2007 will be quite a year! Not only will it mark the 10th Sakura-Con and my 25th wedding anniversary, but it is the 25th anniversary of Macross.
If ever there was a perfect year to invite Yoshiki Fukuyama to Sakura-Con, this would be it!
If you like Yoshiki Fukuyama and attend Sakura-Con or would attend if Fukuyama-san was a guest there, please join me in trying to convince Sakura-Con's Director of Relations to invite him.
Here's a copy of a message I wrote on the Sakura-Con message board:
This really makes me feel old because I was married by the time Macross came out, but it's recently come to my attention that 2007 is the 25th anniversary of the Macross series.
I know there are a lot of Macross fans out there. This is the year to make yourself known! It would be great to have some Macross related guests at Sakura-Con 2007!
http://scmb.sakuracon.org/viewtopic.php?t=13095
Post who you want to see at Sakura-Con 2007. Even if the person you want has already been mentioned, please, mention him or her again. Sabrina is looking at how often possible guests are asked for.
My personal choices:
One of the things that separates Macross from just any decent Mecha show (like Gundam) is the music. For that reason, I would like to see the main vocalists from the two main Macross series: Mari Iijima and Yoshiki Fukuyama.
As everyone knows, Mari Iijima is the voice of Lynn Minmay in the original Macross series. She's done several conventions and would no doubt be fun to have at Sakura-Con.
What some people may not know is who did the 99% of the singing voice and all the guitar work for the main character in Macross 7 - mainly because in the show and even on most of the soundtrack CDs the songs are all attributed to Fire Bomber, the fictional band in the show. However, if you look in the "thank you" section of the CDs and at some of the song writing credits, you'll see his name: Yoshiki Fukuyama.
Even for that segment of Macross fans who thought the only good thing about Macross 7 was the music would enjoy watching Yoshiki Fukuyama perform. I've seen Fukuyama-san in concert. Not only is he an excellent singer and masterful guitarist, but he's also friendly and just plain fun!
Aside from their involvement in Macross, both these performers are currently active. Fukuyama-san especially has been extremely active, both on his own (opening theme to "Overman King Gainer" and others) and as a member of JAM Project ("Panda Z" theme and many others).
Anyhow, if you'd like to see either of these people or others from Macross, we have to convince Relations to invite them. Please, click on the above link and post in that thread.
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Thank you for your support. ^-^
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