Sakura-Con
In honor of our 20th Anniversary we are pleased to welcome guests from Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers and Touken Ranbu!
This excellent group of guests includes members who work for Nitroplus, the most prominent Japanese software maker and content developer, and those who work for PILI, the largest and most established puppetry production company from Taiwan.
Our most prominent guest in this announcement is the Creator of Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers, the talented writer and PC game maker from Nitroplus, Gen Urobuchi. His writing and creative credits are numerous, with fan favorite series such as Fate/Zero, Magical Girl Madoka Magica and Kamen Rider Gaimu.
Accompanying Mr. Urobuchi will be a group of business and creative talent that have made Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers the irresistible and unique cultural phenomenon we have grown to love. The President and Executive Producer of Nitroplus, Mr. Digitarou and Producer Koh Kitaoka will be prominent members of Mr. Urobuchi’s entourage. Mr. Digitarou and Mr. Kitaoka are also the creative members of the production committee behind the popular online game series in Japan, Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- and the hit animation series of TOUKEN RANBU HANAMARU and the upcoming new animation of Touken Ranbu in 2017.
This all-star group will also include guests who work for PILI, such as Liang-Hsun Huang the 5th generation head of the renowned puppetry Huang family in Taiwan, and the 2nd generation successor of PILI International Multimedia Inc, the largest Taiwanese puppet media production company. Joining him will be Chen-Ching Ting, known as “Uncle Cat”, a star senior puppeteer from PILI and Yi-Tsun Hsiao, the lead puppeteer and instructor.
If you have yet to experience Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers and Touken Ranbu, Sakura-Con 2017 will be your opportunity to meet creators, see puppets up close and immerse yourself in their dynamic and dramatic stories.