MangaGamer, a company that translates Japanese eroge into English, invited a couple of artists to Anime Expo 2011. Two of the artists, Alpha & Kazue Yamamoto, were not announced until a couple of days prior to the convention. I asked the staff on the first day of the convention when Yamamoto-sensei would show up, and they mentioned that it would be on Saturday. So, on Saturday morning, I got to the exhibit hall before it opened and proceeded to line up with others waiting for Yamamoto's signature.

This particular item was done during the first 10 minutes of her arrival. It was quite hectic, and for the first few people, Yamamoto would only draw on the back of the shikishi that she was selling for charity. This same shikishi board was given out during the "Dream Party" event in Tokyo and Osaka this year, of which, DP Osaka was held only a week prior to AX.


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