CLEVELAND - s4story -- With all-time great franchises like My Hero Academia, One Piece, Dragon Ball, and Demon Slayer among the dozens of titles represented by voice actors, the anime voice actor section at FAN EXPO Cleveland will be busier than ever. Superstars like Eric Vale, Luci Christian, Monica Rial, David Matranga, Sonny Strait, Ian Sinclair, and Griffin Burns bring the experience of having given audio life to thousands of episodes of those and other genre favorites. All of these (plus Cary Elwes from The Cat Returns and Robbie Rist from Naruto) will be on hand March 13-15 at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland.

It's part of a weekend-long celebration of the Japanese animation style that has found a large, loyal following worldwide. In addition to regularly-scheduled anime panels, meetups, games and trivia, FAN EXPO Cleveland attendees can stop by Anime HQ all three days to share their love of the genre with other fans, as well as take part in IdolFest, a celebration of pop idol culture with anime front and center, and the Itasha Showcase, a display of fans' geek-themed cars, trucks, and motorcycles.

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Vale's credits include "Sanji" in One Piece, "Trunks" in Dragon Ball, and "Tomura Shigaraki" in My Hero Academia.

Christian has portrayed "Nami" in nearly 350 episodes of One Piece and "Ochaco Uraraka" in almost 100 of My Hero Academia.

Rial voices "Bulma" in various Dragon Ball iterations, has had long runs on titles like My Hero Academia ("Tsuyu Asui") and Black Clover.

Matranga ("Shoto Todoroki" in My Hero Academia and "Tomoya Okazaki" in Clannad) is pushing 350 credits and voiced characters on 14 different series and games this year.

Strait ("Usopp" in One Piece and "Rikiya Yotsubashi" in My Hero Academia) also has nearly 300 shows, films, and other works.

Sinclair is one of the most prolific stars at FAN EXPO Cleveland, registering more than 400 credits, including "Mezo Shoji" in My Hero Academia and Whis in Dragon Ball..

Burns has performed on the popular titles Demon Slayer ("Muichiro Tokito") and Blue Box ("Yusa") among nearly 209 credits.

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All seven have extensive work in other voice acting genres, including animation and gaming titles.

They are part of a still-growing lineup of celebrities that already features:

• Hayden Christensen (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith)
• James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel)
• Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, Saw)
• Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
• Gates McFadden (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
• Josh Holloway (Lost, Yellowstone)
• and many others

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