Guest of Honor
AnimeFest 2017 - Thursday, August 17th - Sunday, August 20th, in the Dallas Arts DistrictShigeto Koyama
Mr. Koyama debuted in the industry with his mechanical design and guest character design work in the 2004 OVA Gunbuster 2: Diebuster. Since then he has worked on many memorable titles such as Gurren Lagann, Eureka Seven, Evangelion 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 movies, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society, Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit, Inferno Cop, Kill La Kill, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Heroman, Michiko & Hatchin and more.
Mr. Koyama also participated in Big Hero 6 as the concept mecha designer of Baymax! In 2015, he directed his first short film Obakechan as part of Studio Khara's Japan Animator Expo project.
Most recently, Mr. Koyama was responsible for the mechanical designs used in Director Kamiyama's Napping Princess movie. The movie is set to release in Japan on March 18, 2017. You can view the trailer here!
This is Mr. Koyama's first time to join AnimeFest!
Read more about Shigeto Koyama's list of works on Anime News Network, My Anime List, and AniDB.
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