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Brittany Lauda and Matt Shipman to Attend Anime Boston 2020

Written By Samantha Ferreira

On January 14, Anime Boston announced that voice actors Brittany Lauda and Matt Shipman will attend this year’s convention as guests of honor. The two join five previously confirmed guests:

  • Greg Ayres
  • Michelle Ruff
  • Maile Flanagan
  • GIRLFRIEND
  • m-flo

Brittany Lauda

Brittany Lauda Headshot

Brittany Lauda has been active in the entertainment industry since 2013. She made her debut in 2013, with Mirim from Queen’s Blade. She has gone on to voice more than one hundred roles since then, including:

  • Yuzuriha Ogawa (Dr. Stone)
  • Ichigo (DARLING in the FRANXX)
  • Riko (Made in Abyss)
  • Mai Minakami (Nichijou – My Ordinary Life)
  • Miza Kusakari (Tokyo Ghoul:re)

In January 2015, Lauda was a founding member of MB Voiceworks, which operated through May 2016.

Lauda married fellow actor Matt Shipman in 2018. The two co-own production studio Kocha Sound.

Matt Shipman

Matt Shipman Headshot

Matt Shipman is a voice actor, ADR director, and co-owner of production studio co-owner of Kocha Sound. Over the course of his career, Shipman has voice more than one hundred roles, including:

  • Floch Forster (Attack on Titan)
  • Alecdora Sandler (Black Clover)
  • Hiro (DARLING in the FRANXX)
  • Chrome (Dr. Stone)
  • Nao Tsukinose (Stars Align)
  • Cavendish (One Piece)

Shipman married fellow actor Brittany Lauda in 2018.

Anime Boston 2020 will be held from April 10 – 12, at the Hynes Convention Center.

Source: Anime Boston (Press Release)

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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