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Anime Boston 2020 Announces Third North American Guest

Written By Samantha Ferreira

Source: Anime Boston
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Anime Boston announced that Maile Flanagan will attend their 2020 convention as a guest of honor. The actor is the third guest confirmed for this year’s convention, after Michelle Ruff and Brittney Karbowski.

Anime Boston announced that Maile Flanagan will attend their 2020 convention as a guest of honor. The actor is the third guest confirmed for this year’s convention, after Michelle Ruff and Brittney Karbowski.

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Anime Boston 2020 announces its third North American guest

Voice Actor Maile Flanagan to appear at the Northeast’s largest anime convention

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

Maile Flanagan has voiced Naruto Uzumaki in the hit anime series Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations for more than 700 episodes, 42 video games, and 6 movies. She also plays Principal Perry on Disney XD’s Lab Rats.  In 2006 she won an Emmy for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks.

She also recurs on Nick’s The Loud House and Pig Goat Banana Cricket.  She had recurring roles on Shameless, Bad Teacher, The Class, and Grey’s Anatomy and has guest starred on many television shows including The Mindy Project, Mike and Molly, Modern Family, Reno 911!, ER, Last Man Standing, Angie Tribeca, and more.

Her film appearances include the Oscar-winning Rango, Yes Man, Ice Age 3, Transformers 3, 500 Days of Summer, and The Station Agent. Her most recent credits include the horror short The Lift and the upcoming feature My BabySitter the Superhero.

Previously announced guests include Michelle Ruff and Brittney Karbowski.

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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