More than 90,000 attended the 24th annual Anime Expo (AX), North America¡¯s largest Japanese pop culture convention, held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 2 to 5. The four-day event featured a concert by idol group Momoiro Clover Z, who were joined onstage by two members of veteran American rockers, Kiss ¡ª a result of their unlikely collaboration earlier this year on the song and music video, ¡°Yume no Ukiyo ni Saitemina.¡± (In March, the two groups also performed together at Kiss¡¯ Tokyo Dome show.)
American producer and DJ Porter Robinson, cable channel mtvU¡¯s artist of the year and an avowed fan of Japanese pop, delivered a surprise set following a gig by Japan-influenced electronic music act, Anamanaguchi.
Sanrio hosted a fashion show to celebrate the 40th year of ¡°Hello Kitty.¡± The 20th anniversary of Hideaki Anno¡¯s seminal film and series ¡°Evangelion¡± was marked with a performance by its theme-song singer-songwriter, Yoko Takahashi. Other guest producers and directors who attended included Studio 4¡ãC President and former Studio Ghibli Producer Eiko Tanaka, and Takahiro Miura, director of the popular series ¡°Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works.¡±
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