Past Guests

Here is a list of Guests that have traveled to our convention over the years. Some of them had their anime convention debut at Sakura-Con. We've had quite a variety of dignitaries, guests and performers that have come to the Pacific Northwest.

Sakura-Con 2009

Guests

Smile.dk - Musical Artist
girugamesh - Musical Artist
The Slants - Musical Artist
Hangry & Angry - Musical Artist
Jonathan Klein - Vice-President, Co-Founder and Co-Owner of New Generation Pictures, Inc.
Aaron Dismuke - Voice Actor
Leah Clarke - Director, Writer, Voice Actress
Todd Haberkorn - Actor
Wendy Powell - Voice Actor
Kappei Yamaguchi - Voice Actor
Peter Fernadez - Actor, Voice Actor, Film Director, Film Crew Person
Greg Dean - "Real Life" WebComic artist
Roland Kelts - Author, Lecturer
Sasaki Nozomu - Voice Actor
Yoshitoshi ABe - Creator and Producer
Koichi Ohata - Creator, Artist, Director, Mechanical Designer
Hideo Okamoto - Character Designer, Planner/Creator
Jerry Holkins - "Penny Arcade" Webcomic Author
Mike Krahulik - "Penny Arcade" Webcomic Illustrator
Myuji - Musician
David Stanworth - Webcomic artist
Shawn Handyside - "Staccato" Webcomic artist
J. Michael Tatum - Voice Actor
Joel McDonald - Actor and Voice Actor

Performers

Smile.dk - Musical Artist
girugamesh - Musical Artist
The Slants - Musical Artist
Hangry & Angry - Musical Artist

Sakura-Con 2008

Guests

Vic Mignogna - Composer, Producer, Actor
Steve Prince - Actor
ketchup mania - Musical Artist
The Slants - Musical Artist
SCANDAL - Musical Artist
ALI PROJECT - Musical Artist
Roland Kelts - Author, Lecturer
Todd Haberkorn - Actor
Aki Tsunaki - Director
Caitlin Glass - Actor, ADR Director
Brina Palencia - Actor, ADR Director
Toshihiro Kawamoto - Character Designer, Animator, Animation Director
M. Alice LeGrow - Graphic Novel Artist
Nobuteru Yuuki - Character Designer, Animation Director, Manga Creator
Yutaka Izubuchi - Illustrator, Designer, Director
Hiroshi Nagahama - Anime Director, Designer
Hiroki Kikuta - Composer, Game Producer
Brandon Graham - Comic Artist
Jake Myler
Joshua Ortega
Jerry Holkins - "Penny Arcade" Webcomic Author
Mike Krahulik - "Penny Arcade" Webcomic Illustrator
Wes Hartman - Author
Robby Bevard - Comic Toner, Illustrator
J.L. Anderson - Illustrator, Designer, Comic Artist
Yuji Shiozaki - Manga Creator, Artist
Yuna Kagesaki - Manga Creator, Artist

Performers

Vic Mignogna - Composer, Producer, Actor
ketchup mania - Musical Artist
The Slants - Musical Artist
SCANDAL - Musical Artist
ALI PROJECT - Musical Artist

Sakura-Con 2007

Guests

A-Key Kyo Band
Colleen Clinkenbeard
Akitaroh Daichi
Fred Gallagher
Michael "Piano Squall" Gluck
KT Gray
Shawn Handyside
Kouta Hirano
Jeph Jacques
Kyle Jones
Jonathan Klein
Hideyuki Kurata
Jason Liebrecht
LiN CLOVER
Sam Logan
Vic Mignogna
Yutaka Minowa
m.o.v.e
Kaori Nazuka
Yasuhiro Nightow
Liam O'Brien
Penny Arcade
Monica Rial
Rooster Teeth Productions
Carrie Savage
Sumi Shimamoto
Doug Smith
Spike Spencer
John Swasey
Toshifumi Yoshida

Performers

A-Key Kyo Band
Michael "Piano Squall" Gluck
LiN CLOVER
m.o.v.e

Companies

ADV Films
Antarctic Press
Cosplay.com
Cosworx
DrMasterbooks
GameWorks
Geneon
Newtype USA
Scarecrow Video

Sakura-Con 2006

Guests

Katie Bair - Costume and Wig Designer, Manga Artist
Ippongi Bang - Manga Artist and Actress
Jessica Boone - Voice Actress
camino - Musical Artist
Fred Gallagher - Web Comic Artist
Michael "Piano Squall" Gluck - Musical Artist
Takanori Hoshino - Voice Actor
Takahiro Kimura - Character Designer and Animation Director
Hideyuki Kurata - Script and Manga Writer
Liam O'Brien - Voice Actor and ADR Director
Tony Oliver - Voice Actor, Director and Producer
Penny Arcade (Gabe and Tycho) - Web Comic Artists
Run Sasaki - Voice Actress, Team DreamCatchers Director
Jennifer Sekiguchi - Voice Actress
Goro Taniguchi - Director and Producer
David Vincent - Voice Actor
David Williams - ADR Director and Producer

Performers

camino
Michael "Piano Squall" Gluck
Team DreamCatchers
The 404's

Companies

ADV Films
Antarctic Press
Bawls Guarana Communications Group
Cosplay.Com
Cosworx
GameWorks
Geneon
Microsoft Playtest Research
Scarecrow Video
Zetta Music

Sakura-Con 2005

Guests

angela - Musical Group
Ippongi Bang - Manga Artist
Kumiko Kato - Musical Artist
Hiroki Kikuta - Composer
Hiroshi Nagahama - Director
Ikue Ohtani - Voice Actress
Tatsuo Sato - Director
Run Sasaki - Voice Actress, Team DreamCatchers Director
Greg Dean - Web Comic artist
Penny Arcade (Gabe and Tycho) - Web Comic Artists
Kevin McKeever - Harmony Gold Operations Coordinator
Dan Woren - Voice Actor
Travis Willingham - Voice Actor
Tommy Yune - Harmony Gold Creative Director

Performers

angela
Kumiko Kato
Ikue Ohtani
Team DreamCatchers
The 404's

Companies

ADV Films
Antarctic Press
Bandai
Geneon
FUNimation
Harmony Gold
Tokyopop

Sakura-Con 2004

Guests

hiro - J-pop artist
Yoshitoshi ABe - Creator and Producer
Akitaroh Daichi - Creator and Director
Hiroki Kikuta - Composer
Hiroshi Nagahama - Director
Run Sasaki - Voice Actress
Yasuyuki Ueda - Director
Yoshihiko Umakoshi - Character Designer
Kaeko Sakamoto - Producer, Bang Zoom! Entertainment
Eric P. Sherman - ADR Director, Bang Zoom! Entertainment
Gabe and Tycho - Web Comic Creators, Penny Arcade
Fred Gallagher - Web Comic Creator, Megatokyo.com
Colleen Clinkenbeard - Voice Actress
Michael Dobson - Voice Actor, Ocean Studios
Scott McNeil - Voice Actor, Ocean Studios
Monica Rial - Voice Actress, ADV Films

Performers

Circle of Fire
Fujiyama Yowau (Vicki Marsten)
hiro
red-x

Companies

ADV Films
Antarctic Press
Funimation
Geneon
Dark Horse

Sakura-Con 2003

Guests

Hiroshi Nagahama - Director
Yoshinobu Yamakawa - Animator/Character Designer
Hidakazu Shimamura - Character Designer
Yukio Kikukawa - Producer Tokuma Shoten
Susumu Sakurai - Editorial Director Raijin Comics
Fred Gallagher - Manga Artist MegaTokyo
Michelle Ruff - Voice Actress
Hillary Haag - Voice Actress

Companies

ADV Films
Manga Entertainment
Super Techno Arts
Urban Vision
Synch-Point/Brocolli
Dark Horse

Sakura-Con 2002

Guests

Norio Shioyama - Animator/Creator
Hiroshi Nagahama - Director
Masakazu Yonemura - Script/Screenwriter
Pam Lauer - Voice Actress
Jessica Calvello - Voice Actress
Johnny Yong Bosch - Voice Actor
Dr. Antonia Levi - Author, Professor

Performers

Tsunami Taiko

Dignitaries

Fumiko Saiga - Consulate General of Seattle
Ron Simms - King County Executive

Companies

ADV Films
Bandai
Pioneer
Super Techno Arts
Enix
Dark Horse

Sakura-Con 2001

Guests

Hiroki Hayashi - Director/Creator
Mitsutaka Iguchi - Animator
Lia Sargent - Voice Actress
Steven Bennett IV - Animator/Manga artist
Pam Lauer - Voice Actress
Lorraine Reyes - Manga Artist
Dr. Antonia Levi - Author

Performers

Taka Koto Ensemble
Mary Ohno & the Kabuki Academy

Dignitaries

Fumiko Saiga - Consulate General of Seattle

Companies

ADV Films
Bandai
Manga Entertainment
Dark Horse
Ironcat(now IC Entertainment)
Enix
Bungie

Sakura-Con 2000

Guests

Lex Lang - Voice Actor
Sandy Fox - Voice Actress
Doug Smith - Voice Actor
Tristan MacAvery - Voice Actor
Tiffany Grant - Voice Actress
Dr. Antonia Levi - Author

Performers

Taka Koto Ensemble
Yushin Daiko

Companies

Bandai
Dark Horse
Enix(now Square Enix)

Baka-Con 1999

Guests

Stan Sakai - Manga Artist
Tiffany Grant - Voice Actress
Tristan MacAvery - Voice Actor

Performers

Yushin Daiko

Baka-Con 1998

Guests

Dr. Antonia Levi - Author, Professor
Stu Levi - CEO Mixx Entertainment
Ron Scovil - Editor In Chief Mixxzine
Sam Liebowietz - Founder of Software
Sculptors/Media Blasters
Neil Nadelman - Translator
Tony Butler - Aquarian Productions
Bruce Duffy - Tomodachi Anime

Companies

Mixx Entertainment(now TokyoPop)
Media Blasters