Made In Asia 4, Belgium's own Anime Expo

The 4th Annual Brussels Expo Made In Asia  Is at the door again with more featured faces!
For many of you this might be the first time you ever heard of this Expo... and for even more of you this might be the first time you heard about brussels. 

In 2009 the Conceptum! group and Little Big Company where summoned for a new Brussels Expo that was to be revealed in march of 2009 (way before I had knowledge of the existence of this particular new Expo) that became the Belgian equivalant of the more hyped Japan Expo in Paris, France which is Internationally known due to it's impressive guest list and exclusive game demonstrations (Dragon Ball : Ultimate Tenkaichi was last year's major game content) .
Although this Expo isn't quite there yet, it has still lots of impressive features and content which may appeal more to the die hard fans of the anime/japanese festivities dubbed "Japanese culture" which is heavily orientated nationally unlike the Japan expo much to my dismay

The overall stages & activities 

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Just for the record this still is a french/dutch expo which is still struggling to breach internationally. And with that said, it will be a pleasure to elaborate on a few featured guests you may or may not know:

Tensai Okamura

2011 – Blue Exorcist (TV) : Director, Storyboard & Episode Director
2011 – Hanasaku Iroha (TV) : Storyboard
2007 – Darker Than Black (manga) : Original story
2007 – Darker than Black (TV) : Director, Storyboard & Episode Director, Original creator
2004 – Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow : Director (main movie), Storyboard
2003 – Wolf’s Rain (TV) : Series Director, Screenplay, Storyboard, Episode Director
2001 – Cowboy Bebop: The Movie : Director & Storyboard (Western Scene), Key Animation
1998 – Cowboy Bebop (TV) : Storyboard (7 episodes)
1995 – Stink Bomb (movie) : Director, Storyboard

Mashiro Ando

2011 – Hanasaku Iroha (TV) : Director, Storyboard & Episode Director
2009 – CANAAN (TV) : Director, Storyboard & Episode Director
2009 – Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (TV) : Storyboard
2007 – Sword of the Stranger (movie) : Director, Storyboard, Unit Director
2005 – Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie – Conqueror of Shamballa : Storyboard
2003 – Fullmetal Alchemist (TV) : Storyboard (OP3) & Episode Director
2003 – Wolf’s Rain (TV) : Storyboard & Episode Director
2002 – RahXephon (TV) : Storyboard & Episode Director
2001 – Cowboy Bebop: The Movie : Animation Director Support, Key Animation

*Which reminds me I should really watch 'Sword Of The Stranger'.

Be there

Made In Asia 4 (MIA4) will be held on the 30th of March (for free only that day) t'ill the 1st of April. The 15 000 m² floor will be divided in many activities both energetic and cultivating...and it will be filled with cosplay...much to my displeasure... 
For those interested who won't be able to make it due to geological reasons(...and the fact that this might be the first time you hard of it): there will always be next year!

M.

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