SEGA/ATLUS and the SPJA have announced that Takashi Iizuka, Kazuhisa Wada, Shigenori Soejima, Atsushi Nomura, and Yoshiyuki Asai are attending Anime Expo 2026 as the Guests of Honor.
Each guest will attend their own respective panels and have their own autograph session. To attend the autograph session, fans must sign up for the raffle online by June 14th on the Anime Expo 2026 official website. Attendees must have an Anime Expo 2026 pass in order to participate in the raffle.
Takashi Iizuka is the creative officer for Sonic, including the Sonic the Hedgehog games and the Sonic the Hedgehog film franchises. He is also the creator of Shadow the Hedgehog.
Kazuhisa Wada is the general producer for the Persona Team. He first started as a design director for Persona 3. Currently, he is working as the general producer for the upcoming Persona 4 Revival.
Shigenori Soejima is a character designer and illustrator at ATLUS. He is known for his works in the Persona series, Catherine, and Metaphor: ReFantazio. He is now working on Persona 4 Revival as a supervisor, overseeing its character design and key art.
Atsushi Nomura is a business producer for the Persona Team and is in charge of the IP. His works include Persona 5 Tactica, Persona 4 Golden, Persona 3 Portable, and the upcoming Persona 4 Revival.
Yoshiyuki Asai is a director famous for his works on Charlotte, Fate/Apocrypha, The Day I Became a God, and Buddy Daddies.
Source: Press release