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Jordan Dash Cruz is actor and director residing in DFW Texas. Originally hailing from the ole Sunshine
State of Florida, Jordan likes long walks on the beach, most 90s sitcoms, his wife and pineapple on pizza.
When he’s not busy playing video games, hanging out with his wife or admiring Ralph Macchio’s beautiful
Crane kick in “The Karate Kid”, he likes to act. So much so, he’s been doing it professionally for 8 years!

You can hear him across a multitude of anime titles and video games such as:
Stark in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
(Mini) Master Roshi in Dragon Ball Daima
Temenos in OCTOPATH TRAVELER 2
Aoshi Tokimitsu in BLUELOCK
Leon Fou Bartfort in Trapped in a Dating Sim
Qi Rong in Heaven Official’s Blessing
Taiga in Wind Breaker
Emperor Yatsuura in My Hero Vigilantes
Tierno in Pokemon Masters EX
Senta in Hell’s Paradise
Rashad Goodman in BeyBlade Burst: Quad Drive
Senta in Hell’s Paradise
Gyoam Evan in Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf
Taketo in Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S
Shaun and John in SHADOWS HOUSE
Dominic in Spy x Family
Leo Tsukinaga in Ensemble Stars!
Akito Miyake in Classroom of the Elite II
Suleiman, Inbi and Tsujigiro in One Piece
Ruben/Rossa in Black Clover
Titan in Dr. Stone
Tamura in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Nimble in Overlord III
Howdy Morning in Epithet Erased
Felix in Eternal Return
Golden Alligator, Nabil, Nogata and Khasani in Genshin Impact
Vizier Thoth, Pixel Hammer Thor, Raxolotl Ratatoskr and Raven King Chernobog in SMITE
and more!

When it comes to directing, Jordan’s had the opportunity to help assist in directing some of your anime
favorites like: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, BLUELOCK, Trapped in a Dating Sim, Psycho Pass:
Providence, Natsume’s Book of Friends, A Galaxy Next Door, Reign of the Seven Spellblades, MF
Ghost, Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, The Duke of Death and His Maid, BOFURI
Season 2, Twilight Out of Focus and The Great Jahy.
He’s an avid gamer, and enjoys games such as Final Fantasy, Resident Evil and the “Tales of” series! He’s
also REALLY hoping Jet Set Radio Future gets an HD Remaster one day. Feel free to follow all of his Voice
Act-y adventures on Twitter or Instagram (@DashCruzVA) where he posts about his wife, his cats, work
and fun! Finally, as we say in the entertainment industry: “Make sure to: Sit back, Relax, and Enjoy the
show!”

Kari Wahlgren’s first role was the Vespa-riding Haruko in FLCL. Since then, Wahlgren has voiced numerous anime characters including Fuu in SAMURAI CHAMPLOO, Saber in FATE ZERO and FATE STAY/NIGHT, Celty in DURARARA, Lucia Fex in PROMARE, Kagami in LUCKY STAR, Robin in WITCH HUNTER ROBIN, Anemone in EUREKA SEVEN, Tayuya in NARUTO, Saya and Diva in BLOOD+, Dee Eye Ell in SWORD ART ONLINE: ALICIZATION, and Blue Rose in TIGER & BUNNY.

Wahlgren has also voiced characters in many U.S. animation shows, including Jessica, Rick’s Spaceship and Diane in RICK AND MORTY, Starfire in the DC TEEN TITANS movies, Zatanna in DC SUPERHERO GIRLS, Tigress in KUNG FU PANDA: LEGENDS OF AWESOMENESS, Charmcaster in BEN 10, Emma Frost in WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN, Shannon in OK KO: LET’S BE HEROES, and Anka in ARCHER.

Her notable video game roles include Mileena and Kitana in MORTAL KOMBAT 1 and 11, Harley Quinn in GOTHAM KNIGHTS, Portnova in CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS COLD WAR, Starfire in INJUSTICE 2, Aranea in FINAL FANSTASY XV, Ashe in FINAL FANTASY XII, Proctor Ingram in FALLOUT 4, Vex in SKYRIM, and Raine in TALES OF SYMPHONIA. Wahlgren’s on-camera roles include Helen on Wizards of Waverly Place, Criminal Minds, and commercials for Lexus, Swiffer and Rolling Rock. A full list of credits can be found at IMDB.com.

The main event is about to start!
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Our 2025 schedule is now live! Get it on our website or via the Eventeny app. Make sure to search for Sakura-Con. Share your favorite panels!

Get our schedule here: https://sakuracon.org/programming/schedule/

Kelsey Cruz is an actor and singer coming to you from the Dallas area! Though her sunshine-y personality says otherwise, she was born and raised in the rainy city of Seattle, Washington. She has a lot of love for her cuddly kitties & silly husband Jordan, singing classic rock songs, playing board games of all sorts & videogames like Pokémon Unite, and snuggling up to a fascinating documentary, anime, or fantasy book. She’s so grateful and excited to be a part of this incredible industry of acting, and even got her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in it!

You can find her in loads of anime and game titles such as:

Yinghua in The Apothecary Diaries, Kim Campbell in Spy x Family, Elfaria Alvis Serfort in Wistoria: Wand and Sword, Animalia in Shangri-La Frontier, Nozomi Kitahara in MF Ghost (The Initial D Sequel), Kaori Houjou in I Got A Cheat Skill in Another World, and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too, Asahi Shonan in Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms, Vania in I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level, Shadow Sparrow Jing Wei in SMITE, Sakuya Kurobane in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School, Saki Shima in Laid Back Camp, Emily Brown in My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1, Mai in Eternal Return, Cindy and Hilde in Outerplane, Enid in Fallen Tear: The Ascension and many others!

She loves chatting with fans so please stop by to say hi to her! She’ll catch you soon!

FILMINATION Co., Ltd. (Japan), in collaboration with GKIDS Films (USA) and the Hyogo Business & Cultural Center, will host a special screening of Japanese animated films at Sakura-Con!

Relive the excitement of Sakura-Con 2025 through our official photo booth gallery! Explore stunning shots of incredible cosplays, unforgettable group photos, and candid moments from the weekend. Thank you to everyone who stepped in front of the camera and helped make this year’s gallery shine.

All photos were taken by our amazing photographers at, Mahou Photo. Be sure to tag them and Sakura-Con when you share your favorite shots!

This is a multiple-choice, open-book, take-home quiz that begins on the Sakura-con site three weeks before the convention.

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.