mangaka; Prophecy)
- Naoki URASAWA (mangaka; 20th Century Boys, Monster, Pluto) - Guest of Honor
Music
- Anli Pollicino (visual kei)
- DaizyStripper (visual kei)
- FLOW (J-rock)
- Hemenway (pop-rock)
- Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (kawaii icon and music artist) - Guest of Honor
- MAN WITH A MISSION (rock)
- Momoiro Clover Z (idol group)
- Professeur Sakamoto (video game music)
- SATSUKI (visual kei)
- ViRGO a.k.a. HAMMER (hip hop)
Video games
- Hideo BABA (producer; Tales of)
- Stephane BOLE (CEO of Nintendo France)
- Katsuhiro HARADA (producer; Tekken)
- Shinji HASHIMOTO (producer; Kingdom Hearts)
- Keiji INAFUNE (producer; Megaman, Street Fighter IV) - Guest of Honor
- Satoru IWATA (President of Nintendo)
- Yoshihisa KISHIMOTO (chara-designer, developer and producer; Double Dragon)
- Julien MERCERON (directeur des technologies; Square Enix)
- Yoko SHIMOMURA (music composer; Kingdom Hearts)
- Naoki YOSHIDA (producer and director ; Final Fantasy)
Literature
- Samantha BAILLY (writer; La Princesse au bol enchanté)
- Alice BRIÈRE-HAQUET (writer; Kaguya, princesse au clair de lune)
- Philippe BUCHET (writer; Sillage, Nomad)
- Christelle HUET-GOMEZ (writer; Princesse Pivoine)
- Marlène (writer; Les Héros du quotidien)
Others
- Kamui (cosplayer)
- Triple Tail.S (pro wrestling duo)