Konya wa Hurricane everyone! Because of UDON Leisure, legendary artist Kenichi Sonoda can be a visitor at San Diego Comedian Con 2024. Sonoda made his title because the character and mechanical designer for the cyberpunk anime Bubblegum Disaster. The sequence’ mixture of Blade Runner visuals, partaking character design, and rocking songs stays a favourite of anime followers across the globe.

It’s solely becoming he’s crossing the Pacific to assist promote UDON’s new ebook Bubblegum Disaster: Full Archive. This large hardcover was greater than three years within the making. It covers the manufacturing of not simply the traditional sequence but in addition the sequel sequence Bubblegum Crash and the prequel sequence A.D. Police Information. UDON does a improbable job on their hardcovers so this can be a will need to have for followers of the traditional anime. 

San Diego, CA (Jun 21, 2024) — UDON Leisure is proud to announce that acclaimed manga creator, character designer, and anime legend Kenichi Sonoda will attend Comedian-Con Worldwide San Diego (SDCC) for the primary time, as UDON’s visitor. Sonoda-sensei will attend SDCC in assist of the previously-unannounced, all-new BUBBLEGUM CRISIS: COMPLETE ARCHIVE Hardcover Assortment, which can debut on the occasion at UDON’s sales space #100.

Kenichi Sonoda is the acclaimed creator of manga that had been formative to the North American manga business, together with Gunsmith Cats, Gunsmith Cats: Burst, and Cannon God Exaxxion. He’s additionally beloved for his character and mechanical designs and storyboards for traditional anime, together with BubbleGum Disaster, Gall Drive, Scramble Wars, SoltyRei, and his personal Using Bean. This can be a uncommon alternative for generations of followers to satisfy and get a signature from the creator! Sonoda can be signing for followers for 2 days of the occasion, with a unique limited-edition shikishi signing board obtainable on every day. This can be a ticketed occasion with buy, and closing particulars for these signings can be introduced nearer to the occasion.

BUBBLEGUM CRISIS: COMPLETE ARCHIVE can be launched in two editions: A particular shared-exclusive hardcover slipcase-edition (with shikishi signing-board) that can be obtainable at Comedian-Con and on-line on the UDON Retailer, and a typical hardcover version which can launch to mass-market retail later this fall. Copies at SDCC can be very restricted and obtainable on a first-come, first-served foundation. Further Bubblegum Disaster merchandise can be obtainable on the UDON Sales space #105, with extra particulars to be introduced.

Extra data on UDON Leisure’s presence at Comedian-Con Worldwide: San Diego can be launched within the coming weeks. 

This look can be a deal with for anime followers. Kenichi Sonoda is the uncommon expertise that’s a legend in each anime and manga. Strains for these must be lengthy given the appreciation for his physique of labor. Anime and manga followers of all ages ought to take the chance to greet this legend at SDCC.

Bubblegum Disaster: Full Archive is obtainable for pre-order on the UDON Leisure’s net retailer for anybody who can’t make it to San Diego.