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...
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