Appearances

Maile Flanagan stars in the hit show Naruto and the spinoff, Boruto. She won an Emmy for Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks! On camera she was Principal Perry on Lab Rats, recurred on Shameless , and guest starred on Modern Family, The Mindy Project, Mike and Molly, Last Man Standing, etc. Movies include Evan Almighty, 500 Days of Summer, Transformers Dark of the Moon, etc. Other animation includes Harriett the Spy, The Loud House, Tiger and Bunny, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Ice Age 3, Rango and many more. You can currently hear her as Matt on Adult Swim’s Royal Crackers and see her on ABC’s new hit comedy Not Dead Yet as Tina, a whack job.

Zach Aguilar is an American, LA-based voice actor, best known for his roles as Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Aether in Genshin Impact, and Byleth in Fire Emblem: Three Houses/Super Smash Bros. Getting his career started at 14 years old, Zach is one of the youngest working voice actors in the field. Zach also streams on YouTube, amassing an audience of 350,000+ subscribers.

Ryan Colt Levy is an actor/musician & artist from New York. Ryan is most known for his work in Chainsaw Man, My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun, Moriarty The Patriot, Fate Grand Order, Fire Emblem, Shin Megami Tensei V, The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent, Record of Ragnarok, NEO: Twewy, Barbie, Arcadegeddon,Gunvolt 3 and more!

Brianna Knickerbocker is an actor and singer/songwriter and is known for her voice acting work in popular videogames like Hu Tao in Genshin Impact, Sakura in Fire Emblem Heroes, Catherine Full Body and anime like Nichika Ubuyashiki and Kanao Tsuyuri in Demon Slayer and Elaine in Seven Deadly Sins.

A man of many talents, Shao Dow is an award-winning rapper, manga author and occasional ninja. He will be bringing his beats to the AnimeCon UK stage headlining the Saturday aftershow and performing on Sunday night and giving fans a taste of his Rap and Hip Hop jams to keep them partying through the weekend.

Mela Lee is a voice actress and vocalist whose work can be heard in over two hundred animated series, films, television shows and video games. She is best known as the voice of Lifeline in Apex Legends, Rin Tohsaka in the Fate Series, Kanata Ubuyashiki in Demon Slayer, Tiki in Fire Emblem, and Yuki Cross in Vampire Knight.

Breathing life into iconic animated characters - VA wizard Landon McDonald is a​ master of his craft. Landon is best known for playing the evil Enmu in the record-breaking blockbuster from Demon Slayer, the maniacal mangaka, Rohan Kishibe in Jojos Bizarre Adventure and its spin-off series Thus Spoke Kishiberohan.

Known for being the bestest boy with a monster inside him, Meguru Bahira from Blue Lock, has also transformed into many more iconic characters from Tsuredure Children, The Fruit of Evolution, One Piece and Fire Force. Drew has over forty animated series under his belt and his voice is recognised by those near and far.

Taryn is a professional cosplayer, performer, Costume designer and model. "His motto is "beyond the limits". His love for Cosplay led him to travel the world spreading the passion, positivity, and art of cosplay to every country. Taryn has performed and modeled for several notable brands in the anime and industry, including miHoYo / HoYoverse, Crunchyroll, Bandai Namco, etc. Titles like Genshin Impact, Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher, Castlevania, and many others have featured him as a performer. As a costume maker, Taryn creates all his costumes and props himself, mastering a variety of techniques and materials.

British cosplayer Lani brings characters to life like no one else. Their cosplays are always exciting, dynamic and inspiring, this recognition has amassed them a total following of 3.4 million +. Working with big brands like YouTube and Ubisoft, Lani has taken their cosplay worldwide! We can’t wait to see what they’ve got in store for Animecon UK 2023!

Versatile cosplayer and costumier Ember Wolf is a phenomenal British artist with an impressive following close to 3 million+. Ember Wolf is one of the best cosplayers and alt models around, known for their gender swap cosplays and human versions of non-human characters, their art is truly inspiring! We are so excited to welcome them to Animeon UK 2023!

Cosplayer, makeup artist and gamer, F.ukurō is one of the world’s most exciting TikTok creators today. Having started her transformative art at only age 15, F.ukurō has wowed audiences across the globe, amassing an impressive combined following of 10.7 million +. Working with numerous global brands such as Google, Amazon Prime and Ubisfot, F.ukurō has been part of some of the best worldwide anime campaigns and we can’t wait to welcome them to Animecon UK 2023!

Elsie Lovelock is a British voice actor and singer who has been acting since the age of 16. A force of creative nature she has provided voices and song vocals for a huge plethora of different video games, animations, albums and projects during her time as an actress.

Chloe Eves is the voice for a large array of characters, projects and medias. Mainly an animation and videogame voice actor, over the years Chloe has worked for a wide variety of clients on a global scale since the age of 15. Some of their recent clientele and projects includes Hi-Rez Studios "Smite", Cryptic Studios and Magic: The Gathering’s “Magic: Legends”.

Shinosuke Uchida is a manga live painter, manga artist and cosplayer. She has been working as a unique manga live painter since 2015 and is known for her detailed manga artwork, inspired by filigree detailed artist Katsuhiro Otomo. She has performed in countries such as Japan, USA, Germany, Italy, Spain and others. Her unique style and character design set new standards for numerous media like events, wall art, PV and more. She is also a passionate cosplayer.

The one-stop bi-weekly podcast that brings you a fresh take on the medium that is anime. Full of those conversations you have with your friends about anime, increase the randomness and boom! You have The Anime Freshmen! Join the team as they host interactive shows and panels, interview guests and weeb out with the community all weekend.