Anime Washington

Day 2 is upon us! Sunday Tickets are available on the website or at the box office.

The guests had a great time yesterday and look forward to meeting you today. Some will be leaving earlier in the day for their travel schedules to get back to work!

We have an awesome panel lineup today!

12pm - RWBY
1pm - Video Game Voices Unite
2pm - The Airbenders
3:30pm - Hazbin Hotel

See you soon! www.animewa.com

Tomorrow is the day. We're so excited to share our first Anime Washington with our Spokane and the surrounding area. Couple notes before you head this way.

Our ticket redemption is pretty easy. Just show one of the attendants your QR code and they will exchange that for your appropriate badge. If you can't find your tickets or QR code, just connect with our Customer Service team at the entry and they can assist you. Complimentary lanyards will be available in the lobby for pickup while supplies last.

Anime Washington opens at 10:00 a.m. VIP ticketholders have access at 9:30 a.m. Security professionals will do bag checks and security screenings once you enter the building. Please listen for prompts and cues as we will be staging guests prior to the show opening. Please have grace and patience as we will also have that during these busy morning hours.

We know you're excited, and so are we. All of our staff from this point will be focused on the show and won't be able to track your questions and comments on social media as much as we would like. Please never respond to the Facebook scammers that are attempting to lure you in by saying they're selling tickets.

Let's have a great day everyone.

We are happy to announce that the Genuine COA team will be on-site offering signature authentication for autographs happening at Anime Washington Spokane this weekend. If you have any questions about signature authentication at the show, please stop by their booth in the celebrity area to understand the process or to ask your questions.

If you would like your item authenticated, be sure to ask one of the show crew at/near the autograph table to place a sticker on your signed item, for each signature. You can then take the autographed item to the Genuine COA booth, where you can claim the Certificate of Authenticity and your item will receive an exclusive serial number, with details registered on the web. Authentication is $10 per signature.

We are only days away Spokane!!

Anime Washington, the newest addition to Washington's vibrant convention scene, is gearing up for an unforgettable celebration of anime, animation, manga, and Asian pop culture. Scheduled for September 14-15, 2024, at the Spokane Convention Center, this event promises to be a haven for fans of anime from across the region.

Exhibit Hall: Spread across 120,000 sq. ft., the exhibit hall will host over 130 vendors, artists, and exhibitors, offering everything from anime souvenirs to collectibles and artwork.

Special Guests: 35 voice actors from beloved anime series like Naruto, Dragon Ball Z, My Hero Academia, and many more will be present for meet-and-greets, autographs, and photo ops. Fans can expect to see voices behind characters from Hazbin Hotel, Avatar: The Last Airbender, One Piece, Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, and some of your favorite video game titles.

Gaming Zones: Dive into interactive gaming with console games and video game free play. For those interested in board games, we will have our library of game open and available for free play.

Featured Guest Panels: Engage with our special guests and participate in discussions about your favorite anime and animated shows from the voices of your favorite characters.

Tickets are available online now and at the door on Saturday at Anime Washington's website (www.animewashington.com) and attendees can still purchase tickets for both days or single-day passes.

See you there!

"True Wisdom Begins When We Accept Things As They Are."

Spokane, are you ready to accept that Anime Washington is coming in two weeks!!! Come meet your favorite voice actors and anime voices including Toph, Azula, Uncle Iroh, and Korra from Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra!

Shop at over 140 anime vendors, artists, and crafters. Play some games. Wear some cosplay, and bring a friend -- or 10 friends. We are bringing our best to you Spokane!! Anime Washington Spokane is happening at the Spokane Convention Center on September 14th and 15th. Single-day and Two-day tickets are on sale now at: www.animewa.com

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We saved our final SUPER guest someone that is a SUPER Saiyan. Please welcome the voice of Goku, Sean Schemmel, to the massive anime lineup at Anime Washington on September 14th and 15th at the Spokane Convention Center. Sean is best known as the English voice of Goku, King Kai, Lucario, & many more!

Sean Schemmel is a professional Voice Actor, ADR Director, Audio Engineer, and Musician. Since 1999 he has been the definitive English voice of Goku (as well as King Kai and Nail) from the internationally acclaimed anime Dragon Ball Z, as well as Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball Z Kai, Dragon Ball GT, and Dragon Ball video games for all English speaking countries.

A veritable vocal chameleon, Sean has provided voices for hundreds of animated characters over the past 20 years on many hit shows and video games spanning many different genres, including but not limited to; Pokemon, Sofia the First, Little Big Awesome, Super Smash Brothers, Tom and Jerry, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4Kids Productions), Fallout 4, God of War, Batman, DC Super Hero Girls, Scooby Doo, Yu Gi Oh GX, DC Super Friends, and many many others. In his spare time, he enjoys playing video games, the French horn, guitar, bass, canyon carving, and reading.

Meet Sean Schemmel at Anime Washington Spokane at the Spokane Convention Center on September 14th and 15th. Single-day and Two-day tickets are on sale now at: www.animewa.com

Genshin Impact fans, Windblume is headed to Spokane! Please welcome Amber Lee Connors to the first Anime Washington Spokane lineup on September 14th and 15th at the Spokane Convention Center.

Amber Lee Connors is a professional voice actress for anime and video games. Her anime credits include Komi Can't Communicate (Komi); Attack on Titan (Pieck); My Hero Academia (Ms. Joke); JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: STONE OCEAN (Gwess); JuJutsu Kaisen (Mei Mei), Keijo!!!!!!!! (Nozomi Kaminashi); Seven Deadly Sins (Gelda); Fairy Tail (Brandish μ); RWBY (Vernal); Dragon Ball Super (Dercori); Re;Zero (Fortuna); MetaRunner (Lucinia); Combatants Will Be Dispatched (Snow); Wandering Witch Elaina (Elaina); Citrus (Mei Aihara); Kokkoku (Juri Yukawa), Myriad Colors Phantom World (Mai Kawakami); Love Tyrant (Akane Hiyama); WorldEnd (Chtholly); One Piece: Film Gold (Baccarat); A Silent Voice (Miki Kawai) & many more!

Notable video game roles include Guilty Gear: Strive (I-No); Borderlands 3 (Female Psycho); Final Fantasy Brave Exvius: War of the Visions (Lilyth); Five Nights At Freddy's: Ultimate Custom Night (Toy Chica); Trails of Cold Steel (Shirley Orlando & Roselia); Fire Emblem: Heroes (Vika); Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (Aina); Battlerite (Jade); Huniepop (Beli); Dust: An Elysian Tail (Ginger); Shadowverse (Hallessena); Cookie Run Kingdom (Rye Cookie); Tangle Tower (Sally) among others!

Meet Amber Lee Connors at Anime Washington Spokane at the Spokane Convention Center on September 14th and 15th. Single-day and Two-day tickets Admission Tickets are on sale now at: www.animewa.com

Please welcome another guest with a massive resume to our show. Mallorie Rodak is headed to the first Anime Washington Spokane lineup on September 14th and 15th at the Spokane Convention Center.

Mallorie Rodak is an American voice actress who has appeared in hundreds of TV series, movies, animation, and video games. She was nominated for Breakthrough Voice Actress of the Year in 2014 by Behind the Voice Actors.

Mallorie’s best known anime voices include Yukino (Fairy Tail), Raphael/Great Sage (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime), Rossweisse (High School DXD), High Elf Archer (Goblin Slayer), Yumi (Senran Kagura), Yuki Mori (Star Blazers), Nia Honjo (Date A Live), Solution Epsilon (Overlord), Nebra Silva (Black Clover), Tenya’s Mother (My Hero Academia), Woman in Black (Fire Force), Fanis Laminitus (How Not to Summon a Demon Lord), Astaroth (Combatants Will Be Dispatched!), Miyu Takano (Higurashi: When They Cry - Gou), Turquoise (Dr. Stone), Prince of Wales (Azur Lane), Finè (Izetta), Orsola (A Certain Magical Index II), Kyoh Goshoin (Netoge), Enishida (One Piece), and Sayuki (Hensuki).

Other notable roles: Gion Momousagi (One Piece), Kinuha (Noragami), Queen (Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka), Elinalise (Mushoku Tensei), Carmilla Vanstein (Kemono Michi), Akimoto Senpai (Fruits Basket), Leticia (Sorcerous Stabber Orphen), Maya (Megalobox 2: Nomad), Lasithi (Dimension W), Utako (Hinamatsuri), Adrian Andrews (Ace Attorney), Kotoe Kinukawa (Boogiepop), Miyuki Kujou (Shomin Sample), Mayumi (MIX), Yamato Toune (Ultimate Otaku Teacher), Minami (Tokyo ESP), Nishiki (Miss Caretaker of Sunohara), and Black Lizard (Rampo Kitan).

Meet Mallorie Rodak at Anime Washington Spokane at the Spokane Convention Center on September 14th and 15th. Single-day and Two-day tickets Admission Tickets are on sale now at: www.animewa.com

"I'm The Avatar. You Gotta Deal With It!" Please welcome none other than the voice of Korra, Janet Varney, to the first Anime Washington Spokane lineup on September 14th and 15th at the Spokane Convention Center.

Janet Varney is an Emmy-Nominated actor, comedian, writer and producer. She can be heard as the voice of Korra on "The Legend of Korra” on Netflix, where she can also be seen as Summer in the comedy series “Country Comfort." On HULU, she fights dark forces starring opposite John C. McGinley on "Stan Against Evil" and appears as Becca on FXX’s "You’re the Worst.” Over on Apple TV, she recurs on “Platonic” opposite Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne. In the voiceover world, she can be seen as Wonder Woman in “Injustice,” as Mera on “Harley Quinn” and as Vilya in “The Legend of Vox Machina."

Janet also created, wrote, produced and starred in the critically-acclaimed IFC online series "Fortune Rookie” with James Roday, Fred Armisen and more. Onstage in improv-type-settings, Janet performs with Rachel Dratch, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Oscar Nunez and more in their improv supergroup Theme Park, and with Paul F. Tompkins, Eugene Cordero and Tawny Newsome as SponTourCo. Janet co-created/wrote/produced “Neil’s Puppet Dreams” starring Neil Patrick Harris. You can also find Janet on YouTube for Geek & Sundry’s “Escape!" which she co-wrote, produced and hosted. She also hosts/co-hosts three great podcasts: The JV Club with Janet Varney; Avatar: Braving The Elements; and Truth and Justice with Bob Ruff. She’s even the elusive 4th Host of Hey, Riddle Riddle!

She’s also Co-Founder/Creative Director of one of the largest and most acclaimed comedy festivals in North America, SF Sketchfest: the San Francisco Comedy Festival, now in its 21st year.

Meet Janet Varney at Anime Washington Spokane at the Spokane Convention Center on September 14th and 15th. Single-day and Two-day tickets Admission Tickets are on sale now at: www.animewa.com

Toph brings us to THREE Avatar: The Last Airbender guests!! Please welcome Michaela Jill Murphy to the first Anime Washington Spokane lineup on September 14th and 15th at the Spokane Convention Center.

Michaela Jill Murphy (aka Jessie Flower) is an American actress, singer, and writer often known for her voice work as Toph Beifong in Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, Chaca in Platinum End, Disney’s The Emperor’s New School, and many others.

She grew up acting in Los Angeles, then graduated in Theater and Film with a concentration in play/screenwriting from Yale University. She recently created her own line of Avatar: The Last Airbender-inspired apparel and merchandise on her site titled Bandit Basics.

Jessie premiered her first short film, Stalgia, as a writer, producer, and voiced a villain named Katherine Zephyr in the audio series The Realm Tree. Currently, she is still auditioning for VO and brushing up on her writing chops while voicing the English dub of special rank angel Nasse in the anime Platinum End which is streaming on Funimation and
Crunchyroll!

Meet Michaela Jill Murphy at Anime Washington Spokane at the Spokane Convention Center on September 14th and 15th. Single-day and Two-day tickets Admission Tickets are on sale now at: www.animewa.com

Attention Fire Nation fans, we have added Azula. We are thrilled to add one of the most prolific voice actresses to the first Anime Washington Spokane lineup on September 14th and 15th at the Spokane Convention Center. Grey DeLisle is an award-winning talent who has amassed over 1700 acting credits in animation, film, anime, and video games. Grey is also a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and stand-up comedian.

Grey DeLisle has been the voice behind Daphne Blake on Scooby-Doo since 1997. She has also starred in hundreds of famous cartoons, including The Fairly Odd Parents (Vicky), Avatar: The Last Airbender (Azula), Clone Wars (Assaj Ventress / Amidala), The Simpsons (Martin Prince), Loud House (Lola, Lana, Lily Loud), Unikitty! (Puppycorn), Sanjay and Craig (Darlene), Teen Titans & DC Super Hero Girls (Wonder Woman), The Cuphead Show! (Chalice), The Legend of Vox Mahina (Delilah Briarwood), He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Evil-Lyn), Invincible (Olga), Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (Mandy), Danny Phantom (Sam), Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends (Frankie, Dutchess, and Goo), Spider-Man (Black Cat / Felicia Hardy) Batman (Black Canary), Green Lantern (Aya), Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (Yumi). Xiaolin Showdown (Kimiko), Wow Wow Wubbzy (Wubbzy), and Clifford the Big Red Dog (Emily Elizabeth), to name a few.

Some of Grey’s notable film roles include The Book of Life (Grandma Sanchez), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Bumblebee (Arcee), and When Marnie Was There (Setsu Oiwa).

She has performed numerous roles in Star Wars animation and video game properties, including Clone Wars, The Bad Batch, Rebels, Resistance, Battlefront II, and KotOR. Some of her video game titles that she has performed include:: numerous Batman games as Catwoman/Selina Kyle, Far Cry 3, Bayonetta (Jeanne), DOOM, Mass Effect, and so much more!

Meet Grey DeLisle at Anime Washington Spokane at the Spokane Convention Center on September 14th and 15th. Single-day and Two-day tickets Admission Tickets are on sale now at: http://animewa.com

Who doesn't love Uncle Iroh? Please welcome Greg Baldwin to the first Anime Washington Spokane lineup on September 14th and 15th at the Spokane Convention Center. Baldwin voiced the beloved Uncle Iroh for the final seasons of Avatar: The Last Airbender and for The Legend of Korra. He voiced Aku in the fifth season of Samurai Jack.

He can also be heard as the ancient Jedi Master Tera Sinube, Gwarm, and Cassis on Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He provided the voice of multiple characters in Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, most notably, the voice of Furlac.

Baldwin voiced the iconic character Frank Fontaine in the original Bioshock. In addition, he voiced Proctor Teagan in Fallout 4 and Jack M. Crazyfish in Spongebob Squarepants. In the 2007 film TMNT, Baldwin performed a substantial portion, believed to be 90 percent of Splinter's dialogue in the movie after Mako died during production.

Meet Greg Baldwin at Anime Washington Spokane at the Spokane Convention Center on September 14th and 15th. Single-day and Two-day tickets are on sale now at: www.animewa.com

We have 6-8 spots open for Spokane!! Get paid and enjoy the show!

A show like Anime Washington doesn’t happen without many people performing large and small roles in the months leading up to the show. THEN many more are needed once the show moves into the Spokane Convention Center. Our staff works tirelessly to create the best fan experience possible, but we need the support of our Show Team to pull everything together at the event! There are a variety of behind-the-scenes and front-facing departments available at the show. The only question is would you like to be a part of the Show Team? If so, apply here:

https://animewashington.com/show-team-applications/

We have received plenty of requests for the Priestess, and we are happy to welcome Hayden Daviau to the first Anime Washington Spokane lineup on September 14th and 15th at the Spokane Convention Center.

Hayden Daviau grew up in the world of performing arts and began their journey of acting in musical theatre, children’s theatre, and show choir. Due to their love of cartoons and animation, Hayden found their way into the recording booth and instantly fell in love with voice-over.

Hayden followed their passion lead and moved to the United States to further their career in voice-over, where they have found much success! Their best known for their roles as ' Marnie' and 'Gossifleur' in Pokemon Ultimate Journeys ‘Priestess’ in Goblin Slayer, 'Yayoi Uenoyama' in Given, 'Rina Tennoji' in Love Live! Nijigasaki Highschool Idol Club, 'Prado' in Gunvolt 3, 'Myukuru' and 'Young Rosinante' in One Piece, 'Amelia' in The Case Study of Vanitas, 'Rin Vispose' in Our Last Crusade of the Rise of a New World, 'Ark Royal' and 'Eldridge' in Azur Lane: The Animation, 'Shione Kouzuki' in Shinobi no Ittoki, 'Yi Siha' in Raven of the Inner Palace, 'Kyanna' in Huniepop & HunieCam Studio, ‘Koenji’ in The Helpful Fox Senko-San, 'Lilia' in I'm the Villainess so I'm Taming the Final Boss, 'Ryoga (young)' in Prince of Tennis, ‘Young Vanessa’ in Black Clover, ‘Batard’ in Ulysses Jeanne d’Arc and the Alchemist Knight, ‘Liesse’ in Conception: The Animation, and many others like Fruits Basket, and Fire Force!

Get your tickets to meet Hayden Daviau at Anime Washington Spokane at the Spokane Convention Center on September 14th and 15th. Single-day and Two-day tickets Admission Tickets are on sale now at: www.animewa.com

Please welcome Brian Donovan to the first Anime Washington Spokane lineup on September 14th and 15th at the Spokane Convention Center. In anime terms, Brian is best known as the voice of Rock Lee in Naruto and Daisuke "Davis" Motomiya in Digimon Adventure 02.

Brian Donovan has been the voice of animated heroes, including Rock Lee from Naruto and Davis Motomiya from Digimon Adventure. Brian voiced Ollie Sharker on A.T.O.M.: Alpha Teens on Machines and Salty in Alpha and Omega movies. He has been a professional actor for more than 25 years in film, television, and radio. He has worked on-screen with such luminaries as Jim Belushi, Jim Carrey, and Angelina Jolie.

Brian Donovan is the director of the award-winning documentary Kelly's Hollywood, about his intimate relationship with his spectacular sister, who was born with Down Syndrome (www.kellyshollywood.com). Brian has toured internationally, speaking about inclusion, equality, and how imperative it is for everyone to be given the chance to pursue their dreams.

In addition, Brian has been the executive director of the Los Angeles Repertory Theater since 1994, producing and directing more than a hundred inner-city high school workshops and live shows.

Get your tickets to meet Brian Donovan at Anime Washington Spokane at the Spokane Convention Center on September 14th and 15th. Single-day and Two-day tickets are on sale now at: www.animewa.com

Digimon fans, we have Taichi headed to Spokane! Please welcome Joshua Seth to the first Anime Washington Spokane lineup on September 14th and 15th at the Spokane Convention Center.

Voice Actor Joshua Seth is known for his iconic roles in over 100 animated series and movies. He is best known as the voice of Tai, the starring role in Digimon, which he has voiced for 25 years. He has also brought life such legendary anime characters as Tetsuo in Akira, young Knives in Trigun, 009 in Cyborg Soldier 009, Shobu in Duel Masters, and Alpha 5 in Power Rangers Turbo.

His extensive career also includes roles in beloved shows like SpongeBob SquarePants, Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop, Rugrats, Transformers, Wolf's Rain, Xenosaga, Zatch Bell, Last Exile, and many other classic series.

Get your tickets to meet Joshua Seth at Anime Washington Spokane at the Spokane Convention Center on September 14th and 15th. Single-day and Two-day tickets Admission Tickets are on sale now at: www.animewa.com

We are one month away and eleven additional guests to announce for Spokane!! Please welcome Chris Wehkamp to the first Anime Washington Spokane lineup on September 14th and 15th at the Spokane Convention Center.

Voice actor Christopher Wehkamp brings characters to life in mega-smash hit anime and video games like My Hero Academia (Aizawa), Borderlands (Katagawa Jr), Fire Force (Lt. Hinawa), My Hero: One's Justice 1 and 2 (Aizawa), Dragonball Super (Majora), Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Ruijerd) and most recently in Gearbox Games hit video game Tiny Tina's Wonderland's (Archon). His voice is hears on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Crunchyroll, HBO, Roosterteeth and video games on Nintendo Switch, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X and even smart devices like Amazon Echo and Google Home!

His other popular roles include RWBY (Clover), Attack on Titan (Phil, Gabi's Father), Ace Attorney (Miles Edgeworth), Ranking of Kings (Bebin), Prince of Tennis (Atobe), The World Ends With You (Kitaniji), Moriarty The Patriot (Moran), That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Leon), Star Blazers 2199 (Susumu Kodai), Megalo Box (Mac Rosario), Black Clover (Solid Silva), One Piece (Vice Admiral Bastille), Tokyo Ghoul (Arima, Tatara), Fairy Tail (Mest, Ren), Bed and Breakfast of Spirits (Master), The Gymnastics Samurai (Jotaro) and the video game SMITE (Cutting Edge Ullr, Sun Wukong Infinite Shift, Enchanted Boyfriend Cu Chulainn, Trickster Loki).

Christopher is also a partnered Twitch streamer on his channel and plays a variety of games and loves to interact with viewers live on stream!

Get your tickets to meet Chris Wehkamp at Anime Washington Spokane at the Spokane Convention Center on September 14th and 15th. Single-day and Two-day tickets Admission Tickets will go on sale on August 1st at: www.animewa.com See less