Hiroshi Nagahama was born in 1970 in Saiki, Ooita, Japan and is an animator and director. He started his career at Madhouse Studio, where he worked on The Cockpit and Azuki-chan, After leaving Madhouse Studio, he became a freelancer, working on the conceptual design...
Mamoru Yokota Born in Tokyo, Japan Started his career as an animator after graduating from a vocational school, having previously worked as a Chinese cuisine chef. He has worked on numerous PC and console games, handling illustrations, key animation, and character...
A Japanese manga artist, character designer for anime and video games, and animator. He began creating doujinshi (self-published comics) in junior high school, and after gaining experience as an assistant to manga artist Kenichi Sonoda around the age of 20, he made...
Ezra Weisz is a Voiceover Director and Voiceover Actor. He has directed such projects as MIRACULOUS: tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, Demon Slayer Infinity Castle, Tougan Anki, Mononoke the Movie: Ashes of Rage, Konosuba 3, Re:ZERO 3, Nier Automata, 86 Eighty-Six,...
Andrew J. Alandy is a host, actor, competitive gamer, commentator, and TTRPG personality hailing from Los Angeles, CA! He has gone to Anime Los Angeles since 2008 and grown with the convention; he is excited to return as one of your programming hosts! Andrew’s passion...
Utahime is an international host, professional cosplayer, and content creator who has been a featured guest, host, and cosplay competition judge at comic book and anime conventions across the United States. Her work has been featured in a variety of media outlets,...
LemarTheConGuy is your go to convention emcee and content creator. Mostly known for turning panels, shows, and karaoke nights into amazing unforgettable moments. A Late Night comedy champion who’s performed at the World Famous Comedy Store and for crowds of 1k+, Lemar...
Chris Tergliafera moved out to Los Angeles three days after graduating from the University of North Carolina and immediately found himself on a desk in TV Development at USA Network. After a few years of answering phones and being told daily he should be doing voice...
Les Claypool was the owner/operator of Magnitude 8 Post from 1989 to 2016. In January of 1992, he was approached by U.S. Renditions and L.A. Hero to provide audio services for their new joint venture of dubbing anime into English. Early “garage studio days” projects...
Mary Claypool is a veteran ADR, script, and publication writer who began her anime writing career in 1994 under the banner of L.A. Hero. Her first English script adaptation was episode three of Giant Robo. From there, Mary went on to write hundreds of dubbing scripts...
Yaya Han is a cosplayer, designer and author. She discovered cosplay in 1999, when it was still a small, quirky section of the geek-fandom. Armed with a used $40 sewing machine, Yaya threw herself into making costumes headfirst, and quickly absorbed the heart and soul...
Kirilee Cosplay hails from Perth, Western Australia – aka. The most isolated capital city in the world! She has won cosplay awards locally, nationally and internationally. She has represented Australia at the World Cosplay Summit in Japan, Art to Play Before...
Hoku Props, founded by the creative duo Chad and Sammy, first made waves in the cosplay world by snagging the Grand Prize at TwitchCon’s debut cosplay contest in 2016 with their towering “Larger than Life” Reinhardt from Overwatch. Chad brings a mix of artistry and...
CattyJayy is a cosplayer, novice photographer, crafter of all things crochet and friendly neighborhood Con Mom from Phoenix, Arizona. During the pandemic, she found joy and a whole new world within cosplay, teaching herself how to sew and put together costumes from...
Ariem Cosplay: Los Angeles-based cosplayer, seamster, fabricator, content creator, MUA, and costume designer. Starting in 2013, Ariem has built their craft with a strong mix of creativity and budget-conscious resourcefulness. With a degree in theatre focusing on...
Hopeless.night is a cosplayer from Arizona who has been active in the cosplay community since 2016. She began her cosplay journey by recreating her favorite anime and comic book characters using clothing and accessories pulled together from her own closet. During the...
Katie Simrell has been cosplaying for 15 years, always looking to create giant wings, giant centaurs, and cute girls. She makes crafting videos on YouTube where she documents the process of building her most complicated costumes. That’s where you can watch her...
Evil Ted worked in the movie industry doing visual effects, prop, and model making for 30 years. He worked on films and television shows such as Fifth Element, Guyver, Titanic, Hunger Games, Xena Warrior Princess, and Criminal Minds. He’s known around the world for...
Zack Davisson is an award-winning writer, translator, and lecturer. He played a significant role in making Japanese folklore and entertainment accessible to English audiences. On faculty at NYU, Zack is respected in both academic and pop culture circles. Zack is the...
Kelly Baskin is a Los Angeles based voice actor working in animation, video games, anime, commercials, and more. Selected credits include Amber in Genshin Impact, Shizuna and Esmeray in Trails Through Daybreak, Agnes in Gundam Seed Freedom, Chihiro in Persona 3:...
Khoi is a cat owner and voice actor. You may have heard him as Albedo in Genshin Impact, Shota Kazehaya in From Me To You, Kagetsu in Fire Emblem: Engage, Kuroko in Kuroko’s Basketball, Murata & the muscle mouse in Demon Slayer, Herb Cookie in Cookie Run Kingdom,...
You can hear Laura Stahl in Delicious in Dungeon as Izutsumi, Guilty Gear Strive as Ramlethal, Fire Emblem Engage as Female Alear, Pluto as Atom, Genshin Impact as Barbara and Xinyan, Promised Neverland as Ray, and much more!
Wendee Lee is a premier voice artist and voice director with over 600 credits spanning over 4 decades. She is best known as the voice of femme fatale FAYE VALENTINE in COWBOY BEBOP, QUEEN SERENITY in SAILOR MOON, HARUHI SUZUMIYA, KIVA in MEGAS XLR, LYN & VERONICA...
Ben Balmaceda is a Chilean voice actor currently based in Los Angeles, boasting a broad portfolio of work in anime dubbing and video games, along with western animation, commercials and audiobooks. Select anime credits include Andy (Undead Unluck), Saber ...
Dawn M. Bennett is an American voice actor with roles in anime and video games. Known for her distinctly wide range, she received critical acclaim and a Golden Joystick Award nomination for her role as Aigis in Persona 3 Reload. Other notable roles include Orphie...
Emi Lo is a Taiwanese/Chinese-American voice actor and director. They are most well-known for voicing Lucy in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Maomao in The Apothecary Diaries, Ruan Mei in Honkai: Star Rail, Sawatari in Chainsaw Man, Rena in Higurashi When They Cry, Rinku in...
Carl Horn is a senior editor at Dark Horse Comics in Milwaukie, Oregon, specializing in Dark Horse’s line of English editions of manga, light novels, and art books from Japan, including Berserk (Kentaro Miura, Studio Gaga, and Kouji Mori), The Credits Roll Into the...
Brianna Knickerbocker is an actor and singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles. She’s known for her voice acting work in popular videogames like Genshin Impact, Fire Emblem Heroes, Catherine Full Body and anime like Demon Slayer, Re:ZERO and Seven Deadly Sins. Her...
Meet our Spotlight Guests for Animé LA 21! We’re excited to bring a special line up of guests to Animé Los Angeles 21 Each day! Be sure to check our program guide for their various programming items and autograph sessions. Thursday Spotlight Guests Emily Sun...
Born in 1960, Japanese animation mechanical designer, and director. In 2010, he founded Sola Digital Arts with producer Joseph Chou. Since the 1980s, he has also worked as a mechanical designer for anime, on titles such as Genesis Climber MOSPEADA (known as part of...
Born in Hokkaido in 1950. Kogawa joined Tokyo Movie in 1970 and made his animator debut with “Star of the Giants”. After going freelance, he started to make his presence known with his key animation for “Science Ninja Team Gatchaman” and...
Shinichiro Watanabe is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and music producer.He was born in Kyoto, Japan 1965.Formerly employees at Sunrise, Watanabe supervised the episode direction and storyboards of many Sunrise anime. he made his directorial debut as...
Born and raised in Tokyo Japan, also still based in the city too, but Kaho Shibuya is a globally multi-talented personality. Appearing as a regular on the biggest anime podcast “Trash Taste” and many other popular YouTube channels such as “CDawgVA” and “Emirichu”,...
Keiichiro MAENO Toy Product Designer and Development Engineer Born in August 1969. After leaving T-REX, where I served as a director for 16 years, I became independent and established my own company, LilGOLEM.Co, in February 2024. Selected Works 1/10 MOSPEADA (BEAGLE)...
SHIHORI is an international J-pop singer/songwriter based in LA who composes and performs solo work, as well as music for film, TV, anime, and games. She’s best known for “Holy Steel,” the fan theme song for “Jojo ‘s Bizarre Adventure”...
Hey there everyone! I am your Toastmaster. Wait! Are you actually reading this? I thought you were just glancing through the pages, looking at all the pretty pictures, planning your amazing time at Anime Los Angeles. I can not believe you are so kind and care enough...
Utahime is an international host, professional cosplayer, and TTRPG performer. She has been a featured guest, host, and cosplay competition judge at numerous comic book and anime conventions across the country. Utahime’s cosplays have been featured in various...
Victor Frost has worked as a professional audio engineer for the last fifteen years with organizations big and small. Being a performer at heart, he has lectured at geeky conventions all over the United States on a wide variety of subjects but, most frequently, on the...
Lemar Harris, the multi-talented force known as LemarTheConGuy, has left an indelible mark on the entertainment and convention scenes. His creative prowess shines through his development of interactive panels at premier events where he engages audiences with...
Andrew J. Alandy is a host, actor, competitive gamer, commentator, and TTRPG personality hailing from Los Angeles, CA! He has gone to Anime Los Angeles since 2008 and grown with the convention; he is excited to return as one of your programming hosts! Andrew’s passion...
Emma Fyffe is a Senior Content Producer at Fandom, with a focus in Gaming. She had produced and appeared in projects for numerous AAA game clients including Blizzard, Capcom and Square-Enix. A veteran on the convention scene, Emma has served as a program host at Anime...
Chris Tergliafera moved out to Los Angeles three days after graduating from the University of North Carolina and immediately found himself on a desk in TV Development at USA Network. After a few years of answering phones and being told daily he should be doing voice...
Ariem is a seasoned cosplayer, seamster, fabricator, content creator, MUA, and designer based in sunny Los Angeles! They have appeared as a guest at, Anime Marketplace, Anime Los Angeles, Anifest, Kikoricon and Sabotencon in Arizona, and internationally at Supanova...
Content Creator, Kit-Basher, ZOIDS Enthusiast Archie “Sir Phobos” Rust is an Arizona based content creator & avid ZOIDS (Playmo) collector most known for his TikTok videos showcasing the fun of model building and diorama creation—with plenty of memes and fun along...
Dorothy is a native of southern California who began her career as a stage and on-camera actress, specializing in musicals… and commercials with no dialog! Since then she has lent her voice to hundreds of Anime, Video Games, ADR, and Animation titles! Some of...
Tom is best known as the voice of Agumon in the TV series Digimon: Digital Monsters, and he reprised the role in Digimon: The Movies, the Digimon Adventure Tri movies and Digimon Video Game. Recent game credits include Brigand Boss in both Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows...
Cassandra Lee Morris is an award-winning Los Angeles-based voice actor who has voiced nearly 300 characters for anime, video games and animation. She’s known for her versatility and fierceness. Her first big anime roles were Yubel in Yu-Gi-Oh GX, then Leo and Luna in...
Lizzie Freeman is an LA-based voice actress from Oklahoma. A cat and coffee enthusiast and lover of all things cute, she began her career in 2012 working on indie titles like “Dust: An Elysian Tail” and various online animations. After making the move to Los Angeles...
Xanthe Huynh is a Los Angeles based voice actor known for their roles in video games such as Persona 5 (Haru Okumura), Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Marianne Von Edmund), Honkai Star Rail (Pela), The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Series (Altina), Octopath...
Suzie Yeung is an actress who voices in various anime, video games, and cartoons. She is best known for being the voice of Yuffie in Final Fantasy VII Remake, Fuuka in Persona 3 Reload, Makima in Chainsaw Man, and Eula in Genshin Impact. She has also voiced in many...
Jonah Scott is a Voice Actor, Singer and VTuber from Los Angeles. Jonah has provided his ‘Leading Man’ voice to many video games and serials including Netflix’s BEASTARS, Dying Light 2, Demon Slayer, Attack on Titan, Way of the Househusband, Kaiju...
Kiba Walker is an actor, musician, and drag performer based out of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Known for his roles in anime such as PHANTOM OF THE IDOL (Yuya Niyodo), MY HERO ACADEMIA (Cider House), ONE PIECE (Jo, Dachoman), BLUELOCK (Young Barou), HAIKYUU!!...
Zack Davisson is an award-winning translator, writer, and folklorist. He is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Yokai, Kaibyo The Supernatural Cats of Japan, Yurei the Japanese Ghost, The Art of Star Wars Visions, and Manga: A Visual Guide. He writes Ultimate...
Wendee Lee is a premier voice artist and voice director with over 600 credits spanning over 4 decades. She is best known as the voice of femme fatale FAYE VALENTINE in COWBOY BEBOP, QUEEN SERENITY in SAILOR MOON, HARUHI SUZUMIYA, KIVA in MEGAS XLR, LYN & VERONICA...
Legendary Actor RICHARD EPCAR – Gamepur’s VOICE ACTOR OF THE YEAR is one of the hardest working men in show business, has voiced over 1,200 characters in Games, Animation and Anime. Best known as: RAIDEN in MORTAL KOMBAT, The JOKER in several Batman games including...
Ellyn Stern is well know for her voice work in animation, games and films with hundreds of titles including: Street Fighter 6, Belle, Lupin the 3rd, Bleach / 100 Year Blood War, Pokemon Generations, Star Ocean 1 & 2, Phantasy Star Online ll, True Crimes Hong Kong,...
Rebecca Forstadt is a Los Angeles-based voice actor best known for her young-sounding voice in hundreds of anime shows and video games. You may have heard her as the voice of Minmei in Robotech, Mihoshi in Tenchi Muyo, Tima in Metropolis, Sugar in Snow Fairy Sugar,...
Barbara Goodson started in Anime when it was simply called Japanese dubbing in the1980’s. Her Anime voice roles stretched from little boys, tiny animals, young female leads, witches, moms, grannies, etc. Among her long list of Anime roles (not to mention other...
Steve Kramer has worked as an actor/writer/director for the past 42 years, and has been involved in hundreds of projects, both in front of and behind the camera. He has appeared on-screen in dozens of film and television shows, including such series as “The West...
Melora began her dubbing career in 1982 with one of the lead roles in the Spanish to English live-action series “The Rich Also Cry”. She continued in the dubbing field as a voice performer, writer and director. Among her many credits are Robotech, Power Rangers, the...
Paul St. Peter, twice nominated for BTVA Awards, is a voice actor from Los Angeles, whose many anime and video game credits include KINGDOM HEARTS (Xemnas), NARUTO (Nine Tail Fox), ONE PUNCH MAN (Beast King), DIGIMON (Wormmon, Leomon), ROBOTECH (Zor Prime), MIRACULOUS...
MELANIE MACQUEEN portrayed two of ROBOTECH’s greatest heroines as Lisa Hayes in The Macross Saga and Ariel/Marlene in The New Generation. In addition to ROBOTECH, she lent her voice to many pioneering anime releases including MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, KIKI’S...
At this point, looks like Kerrigan Mahan is OG status in the VO world! He voiced the infamous fearsome villain, Goldar, in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. He also voiced anti-hero, Magna Defender in Power Rangers, Lost...
James Luceno is a New York Times best-selling author of several STAR WARS novels, including Dark Lord, Tarkin, and Darth Plagueis. He started writing in his late twenties after years of playing in rock bands, traveling widely in Europe, Africa, and South America, and...
Sarah spaceman is an award winning cosplayer, sewist and Youtuber. Sarah aims to teach folks to sew by combining authentic documentation of the creation of her projects, with detailed infographics to help educate viewers of all skill levels. She believes sewing is an...
” We are Darling and Sylar Santa Maria! We met in 2009 and have been cosplaying since. Over the last 15 years, we have made hundreds of cosplays, won competitions in masters, and judged internationally with accolades that include Crypton Media, Bioware Games,...
Athel Artistry started their cosplay journey in 2003 and costume career in 2012. They have worked as a stitcher and craftsperson for Walt Disney Live Entertainment and Disney Cruise Line as well as a pattern digitizer for Reflector Games. In the fashion sphere, they...
Hidetaka Tenjin works primarily as an illustrator, designer and concept artist and has provided illustrations for model kits ranging from Hasegawa’s MACROSS line to BANDAI SPIRITS’ GUNDAM and STAR WARS lines. In the field of anime, some of his most notable...
Broken By The Scream are screaming metal idols. With songs that exquisitely intertwine authentic death voices and clean vocals, they continue to put their all into performing not only in Japan but all over the world, including America, Europe, and Asia, creating large...
SANA TAKIZAWA was born in a beautiful four-season country and sought sounds from words and landscapes that resonated with the heart. His music, originally created for himself, eventually began to resonate with the world. During overseas performances, he played the...
Content Creator, Anisong DJ, Singer, and Published Author Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, Kaho has been making waves on the cosplay and convention scene. She has hosted her own radio show, has released multiple music singles, and is an accomplished author as well....
Welcome to ALA 19 I am so glad you made it. Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ezra Weisz and I am your Toastmaster. I am so excited to be spending the entire convention with you. You are probably reading this little introduction in your hotel room or...
Andrew J. Alandy is a host, actor, competitive gamer, and singer hailing from Los Angeles, CA. A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Andrew has delivered his talent to multiple events covering various events and fandoms. He has hosted at various...
Utahime is a host, professional cosplayer, and TTRPG performer. She has been a featured guest, host, and cosplay competition judge at numerous comic book and anime conventions across the country. Utahime’s cosplays have been featured in various media outlets...
Victor Frost has worked as a professional audio engineer for the last fifteen years with organizations big and small. Being a performer at heart, he has lectured at geeky conventions all over the United States on a wide variety of subjects but, most frequently, on the...
A Judge for Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards 2024, Emma Fyffe is a gaming, entertainment, and pop-culture pundit and host, seen on broadcasts across the internet. Previous credits include hosting ‘The Download’ on VENN, ‘Um, Actually’ on...
Chris Tergliafera moved out to Los Angeles three days after graduating from the University of North Carolina and immediately found himself on a desk in TV Development at USA Network. After a few years of answering phones and being told daily he should be doing voice...
A voice actress and ADR director, best known for the role of Winry Rockbell in the Fullmetal Alchemist franchise, Caitlin has been working in the anime industry since 2004. Caitlin was the ADR director for the English dub of the fan-favorite, Ouran High School Host...
Tara Jayne Sands can be heard as over 50 characters in the original English Pokemon tv series including Bulbasaur, Richie, Jasmine, Oddish, Yamper and Tori. Some other roles include Biscuit in HunterXHunter, Mokuba in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Kari in Digimon Adventure Tri, Anna in...
Kari Wahlgren’s first role was the Vespa-riding Haruko in FLCL. Since then, Wahlgren has voiced numerous anime characters including Fuu in SAMURAI CHAMPLOO, Saber in FATE STAY/NIGHT, Celty in DURARARA, Kagami in LUCKY STAR, Anemone in EUREKA SEVEN, Tayuya in NARUTO,...
Zack Davisson is an award-winning translator, writer, and folklorist. He is the author of Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan, Yurei: the Japanese Ghost, Amabie: Past and Present, and Yokai Stories, and translator of Shigeru Mizuki’s multiple Eisner...
Ariem is a Cosplayer, Seamstress, Fabricator, Content Creator, MUA, and Designer based in Los Angeles. Starting in 2013 Ariem learned to be extremely resourceful and budget conscious in the face of a mostly unattainable goal to cosplay at the time. Ariem vigorously...
“Amber “FoxyVox” May is an African American Voiceover Artist who is known for her work in animation, video games, announcements, and interactive children’s toys. She is a native of Richmond,Virginia, who now resides in Los Angeles,CA. Amber grew up in...
Akakioga is an internationally recognized cosplayer with a passion for creating costumes from all different forms of media. With a love of working with her hands, she has become a self taught powerhouse that truly enjoys everything craftsmanship! Whether it be sewing,...
Austin Lee Matthews is a non-binary, California-based voice actor, director, artist, musician, writer and everyone’s best friend. A warm-hearted, life-long entertainer who lives to make you smile. With an extremely versatile, multi-octave vocal range, Austin has...
Mark Allen Jr. is an American actor and director who specializes in voice over. He has been a professional in the industry since 2007. He can be heard as Ukyo Saionji in DR. STONE, Wataru Kuon in BLUELOCK, Seiichi Hiiragi in The Fruit of Evolution, Yota Narukami in...
Kayleigh is a decorated Voice Actress, Worldbuilder, and Artist from a cornfield in Illinois. She is best known for playing the fan favorite character Yuta Okkotsu in the hit anime movie Jujutsu Kaisen 0, as Pina in Netflix’s highly successful BEASTARS, and as...
Lizzie Freeman is an LA based voice actress who was born in Oklahoma. A cat and coffee enthusiast and lover of all things cute, she began her career in 2012 working on indie titles like “Dust: An Elysian Tail” and online animations. After making the move...
Lemar Harris, the multi-talented force known as LemarTheConGuy, has left an indelible mark on the entertainment and convention scenes. His creative prowess shines through his development of interactive panels at premier events such as Anime Los Angeles, Anime Expo,...
Chris Niosi (known on the internet as “Kirbopher”) is a Creator, Animation Artist, Writer and Voiceover Actor living in Los Angeles. You might know him as the voice behind Reigen Arataka (Mob Psycho 100), Shaiapouf (Hunter X Hunter), Karna (Faye...
Midnight Pursona is an award-winning competitive cosplayer out of Las Vegas, NV. For 12+ years, Midnight has been bringing entertainment and joy through her masquerede skits and TikTok videos. She enjoys creating unique make-up looks and creating designs and costumes...
Evil Ted worked in the movie industry doing visual effects, prop, and model making for 30 years. He worked on films and television shows such as Fifth Element, Guyver, Titanic, Hunger Games, Xena Warrior Princess, and Criminal Minds. He’s known around the world for...
Artemis Ai is a transgender cosplayer of Master-level from Salt Lake City, Utah. He started cosplay with his best friend in middle school; today, as Nostalgic Ai Cosplay, they still cosplay together, as a married couple as well as best friends. His crafting fortes...
Cowbutt Crunchies Cosplay is an internationally acclaimed LGBTQ+ couple who specializes in couture cosplay, education, and incredible pop culture design. Always pushing the envelope of creativity, their experimental mixed media builds feature a wide mastery of unique...
Edward is originally from Chicago, IL and his first professional voice over job came in 2010 when he provided the voice for Eddie in the Xbox Live Arcade game Sequence. Since that time he has lent his voice to the Alastor in the pilot of Hazbin Hotel, Striker in...
SpongeyBuns or Spongey is an indie Predebut VTuber that dances and does what she wants! (Variety gaming and chatting) She is a space demon and not an alien! Do not get it confused… She also gets tummy aches quite often and will talk about it too...
iPN, is a male Shrimp vtuber that currently has amnesia and doesn’t remember his shrimp past. He was previously a professional esports player for Apex Legends and Overwatch. Recently made the transition over to content creation. People tend to forget that he...
Camila is a partnered indie VTuber on Twitch. She is an imp that escaped from hell to wreak havoc on earth. She is mainly a “Just Chatting” streamer but she’ll occasionally sing and play games that are currently trending. She is also morbidly...
Kage is an indie vtuber and Twitch partner. He is the descendant of a hero, with a demon sealed inside of him. He is a variety streamer that loves to experiment on stream and play videogames. He loves to interact with his community and talk about anime. A known...
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