Attack on Titan Voice Actress Trina Nishimura is Final Announced Matsuricon Guest
COLUMBUS, OH - June 23rd, 2014 - Matsuricon is excited to announce its newest and FINAL GUEST: the voice of Mikasa Ackerman, Trina Nishimura. Previously announced voice actors Matthew Mercer (Levi), Josh Grelle (Armin Arlert), Lauren Landa (Annie Leonhart) and Scott Freeman (Ian Dietrich).
Brandishing her voice just as Mikasa wields her blade; Trina Nishimura has sliced her way through the Anime world over the past few years, primarily working with FUNimation Entertainment.
From meager beginnings as the little hungry girl Namiko in Desert Punk, to her much anticipated and lauded appearance as Mikasa Ackerman in Attack on Titan; Nishimura's agile voice has brought her critical acclaim, and unprecedented fan support.
Fans will recall Trina's many dutiful portrayals in such works as Claymore (Flora and Sophia), KenIchi the Mightiest Disciple (Shigure Kosaka), , School Rumble and Yurippe School Rumble: 2nd Semester (Akira Takano), Baccano! (Rachel), Sgt. Frog (Ghost Girl), and the ever popular Witchblade (Shiore Tsuzuki), to name a few.
More recent work includes Luna in Cashern Sins, Mizune in Soul Eater, Francesca Lucchini in Strike Witches, Lan Fan in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Sohara in Heaven's Lost Property, AIKO Kudo in Baka and Test, Mari Makinami Illustrious in Evangelion 2.22 & 3.33, Kurisu Makise in Steins;Gate, Mamitas in Space Dandy.
Trina is that rare breed of performer who not only embodies her characters, but also embraces her fans…taking time to make appearances across the US and Canada.
Though her voice and talents have taken her, and her characters to every corner of the globe...her heart will always belong to Texas, and Taco Villa.
Also scheduled to appear at Matsuricon 2014 are Stephanie Young, David Brehm, Ian Sinclair, Chuck Huber, Erik Kimerer, Erica Mendez, Scott McNeil, Brad Swaile, Darrel Guilbeau, Micah Solusod, Ayu Sakata, Sarah Williams, Johnny Yong Bosch, Danielle McRae, Samurai Dan, James Hatton, and Kevin Bolk. Matsuricon also has musical acts Eyeshine, Professor Shyguy, and the Symphonic Anime Orchestra, all scheduled to perform throughout the weekend!
Pre-Registration for Matsuricon 2014 is still available! We also have hotel rooms available with our flagship hotel, the Hyatt Regency Columbus. We have extended our hotel block, but the rooms are going FAST! You may purchase your badge and reserve your room on our website at http://matsuricon.org/.
Matsuricon 2014 is August 22nd - 24th, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Columbus in Downtown Columbus, Ohio.
ABOUT MATSURICON: Matsuricon is an annual Japanese pop-culture event that focuses primarily on Japanese animation (known as “anime”), manga (Japanese graphic novels), and video games. We also showcase both American and Japanese popular culture, due to the natural overlap of fandom from both genres. Matsuricon's goal is to promote the cultural awareness of Japanese pop-culture through related events, special guest speakers and cultural presentations.
