Hiroshi Watari
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel Hiroshi Watari Banzai Japan Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPElmgQJGBo Hiroshi Watari is an actor known for having had the lead role in various tokusatsu series, including Earth’s defender, hero of the universe: Spielvan. He crystallized at Japan Expo with his sister-in-arms Diana Lady. Book Novotel Hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJsGZL-zb54 Hiroshi Watari, a true hero of tokusatsu who successively wore the armor of Sharivan (1983) and Spielban (1986), returned for the first time to Japan Expo in 22 years. A must-see in superheroic action series, he is a charismatic actor whose talent continues to captivate fans. Even the neophytes of this universe are immediately seduced by discovering its iconic roles that break the screen at each of its appearances. His versalency allowed him both to play the role of Boomeran in “Kyoju Tokuso Jaspion” (1985), as well as stealthily replacing Hikaru Kurosaki under the costume of the main role that had left his career. He learned at Sonny Chiba’s acting school: JAPAN ACTION CLUB (JAC), where film stars such as Hiroyuki Sanada were trained. After iconic roles in the Metal Hero series, Hiroshi Watari also became known for storytelling and voice creation. It is distinguished by a powerful stamp ideal for the intense and dramatic moments. In France, it was the broadcasts of Spielvan and Sharivan on the Club Dorothée and Récré A2 respectively that made it possible to familiarize the French-speaking audience with Hiroshi Watari and to touch an additional generation of the world of tokusatsu. His influence goes beyond borders, and he is regularly invited to events in Japan and internationally. Banzai Japan Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3syHHGzkF_s Meet his sister Makoto Sumikawa at Japan Expo at Japan Expo, Find him from 3 to 6 July 2025. FOLLOW-UP HIROSHI WATARI ON: Official website Twitter Instagram Book Novotel Hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR8YYeb4PMk Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol
Ai HISANO
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel Ai HISANO Banzai Japan Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPElmgQJGBo Singer Ai Hisano is back for J-Rock concerts performing songs from the world of anime and video games Book Novotel Hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJsGZL-zb54 From advertising to video game themes, Ai Hisano, singer, once again brings her voice to the Japan Expo stage. She was featured last year on a cover of the theme song by , and her flagship song “Tsuchizakura” (coming from dating sim Otoko Yuukaku on PS Vita). In addition to her music production activities and her solo career, she has toured outside the Japanese archipelago since 2017 for her performances. Back at Japan Expo in the year 2025, ready to go all out of Pure J-rock concerts that never fail to kiss the crowd. Banzai Japan Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3syHHGzkF_s Follow Ai Hisano on: Official website Instagram Lit.link YouTube Book Novotel Hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR8YYeb4PMk Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol
Mika Kobayashi
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel Mika Kobayashi Banzai Japan Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPElmgQJGBo Author-composer-songwriter Mika Kobayashi returns to Japan Expo. Let yourself be carried by the voice of the soundtracks of Attack of the Titans and Kill la Kill. Book Novotel Hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJsGZL-zb54 Mika Kobayashi is a Japanese singer-songwriter. A vocalist of choice by composer Hiroyuki Sawano, she has performed the music of many anime such as The Attack of the Titans, Kill the Kill and Gundam Unicorn, and FINAL FANTASY XI and Xenoblade X. After her many visits to France and her featuring Starrysky and Kumisolo, Mika Kobayashi finally took a taste for France and performed a song in French on stage. She participated in the annual Kaiseki Series shows in Japan and SAMURAI SPIRIT abroad in collaboration with KAMUI, a troupe of saber salama artists. They have been very successful and continue to perform together. Banzai Japan Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3syHHGzkF_s In 2016, she founded her own independent label, miccabose. Follow Mika Kobayashi on: Facebook Instagram X YouTube Book Novotel Hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR8YYeb4PMk Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol
Broken By The Scream
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel Broken By The Scream Banzai Japan Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPElmgQJGBo This metalcore band is made up of idols. Who said Japan Expo couldn’t play a heavy one? (From heavy-metal, plus) Book Novotel Hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJsGZL-zb54 Gungy, blast beats and riffs of strident guitars; you’re not in the Hellfest pit, but at a completely different festival. In the midst of the European tour this summer, Broken By The Scream between the Resurection Fest in Spain and concerts in Italy, hitchhikes in Paris for Japan Expo. Broken by the Scream is an idol metal band formed in 2016, a precursor of a kind that is still in its infancy. An ingenious mixture of clear J-pop songs and a set closer to metalcore, Djent and death metal, with indisposable guttural songs of extreme metal. The group’s atypical style has convinced a large audience around the world. Acclaimed by critics, Broken By The Scream is gradually emerging as a new reference for the metal scene. The band was already operating in Europe and France last year, playing the Motocultor and having fun to include the cities of Nantes and Paris in their video. Banzai Japan Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3syHHGzkF_s Japan Expo is proud to offer a wide range of music genres in its line-up of Japanese bands and is not afraid to offer you metal all the bowls, ready to play on amplifiers that go up to 11. Broken By The Scream is present on the festival on Friday, July 4.uniquement Enjoy an intense concert with members of the band Yayoi, Io, Tsubaki and Shizuku. BRESOLENT BY THE SCREAM ON: Official website Twitter Facebook YouTube Book Novotel Hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR8YYeb4PMk Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol
U&Pia
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel U&Pia Banzai Japan Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPElmgQJGBo Now accustomed to the festival with an ever-growing community, the group U-Pia is pleased to go back to the scenes of Japan Expo Paris. Book Novotel Hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJsGZL-zb54 The name of the band U-Pia means “You And Personal Impact Amplifiers”, and represents the band’s desire to amplify the sense of unity between members and their fans. With a style of music mixing J-Pop and K-Pop, U-Pia transcends borders and brings people together around a common vision of positive change. Banzai Japan Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3syHHGzkF_s The group consists of: Aran, the band’s producer and lead singer Ren, one of the lead singers. He is an author, composer and is in charge of recordings. Sen, one of the dancers of the group, with more than 8 years of experience. Haru, the youngest member of the group, in charge of the costumes. It is versatile, being part of both the group’s dancers and rappers. Kai, one of the two new members who joined the group in January. A great vocalist, he is also a composer and choreographer and already has 10 years of experience as an idol. Mahiro, the second new member who joined the group in January. This “golen man” has several strings to his bow and is a talented rapper. Taiga, the main dancer and inspired choreographer. His stage presence is impressive. With these new members the band had a powerful rap line with Mahiro and Haru and a dance line still as strong with Taiga, Sen and Haru. The vocal line now includes experienced singers spanning more than three octaves. The group has acquired a new energy and a more mature concept, from utopia to reality, but a reality where the fields of possibilities are infinite through the force of unity. Their latest CD, STEREO TYPE, reached the Top 1 Oricon on the day of its release. Follow U-Pia on: Official website Instagram TikTok Twitter YouTube Book Novotel Hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR8YYeb4PMk Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol
Junji Itô
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel Junji Itô Banzai Japan Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPElmgQJGBo Junji Ito is the guest of honor manga at Japan Expo 24th Impact. Tomia, Uzumaki and many other dark stories are waiting for you with this horror mangaka… Book Novotel Hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJsGZL-zb54 Junji Itô is a Japanese mangaka born on July 31, 1963 in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. From childhood, he walked in the footsteps of his older sister and began drawing. Among his inspirations are his older sister, but also Kazuo Umezu, a mangadic specializing in horror and a pioneer of the genre. Junji Itô officially began his career in 1987, while working as a dentist. His first manga, Tomié, was published in Monthly Halloween, a horror magazine. He won a special mention for the Kazuo Umezu Prize. Banzai Japan Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3syHHGzkF_s In 1990, he decided to leave the medical field to immerse himself in the manga world. The success of Tomié having opened the doors of Big Comic Spirits, in 1998 he began the pre-publication of Uzumaki, released in France as Spirale which marked a turning point in the author’s career. He consolidated his place as a master of horror and mangake a year later with Gyo. Years later, Junji Ito continues to shake us with his works that are at stake in our most absurd fears. The mangaka draws his inspiration from the graphic style of Kazuo Umezu but also from the unspeakable horror of H.P. Lovecraft, to create timeless works that remain in the minds of readers. His stories have been adapted to the cinema or, more recently, in an anime released on Netflix titled Maniac by Junji Ita: Anthologie Macabre. Japan Expo is honored to count this great horror mangaka as a guest of manga at Japan Expo 24th Impact. Click here to follow Junji Ito on X. Book Novotel Hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR8YYeb4PMk Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol
Kazuhiko TORISHIMA
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel Kazuhiko ToRISHIMA Banzai Japan Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPElmgQJGBo So legendary of Akira Toriyama, having guided titles such as DRAGON BALL and WINGMAN towards the path of success, shares her expertise and observations at Japan Expo 2025. Book Novotel Hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJsGZL-zb54 Japan Expo is pleased to invite the publisher to the genesis of DRAGON BALL. Kazuhiko Torishima began his career at Shueisha in 1976. This dipped personality, initially perceived as an atypical character alien to the manga world, will mark the story of the Weekly Shonen Jump and become one of the most important figures in publishing and manga. He worked from the beginning of his career with Buronson (Ken the Survivor’s screenwriter) by handing over Doberman Deka on track as the title was about to be unpublished for lack of success. Kazuhiko Torishima immediately distinguished himself by his sense of observation and chose to publish many talented artists including Akira Toriyama (DRAGON BALL, Dr. SLUMP), Masakazu Katsura (WINGMAN, Video Girl Ai, I’S, ‘etman, etc.) and Kôji Inada (Dragon Quest: The Quest of ). Having a strong temperament and a refined taste for literature, Kazuhiko Torishima is intimately linked to the trajectory of Akira Toriyama as an author and artist. He was the first to trust Toriyama’s unique style, his humor, ideas and peculiarities borrowed from Western comics, having allowed the manga to emerge from anonymity. Between a friend and torturer, it is the collaboration between the creative spirit of Akira Toriyama and the sometimes harsh analyses of the publisher that give rise to these pop-culture monuments that are now DRAGON BALL and Dr. SLUMP. Banzai Japan Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3syHHGzkF_s Kazuhiko Torishima was involved in the drafting of Toriyama’s works. For example, he was at the origin of Arale’s choice as the main character of Dr.SLUMP. He was ruthlessly rigorous in ensuring the success of the series, going so far as to refuse 500 boards for Dr.SLUMP. Later in the series, Torishima became the inspiration for its most famous antagonist: Dr. Mashirito, who, in addition to physically resembling the publisher, has the same name that he was spelled upside down. Its decisions and directions led to the forging DRAGON BALL on its entire publication. From its bases of influence wuxia and kung fu, to the inclusion of Krillin or to the appearance of great villains more evil than the previous ones such as Piccolo or Cell. Kazuhiko Torishima is a multimedia manager. He is one of the few publishers to have a major role in the anime adaptation, calling for a producer replacement from Dragon Ball to Dragon Ball. Passionate about digital and video game programs, he held the Weekly Shonen Jump pages dedicated to video games, establishing an address book with the developers who later, at the instigation of Mr. Torishima, will make the first installments of the Dragon Quest saga, with a graphic universe by Akira Toriyama. After launching the magazine V JUMP and bringing DRAGON BALL to the summit of the Weekly Shonen JUMP, Kazuhiko Torishima became its editor-in-chief. It contributes to the establishment of the annual JUMP FESTA event and paves the way for serialization of ONE PIECE, NARUTO and HUNTER and HUNTER. He then became executive director, supervising all Shueisha magazines, before being appointed president of Hakusensha Ltd. He currently works as an independent manga publisher and also holds the position of external administrator at Bushiroad Inc. and Amtasu Inc. FOLLOW THE KOSOKOSO CHAIN, held by Kazuhiko Torishima and Yuji Horii (Dragon Quest Creator) YOUTUBE TWITTER Book Novotel Hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR8YYeb4PMk Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol