Anime Boston 2023 Announces Additional North American Guests
Voice Actors Christina Kelly, Greg Ayres and Keith Silverstein To Appear at the Northeast's Largest Anime Convention
BOSTON — Anime Boston, the largest anime convention in New England, announced additional North American guests today. Voice Actors Christine Kelly, Greg Ayres and Keith Silverstein will be appearing at Anime Boston at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Mass, on April 7 through 9, 2023.
Christina Kelly is an American actor and voice actor for Crunchyroll and Sentai Filmworks. Christina graduated from the University of Houston with a B.F.A. in acting. Notable roles include Michiko Tendo in “Chainsaw Man,” Alpha in “The Eminence in Shadow,” Mary Saotome in “Kakegurui,” Mine in “Akame ga KILL!,” Alice Nakiri in “Food Wars!,” and more. Behind The Voice Actors nominated Christina for Breakthrough Voice Actress of the Year in 2015 and Best Supporting Role for her role in “Himouto! Umara-chan” in 2017. Follow Christina on Instagram @itschristinakelly, Twitter @ChristinaMarieK, and TikTok @christinamariekelly.
Greg Ayres has been screaming into microphones for almost 22 years now! He is honored to return to his role of Son Goku this year in “Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin.”
He can currently be heard as Yu Nishinoya in “Haikyu!!” and Chai in “Shenmue the Animation.” Other roles include Chota Segawa in “Alice in Borderland” (OVA), Frost in “Dragon Ball Super,” Koji Koda in “My Hero Academia,” Izumi Sena in “Love Stage!!,” Nagisa Hazuki in “Free!,” Monokuma in “Danganronpa,” Clear in “DRAMAtical Murder,” Ganta Igarashi in “Deadman Wonderland,” Chrono in “Chrono Crusade,” Kaoru Hitachiin in “Ouran High School Host Club,” Leo in “Ghost Stories,” and Kaworu Nagisa in “Neon Genesis Evangelion: Director's Cut.”
Of his many roles, his favorite will always be the real-life role of “Little Brother” to the guy with a big sippy cup–and an even bigger heart–who touched the world with his love and laughter.
Keith Silverstein is a veteran voice actor with an impressive and diverse list of credits. He's the voice of Zhongli in the worldwide sensation Genshin Impact, Torbjörn in Overwatch, Hisoka in “Hunter X Hunter,” Hawk Moth in the fan-favorite “Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir,” and Speedwagon in “JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.” He can also be heard as Iyami in “Mr. Osomatsu,” En in “Dorohedoro,” and Vector the Crocodile in the Sonic The Hedgehog franchise. Video game fans will recognize him as HUNK from Resident Evil, Zasalamel from Soulcalibur, and Masayoshi Shido from Persona 5.
Among many more notable credits, Keith can also be heard as Willy in “Lupin the Third,” and Dr. Wily in Mega Man. For more info on Keith Silverstein, visit his website at www.keithsilverstein.com, or check out @keithsilverstein on Instagram and @SilverTalkie on Twitter.
About Anime Boston: With 30,000 members in 2022, Anime Boston is an annual three-day Japanese animation convention held in Boston, Mass. Anime Boston 2023 is scheduled for Friday, April 7 through Sunday, April 9 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.
