ACen runs from May 15-17 in Illinois
Illinois-based convention
Anime Central
(ACen) announced on Monday it will host
Yuki Kajiura
and
FictionJunction
as Guests of Honor at this year’s event. The musicians will also host a live concert on May 16 for all con attendees.
Image courtesy of Anime Central
Kajiura is a prolific composer known for scoring multiple anime series including
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
,
Fate/Zero
,
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
, and many others.
FictionJunction
is Kajiura’s personal music project. At ACen she will feature Joelle, KAORI,
LINO LEIA
, and
YURIKO KAIDA
as the main vocalists of the group.
Joelle provided the theme song for the PS2 game
Gundam G-SAVIOUR
, and provided insert songs for
Final Fantasy XIII-2
and
God Eater 3
. She has also performed with
Sound Horizon
/
Linked Horizon
.
Kaori Oda
, who goes by the stage name KAORI, is a member of
Sound Horizon
. She has performed music for various anime including
Norn9
,
Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki
, and other titles. She also wrote and performed songs for various
Otomate
visual novels.
Kaida has written music for various anime and games including
Ojamajo Doremi
and
THE IDOLM@STER
series.
The convention will take place at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center and Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, IL on May 15-17. The event will also
host
directors
Keisuke Shinohara
,
Ayumi Moriyama
,
Yūsuke Yamamoto
, and
Takushi Koide
.
Source:
Press release
