Joleen aka Chaos Claire has been a long time anime fan/video game lover and an avid cosplayers in the convention circuit for 17 years. She was taught to sew from a very young age and honed her skills through her love of cosplay. She met her husband while attending a Read more…
It is with sadness we learn of the passing of Marc Yu. He was instrumental in founding Anime USA and was our third convention chair in 2001 before he moved away from Northern Virginia. Anime USA would not exist without his efforts in our early years. He will be sorely Read more…
Les Claypool was the owner/operator of Magnitude 8 Post from 1989 to 2016. In January of 1992, he was approached by U.S. Renditions and L.A. Hero to provide audio services for their new joint venture of dubbing anime into English. Early “garage studio days” projects included episodes of Orguss, Guyver, Read more…
Mary Claypool is a veteran ADR, script, and publication writer who began her anime writing career in 1994 under the banner of L.A. Hero. Her first English script adaptation was episode three of Giant Robo. From there, Mary went on to write hundreds of dubbing scripts for Anime features, series, Read more…
Making its return for 2023, Anime USA’s Idol Showcase is now IDOL*USA! We’re thrilled to bring back this showcase for 2023, and allow all of our dedicated Idol groups to bring their energy to our attendees! Showcase Application
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Molly Searcy is an American voice actress with Crunchyroll/FUNimation, Sentai Filmworks, Okratron 5000, Sound Cadence Studios, and Microsoft. She is known for her work as Akame in AKAME GA KILL!, Komurasaki in ONE PIECE, Centorea in MONSTER MUSUME, Jeanne in THE CASE STUDY OF VANITAS, Rory Mercury in GATE, Isuzu Read more…
Aaron Campbell is a voice actor for Crunchyroll, Studio Nano, Oktratron 5000, and Sound Cadence Studios. His voice can be heard in more than one hundred and fifty different titles. His favorites include: Perospero and Napoleon in One Piece, Jingo Raichi in Blue Lock, Red in Banished From the Heros Read more…
Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe’s dad took her to her first Star Trek convention as a child, sealing her future as a card carrying geek. A librarian with the Springfield city library, she tours around new England lecturing on various aspects of geek culture. She’s performed for all sorts of venues from The Read more…
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, Rinku in D4DJ, Suma in Demon Slayer, Columbina/Damselette in Genshin Impact, Miri in Buddy Daddies, Hei in The Legend of Hei, Read more…