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Otakon Vegas Welcomes Singer Sayaka Sasaki

The organizers of Otakon Vegas announced on Thursday that singer Sayaka Sasaki will attend the inaugural event.

Sasaki won the Animax Anison (Anime Song) Grand Prix and debuted as a vocalist in 2010 when she performed the opening theme "Seisai no Ripeno" for The Book of Bantorraanime series. Sasaki has also performed themes for T.P. Sakura - Time Paladin Sakura - Jikū Bōeisen; Nichijou - My Ordinary Life; So, I Can't Play H!; and Senran Kagura.

Sasaki joins previously-announced guests Rurouni Kenshin manga creator Nobuhiro Watsuki, novelist Kaworu Kurosaki, voice actor Richard Epcar, actor Jason David Frank, voice actresses Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Ellyn Stern, and author and translator Frederik L. Schodt.

Otakon Vegas will be held from January 3-5 at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.