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AKB48 to Appear as Guests of Honor at Anime Expo 2010

09/05/2010 2010-05-09 02:42:00 JaME Source: Press Release Author: Farah

AKB48 to Appear as Guests of Honor at Anime Expo 2010

AKB48 are the the official Guests of Honor at the Anime Expo in July this year.


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Anime Expo has announced that pop idol supergroup AKB48 will be the official Guests of Honor at its July convention. Currently at 63 members, AKB48 will perform live in Nokia Theater on Thursday, July 1, 2010, at 4:30 p.m. The members will also participate in attendee panels, meet-and-greets and autograph sessions.

AKB48 joins Anime Expo’s 2010 line-up along with voice actor Katsuyuki Konishi; Eden of the East trio Kenji Kamiyama, Satoru Nakamura and Tomohiko Ishii; voice actor Kyle Hebert; animation director Toshihiro Kawamoto; seiyuu Yuu Asakawa; j-rock band Sophia; and anime director Shinichi “Nabeshin” Watanabe.

Anime Expo, the United States’ largest anime and manga convention, is scheduled for July 1 – 4, 2010, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

To stay updated on all of the latest Anime Expo 2010 news, Anime Expo can be followed on
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