First Guest of Honor announced for Sakura Con

The fifth annual Sakura Con will be held on April 26-28, 2002 at the Seattle Airport Hilton Hotel & Conference Center in Seatac, Washington. The first guest of honor announced for the convention is Creator/Director, Hiroki Hayashi, whose credits include Bubblegum Crisis OAV 4, Gall Force 2, and Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040. Mr. Hayashi is also recognized as the creator and director of the original Sol Bianca OAVs, El Hazard, and co-creator of Tenchi Muyo.