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Lauren Landa

Lauren Landa is voice actress born and raised in Los Angeles. In the last 15 years her voice has been in over a hundred different anime and video game titles, playing the voice of many beloved characters. Lauren is most known for roles such as the ninja beauty, Kasumi in Dead or Alive 5; the sexy Litchi Faye Ling in the popular fighting games BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, as well as the sequels BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, and Continuum Shift Extend; Chrono Phantasma; the badass Kyoko Sakura in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, the enthusiastic Yan Leixia in Soul Calibur V, the deadly Little Queen in Tales of Graces; the valley girl racer in pink, Boiboi, in REDLINE, the adorable zombie Squigly in Skullgirls, kind hearted Leia in Tales of Xillia, the innocent Chubo Sonken in Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians, the quiet Annie Leonhardt in the hit anime series Attack on Titan, One in “DrakenGard 3”, Nora in “Noragami”, Sailor Neptune in the VIZ Media’s Sailor Moon, Merlin in “The Seven Deadly Sins”, Lyra in “Fist Of The North Star: Lost Paradise”, Juno in “Beastars”, Female Robin in “Fire Emblem” and “Super Smash Brothers”, Kyoka Eden in Scarlet Nexus, Karin Kanzuki in Street Fighter V, Leila in
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, Tsukasa in Over the Moon for You, and many more!
For Updates and Announcements follow Lauren Landa on Twitter and Twitch!

Twitter:@Lauren_A_Landa!
Twitch: Twitch.tv/LaurenLanda

2025 Cosplay Contest Judges

Stitchfully Bewitched

Stitchfully Bewitched

Brewing one mean seam at a time, Stitchfully Bewitched is an award-winning cosplayer and a professional seamstress. She has over a decade of experience in both costume and apparel design. She has a deep affection for costume designing and enjoys… [Read more]

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Abradorable

Abradorable

Abradorable, or Abra for short, is an award winning cosplayer from Florida that started her competition journey in 2010. She is best known for her over-the-top prop work using materials ranging from foam to fiberglass. She mastered her craft in cosplay… [Read more]

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Tealiosk

Tealiosk

Meet Tealiosk, your friendly neighborhood seamstress and cosplay superstar! With decades of sewing experience under her belt, she’s a fabric wizard who can whip up jaw-dropping costumes faster than you can say “Just Dance!” She’s a proud advocate for inclu… [Read more]

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Lisa Reimold

Lisa Reimold is a voice actress known best for her work in anime, including Aira in DANDADAN and Falin in Delicious in Dungeon.

She also works on video games such as Fire Emblem: Engage as Framme and voices Ivy Pepper in the upcoming animated series for Lackadaisy!

Sakurumble Applications are Open

The cherry blossoms are blooming and spring is upon us for another Sakurumble! 

Sakurumble is returning with two fantastic events at Sakura-Con 2025! Head over to Summit on Friday and Saturday to cheer on your favorite characters – or for the downfall of your least – to decide the winner. Charisma makes all the difference in this no-contact sport!

Do you hear the roar of the crowd for you? Ready for the showdown? Experienced or novice, we want to hear from you.

Applications open now until April 4! Apply today!

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Guest Announcement: Simba Tsuchiya

Sakura-con is pleased to welcome Simba Tsuchiya (voice of Shuji Itō from Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-)!

Actor and voice actor, born in 1996, Tokyo. He trained his physical ability through Japanese dance and classical ballet, and worked as an action actor. He was fascinated by “voice acting” on stage, and is now active as a genre-less expressive actor. He has voiced various roles including Shuji Itō in “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX-Beginning-“, Balgo in “BURN THE WITCH“, Tsutomu Goshiki in “Haikyuu!!”, Tatara Fujita in “Welcome to the Ballroom”, Shotaro Futaba in “Backflip‼”, Raphael in “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”. He also participated in stage productions of Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” and “Love’s Labor’s Lost”. In 2020, he won the “Best New Actors” of the 15th Seiyu Awards.

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