Anime Boston 2018 Announces its Eighth Japanese Guest

Director Yūji Mutō to appear at the Northeast's largest anime convention

Boston - Anime Boston, the largest anime convention in New England, announced its eighth Japanese guest of honor today. Director Yūji Mutō will be appearing at Anime Boston at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Mass, on March 30 through April 1, 2018.

Animation director Yūji Mutō is most famous for directing the world-renowned TV Asahi animated series, Crayon Shin-chan. Mutō-san began his professional career directing episodes for TV series such as City Hunter, Tsuruhime Ja!, and Kenyū Densetsu Yaiba (1993), before moving on to direct the 1993 feature film, Bono Bono. In 2004, he became the third director to helm the long-running television anime Crayon Shin-chan, not only holding this position longer than any previous director, but also during the period for which the series has become most popular outside of Japan. In addition, he has been the director of such series as Corrector Yui, Haunted Junction, Pia Carrot e Yōkoso!! - Sayaka no Koi Monogatari, Ultimate Girls, and many more. He's also done the storyboards for many series including Crayon Shin-chan, Green Green, and Scrapped Princess, as well as others.

“Crayon Shin-chan is one of the longest running shows to come out of Japan. Mutō-san's personal touch is all over it! I think that is one of the factors of its enduring success,” said Victor Lee, convention chair.

Mutō-san loves to chat with his fans on Twitter - https://Twitter.com/yuji_ultimate/

This is his first U.S. Convention appearance.

Previously announced guests include FLOW, Asaka, Greg Ayres, Monica Rial, Hideyuki Tomioka, Katsuyuki Sumizawa, Hirokatsu Kihara, Michihiko Suwa, Kaoru Wada, Kaiji Tang, Josh Grelle, Amanda C. Miller, Jez Roth, Rachel Robinson, Christopher Bevins, J. Michael Tatum, Brandon McInnis, Caitlynn French, and Scott Gibbs.

About Anime Boston: With nearly 26,000 attendees in 2017, Anime Boston is an annual three-day Japanese animation convention held in Boston, Mass. Anime Boston 2018 is scheduled for Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1 at the Hynes Convention Center and Sheraton Boston Hotel. More information about Anime Boston can be found at http://www.animeboston.com.

About New England Anime Society, Inc.: The New England Anime Society was founded in 2001. Based in Massachusetts, The New England Anime Society, Inc. is the parent organization of Anime Boston and is dedicated to furthering public education and understanding of the Japanese language and culture through visual and written media. More information about The New England Anime Society is available at http://www.neanime.org.