I got an e-mail from a friend staffing Fanime Con who tells me that I can offically post this confirmed information (and he forwarded me Fanime’s staff notes, so it’s pretty official): Fanime Con will be hosting a vast number of guests from Gainax this year! No specific names have been mentioned, but at least 15 seiyuu and designers and other staffers will be on hand– mostly revolving around Gurren Lagann, naturally. I’d put good money on one of the guests being regular Fanime guest Hiroyuki Yamaga, a Gainax co-founder and director of Wings of Honneamise and Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi.

I’m about to melt into a puddle of excitement. ♥ (The image in this article is the top image from Gainax’s website, btw.)

So seriously hardcore animeOnline fans may remember that our rising star Bryan got to do an interview with AnCafe (short for Antic Cafe) in Japan when they were still kinda up-and-coming. Now Fanime Con has announced that AnCafe will be one of their musical guests this May. Which, being in my hometownarea of San Jose, is one of the cons I’ll be attending.

No guarantees that I’ll get to talk to them of course, but I’m looking forward to getting a chance to see them in concert at least!