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The workers of Otakon 2023 introduced on Saturday that illustrator Hidetaka Tenjin (Macross Frontier) will attend the occasion as a visitor.

Tenjin is an illustrator and mechanical artist whose works embrace Macross Zero, Aquarion, Noein – to your other self, Hellsing Ultimate, and Macross Frontier. He additionally drafted mechanical artwork for the Gundam and Space Battleship Yamato franchises. He began his profession drawing the Macross‘ signature fighter, the VF-1 Valkyrie, for a fansite whereas he was in faculty. This later led to work for the official publications Macross Chronicle and House Battleship Yamato Reality File. He labored on mechanical design for LeSean Thomas and MAPPA‘s Yasuke anime. He’s additionally a voice actor, having performed roles equivalent to Rafael Banderas in Garo the Animation and Goreinu in Hunter x Hunter.

Comedian-Con Worldwide in San Diego awarded its Inkpot Award to Tenjin (Macross Frontier) in 2022. He attended the occasion in individual, the place Udon Entertainment provided early copies of Tenjin’s Artistry of Macross: From Flashback 2012 to Macross Frontier guide earlier than its October 18 launch.

Otakon 2023 is scheduled for July 28-30 on the Walter E. Washington Conference Heart in Washington, D.C. This yr’s occasion will even host manga artist Kyoko Aiba. The occasion announced its its COVID-19 coverage for this yr’s occasion on March 3. The coverage says that masks and proof of vaccination are not necessary for attendees of the occasion in alignment with “native and federal steering.”

Final yr’s occasion passed off on July 29-31, 2022.

Supply: Press release