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Emi Lo is a Taiwanese/Chinese-American voice actor most well-known for voicing Lucy in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Maomao in The Apothecary Diaries, Ruan Mei in Honkai: Star Rail, Sawatari in Chainsaw Man, Rena in Higurashi When They Cry, Rinku in D4DJ, Suma in Demon Slayer, Columbina/Damselette in Genshin Impact, Miri in Buddy Daddies, Hei in The Legend of Hei, Destiny in takt op. Destiny, Shuten Douji in Fate/Grand Order, Kate in Shadows House, Pinne and Neve in NIKKE, and Young Hawks in My Hero Academia, but can be heard in countless other anime and video games.

When Emi is not acting, they can be found playing piano, playing video games, cosplaying, napping, working out, eating, or exploring natural and man-made ruins. They also have an absolutely precious but spoiled Siberian cat named Noctis that has never done anything wrong and is incredibly cute and fluffy.

Sora Tokui is a Japanese voice actress, singer, manga artist, and VTuber from Chiba, Japan.
She made her voice acting debut in 2009 in the series Weiß Survive R and landed her first lead role in the following year as Nero Yuzurizaki in Tantei Opera Milky Holmes.

Most fans around the world know her as the iconic voice of Nico Yazawa from the Love Live! series and the group μ’s. As part of her work on Love Live! She has released numerous character songs as well as unit songs under the sub group BiBi.  She has also performed on stage at concerts as a part of the series, culminating in the group’s final performance at Tokyo Dome in 2016.

Additionally, Sora Tokui has also played several fan favorite characters including Hideri Kanzaki from Blend S, Maya Jouga from GochiUsa: Is the Order a Rabbit?, Reina in Noukin: Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!, Akari Nitta in Jujutsu Kaisen, Uzuki Nakano in Danchigai, Nijukki Hinako in BanG Dream!, and more.  She is also cast in the January 2025 series I Have a Crush at Work, and April 2025 series The Too-Perfect Saint.

In games, you may know her as Hook from Honkai Star Rail, Sasami Sasasegawa from Little Busters!, T.M. Opera O from Uma Musume: Pretty Derby,  Blanc from Goddess of Victory: Nikke, and others.

Sora Tokui is also a manga artist, having written works such as Mahou Shoujo Jitaku-chan, and her work Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan!, which later got adapted into an anime.

In 2020, she also started a YouTube channel, and streams on occasion with a Virtual YouTuber avatar.

Follow Sora Tokui:
Twitter(X): tokui_sorangley
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@sora_tokui
Official Website: https://avex.jp/tokuisora/

Thank you to everyone who visited our photobooth at Sakura-Con 2024.

We’re so happy to be able to share your amazing cosplays!

We’d like to offer a special thanks to Mahou Photo for their fantastic work; you can find them on X / Instagram at @MahouPhotoPNW & online at https://MahouPhoto.com/!

Photo Booth 2024

Trina Nishimura began her acting career at the age of nine in community theater and began touring in theatrical productions at age 13. From meager beginnings to a long career on stage, on screen, and in voice work, Trina’s most notable roles in voice acting span over two decades and include over 350 titles.

Fans will recall Trina’s many dutiful portrayals as Mikasa Ackerman in Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan Junior High, Jiro Kyoka in My Hero Academia, Kurisu Makise in the Steins;Gate iterations, Mizune in Soul Eater, Naoko and Double Dee Seven in Borderlands 3, Natsume in Deca- Dence, Sally in Black Clover, Minami in Yuri!!! on ICE, Navirou in Monster Hunter, Lan Fan in Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Milly Thompson in Trigun: Badlands Rumble, Sherry in Fairy Tale, Mari in Evangelion 2.22 and 3.33, Ran-Mao in Black Butler, Sarah in Love Live! Sunshine!!, the young Akito Soma in Fruits Basket, Etie from the popular game Fire Emblem Engage, several different skins in Smite, and Popuko in the popular Pop Team Epic to name a few.

Some other exciting pieces of her work include Rachel in Baccano!, Francesca Lucchini in Strike Witches, Sohara in Heaven’s Lost Property, Aiko Kudo in Baka and Test, Asuka in Magical Girl Spec Ops, Sen in Ben-To, Ako in And you thought there is never a girl online?, Sally in Black Clover, Hameline in Radiant, Chain in Blood Blockade Battlefront,  and the list goes on.

Though her voice and talents have taken her, and her characters to every corner of the globe … her heart will always belong to Texas.

Follow Trina on social media for more information about upcoming roles and appearances @TrinaNishimura on Twitter and Facebook and @TrinaNish on Instagram.

The SakuraQuest Scavenger Hunt returns, this time leading you on a journey to explore the natural beauty of Japan.

The trail opens at 10am on Friday; grab a trail guide at Info Booth or go to www.sakuraquest.org to begin!

Find all 10 locations, then head to the ranger station in Summit 323 to get an exclusive mascot pin.

Under the pen name TurtleMe, Brandon Lee blends Western and Eastern influences in his award-winning series, The Beginning After the End (TBATE). TBATE is the first English webnovel to webcomic series to receive an anime adaptation with its premiere in April 2025 on Crunchyroll. This long-running popular action-fantasy web novel and webcomic are available on Tapas Entertainment. It is also available as a graphic novel from Yen Press.

TBATE has garnered over 700K followers across its webnovel and webcomic on Tapas and has been honored with the prestigious Japanese Piccoma Award in both 2021 and 2022. The series has also been released internationally in countries including the United States, Japan, South Korea, China, Thailand, Indonesia, France, Germany, Mexico, and India.

When he’s not writing, TurtleMe can be found indulging in his love of books, comics, and games. He also enjoys spending time outdoors, taking walks with his wife, Grace, and their dogs, Roy and Brie, who often get into mischief.

Website: https://www.turtleme.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtleme93/
X: https://x.com/turtleme93
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@turtleme93

Hi! Do you like TCGs?

Maybe you’re a master, or maybe you’re just looking to learn the basics? No matter what, we’ve got you covered. Seasoned veteran or brand-new rookie, let us show you some of the greatest games on offer. MTG, Yugioh, Pokemon, Grand Archive, Flesh And Blood, Digimon, One Piece and more! We’ll have events and learn to play modules for every one of them and many more, too.

Come to Room 618-620 in the Arch Building between the hours of 9 AM to Midnight on Friday and Saturday, and 9 AM to 5 PM on Sunday and jam out some games, learn something new, and win some fabulous prizes. Especially the Raffle- I hear the grand prize this year is a real whale of a catch… You won’t want to miss it!

It’s Raining Cats & Dogs: A Neko & Doggo Dance Party

Xander Mobus is a voice over actor from LA. You might know his work in Persona 5 as Joker, Super Smash Bros as The Announcer, The Hands and Ren Amamiya, Jujutsu Kaisen as Toge Inumaki and Aoi Todo, League of Legends as Sett, Boruto as Inojin and Momoshiki, and Street Fighter V as Abigail. He’s also played major characters in Soul Calibur VI, One Punch Man, Mob Psycho 100, Demon Slayer, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Hunter x Hunter, A Hat in Time, Detective Pikachu, Erased, Naruto, Rising of the Shield Hero, Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, Fire Emblem Heroes, Fire Emblem Warriors, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Sword Art Online, Puyo Puyo Tetris, Blue Exorcist, Monster Hunter and many more!

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