Chicago anime convention Anime Midwest announced on Wednesday that members of anime studio MAPPA, including producer and CEO Manabu Ohtsuka, will attend the convention as guests.
Former Madhouse producer Masao Maruyama founded MAPPA.
Anime Midwest will take place at the Hyatt Regency O’hare and Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois on July 7 to 9.
When Maruyama stepped down as CEO in April 2016, Ohtsuka took over as producer and CEO, and is credited as a producer for DAYS and Yuri!!!