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We are beyond excited to announce that registration for Sakura-Con’s 25th anniversary in 2022 is now open!

We can’t wait to see you there. Keep your eyes peeled for upcoming guest announcements and news.

Ray Chase is an actor who has attached himself to a great many video games and anime in a very short amount of time.  He’s best known as Noctis in FINAL FANTASY XV, Nier from NIER: REPLICANT,  Bruno Bucciarati on JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE, Sukuna and Choso from JUJUTSU KAISEN, Roy from SUPER SMASH BROTHERS ULTIMATE, the Master of Masters from KINGDOM HEARTS, and his most celebrated dual role as the Subway Announcer and Mara in PERSONA 5.

He is a proud founding member of the comedy troupe  Loud, Annoying, and Very Annoying (LAVA), which he shares with fellow actors Max Mittelman and Robbie Daymond.

Robbie Daymond is a voice-actor best known for characters such as: Akechi in Persona 5, Tuxedo Mask in Sailor Moon, Prompto in Final Fantasy XV, Megumi Fushiguro in Jujutsu Kaisen, Spider-man/Peter Parker in Marvel’s Spider-man, Chrollo in HxH, Mitsuki in Boruto, and many more.

He also plays Dorian Storm in Critical Role’s hit show, Exandria Unlimited.

Well known as the voice of Saitama in ONE-PUNCH MAN, Max Mittelman has also given life to the hotheaded troublemaker with a heart of gold, Ryuji, in PERSONA 5, the carefree and always hungry, Plagg, in MIRACULOUS LADYBUG, and the lazy yet virtuous sin of sloth, King, in SEVEN DEADLY SINS.

Other notable projects include FINAL FANTASY 7 REMAKE (Red XIII), BUNGO STRAY DOGS (Atsushi), DEMON SLAYER (Sabito), BORDERLANDS 3 (Troy Calypso), FIRE EMBLEM (Leo, Gray, Kaden, Forrest, Gordin), HUNTERxHUNTER (Meruem), YOUR LIE IN APRIL (Kousei), & BUGSNAX (Filbo Fiddlepie).

Erica Lindbeck is a Los Angeles-based actress who holds her Bachelor of Arts from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film & Television. She is thrilled to be involved in a large and diversified portfolio of projects, playing the roles of Jessie in the upcoming Final Fantasy VII remake, Cheetara and Wily Kit in the upcoming ThunderCats Roar, Cheelai in Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Blaze and Omochao in Sonic Team Racing, Sally Whitemane in Heroes of the Storm, Delaryn Summermoon in WoW: Battle for Azeroth, Sophitia in Soul Calibur VI, Roll in Mega Man 11, Black Cat in Spider-Man (PS4)…

In light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it is with a heavy heart that we must announce the cancellation of Sakura-Con 2021.

Active 2021 memberships will be automatically transferred to 2022. If you have any questions or concerns about your membership, please email registration@sakuracon.org.

We wish everyone the best in the upcoming year, we miss you all dearly, and we hope to see everyone at Sakura-Con 2022!

Keith Silverstein is a veteran voice actor with an impressive and diverse list of credits. He’s the voice of Zhongli in the worldwide sensation, Genshin Impact, Torbjörn in Overwatch, Hisoka on Hunter x Hunter, Hawk Moth on the fan favorite Miraculous-Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, Speedwagon in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Gouhin in Beastars, and Jetfire in the Netflix Original series, Transformers, War for Cybertron trilogy.

He can also be heard as Iyami in Mr. Osomatsu, En in Dorohedoro, and Vector the Crocodile in the Sonic The Hedgehog franchise. Resident Evil fans know him as H.U.N.K. Soul Calibur fans will recognize him as Zasalamel, and in Persona 5 he voices the villainous Masayoshi Shido.

With literally hundreds of V/O credits to his name, Veteran Voice Monkey Steve Blum is best known as the voice of “Spike Spiegel” from Cowboy Bebop, “Wolverine” from several incarnations of X-Men (animated movies, games, the Wolverine and the X-Men TV Series, The Super Hero Squad Show, X-Men Anime and more), “Orochimaru,” “Zabuza,” and others from Naruto, “Green Goblin” from the Spectacular Spiderman series, “Heatblast,” “Vilgax” and “Ghostfreak” from Ben 10, “Grayson Hunt” (Bulletstorm) “Grunt” (Mass Effect 2 and 3),”Zoltan Kulle” from Diablo 3, “Abathur” from Starcraft 2:Heart of the Swarm, “Tank Dempsey” (Call of Duty), “Killer Croc” from Arkham Asylum, “Oghren” (DragonAge),“Vincent Valentine” (Final Fantasy VII), “Leeron” (Guren Lagann), “Jamie” from Megas XLR, “Storm Troopers” and many others in most of the Star Wars games, The voice of 7-11, dozens of Digimon and a gigantic list of other characters from Anime, Video Games, TV and Film. In 2012, Steve was inducted into the Guinness Book of World records as Most Prolific Voice Actor in Video Games – appearing in almost 300 games (now approaching 400!)

Johnny Yong Bosch got his start fighting giant bugs as Adam Park, the Black Ranger, Green Zeo and Green Turbo Ranger on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. It is a role that he would play for three and a half seasons on television, two motion pictures and two special guest appearances in future Power Rangers seasons.

After Power Rangers, Johnny became very involved in the world of voice over. His first major voice acting role was Vash the Stampede in Trigun. He later went on to voice Kaneda in Akira, Renton in Eureka Seven, Kiba in Wolf’s Rain, Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach, Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass, Izaya in Durarara and Yukio in Blue Exorcist, Sasori in Naruto, Artemis in Sailor Moon, Hajime in Danganronpa 2, Makoto Tachibana in Free!, Nate in Yokai Watch, Orga in Mobile Suit Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans, Haruo in Hi Score Girl, Zora in Black Clover, Jonathan in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Sabo in One Piece Stampede, Giyu in Demon Slayer, Lio in Promare, Broly in Dragon Ball FighterZ, Nine in My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising and many more…