Yoko Ishida, A true voice for Anime

by Marcio Guastavino

One of the biggest guests to check out this year was singer Yoko Ishida. You may recognize her from her hits from anime like Neon Genesis Evangelion or Gundam Wing. Chobits was one of the newer series she was featured in. She sang what I want to say was a flawless performance. Her voice was perfect and the concert went without a hitch. Fans danced para para moves taught to them from on stage performers and they even threw some of their own mix in there. She sang some of our favorite anime themes, mine being the Gundam Wing intro. It had been a long time since I’ve heard it and boy did it bring back memories.

She did autographs right after the concert. The line was endless.  From what I heard she also sold out of her merchandise as well. Any fan trying to find a cd or even a t-shirt was going to have a hard time. I got lucky myself. She sat right next to us in the booth next door. So not only was I able to score a picture I even got a hug! Yeah, you guys know your totally jealous.  If she ever did another concert for us at a convention I’d gladly go and enjoy her beautiful voice over anything else. Congrats on her fantastic performance!