Anime Conji Announces Artist & Animator, Rhode Montijo, as Guest of Honor
SAN DIEGO, CA, April 5th, 2013 – Anime Conji, San Diego's Anime Convention, welcomes comic book artist, writer and animator Rhode Montijo as a Guest of Honor!
Rhode Montijo is best known for his award-winning comic book Pablo's Inferno and for co-creating the worldwide sensation Happy Tree Friends. Mr. Montijo has been creating beloved children's books like Cloud Boy, and Super Grammar, which teaches concepts of grammar using superheroes.
His most inspired and passionate book, The Halloween Kid, is being developed as an animated holiday special. The Halloween Kid is about a mysterious masked boy who goes beyond his limits to defend Halloween. The special is being animated by Japan's SANZIGEN (Black Rock Shooter, Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt, and Tiger & Bunny) and produced in collaboration with David Choe and Good Smile Company.
Anime Conji is delighted to welcome Rhode Montijo as a Guest of Honor to AC2013, coming to the Town and Country Resort in San Diego April 12th-14th!
About Anime Conji
The newest project managed by the SPJA, Anime Conji (AC) is an annual convention held in San Diego at the Town and Country Resort and Conference Center. Now in its fourth year, Anime Conji has rapidly grown to become the premiere anime and Japanese pop culture event in the San Diego area, bringing together cosplayers, gamers, and anime fans for a weekend celebrating the best in Japanese culture and entertainment. To register, or for more information, please visit the official website.
About The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation
The SPJA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to popularize and educate the American public about Japanese entertainment culture, as well as provide a forum to facilitate communication between professionals and fans. For more information, please visit the SPJA website.
Rhode Montijo is best known for his award-winning comic book Pablo's Inferno and for co-creating the worldwide sensation Happy Tree Friends. Mr. Montijo has been creating beloved children's books like Cloud Boy, and Super Grammar, which teaches concepts of grammar using superheroes.
His most inspired and passionate book, The Halloween Kid, is being developed as an animated holiday special. The Halloween Kid is about a mysterious masked boy who goes beyond his limits to defend Halloween. The special is being animated by Japan's SANZIGEN (Black Rock Shooter, Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt, and Tiger & Bunny) and produced in collaboration with David Choe and Good Smile Company.
Anime Conji is delighted to welcome Rhode Montijo as a Guest of Honor to AC2013, coming to the Town and Country Resort in San Diego April 12th-14th!
About Anime Conji
The newest project managed by the SPJA, Anime Conji (AC) is an annual convention held in San Diego at the Town and Country Resort and Conference Center. Now in its fourth year, Anime Conji has rapidly grown to become the premiere anime and Japanese pop culture event in the San Diego area, bringing together cosplayers, gamers, and anime fans for a weekend celebrating the best in Japanese culture and entertainment. To register, or for more information, please visit the official website.
About The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation
The SPJA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to popularize and educate the American public about Japanese entertainment culture, as well as provide a forum to facilitate communication between professionals and fans. For more information, please visit the SPJA website.
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