Hiroyasu Kobayashi is a member of Studio khara, which has been in charge of the production of a web streamed short anime anthology, Japan Anima(tor) Expo, since 2014. In 2015, Shigeto directed his first short film Obake-chan for Japan Anima(tor) Expo.

Jonathan Klein is a Videogame & Anime voice director & producer. His company, New Generation Pictures, has worked on hundreds of different projects. He is also the co-founder of Anime Charity Auctions, which raises money for worthwhile charitable causes.

Aaron Dismuke is an American voice actor, writer and director with Funimation Entertainment. His major roles include Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist (at age 12) and Leonardo Watch in Blood Blockade.

Funimation and WIT Studio will present an exclusive sneak peak premiere screening of the first half-hour of their new movie, the Empire of Corpses at Sakura-Con 2016.

Funimation and WIT Studio will be presenting never-before-seen production footage and all the behind-the-scene secrets of the hit series, Seraph of the End, at Sakura-Con 2016.

Come celebrate Good Smile Company’s Nendoroid 10th Anniversary! This is a very special panel exclusively for Sakura-Con 2016.

This will be the first U.S. appearance for all four guests: Tori bird, Kai Sasaki, Kyojin, and Mesuka.

If you want to be one of the first fans to see and hear about the upcoming SAO Movie directly from some of the Japanese creative staff themselves, come to this special event only at Sakura Con 2016!

From the creative team that brought you The Flowers We Saw That Day (Anohana), comes an award winning story about coming out of one’s own shell.

Toshihiro Kawamoto is a co-founder of Studio Bones. Rie Matsumoto is the director of Blood Blockade Battlefront. Takahiro Yoshimatsu is a prolific animator and character designer.