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Actress Cherami Leigh Added to Otakon Guest Roster

Washington, D.C. (June 11, 2018)Cherami Leigh, a voice actress who has worked on over 100 anime projects, has been added to the guest roster for Otakon 2018, according to Otakorp Inc.

Leigh has been in the industry for 20 years and has been in over 75 commercials, in addition to her anime work. Among her anime roles are Lucy in "Fairy Tail“; Asuna in "Sword Art Online"; Road in "D. Grayman"; Lizzie in "Black Butler"; Mai in "Ghost Hunt" and Patty in "Soul Eater."

She has worked on over 20 video games, including playing DLC Gaige in "Borderlands 2"; Quartermaster Corporal Green in "Call of Duty: WW2"; and Ikrie in "Horizon Zero Dawn's DLC."

She voices Sailor Venus in "Sailor Moon”; Tomie in "Mob Psycho 100"; Kudelia in "Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans"; Claudia Peer in "Gundam: Thunderbolt"; Ilia in "RWBY"; A2 in "NieR:Automata" and Makoto in "Persona 5." Recently, it was announced she will be playing Sarada in "Boruto: Naruto The Movie" and multiple characters in "Fire Emblem: Heroes," as well as playing Cagalli in the new release of "Gundam Seed" and Tomie Katana in the French series "Last Man."

In addition, she has a lead role in the animated feature “Ribbit,” has guest starred on “Doc McStuffins” and plays Peanut Big Top in "The Lalaloopsy Girls." She starred in Shane Dawson's “Not Cool” and the Starz Original Series “The Chair.” She has appeared in the Emmy Award-winning “Temple Grandin,” as well as in “Friday Night Lights,” “The Deep End,” “Chase,” “Shameless,” “Bones,” “NCIS: LA” and “Longmire,” to name a few. She worked on “Fast Food Nation” with Richard Linklater; “The Hottest State,” with Ethan Hawke; “The Mist,” with Frank Darabont among others. She also stars in the recently released faith-based drama “Beyond the Farthest Star.”

She also starred in and produced two seasons of the award-winning web series “Throwing Stones,” as well as “CONfessionals.” Leigh has a daily affirmation based show, “Love and Light,” featured on Anime Unlocked, along with other projects in various stages of production.

Otakorp would like to thank Aniplex for helping to bring Cherami.

Otakon 2018 will be held August 10-12, 2018 at the Walter Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

ABOUT OTAKON AND OTAKORP, INC.: Now entering its twenty-fifth year, Otakon is an annual celebration of Japanese and East Asian popular culture, and also one of the largest gatherings of fans in the United States. Otakon celebrates popular culture as a gateway to deeper understanding of Asian culture, and has grown along with the enthusiasm for anime, manga, video games, and music from the Far East. Historically, Otakon has drawn up to 34,000 people for three days each year (for a paid attendance of over 100,000 turnstile attendees). Otakon is a membership based convention sponsored by Otakorp, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based, 501(c)3 educational non-profit whose mission is to promote the appreciation of Asian culture, primarily through its media and entertainment. Otakorp, Inc. is directed by an all-volunteer, unpaid staff – we are run by fans, for fans.

For more information about Otakorp, Inc., see http://www.Otakon.com/otakorp/index.asp
For more information and the latest news on Otakon 2017, see http://www.Otakon.com/


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