AnimeNEXT Announces Japanese Guests

AnimeNEXT, a convention that traditionally hosts American voice actor guests of honor, has announced two Japanese guests who will attend this year’s convention, Akitaro Daichi and Reiko Yasuhara.

Akitaro Daichi’s directorial works include Kodomo no Omocha, Jubei-chan, Fruits Basket, and Fairy Princess Ren.

Reiko Yasuhara has performed the theme song for the Now and Then, Here and There anime series, and provided the voices of characters including Ran in Kaze Makase Tsukikage Ran, Kyoko Honda and Saki Hanajima in Fruits Basket and Tsumura Mikage in Jubei chan 2.

This year’s AnimeNEXT convention will be held on June 17-19 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in New Jersey.