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Anime Boston 2020 Announces First North American Guest

Written By Samantha Ferreira

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Anime Boston announced that Michelle Ruff will attend Anime Boston 2020 as a guest of honor. She’s the first North American guest confirmed for the event.

Anime Boston announced that Michelle Ruff will attend Anime Boston 2020 as a guest of honor. She’s the first North American guest confirmed for the event.

Anime Boston 2020 announces its first North American guest

Voice Actor Michelle Ruff to appear at the Northeast’s largest anime convention

Boston – Anime Boston, the largest anime convention in New England, announced its first North American guest today.  Voice Actor Michelle Ruff will be appearing at Anime Boston at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Mass, on April 10 through 12, 2020.

Michelle Ruff, originally a midwestern girl from the Motor City Madhouse, now hails from sunny Los Angeles.  You can hear Michelle as some of your favorite and iconic anime and video game characters including Sinon from Sword Art Online, Rukia Kuchiki from Bleach, Yoko Littner from Gurren Laggan, Fujiko Mine from Lupin the Third, Luna from Sailor Moon classic and Sailor Moon Crystal, Yukari Takeba from Persona 3 and Persona 4, Sadayo Kawakami from Persona 5, Rita Mordio from Tales of Vesperia, Katherine with a K from Catherine, Young Satoru in Erased, Sakuya Tachibana from God Eater, Kirari from Kakegurui, Ririka Nishizono from Occultic Nine, Yuki Nagato from The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, Anri Sonohara from Durarara, Princess Euphemia and young Lelouche from Code Geass, Eliza from Skullgirls, Jill Valentine in Resident Evil Revelations, C-Viper from Street Fighter, Robin from Fire Emblem, Tokki in Lawbreakers, Chi from Chobits, Cream the Rabbit from Sonic the Hedgehog, and many others.

Michelle also lends her voice to television shows and feature films including popular animated features like Hotel Transylvania 3, Cars 3, The Star, The Angry Birds, Kung Fu Panda 3, Home, Madagascar, The Wind  Rises, and Your Name.

If you listen closely you can hear her voice in popular films like, Rampage, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Batman v Superman, Fast and Furious 7, and television shows like Arrow, Supernatural, and Jessica Jones.

About Anime Boston: With over 25,000 attendees in 2019, Anime Boston is an annual three-day Japanese animation convention held in Boston, Mass. Anime Boston 2020 is scheduled for Friday, April 10 through Sunday, April 12 at the Hynes Convention Center and Sheraton Boston Hotel. More information about Anime Boston can be found at http://www.animeboston.com.

About New England Anime Society, Inc.: The New England Anime Society was founded in 2001. Based in Massachusetts, The New England Anime Society, Inc. is parent organization of Anime Boston and is dedicated to furthering public education and understanding of the Japanese language and culture through visual and written media. More information about The New England Anime Society is available at http://www.neanime.org

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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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