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Born in FL and now living in Los Angeles, Anairis Quiñones is a voice actor best known for voicing Mirko in My Hero Academia, Nessa in Pokemon: Twilight Wings, Kimberly in Street Fighter 6, Yelena in Attack on Titan, and Rika in Jujutsu Kaisen 0. You can also hear them in cartoons like Craig of the Creek and Rainbow High, or other video games like Fire Emblem: Heroes and New Pokemon Snap.

If she’s not acting, she’s playing (and hoarding) indie games like Undertale and Hollow Knight, loving on her pets (two cats and a pupper!), enjoying the outdoors, or baking yummy sweets. Anairis is also a writer and director, and a strong advocate for diversity and mental health.

Austin Tindle is an American actor. His birth was foretold by a swallow, in a remote location in Orlando, Florida. At the moment he burst forth from the womb a new star formed and illuminated the sky, the seasons suddenly changed from winter to spring, and a double rainbow appeared.

At three weeks old he had learned to walk and by eight weeks he was talking. His voice over career began soon after. He was raised in Austin, TX, which was retroactively named after him.

He has since voiced hundreds of characters in English dubbed anime including: Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul), Marco Bodt (Attack on Titan), Karma Akabane (Assassination Classroom), Pele Popolo (Plunderer), Monoma (My Hero Academia), Ishigami (Kaguya-sama), Subaru (My Roommate is a Cat), Leek (Dragonball Super: Broly), Sour/Dyrasem (Dragonball Super), Goro (Darling in the Franxx) Avilio Bruno (91 Days), Seborga (Hetalia), Raspberry (Dragon Ball Z), Accelerator (A Certain Magical Index, A Certain Scientific Railgun), and Ichirohiko (The Boy and the Beast).

Now’s the time to get a 2024 membership at its lowest price! This price is only available until April 30 at 9:00 p.m. PDT—membership prices increase after!

For more information or to get your membership, see our Registration page at https://sakuracon.org/registration/.

Know what you’re doing next weekend? Now you do: the Sakura-Con 2023 schedule is HERE! 🗓

Find the full schedule at https://sakuracon.org/programming/schedule/

As a reminder: we are no longer providing the Pocket Programming Guide, though the Souvenir Guidebook will still be available. App details coming soon!

Junya was born in Tokyo on October 19^th.  His major works include Yuji Itadori from JUJUTSU KAISEN, Seishu Inui from Tokyo Revengers, Jona Busta from Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative, and Pannacotta Fugo from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind.

He also dubs for Tom Holland’s Peter Parker/Spider-Man in MCU’s Spider-Man series, which includes Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Are you ready, artists?
Because Sakura-Con’s 2024 mascot contest is NOW accepting submissions!

You have until 11:59pm April 24th 2023 at midnight PST to submit your art.

Submit your entry here!

Are you interested in becoming part of the Arcade Staff for Sakura-Con 2023?!

If you are interested in volunteering for Sakura-Con take a look at the “Volunteer Staff Opening” page for staffing opportunities like helping out in the Arcade:

https://sakuracon.org/volunteering/staff-openings/

Kouhei Eguchi is a Producer at Eight Bit Co., Ltd. He is a utility player who is familiar with all aspects of animation production and can take the lead or play a supporting role.

He worked as an Animation Producer on “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond” and is currently working on “BLUE LOCK” and “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3”.

Shintaro Inokawa is a Unit Director. His roles include Animation Director, Unit Director, and Storyboards for the animation works of Eight Bit Co., Ltd. He’s known as “a hero in a pinch” for his high speed and high-quality work.

His most recent works are “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond”, the “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” Series, and “BLUE LOCK”.

Watanabe is a producer at animation studio Orange Ltd. Watanabe is currently working on TRIGUN STAMPEDE and BEASTARS as business producer and as creative producer of yet-unannounced projects at Orange.

Watanabe grew up in America but after college, by some weird twist of fate, began working for studio Madhouse Inc.. After leaving Madhouse, Watanabe became a freelance producer/coordinator and worked closely with studio P.A.WORKS. He has been a Producer for works including Eccentric Family, 2 and the League of Legends Commercial: New Journey.