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Touhou developers to be guests of NIS America at Anime Expo (July 1-4, 2016)
cuc:
In the currently ongoing Nikenme Radio livestream, Uni Akiyama had stated that he and ZUN will be away for Los Angeles from the end of June to July 7.
Given the timing, they will most likely be there for Anime Expo 2016.
We should probably keep close watch on Anime Expo 2016 news for a formal announcement.
UPDATE3:
Fan game panel video and ZUN panel video; collected tweets; an English transcript and Japanese transcript; MotK thread.
UPDATE2:
NISA's schedule, including panels, cosplay gatherings, and autograph sessions. Panel information:
--- Quote ---[PANEL] 8:15PM ? 9:15PM, Defining Doujin and Creating Games for the Touhou Universe @ LP3/LACC 408AB
With Touhou Project video game titles headed to a console for the very first time, the creator of Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet, Yuro, and the creator of Touhou Genso Wanderer, JYUNYA, will discuss how they first delved into the Touhou Project universe and explain their experiences with creating and developing their games.
[PANEL] 9:30PM ? 10:30PM, One Man, One Universe: ZUN and the creation of the Touhou Universe @ LP3/LACC 408AB
ZUN has created an entire universe?by himself. ZUN is quite the renaissance man, creating a world known as Touhou Project with his company, Team Shanghai Alice, a Japanese doujin game developer specializing in the shoot ?em up genre. So how does one man manage to be a general producer, game designer, character designer, and a music/sound producer? ZUN himself will discuss how his Touhou Project was created and how it has evolved through the years.
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UPDATE1:
NISA has announced their special guests for Anime Expo, which include ZUN, Yuro and JYUNYA. More info will probably be released on June 24.
--- Quote ---ZUN
Creator of the Touhou Project
ZUN is the founder and sole member of Team Shanghai Alice, and is the designer, programmer, script writer, and composer of the extremely popular Touhou Project series. With more than 15 official entries, the series has become famous for its doujin culture; ZUN allows creative license to the characters and world, which has allowed fans to expand Touhou?s reach into numerous genres beyond its start as a bullet hell game.
Yuro Kyoya
Director of Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet, Member of CUBETYPE
Yuro is the director of the highly anticipated shoot ?em up fighter game Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet, and a member of CUBETYPE, the studio behind the title! In this bullet-hell action game, players take on the role of a Touhou girl and face off in one-on-one battles against other characters in a colorful display of deadly bullets and melee attacks. This will be the first time Yuro visits America, and he is very excited to share his thoughts on the Touhou Project, as well as his visions of Touhou titles he anticipates to create in the future!
JYUNYA
Director of Touhou Genso Wanderer, Representative of AQUASTYLE
JYUNYA is the director of Touhou Genso Wanderer and the representative for the development team on this highly anticipated title. This Roguelike RPG features tons of content and highly evolved controls that put you directly in charge of the action! Furthermore, for fans of the Touhou Project, the story sequences feature numerous Touhou characters, which all combine to make this a Touhou game that cannot be missed! Since this will be JYUNYA?s first time in America, be sure to visit this exclusive Touhou panel, so you will not only get to know JYUNYA, but also find out what his thoughts and future plans are for new games!
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cuc:
Yeah like I said.
--- Quote from: cuc on April 15, 2016, 03:22:45 PM ---ZUN also said he "will not be in Japan on July 3". As he mentioned he's "looking forward to all sorts of events" in this blog update, this seems a good reason for leaving Japan.
Could he visit America again for Anime Expo (Jul 1-4), or Anime Midwest (Jul 8-10)? Could it be Japan Expo (Jul 6-10) at Paris, an event that's definitely very interested in Japanese subculture stars like him? There's also Seoul's SICAF 2016 (Jul 6-10).
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Drake:
You sure you aren't actually a satori?
Edible:
Or a wizard.
Helepolis:
He is a true apprentice of Aya, always in for the scoops and juicy news. Accurate news actually.