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J-Rock Band Porno Graffiti to Perform at Anime Expo in July
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Anime Expo announced on Friday that it will host Japanese rock band Porno Graffiti as a Guest of Honor at the July 4-7 event in Los Angeles. The band will perform at Club Nokia on July 6, and tickets to the concert will be available soon.
The duo debuted in 1999 and has performed theme songs for several anime series and films including Fullmetal Alchemist, Bleach, Great Teacher Onizuka, Magi, Ghost Slayers Ayashi, and Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black. The band also contributed the theme song to the live-action Ace Attorney film.
Previously-announced guests of Anime Expo include Attack on Titan producer George Wada, Kick-Heart director Masaaki Yuasa, voice actress Megumi Han, animation director and character designer Keigo Sasaki, voice actor Kazuhiko Inoue, screenwriter Mari Okada, character designer Noizi Ito, visual kei musical acts Kaya and Moon Stream, and director Kazuhiro Furuhashi. Host Danny Choo, DJ RAM RIDER, cosplayer Alodia Gosiengfiao, and voice actors Eric Vale, Christopher R. Sabat, Kyle Hebert, and Johnny Yong Bosch will also attend.