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Singapore's STGCC to Host Hiro Kanzaki, Takuya Fujima, Taku Inoue, IOSYS Members
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention announced on Thursday that it will host illustrator Hiro Kanzaki, manga artist and illustrator Takuya Fujima, composer Taku Inoue, and composers and IOSYS members ARM and D.watt.
Hiro Kanzaki, also known by his real name of Hiroyuki Oda, works as an animator and character designer, and is also an amateur musician. Kanzaki is perhaps best known for his collaborations with writer Tsukasa Fushimi, serving as the illustrator of Fushimi's Ore no Imōto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (Oreimo) and Eromanga Sensei light novels, both of which inspired television anime and manga adaptations. Kanzaki also designed the characters for Sega's Go! Go! 575 project, the Classroom Crisis anime, and the Eureka Seven Ao anime. As an animator, Kanzaki has drawn key animation for such anime as Eureka Seven, Eureka Seven Ao, Bamboo Blade, Heroman, and Attack on Titan. He releases music under his real name, or under his HanasoumenP pseudonym.
Takuya Fujima has written and drawn such manga as Negima!? neo, Free Collars Kingdom, Tsuiteru Kanojo, Deus Vitae, and Weiß Survive. Weiß Survive received a television anime adaptation in 2009. Fujima also draws the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid manga, which received a television anime adaptation in 2015, and a spinoff titled ViVid Strike!, for which Fujima also drew the original character designs. Fujima also drew the illustrations for Hiroyuki Fushimi's R-15 novel series, which inspired a television anime in 2011. She also drew the manga adaptation of the Dog Days anime.
Taku Inoue has composed music for anime theme songs and games, and works at Bandai Namco Entertainment. He composed the theme song for Kayoe! Chūgaku and the music for the Dai - Shogun - Great Revolution anime. He also composed the song "Haikei Goodbye Sayonara," which DAOKO performed and was used as the first ending theme song for the Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul anime. In games, he has composed music and theme songs for the Tekken, Ridge Racer, and THE IDOLM@STER game series, and also composed the music for Pokkén Tournament and Summer Lesson games.
ARM and D.Watt are members of the IOSYS musical dōjin (self-published) group. The group has made music centering on and parodying elements of otaku culture, such as Touhou Project, Etrian Odyssey, and Kan Colle, often accompanied with Flash animation. ARM himself has composed dōjin songs for Touhou Project, including "Marisa Stole the Precious Thing," "Overdrive," and "Cirno's Perfect Math Class." He has also composed theme songs for the Place to Place, Robot Girls Z, and D-Frag! anime. D.watt has composed music for Yuruyuri, Three Leaves, Three Colors, and Etotama. The group composed music for the Penguin Girl and Dream Eater Merry series.
Other guests include performer Rie Yunohara; dancer Ayame; Touhou Project dōjin composer Masayoshi Minoshima; comics illustrators Adi Granov, Arthur Adams, David Mack, Frank Cho, Joyce Chin, Mirka Andolfo, and Sonny Liew; illustrator Hisacy; toy maker Mark Nagata; illustrator Simone Legno; illustrator Teresa Chiba; and cosplayers Iori Moe, Leon Chiro, Shimo, and Siutao.
The convention will take place on September 9 and 10 at the Sands Expo & Convention in Singapore.
