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Due to certain scheduling conflicts, we regret to announce that Billy Kametz will not be appearing at Sakura Con 2022. 

Due to certain unavoidable conflicts, we regret to announce that Erica Lindbeck will not be appearing at Sakura Con 2022. 

Kyle McCarley grew up (but not really) in Kansas and moved to Los Angeles at age 18 to study acting. After getting hooked on playing World of Warcraft with his buddies, he co-wrote, co-directed, and voiced several characters in a fan-made online radio play loosely set in that universe. Once he finished his Theatre degree at the University of Southern California, he decided to further pursue that passion in the form of a career in voice acting. Kyle’s voice can now be heard in anime, video games, cartoons, audiobooks, live action dubs, TV and radio commercials, industrial ads, and even a talking toy plunger.

Notable anime credits include Mikazuki Augus in Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Shigeo “Mob” Kageyama in Mob Psycho 100, Narancia Ghirga in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Red Blood Cell AA2153 in Cells at Work: Code Black, Koku in B: The Beginning, Ryo in Devilman Crybaby, Joe Shimamura, a.k.a. 009, in Cyborg 009: Call of Justice, Aoba Kuronuma in Durarara!!x2, Shinji Matou in Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works, Ryota Watari in Your Lie in April, Helbram in Seven Deadly Sins, Claudia Hodgins in Violet Evergarden, John Steinbeck in Bungo Stray Dogs, Iruka Umino in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Gran in Granblue Fantasy: The Animation, Kirii in Blame!, Joichiro Nishi in Gantz: O, Silas Norman in The Asterisk War, and Ikuya Ogura in Ajin: Demi-Human.

Aaron provides the voices for Uta in Tokyo Ghoul, Klaus Lunettes in Black Clover, Khai in Dragon Ball Super, Kamui Woods in My Hero Academia, Grimsby Keane in Black Butler, Samuel in Fairy Tail, Howard Link in D. Gray-man, Yoshikazu Aihara in Starblazers 2199, Urie Sogami in Dance With Devils, and Hit in the Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 video game. Nominated for 2014 Breakthrough Voice Actor of the Year and 2018 Voice Actor of the Year by Behind The Voice Actors, Aaron Roberts has provided voices for over 200 anime series during his 7 years with Funimation. Non-anime projects include Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (VG), Smite (VG), and Paladins (VG). Aaron has been a celebrated actor for the stage and screen in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, working in all areas of production for almost 20 years.

Sakura-Con is excited to announce our mascot contest for 2023 is officially open!

From now until May 13th 11:59 PST submit your artwork for a chance to see your artwork represent Sakura-Con 2023!

For rules and how to submit visit the Mascot Contest page!

Cristina Vee is a Los Angeles based voice actress, director, and producer. In animation, she is known as Sailor Mars in Sailor Moon, Hawk in The Seven Deadly Sins, Killua in Hunter x Hunter, Darkness in Konosuba, Homura Akemi in Madoka Magica, Meiko in Digimon Adventure Tri, Sakura Matou in Fate Stay/Night, Mio Akiyama in K-ON!, Miki Makimura in Devilman Crybaby, Kotori Minami in Love Live!, Xochi in Victor and Valentino, Jay-Ten in Steven Universe, and Marinette Dupain Cheng aka Ladybug in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. Other roles include parts in Re:Zero, Bleach, One Punch Man, Mob Psycho 100, Sword Art Online, Tiger and Bunny, One Piece, Violet Evergarden, Naruto, Boruto, Fairy Tail, Magi, Kill la Kill, Your Lie in April, Kakegurui, Pokémon, Gantz: O, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters,The Promised Neverland, Lupin III, Yokai Watch, Inazuma Eleven, and so many others. Fans may be surprised that she provides the English voices for Disney’s Violetta and Tokyo in Netflix’s Money Heist.

You can hear her in Disney World’s Avatar Land, but you’ll have to find her yourself!

She has also worked in hundreds of video games, as Velvet in Tales of Berseria, Ophillia in Octopath Traveler, Riven in League of Legends, Eagle Eye in Fortnite, Noel Vermillion, Nu-13, Lambda-11, and Mu-12 in BlazBlue, Cerebella in Skullgirls, Tatiana, Athena, and Lachesis in Fire Emblem, Cinque in Final Fantasy Type-0, 5-Volt and 13-Amp in Warriors Ware Gold, Shantae in Shantae, and can also be heard in Kingdom Hearts 3, Command and Conquer: Rivals, Monster Prom, Soul Calibur 6, Xenoblade Chronicles, Star Wars: KOTOR, Dangan Ronpa, Street Fighter V, Hyperdimension Neptunia, Just Cause 4, Drakengard 3, to name a few.

Her singing can be heard in the 3DS game Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage!? and in Shantae: Half Genie Hero.

Directing credits include Skullgirls, Skip Beat!, Indivisible, and Last Hope.

She was the first canon female Black Ranger in the official Power Rangers TTRPG. Her character Anya was a fan favorite in the short lived Wizards of the Coast DnD show Dark & Dicey.

Cristina is also known for her music, with her most popular song, Bad Apple!! English, standing at over 20 million views.

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn –

“Dear Sakura-Con attendees, I’m so sorry, but due to my overwhelming work schedule I won’t be able to attend Sakura-Con this year. I was really looking forward to coming to Seattle to be with you all and I know you’ll have an amazing con together. It breaks my heart that I can’t be there. Hopefully I’ll be able to see you at some future event. Stay safe, have fun and keep supporting each other. I love this community and I’m so grateful to be a part of it.”

The new Convention Center maps are now available in the

Hotels & Travel > Locations page.

See the Locations page for more information.

Ellyn is well known for her voice work in animation, games and films with hundreds of titles. Listed here are a few: Belle, Lupin the 3^rd, Bleach, Pokemon Generations, Star Ocean 1 & 2, Phantasy Star Online ll, Ghost In The Shell Innocence 2, Noein, Mar, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, Robotech, Blue Dragon, True Crimes Hong Kong, Muhya & Roji, Godzilla, and hundreds more. Also included are Academy Award winning films including: Widow of St. Pierre, Cinema Paradisso, Belle Epoque, Le Femme Nikita, Tae Gu Ki, Babette’s Feast, Mostly Martha, & Eat Drink, Man, Woman.

ELLYN began working on stage when she was 12 years old. A few of her theatre credits include: Les Miserables, Exit the King, Apple, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Rumors, Blood Wedding, Chinamen, How He Lied to Her Husband, Killing of Sister George and Day Games, Sister Africa, Daughter Of My People. She starred in Two Noble Kinsmen at the Globe Theatre (Now in the Smithsonian Institute) and We’ll Never Be Young Again (Center Theatre Group).

Ellyn has directed VO for many years. Directing credits: Pokémon Generations, Netflix: KITZ, SCHOOL NURSE FILES. Also, included are many of the LUPIN THE 3^RD movies and series currently on Toonami and Adult Swim. One of Ellyn’s proudest accomplishments was dubbing STAR WARS, A NEW HOPE, EPISODE 4 into the Navajo language.  It was the first time an indigenous language was heard on film. She’s a member of the Classical Theatre Lab, and an Executive Member of Women In Film. She also has a children’s book, It’s Hard To Give A Butterly A Hug.  Her sitcom, Life’s A Bitch, which she wrote, stars in and produced, also includes Richard Epcar and Stephen Tobolowsky.

Looking for Gaming Tournament Staff:

We still have staff opening in the Gaming Tournament room, if you would like to volunteer this year at Sakura-Con please email Gaming@sakuracon.org for more information.