Haruna Ikezawa to Be Otakon 2023 Guest
Washington, D.C. (June 15, 2023) – Voice actress and author Haruna Ikezawa will be a guest at Otakon 2023, according to Otakorp Inc.
Ikezawa was born in Athens, Greece. She has studied in England, Thailand, China, Chile and the USA. Her father is the Akutagawa Prize-winning novelist and poet Natsuki Ikezawa, and her grandfather is the novelist Takehiko Fukunaga.
She is an elected member of SFWJ: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan. She also served as the 20th Chairperson of the Board of Directors of SFWJ.
Her main roles in anime include Gō Seiba in "Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!"; Hiroko Haruna in "Hamtaro"; and Momoka Nishizawa in "Sgt. Frog." In video games, she has voiced Athena Asamiya in "King of Fighters" since 1998, and Coco Bandicoot for the Crash Bandicoot series.
She won The 48th Seiun Award in the Non-Fiction category for the SF essay collection "The S in SF Stands for Wonderful(Subarashii)" and the 52nd Seiun Award in the Japanese Short Story category for "Orbital Christmas" (original script by Mitsuyasu Sakai).
Otakon 2023 will be held from July 28 to July 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
ABOUT OTAKON AND OTAKORP, INC.: Now entering its twenty-ninth 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 https://www.otakorp.org/
For more information and the latest news on Otakon 2023, see https://www.Otakon.com/
Ikezawa was born in Athens, Greece. She has studied in England, Thailand, China, Chile and the USA. Her father is the Akutagawa Prize-winning novelist and poet Natsuki Ikezawa, and her grandfather is the novelist Takehiko Fukunaga.
She is an elected member of SFWJ: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan. She also served as the 20th Chairperson of the Board of Directors of SFWJ.
Her main roles in anime include Gō Seiba in "Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!"; Hiroko Haruna in "Hamtaro"; and Momoka Nishizawa in "Sgt. Frog." In video games, she has voiced Athena Asamiya in "King of Fighters" since 1998, and Coco Bandicoot for the Crash Bandicoot series.
She won The 48th Seiun Award in the Non-Fiction category for the SF essay collection "The S in SF Stands for Wonderful(Subarashii)" and the 52nd Seiun Award in the Japanese Short Story category for "Orbital Christmas" (original script by Mitsuyasu Sakai).
Otakon 2023 will be held from July 28 to July 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
ABOUT OTAKON AND OTAKORP, INC.: Now entering its twenty-ninth 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 https://www.otakorp.org/
For more information and the latest news on Otakon 2023, see https://www.Otakon.com/
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