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2017: Japon Expo 18th Impact
Have a look at the guest list of the eighteen edition of Japan Expo on this page!
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Manga & anime
- Anaïs CHEVILLARD (animator; Crisis Jung)
- Art of K (mankaga; Euterpe)
- Elsa BRANTS (mangaka; Save me Pythie)
- CAB & KTA (mangaka; D’Encre et de Feu)
- Caly (mangaka; Hana No Breath)
- Philippe CARDONA (illustrator; Sentaï School)
- Nicolas DAVID (mangaka; Meckaz)
- Nobuyoshi HABARA (animator, chara-designer and director; Broken Blade)
- Irono-sensei (mangaka; The Grim Reaper)
- Joël JURION (illustrator; Klaw)
- Kenji KAMIYAMA (director; Ghost in the Shell)
- Shichiro KOBAYASHI (art director and illustrator; Ashita no Joe 2, Berserk)
- Mitsuro KUBO (director; Yuri!!! On ICE)
- Lion MATSUDA (painter)
- Masao MARUYAMA (founder of Madhouse studio and creator of MAPPA studio)
- Jun MOCHIZUKI (mangaka; Pandora Hearts, The Case Study of Vanitas) - Guest of Honor
- Takuo NODA (animator and chara-designer; Capitain Future)
- Masahiko OKURA (animator and art director; The Silver Guardian)
- Yoshiki SAKURAI (producer and screenwriter; Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone)
- Masami SUDA (animator and chara-designer; Gatchaman, Hokuto no Ken, Yo-kai Watch)
- Koji TAKEUCHI (producer; Lupin III, Sherlock Holmes)
- Kazuhide TOMONAGA (animator; Lupin the Third, The Castle of Cagliostro)
- Florence TORTA (color artist; Sentaï School)
- Séverine VARLETTE (co-founder of studio Yapiko Animation France/Japon)
- George WADA (producer; Hal)
- Takuya WADA (animator, chara-designer and director; Cat’s Eye, Hokuto no Ken)
- Jérôme WICKY (writer; Gô Nagai, mangaka de légende)
Music
- Annin Showchestra (music band)
- Break☆Through" 5D (J-pop)
- Epic Star (J-pop and winner of the first edition of Tokyo Candoll -BOYS-)
- Kamitsuki (indie rock and J-pop)
- Kukatachii (J-pop)
- MAGIC OF LiFE (J-rock)
- Monoeyes (J-punk rock)
- Neko Light Orchestra (video games and anime music)
- Nijicon (J-pop)
- notall (J-pop)
- The World Standard (J-pop)
- Toranoko Rammy (J-rock)
- suga/es (J-pop punk)
- UMI☆KUUN (J-pop)
- Yoshiki (rock icon, leader of X JAPAN)
Video games
- Eiji AONUMA (producer; The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- Enigami (video game studio)
- Shinji HASHIMOTO (producer; Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts)
- Kazutaka KODAKA (screenwriter; Danganronpa)
- Marcus (video game journalist)
- Yusuke NAKANO (illustrator; The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- Satoru TAKIZAWA (art director; The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
Cosplay
- Ashe (cosplayer)
- Echow (cosplayer)
- Kairi (cosplayer)
- Naru (cosplayer)
- Nikita Cosplay (cosplayer)
Cinema & TV shows
- Tsubasa HONDA (actress; Kôetsu Girl)
- Rica MATSUMOTO (voice actress; Pokémon)
- Keizo MURASE (costume designer; Kaiju)
- Fumihiko SORI (animator and director; Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Ryosuke YAMADA (actor; Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Kunihiko YUYAMA (director; Pokémon)
Pro wrestling
Culture & traditions
- 30-DELUX (samurai fighting performances)
- Aki Hiroshima Busho Tai (samurai fighting performances)
- Izuru AMASE (kabuki theatre troupe)
- Gamushara (oendan supporting group)
- Haten Kohro (traditional dance group)
- KAIEN (dance group)
- KIRIE (dancers and calligraphy artists)
- KUNI-KEN (rock and shamisen group)
- Mai YASUDA et NINJA -KAGERO- (dance, calligraphy and martial art group)
- Fûka MARIWO (traditional music artist)
- Miho (calligraphy artist)
- MisaChi (music artist)
- NeoBallad (folk music group)
- Takarabune (awa odori and taiko group)
- Troupe Shizuki (nihon buyô dancers)
- Tsunagari Taiko Center (awa odori and taiko group)
Cuisine
- Sylvie CASANOVAS (sake expert)
- Biomomo Hashimoto (pastry chefs)
- Seiichi ITO (Japanese chef)
- Kazunari NODA (Japanese chef)
Tourism
- Asakura Yumemaru (fairy from the Ichijôdani Asakura clan, Fukui prefecture)
- Denchû-kun (mascote inspired from kabuki)
- Kumamon (official mascot of Kumamoto city)
- Merugyû & Merumomo (official mascots of Oyabe city)
- Mikke-chan (mascot of Kuzuha)
- Seto-kun & Koma-chan (official mascots of Seto city)
- Sinjô-kun (mascot of Susaki city)
- Tochisuke (mascot of Tochigi)
- Yoichi-kun (mascot of Otawara)
- Yuzugappa (mascot of Tokushima)
Web culture
- Anime Impro (impro group)
- DonJon Legacy (webseries)
- Brice DUAN (video maker)
- Flander's Company (webseries)
- Golden Moustache (video makers)
- Groupe 13 (video maker)
- LeChefOtaku (video makers)
- Les Seigneurs d'outre-monde (feature film)
- Le Vrac (video makers)
- LuccassTV (video maker)
- MisterFox (video maker)
- Florian NGUYEN (video maker)
- Noob (webseries)
- Role Play That Movie (webseries)
- Trash (video makers)
- Tonton Benzz (video maker)
- Ulysse la websérie (video makers)
Others
- CHI (heroin of the manga)
- Japan ProModel Collection (traditional fashion)
- Jibanyan (mascot; Yo-Kai Watch)
- Arnaud LAURENT (voice actor; French voice of Natsu in Fairy Tail)
- Bruno MÉYÈRE (voice actor; Kuroshitsuji, Fairy Tail)
- Pikachu (mascot)
- Tekken (comedian)
- Touken Ranbu (musical)
- Yowamushi Pedal (musical)