MacrossWorld Convention 2015 Welcomes Orguss and Macross Voice Actress Run Sasaki as Guest of Honor
Los Angeles, CA (September 14th, 2015) – MacrossWorld Convention 2015 proudly
announces Run Sasaki as a Guest of Honor. Known for her roles including Mimsy in "Super Dimension Century Orguss" and Vanessa in "Super Dimension Fortress Macross", Ms. Sasaki
will join this year's convention for a panel and meet & greet. Attendees will have the
opportunity to learn about Ms. Sasaki's experiences as a voice actor, with insight into the
highly creative and exciting era of 1980s anime, and see a live demonstration of voiceover
technique!
Born in Tokyo and raised in Fukushima. Run (pronounced "rune") graduated from Hosei University with an English Literature Major. In 1976, she received the annual Grand Prix award for the "Amateur radio personality Contest" hosted by "Victor & Bunka Radio Broadcast".
The doors to the professional world of voice acting were opened after receiving a special honors award in an amateur voice acting contest by Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. In 1983, she became well-known in the voice acting profession for her performance as the heroine, "Alfin", from the famous anime film, "Crusher Joe", in addition to her roles in “Orguss”, “Macross”, "Ginga Hyōryū Vifam", "Aura Battler Dunbine", " Brain Powered " and "Mobile Fighter G Gundam". She also played the hero in "Kowloon's Gate" for PlayStation, and will share more about this during her panel!
In the year 2000, Run moved to America with her family. For 15 years, she did voice-overs for both English and Japanese works in Seattle with Microsoft, Nintendo, Nikon Getty Images etc. Team Dream Catchers, which was established by Run, is considered to be one of the foremost popular stage performing groups in the U.S. at anime conventions, at Sakuracon in Seattle. In 2007, she established professional Japanese and English voice training classes and is sharing her talents in the game and narration field.
Run Sasaki joins previously announced Guests of Honor Mari Iijima, David Keith Riddick, Les Claypool, Tom Fahn, John Fahn and Victor Garcia.
MacrossWorld Convention 2015 will be held at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center in Torrance, California on Saturday October 17th. Scheduled activities and attractions at MacrossWorld Convention include the “Macross Idol” cosplay and performance contest, a cosplay gathering, a plastic model and custom toy contest, maid cafe, dealer's room with unique merchandise from “Macross” and other mecha anime, and a special concert by Mari Iijima.
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