Crunchyroll Expo is only a few months away but the guest list continues to grow with the addition of Kira Buckland.

Kira Buckland is a voice actress who is best known for her role as 2B in NieR: Automata. Her other major video game roles include Bloody Marie in Skullgirls and Trucy Write in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Spirit of Justice. Outside of the gaming; she is known for her role as Eri Shinkai in Aika R-16: Virgin Mission, Kanae Sumida in 5 Centimeters Per Second, and Izumo Kamiki in Blue Exorcist.

She will be joining Tara Sands and Eric Stuart from Pokemon, voice actress Brina Palencia, Mike McFarland from the Dragon Ball series, Setsuo Ito from Mob Psycho 100, Yuu Asakawa from Fate/Stay, and acclaimed horror manga artist Junji Ito. More guests will be announced in the coming months while the only event confirmed is the kick-off party.

Crunchyroll Expo 2019 will take place from August 30th till September 1st at the San Jose Convention Center. Tickets are now on sale, those wanting to attend could purchase a single day pass or weekend pass.

To have an idea of what can be expected at Crunchyroll Expo, checkout my coverage and cosplay photo collection from the 2018 event.

8Bit/Digi is an independent media outlet that provides an insight into the gaming community and industry of the Bay Area. If you like our work and want to support independent journalism then would you kindly support 8Bit/Digi by donating to our Ko-Fi Page.

Leave a Reply