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On June 29th, Otakon announced three more guests that will be joining them for the sixteenth year of the East Coast’s largest anime convention.

Otakon was proud to present, Hidenori Matsubara, character designer and animator, best known for his character work on Oh! My Goddess OVA series, The Count of Monte Cristo and the game series, Sakura Wars. Matsubara has worked as an animator on Bubblegum Crisis, Gunbuster, Perfect Blue, Gunsmith Cats, and the original Neon Genesis Evangelion. Currently, he is working as animator for the new Evangelion movies.

Coming to Otakon for his first time is director and producer, Noboru Ishiguro. Ishiguro is president of Artland studios and original director of Space Battleship Yamato, Macross, Legend of the Galatic Heroes and Tytania. He also wrote the story of Megazone 23, as well as directing the show.

Their last new arrival is producer, Yukio Kikukawa. Kikukawa has spent a decade of his animation career producing the 162 episode d show, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, as well as its three feature movies. He also worked with Noboru Ishiguro, producing the twenty-six episodes of Tytania.

Otakon is certainly living up to its massive size with other guests like, American voice actors, Crispin Freeman, Travis Willingham, Tony Oliver, and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. Director Yutaka Yamamoto(The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens), producer Masao Maruyama(Vampire Hunter D, Trigun, Card Captor Sakura, Devil May Cry, and Death Note), as well as Japanese seiyuu, Kikuko Inoue, voice of the famous Belldandy from Oh! My Goddess.

They have several concerts prepared including the US debut of two vocalists, Naomi Tamura and Kanon Wakeshima. They will also have shows by, MELL and the famous j-rock band, VAMPS, who changed their US tour schedule in order to meet Otakon visitors.

Otakon hosts more than just concerts and panelist discussions. They have costume judges wandering the halls all weekend, seeking out the best of the best. A Masquerade will be performed, where winners will receive tickets to Otakon 2010. There is LARP-ing (live action role playing), model contests, the Otakurave which will be hosting a myriad of DJs, anime music video screening contest and of course, the artist gallery.

This enormous convention runs from July 17th to the 19th and tickets are still on sale. Otakon is put on in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Baltimore Convention Center. See their website for details on directions, housing, contest rules and regulations and anything else you may need to plan your trip.