AnimeNEXT is happy to announce its first guests for the 2009 convention, US Anime producer Toshifumi Yoshida of Bandai Namco, US Anime Director Tom Wayland of Tripwire Productions and US Anime Voice Actor Greg Ayres.
 
 Toshifumi Yoshida is a producer with Bandai Namco in the United States where he has recently worked on Gurren Lagann. Toshi is also well known in the US anime industry for his work in both manga and anime. Toshi may best be known for his work in the past on InuYasha and Ranma ½. Look for Toshi in our schedule where he will be speaking about anime and manga in the United States.
 
Tom Wayland is a New York area anime director. Tom has worked on numerous titles that you are familiar with, such as titles like Gall Force, DNA2, Revolutionary Girl Utena and Animation Runner Kuromi. You can expect panels and workshops with Tom. In the past Tom has hosted voice acting workshops at AnimeNEXT. Stay tuned to this newsletter and the AnimeNEXT website for what panels Tom will be doing at the convention in 2009.
 
AnimeNEXT is also very proud to welcome back Greg Ayres. Greg was with us in 2008 and he will return to AnimeNEXT in 2009. Greg has been featured in such popular anime as Ouran High School Host Club, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Full Metal Alchemist. Greg’s panels were packed last year and you can probably expect the same again this year.