We love Anime Central. Last year they brought in our famed Italian creators Dany&Dany who were enthusiastically received by fans. This year they are bringing in Rhea Silvan, the artist for Winter Demon and many other projects.
Rhea is coming from Indonesia. This is particularly exciting for us since we've worked with dozens of Indonesian artists, but never had the chance to bring one to the USA for a show before.
If you follow Yaoi Press you know that we regularly bring artists from overseas to the US for different anime conventions. It's one of the perks our artists get for working with us. Studio Kosen of Spain has been to the USA twice, for Yaoi Con and San Diego Comic Con. Dany&Dany of Italy have been here twice, for Yaoi Con and Anime Central. Two woman studio Le Peruggine of Italy did Yaoi Jamboree and Anime Expo. Studio Kawaii of Spain did Yaoi Con. Yishan Li of China did Yaoi Con, Sac Anime, and Anime Expo. M.A. Sambre of France was our most recent guest at Yaoi Con 2008.
We're so thrilled Rhea Silvan is going to join this list soon. Anime Central is a veritable hive of Winter Demon fans. A few Fuyu and Hakuin cosplayers have already reported that they'll be there. I've been a guest there before (and will be this year as well) and am overwhelmed with how beloved Yaoi Press is. It's a fantastic time every single year.
Rhea has her interview with the American Embassy in Indonesia tomorrow. Please send prayers and good vibes her way so that she's successful in the very difficult visa process. It's not easy for Indonesian's to be allowed into the USA. We're starting the process early so that if we need to hire an attorney to appeal a visa denial we'll have time. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. Rhea is extremely deserving of this experience. She's a dear friend of mine. I can't wait to meet her in May!
Photo: Rhea is a model as well as a manga artist. She's custom-made for an American audience!
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