LLNN Coverage of Sakura-Con 2004

This year's SakuraCon 2004 saw great favorites from the East to the West! The roster included Akitaroh Diachi (director, "Jubei-chan 2"), Hiroki Kikuta (game music composer, "Secret of Mana"), hiro (singer, J-pop group SPEED), Yasuyuki Ueda (director, exec producer, story, "Hellsing", "Serial Experiments Lain"), Abe YoshiToshi (character designer, "Serial Experiments Lain"), Colleen Clinkebeard (voice actress, "Kiddy Grade"), Gabe and Tycho (webzine, "Penny Arcade"), Fred Gallagher (webzine, "Megatokyo"), Scott McNeil (voice actor, "Gundam Seed"), Monica Rial (voice actress, "Kiddy Grade"), Kaeko Sakamoto (voice actress/director, "Magic Knight Rayearth"), Eric Sherman (ADR director, Bang! Zoom! Entertainment), Michael Dobson (voice actor, "Vision of Escaflowne", "Gundam Wing"), Hiroshi Nagahama (designer, "Samurai Deeper Kyo"), Run Sasaki (voice actress, "Super Dimension Century Orguss"), and Yoshihiko Umakoshi (character designer, "Street Fighter Alpha the Movie").

Sakura-Con 2004
Guests of Honor


hiro performs for her American fans at the sold out concert on Saturday Night.	Monica Rial and Colleen Clinkenbeard sharing their memories of Kiddy Grade voicing at their voice panel.

Michael Dobson and Scott McNeil talking about their favorite Transformers characters they've voiced at their voice panel.	Music composer Hiroki Kikuta (left) looks on as slideshow examples of past games he worked on play for the panel audience.

Yasuyuki Ueda and Eric Sherman were on hand with fellow Geneon staffers to talk about their latest releases.	Abe YoshiToshi (center) and Yasuyuki Ueda (right) talk about their latest releases at their Guest Focus panel.