Anime Expo announced today that the Eden of the East trio (Kenji Kamiyama, Satoru Nakamura and Tomhiko Ishii) will be official Guests of Honor at the convention, running from July 1-4 at the LA Convention Center. The trio will have autograph sessions, meet-and-greets, and attendee panels during the convention.

They will be there to promote the FUNimation Entertainment release of Eden of the East. The TV series will premiere in the United States at the convention. Creator and director, Kenji Kamiyama; animation director, Satoru Nakamura; and producer Tomohiko Ishii, will represent the team.

Kenji Kamiyama is  best known for directing Eden of the East, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, writing Blood: The Last Vampire, and acting as animation director for Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade. Satoru Nakamura is known for his role as animation director in Eden of the East, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Library War, Gurren Lagann and Angel Cop. Tomohiko Ishii is a well-known producer for Eden of the East. He has also worked as producer for Sky Crawlers, Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle.

The current AX line-up also includes voice actor Kyle Hebert, animation director Toshihiro Kawamoto, seiyuu Yuu Asakawa, J-rock band Sophia, and anime director Shinichi “Nabeshin” Watanabe. For more information, and to register for the convention, visit http://www.anime-expo.net.