PILI Thunderbolt Fantasy will Appear at Anime Central

Anime Central is proud to announce the creative Taiwanese team behind one of the most unique action animation series; Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers, produced by PILI International Multimedia. The guests of honor include Liang-Hsun Huang (CEO), Jen-Jia Huang, (Chief Brand Director), Jia-Chang Hong, (Senior Puppeteer) and Jia-Shen Liao (Senior Puppeteer). PILI will be hosting a Thunderbolt Fantasy puppet exhibition, featuring the characters and the arts for the upcoming Thunderbolt Fantasy Season 4.

Liang-Hsun Huang is the 5th generation head of the renowned puppetry Huang family in Taiwan, and the CEO of PILI International Multimedia Inc, the largest Taiwanese puppet media production company. Known as the main driver behind the hit series Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers, a collaborative puppetry TV animation series with famous screen writer Gen Urobuchi from Nitroplus, Liang-Hsun Huang has introduced innovative multimedia production technologies into puppet shows. He develops state-of-the-art puppet animation, plans for international multimedia collaborations, and brings the artistry of hand puppet shows to the international stage. He is devoted to transforming traditional Taiwanese hand puppet show culture into a unique, world-known, state-of-the-art format. Among his credits are Puppet movie The Arti: The Adventure Begins (Screenwriter and Special Effects Director), Live-action movie Rookie Chef (Special Effects Director), Demigod: The Legend Begins (Executive Producer), and TV puppet animation series Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers (Executive Producer). This will be his first appearances in Anime Central.

Jen-Jia Huang is the 5th generation of the renowned puppetry Huang family in Taiwan, and the current Chief Brand Officer of PILI International Multimedia Inc, the largest Taiwanese puppet media production company. As part of the famous puppetry family in Taiwan, she focused on brand strategy and international promotion as the Marketing Director of PILI, challenge to bring the cultural hand puppetry in Taiwan to the next generation as an international entertainment brand. Her innovation pushed PILI to step on international stage with the debut of Thunderbolt Fantasy series. This will be her first US appearance in US at Anime Central.

Chia-Chang Hung grew up as an enthusiastic hand puppet show fan in Taiwan. With more than 20 years of non-stop learning and cumulative experience, he is now one of the most significant puppeteer masters in PILI. He has played many lead roles in many PILI puppet show series including one of the main characters Shang Bu Huan in Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers series. This will be his first US appearance at Anime Central.

Jia-Shen Liao started as an avid puppet show fan. His started his puppeteer journey when he joined PILI from 14 years old. After more than twenty years of non-stop learning and cumulative experience, he is now one of lead puppeteer in PILI, the renowned puppetry company in Taiwan. He has played many lead roles in many PILI puppet show series, including the main female character Tan Hi in Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers series, and main character in “Demigod: The Legend Begins” which won him the Golden Horse Award in Asia for Best Action Choreography. This will be his first US appearance at Anime Central.

Anime Central (ACen) is the largest anime, manga and Japanese popular culture convention in Chicago and the Midwest. Anime Central 2024 will take place from May 17-19 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare and Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.