April 10, 2006
News for Anime Mid-Atlantic 2006:
Anime Mid-Atlantic announces new guest of honor
Richmond, Virginia - April 10th, 2006 - Anime Mid-Atlantic is proud to announce our newest guest of honor, Mr. Yasuhiro Koshi.
As more and more live action Asian cinema begins to populate the US as well as the world, TenBu Productions, Anime FX and Anime Mid-Atlantic would like to present Mr. Koshi and his management/ production company "Big Fighter Project." Many Japanese action films as well as some American films (Last Samurai) could not have been possible without the tactical action advice of Mr. Koshi and his Production Company B.F.P.
CEO Yasuhiro Koshi, is known as an actor and chief advisor for action movies in Japan and the U.S. Using his knowledge and experience as a former sergeant in Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (i.e., Japanese Army), he provides advice for battle action scenes (e.g., how to hold and shoot guns), military roles (i.e., military formation), weapon design, and so on. He served as the chief military advisor and had guest appearances in many movies, including "Battle Royal," (2000) "Returner" (2002), "Battle Royal II" (2003), "Last Samurai" (2003),"Calamari Wrestler" (2004),"Casshern," (2004)" Devilman," (2004), "Gozilla Final Wars" (2004), "Ultraman" (2004), "Lorelei" (2005), "Saikano: She's the Final weapon" (2006), and "Sukeban Deka," (coming soon) which he has a major role in.
Mr. Yasuhiro also works closely with the Japanese anime and Jpop industry. B.F.P. has produced lots of talented artists since 1996. Major artists of B.F.P. are as follows: SALIA, a singer from the popular anime "Cutie Honey", "Vandred," and the live action TV series "Gao Ranger" ; New Jack Takuro, a singer for the live action TV series "Dairanger" and "Dragon Ball Z"; Funny stones, a cosplay music group; Ichigo-hime, a rising star as a cosplay music group. Salia, New Jack Takuro, and Funny Stones held two successful concerts at Katsucon, in Feb 2006!!
About Anime Mid-Atlantic: Anime Mid-Atlantic is a Regional Anime convention held once a year in Richmond, Virginia in the month of June. It has a growing attendance and is quickly becoming one of the top anime conventions in the area. It has a close working relationship with other conventions such as Katsucon, Magfest, and Nekocon and is expanding its programming to include Asian cultural events.
Once again, Anime Mid-Atlantic is proud to announce our newest guest of honor, Mr. Yasuhiro Koshi.
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