Anime Boston has announced its 11th North American guest as Voice Actor/Director, Jād Saxton. The Anime Boston 2020 event (the largest such event in New England) will be at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 10-12th, 2020. Jād (jade) Saxton is a voice actor and Funimation Director with 250+ roles in both anime and video games. According to the press release, her best known roles include:
- Saki Hanajima (Fruits Basket)
- Kendo (My Hero Academia)
- Kanna (Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid)
- Carla (Fairy Tail)
- Haru (My Roommate is a Cat)
- Sena Kashiwazaki (Hagani)
- Rem (How Not to Summon a Demon Lord)
- Megumi (Food Wars)
- Yuki (Wolf Children)
- Young Nico Robin (One Piece)
- Koneko (High School DxD)
- Hatchin (Michiko & Hachin)
- Faris (Steins; Gate)
- Haruna (Is This a Zombie?)
- Miku (Date A Live II)
- Adèlie (Space Dandy)
- Mira (Dimension W)
- Nona (Death Parade)
- and Akatsuki (Log Horizon)
As a Funimation ADR director, she has helmed the following:
- Endro!
- Zombieland Saga
- HighSchool DxD HERO
- Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for the Spirits
- Magical Girl Raising Project
- Interviews with Monster Girls
- Touken Ranbu-Hanamaru
- Convenience Store Boyfriends
- and The Silver Guardian.
She has also assistant directed for Love Live Sunshine 2 as well as Konohana Kitan.
Finally, the previously announced guests for the Anime Boston 2020 event include:
- Michelle Ruff
- Brittney Karbowski
- Maile Flanagan
- GIRLFRIEND
- Brittany Lauda
- Matt Shipman
- m-flo
- Zach Aguilar
- Abby Trott
- Hiroyuki Imaishi
- Hiromi Wakabayashi
- Shigeto Koyama
- Minami Takahashi
- Robbie Daymond
- Max Mittelman
- and Ray Chase.
