How to Get an Autograph for a Guest of Honor at Anime Expo

HOW TO GET AN AUTOGRAPH FOR A GUEST OF HONOR AT ANIME EXPO

STEP ONE: CHECK THE AUTOGRAPH SCHEDULE -

You will need to know when the autograph session will take place in order to know when you need to line up to get the respective autograph ticket. Guests may have 1-3 autograph sessions throughout the weekend. Notice the ( 1/2 ), which stands for 1 out of 2 sessions

STEP TWO: GET AN AUTOGRAPH TICKET-

The line for the Autograph Ticket Booth will start on Gilbert Lindsay Plaza outside of the Los Angeles Convention Center (next to Registration/Ticketing, in front of West Hall). Look for the purple Autograph Ticketing tent. Tickets are distributed only for the autograph sessions scheduled on the same day. ○ Ticket Distribution Hours ■ Days 1-3: 8 AM - 4 PM ■ Day 4: 8 AM - 1 PM For each session, 75 Priority Tickets will be issued first, followed by 50 Standby Tickets. ○ Standby ticket holders are not guaranteed autographs but will have a chance to receive autographs at the discretion of the Guest of Honor(s) they are waiting for.

Please be aware that due to high demand for guest autographs, the line for autographs can start as early as the previous evening.

STEP THREE: THE AUTOGRAPH SESSION-

Head over to the Autograph Area in Kentia Hall. Be sure to bring an item to be signed.

● Attendees are responsible for providing their own items to be signed. All items are subject to the guest’s approval*. Some guests may provide an item such as a poster to be signed, but this is not guaranteed.

● Lines start 30 minutes prior to each session.

If you have a: Priority Ticket: The number printed on a Priority Ticket does not correspond to your place in line. Standby Ticket: Standby ticketholders must line up numerically in their designated area behind the guaranteed ticketholders of the same session. Numbers are listed on each ticket.

IMPORTANT NOTES- Autograph sessions are subject to change or cancellation* at any time without notice. *As long as there are no extraordinary circumstances such as natural or man-made disasters, illness, or giant robot attacks that prevent the GoH from holding an autograph session.

For more information please visit h ttp://www.anime-expo.org/plan/policies/ Day 1 Guest of Honor Day 1 7/4/2019 Autograph Session Schedule 7/4/2019 Start Start

10:00 AM PROMARE Guests: 10:00 AM Hiroyuki Imaishi, Shigeto Koyama, Hiromi Wakabayashi & Super Log (1/3)

10:10 AM 10:10 AM Takeshi Yamanaka (1/3)

11:00 AM 11:00 AM Yoshihiro Ike (1/3)

12:40 PM 12:40 PM Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Hiro Kaburagi, Ryota Kosawa & George Wada (1/3)

12:50 PM 12:50 PM Rica Matsumoto, Kunihiko Yuyama, Motonori Sakakibara (1/1)

1:40 PM 1:40 PM Bisco Hatori (1/3)

1:50 PM 1:50 PM Toshihiro Kondo (1/2)

2:00 PM 2:00 PM Junichi Yamamoto (1/1)

2:10 PM 2:10 PM Toshinobu Kondo (1/3)

2:40 PM 2:40 PM Sachie (1/1)

2:50 PM 2:50 PM Dan Salvato (1/3) Day 2 Guest of Honor Day 2 7/5/2019 Autograph Session Schedule 7/5/2019 Start Start

12:00 PM Shingo Adachi & Manabu Ono (1/2) 12:00 PM

12:30 PM 12:30 PM Kotaro Uchikoshi & Yusuke Kozaki (1/3)

12:30 PM 12:30 PM Hyper Potions (1/1)

1:40 PM 1:40 PM Yoshinori Ono (1/2)

2:40 PM 2:40 PM Toshihiro Kondo (2/2)

3:50 PM 3:50 PM Mother's Basement (1/1)

4:00 PM 4:00 PM Mamoru Kanbe (1/2)

4:00 PM 4:00 PM None Like Joshua (1/1)

4:40 PM Yoshihiro Ike 4:40 PM 2/3

5:00 PM Bisco Hatori 5:00 PM (2/3)

Day 3 Guest of Honor Day 3 7/6/2019 Autograph Session Schedule 7/6/2019 Start Start

10:00 AM Bisco Hatori (2/3) 10:00 AM

10:10 AM 10:10 AM Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Hiro Kaburagi, Ryota Kosawa & George Wada (2/3)

10:40 AM 10:40 AM Yoshihiro Ike (3/3)

11:00 AM 11:00 AM Yoshinori Ono (2/2)

12:00 PM 12:00 PM Dan Salvato (2/3)

12:10 PM 12:10 PM Super Eyepatch Wolf (1/1)

12:30 PM 12:30 PM Toshinobu Kondo (3/3)

1:00 PM 1:00 PM Shingo Adachi & Manabu Ono (2/2)

1:50 PM 1:50 PM Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Hiro Kaburagi, Ryota Kosawa & George Wada (3/3)

2:00 PM 2:00 PM Kotaro Uchikoshi & Yuzuke Kozaki (2/3)

2:20 PM PROMARE Guests: 2:20 PM Hiroyuki Imaishi, Shigeto Koyama, Hiromi Wakabayashi & Super Log (2/3)

2:30 PM 2:30 PM Takeshi Yamanaka (2/3)

4:30 PM Cosplay Judges 4:30 PM KeltonFX, Leena, Annshella (1/1)

4:40 PM 4:40 PM Mamoru Kanbe (2/2) Day 4 Guest of Honor Day 4 7/7/2019 Autograph Session Schedule 7/7/2019

Start Start

11:50 AM PROMARE Guests: 11:50 AM Hiroyuki Imaishi, Shigeto Koyama, Hiromi Wakabayashi & Super Log (3/3)

12:00 PM 12:00 PM Takeshi Yamanaka (3/3)

12:20 PM 12:20 PM Kotaro Uchikoshi & Yusuke Kozaki (3/3)

12:30 PM 12:30 PM Dan Salvato (3/3)