Anime Boston 2023 Announces Its First North American Guests
BOSTON — Anime Boston, the largest anime convention in New England, announced its first North American guests today. Voice Actors Brandon McInnis, Emi Lo, Sarah Natochenny, and J. Michael Tatum will be appearing at Anime Boston at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Mass, on April 7 through 9, 2023.
Brandon McInnis is an LA-based voice actor, singer, and translator with over 130 roles in anime and video games. Notable roles include Gyutaro in “Demon Slayer,” Sir Nighteye in “My Hero Academia,” Finral Roulacase in “Black Clover,” Kenshiro Daimon in “ODDTAXI,” Ares in “Banished from the Hero's Party,” and more. Along with his musical collaborations, he regularly posts both cover songs and originals on his YouTube and Spotify, including musical EPs originally from the anime “given” and the Kingdom Hearts franchise. McInnis can be found under the handle @branmci on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch.
Emi Lo is a Taiwanese/Chinese-American voice actor and director. They are most well known for voicing Lucy in “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners,” Sawatari in “Chainsaw Man,” Rena in “Higurashi: When They Cry,” Suma in “Demon Slayer,” and Columbina/Damselette in Genshin Impact, but can be heard in countless other anime and video games. When Lo is not acting, they can be found playing piano, cosplaying, eating, or exploring natural and man-made ruins. They have an absolutely precious but spoiled Siberian cat named Noctis that has never done anything wrong and is incredibly cute and fluffy.
Sarah Natochenny is an award-winning voice actor best known for her work as Ash Ketchum on “Pokémon,” currently in its 23rd season. Her other notable roles are Lampo from “44 Cats,” Aura from “Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V,” and Vera from “Camp Camp.” She can also be heard in notable video games such as Grand Theft Auto V, Thor: The Dark World, and Bullet Witch. In addition, Sarah is the narrator of Marvel's “Black Widow: Bad Blood.” Her videos for Vanity Fair, “Sarah Natochenny Improvises 10 New Characters” and “How Pokémon Is Dubbed From Japanese To English,” have garnered over 7 million views. She also runs AMAs with the cast of “Pokémon” at https://www.Twitch.tv/sarah_natochenny_official.
J. Michael Tatum is a prolific voice actor, ADR Director, and screenwriter. First cast as Rikichi in “Samurai 7,” Tatum later landed many dream roles, such as Kyoya Ootori in “Ouran High School Host Club,” Sebastian Michaelis in “Black Butler,” France in “Hetalia,” Tomoe in “Kamisama Kiss,” and Okarin Rintarō from “Steins;Gate.” More recently, he can be heard in “My Hero Academia” as Tenya Iida. Now, Tatum is currently burning the midnight oil on a number of exciting projects due for release later this year. He also co-hosts “Ghoul Intentions,” a spooky podcast dedicated to creeping you out.
About Anime Boston: With 30,000 members in 2022, Anime Boston is an annual three-day Japanese animation convention held in Boston, Mass. Anime Boston 2023 is scheduled for Friday, April 7 through Sunday, April 9 at the Hynes Convention Center and Sheraton Boston Hotel. More information about Anime Boston can be found at http://www.animeboston.com.
About New England Anime Society, Inc.: The New England Anime Society was founded in 2001. Based in Massachusetts, The New England Anime Society, Inc. is parent organization of Anime Boston and is dedicated to furthering public education and understanding of the Japanese language and culture through visual and written media. More information about The New England Anime Society is available at http://www.neanime.org.
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