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Indonesia Comic Con to Host Singer Akira Kushida, Musician Karasuyasabou
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official website for the Jakarta convention Indonesia Comic Con announced on Wednesday that it will host singer Akira Kushida and musician Karasuyasabou.
Kushida has performed theme songs for such anime as Sentō Mecha Xabungle, Kinnikuman, Gakuen Tokusō Hikaruon, Toki-iro Kaima, Karasu Tengu Kabuto, Hooligan, Nurse Witch Komugi, Godannar, Toriko, and Oreca Battle. He has also performed theme songs for some entries in the Kamen Rider, Metal Hero, and Super Sentai live-action special effects franchises.
Aside from theme song performances, he has also acted in the OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders live-action film, and appeared in cameo roles in the Desert Punk and The IDOLM@STER anime.
Karasuyasabou is a Vocaloid producer who primarily uses the Vocaloid voices Rin and Len. He has produced character songs for the character Nana Ebina in the Himōto! Umaru-chan anime, and for the character Suu in the Monster Musume anime. He also wrote the lyrics for the ending theme song "Now Loading!!!!" for the New Game! anime. In addition, he has composed songs for The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls franchise. He composed songs in the "The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Master 043 Asuka Ninomiya" single, and the "Ōkina Furudokei" song in the "Cool Jewelries 003" single.
The Indonesia Comic Con event will take place at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta on October 1 to 2. Other announced guests include original Kamen Rider actor Hiroshi Fujioka, musicians D.watt from IOSYS, Yuyoyuppe, and designer Tsuyoshi Nonaka.
[Via Kaori Nusantara]
