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Anime ExpoJuly 3-6, 2025 Los Angeles Convention Center
Talent
2025 Talent List
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AmaLee
Voice Actor
AmaLee is a voice-actor, singer, and vtuber streamer, well known for her English anime covers on YouTube. Marin in "My Dress-Up Darling", Uta in "One Piece: Film Red", Jingliu in "Honkai: Star Rail", among many others.
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Ryan Bartley
Voice Actor
Ryan Bartley began acting as a child. Some of her anime credits include 2019 Dub of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" as Rei Ayanami, "Re:ZERO" as Ram, "Demon Slayer" as Makomo, "Jujutsu Kaisen" as Shoko Ieri and "Hunter x Hunter" as Komugi. She has also provided voices for video games like "Sonic Frontiers" as Sage.
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Dawn M. Bennett
Voice Actor
Dawn M. Bennett is an American voice actor with roles in anime and video games. Known for her distinctly wide range, she received critical acclaim and a Golden Joystick Award nomination for her role as Aigis in Persona 3 Reload. Her roles also include Kale from the Dragon Ball franchise, Yukong in Honkai: Star Rail, Shez from the Fire Emblem franchise, Lizardy in My Hero Academia, Frosch in Fairy Tail, Nabbit in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Ilsa in Granblue: Fantasy Versus, Marnie in Pokémon: Twilight Wings, Lusamine in Pokémon Evolutions, Bellibolt in Pokémon Horizons, and Frederica in Re:Zero.
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Amber Lee Connors
Voice Actor
Amber Lee Connors is a professional voice actress for anime and video games. Her notable credits include Genshin Impact (Furina); Attack on Titan (Pieck); JuJutsu Kaisen (Mei Mei); Demon Slayer (Nakime); Guilty Gear: Strive (I-NO); My Hero Academia (Ms. Joke); Fairy Tail (Brandish μ); RWBY (Vernal); JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: STONE OCEAN (Gwess) and many more!
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Italia is Kawaii
Idol
Presenting: Italia is Kawaii! A solo idol from the RGV, bringing a burst of virtual magic to the real world. So turn your light sticks pink, and let’s PLAY the GAME!
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Kazuaki Kuribayashi
Guest of Honor
Kazuaki Kuribayashi directs KILLTUBE, a battle entertainment anime film set in Japan still stuck in the Edo period. The 2024 pilot has already surpassed 5M+ views. With 108 experimental approaches, the process has been making waves. At AX, he’ll world-premiere footage and reveal the behind-talks!
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SAKURAZAKA46
Musician
SAKURAZAKA46 debuted in April 2016 as Keyakizaka46 and changed its name in 2020. The group has performed multiple times at the Tokyo Dome and ZOZO Marine Stadium, attracting over 110,000 fans. In November 2024, they became the first Japanese idol group to perform on the main Harbourflap Stage at Hong Kong‘s largest music festival, Clockenflap Music & Arts Festival 2024.
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Hamu Cotton
Idol
Hamu Cotton is a Japanese cosplay performer and YouTuber based in California.
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Yasuto Sasada
Guest of Honor
Born in 1985, the Okayama native is a contemporary artist creating miniature paintings using 0.3mm pens. Combining his imagination and techniques, Sasada’s unique paintings have tremendous energy which no one else but he can create. His works go beyond the frames of a painter. Sasada astonished the art industry by collaborating with Yohji Yamamoto at the Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2014-2015.
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Naoki Yoshida
Guest of Honor
Naoki Yoshida - the visionary behind FINAL FANTASY XIV & FINAL FANTASY XVI! After joining Square Enix in 2005, Yoshida spearheaded the revitalization of the original FINAL FANTASY XIV into A Realm Reborn. As Producer and Director, he's continued to lead the game's success and oversee Creative Studio III. Yoshida also produced FINAL FANTASY XVI, the latest chapter in the iconic franchise. During his free time, you’ll find him enjoying FFXIV alongside other Warriors of Light
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