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Anime Expo to Host Devils and Realist Artist Utako Yukihiro
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official website for the Anime Expo convention announced on Tuesday that it will host artist Utako Yukihiro, as well as producer and cosplayer Hiroto Kuramasu.
Yukihiro is the artist of the Devils and Realist manga, which inspired a television anime in 2013. She is also the artist for the Uta no Prince-sama manga, and drew the original character designs for the B-PROJECT franchise. The franchise inspired a television anime in 2016, and a new anime in January. Yukihiro provided the original character designs for the BONJOUR Sweet Love Patisserie anime.
Kuramasu is the producer for CYBIRD's Ikémen Series games, as well as the I'm SORA Project. He is also the "official cosplayer" for Ikémen Series games.
This year's Anime Expo will take place from July 4 to July 7 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event will also hold an audition with the show's staff for an English-speaking role in one episode of the upcoming Shikizakura television anime. Other guests include actor Ryō Kitamura, manga creator Bisco Hatori, Love Live! Sunshine!!'s Aqours group (without Arisa Komiya), singer Kanako Ito, and composer Yoshihiro Ike.
Sentai Filmworks will host a premiere of the Uta no Prince Sama Maji Love Kingdom anime film during the event.
Source: Anime Expo
