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Most known for voicing Gyutaro (the Upper Six demon) in Demon Slayer, Sir Nighteye in my Hero Academia, Mafuyu in Given, Alear in Fire Emblem: Engage, Finral Roulacase in Black Clover, Gen in Dr. Stone, and Lawrence Bluewer in Black Butler: Public School Arc, Brandon McInnis is an LA-based voice actor, singer, and translator with over 150 roles in anime and video games, and a prolific TikTok account (>600k followers).
Having collaborated musically with content creators such as AmaLee and Jonathan Young, he regularly posts both cover songs and originals on YouTube (https://youtube.com/branmci) and Spotify (https://ffm.bio/branmci) including EPs of music originally from the anime Given and the Kingdom Hearts franchise.

Other notable roles include Yuta in SSSS.Gridman, Milo in Sabikui Bisco, Astolfo in The Case Study of Vanitas, Kenshiro Daimon in ODDTAXI, Samon Goku in Nanbaka, Sonosuke Izayoi in Danganronpa 3, Ares in Banished from the Hero’s Party, Mangod (Hitogami) in Mushoku Tensei, Yūichirō Kurono (Uncle Reaper) in Fire Force, Xane in Fire Emblem Heroes, Featherlight in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Patrick Phelps in Black Butler, Ganos in Dragon Ball Super, Iketeru in Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan, Edward of Westminster in Requiem of the Rose King, Hirano in Sasaki and Miyano, Saku in ACTORS: Song Connection, Selen in Show By Rock!!, Yuta in Stars Align, Kanata in Ensemble Stars!, Shu Bi in Back Arrow, Al Lyon in Appare-Ranman!, Leonardo in The Gymnastics Samurai, Tsubasa (Kashiwagi’s Boyfriend) in Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Dellinger in One Piece, Makoto Teruhashi in The Disastrous Life of Saiki K, Count St. Germain in Code: Realize, Keita Amano in Gamers, and many more.

Previously a software engineer, McInnis also holds a degree in Japanese and lived in Tokyo working as a translator. Having interpreted for a variety of CEOs, musicians, and manga artists, one of his most cherished professional experiences has been to do so on several occasions for Nobuo Uematsu, the famed Final Fantasy composer. McInnis can be found by his handle of @branmci on a variety of platforms including Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch.

This is a multiple-choice, open-book, take-home quiz that begins on the Sakura-con site three weeks before the convention.  You are encouraged to use any resource at your disposal.  Some of the questions will test your understanding and ability to analyze anime, not just your memory.  Instead, you will need to do research into the real world of such topics as art, geography, history, literature, music and science.  The answers to the questions will provide additional context and meaning to the anime that you already enjoy.

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Casey Mongillo is a voice actor best known as the English voice of Shinji Ikari in the 2019 dub of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Angel Devil in Chainsaw Man, Chilchuck Tims in Delicious in Dungeon, and Emporio in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean.

Other popular anime & dubbing credits include Pokémon Journeys (Scorbunny, Raboot, Cinderace, Raichu & Chrysa), Mob Psycho 100 (Sho Suzuki), 86 (Theo), Tribe Nine (Haru), Tokyo Revengers (young Mikey & young Takemichi), Gundam SEED (Nicol), Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War (Giselle), Miraculous Ladybug (Sandboy), Pokemon Twilight Wings (Allister & Haunter) and Komi Can’t Communicate (Onemine).

Video game credits include Shin Megami Tensei V (Nahobino), Arknights (Aak), Bugsnax (Floofty), NIKKE: Goddess of Victory (Mustang), Rune Factory 3 Special (Micah/Protagonist), Fire Emblem Heroes (Limstella), Monster Prom (Zoe, Hex & Milo), The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails (Nayuta) and a merc voice option in Unicorn Overlord. Casey has also provided voices for game franchises such as Red Dead Redemption, Starfield, Elder Scrolls, Fortnite, Final Fantasy, Honkai Star Rail, Shenmue, Star Trek Online, and Octopath Traveler.

When not voice acting, Casey can often be found playing video games, riding their skateboard, or streaming on Twitch as their South Park alter ego.

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