Pacific Media Expo is happy to welcome back an old friend. Koichi Ohata will be appearing as a Director Guest of Honor.

Mr. Ohata started his career as a mecha designer. He worked on classics such as Gunbuster, Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody, Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, MD Geist, Dangaioh, and Borgman. He quickly proved his skills as a director working on titles like Genocyber, MD Geist, and now the hit FUNimation series Burst Angel.