It was about that time of the year again, LAAFF happens!
Los Angeles Anime Film Festival was held at the same Regal LA Live Theater, just like last year, but it was on September 21st-23rd. If you were familiar with the area, it’s located down the street from the LA Convention Center where they host Anime Expo annually.
If you were able to attend the event last year, they showcased a Red Carpet event hosting a bunch of celebrities in the industry, such as voice actors, directors, and even influencers. They played a bunch of popular anime films, such as the premiere of No Game No Life Zero, and it ended with a Q&A with some of the actors.
This year, it was the same, but MORE!
RED CARPET
This year some of the past guests appeared, but there was more that came through. As part of the beginning of the event, these guests were able to walk the red carpet and were interviewed on all sorts of things by the press/media.
Here are some of the people that stopped by for the featured film.
Akira Chiba, Consul General
Dimitri Bouniol
Nicole Kester
SPJA
SPJA
Geoff Bisente, Central Command Studios
Ally Algoso, Woke Weebs
Hazuki Kato, Actress (Garrison 7)
Mariko Wordell, Actress (I Am the Night)
Matthew Norman, Actor (I Wrote This For You)
Kaiji Tang, Voice Actor (Appleseed, Persona 4, FLCL)
Jessica Kinn, MC-LA-AFF
Bryce Papanbrook, English Voice Actor
David Vincent, English Voice Actor
Darrel Guilbeau
Jessica Straus, English Voice Actor (Appleseed, Persona 4, FLCL)
Erik Kimerer, Voice Actor (Toradora, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Bang Zoom!
Ikuyo Hashiguchi, Author (Shonen Hollywood)
Ikuyo Hashiguchi, Author (Shonen Hollywood)
Alexander Cameron
Donnie McMillin
Rita McMillin, Producer (Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope)
Tyler Tackett, Actor (Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope)
Ruthann Thompson, Actress (Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope)
Ruben Mercado, Staff (Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope)
Ramon Palermo, (Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope)
Stephanie Sheh, English Voice Actor (Naruto, Your Name, Lu Over the Wall)
Griffin Puatu, Voice Actor (One Punch Man, Fireworks)
Zach Aguilar, Voice Actor (One Punch Man, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)
Narisa Suzuki, Actress (The Myth of the American Sleepover, Rideshare)
Philece Sampler, Voice Actor (The Legend of Korra, Digimon Adventure tri: Reunion)
Mick Wingert, Voice Actor (Kung Fu Panda, Legend of Awesomeness)
Tom Bauer, Voice Actor (Fate/Apocrypha, Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans)
Dorah Fine, Voice Actor (Treehouse Detectives, The Power of Friendship)
Stephanie Komure, Voice Actor (Fallout 4, Lego Friends)
Tony Azzolino, Voice Actor (Gants: O, Voilet Evergarden)
Jason Charles Miller, Voice Actor (Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans, Attack on Titan)
Spike Spencer, Voice Actor (League of Legends, World of Warcraft)
Michael Sorich, Voice Actor (Resident Evil: Degeneration, Ghost in the Shell)
Faye Mata, Voice Actor (League of Legends, Fire Emblem Heroes)
Zack Rice, Voice Actor (The Reflection, Hunter x Hunter)
Ryan Bartley, Voice Actor (Treehouse Detective, Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale)
Ted Spaka, Voice Actor (Marvel vs Capcom Infinite, Street Fighter, Ikki Tonsen, Hunter x Hunter)
Jon Allen, Voice Actor (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Hunter x Hunter, FLCL Progressive, Gundam)
Cassandra Lee Morris, Voice Actor (Sword Art Online, Your Name, Madoka Magica)
Kyle Herbert, Voice Actor (Dragon Ball Z, Your Name, FLCL Progessive)
Bill Rogers, Voice Actor (Pokemon, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Street Fighter)
Carrie Keranen, Voice Actor (Miraculous Ladybug, Kill La Kill, Madoka Magica, Berserk, DIrector of Gundam, Dragon Pilot)
Christen Harris (Shameless, Black Jesus)
Sarah Kang, Brand Ambassador, Online Personality, Fitness Trainer
Keith Silverstein, Voice Actor (Naruto, K, Bleach, My Hero Academia)
Yuki Matsuzaki, Actor/Voice Actor (Pirates of the Caribbean 4, The Pink Panther 2)
Schessa Garbutt, LA-AFF Logo Designer)
Sandy Fox, Voice Actor, Sailor Moon Crystal, Ghost in the Shell, Betty Boop, Singo Freckke, Fire Emblem Heroes, Akira)
Lex Lang, Voice Actor (Lupin the Third, Rurouni Kenshin)
Chris Patton, Voice Actor (Fullmetal Alchemist, Fire Emblem Heroes, Shadows of Valencia)
Orion Acaba, Voice Actor (Persona 5, Ace Attorney, Final Fantasy)
Sara Cravens, Voice Actor (God of War, Injustice 2, Erased)
Sean Chiplock, Voice Actor (Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Dragon Ball Super, Re:Zero, Persona 5, Maple Story 2)
Jeff Nimoy, Voice Actor (Digimon: The Movie, Trigun)
FILMS OF THE WEEKEND
There was a wide range of films that were playing at the theater. There were some old films like Pom Poko and Grave of the Fireflies, but they played some new ones like the Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me and Mary and the Witch’s Flower. They even returned some good films that played last year, such as the premiere from the past event, No Game No Life Zero and brought one of our favorite films, Your Name.
Here is the full list of films that you were able to check out.
Love, Chunibyou and Other Delusions – Take On Me
Lu Over the Wall
KING OF PRISM by PrettyRhythm
KING OF PRISM – PRIDE the HERO –
SHONEN HOLLYWOOD – HOLLY STAGE FOR YOU –
Your Name.
Only Yesterday
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
No Game No Life Zero
Mary and The Witch’s Flower
Mind Game
K: SEVEN STORIES “R:B – BLAZE – “
K: SEVEN STORIES “SIDE:BLUE – Sirius -”
K: SEVEN STORIES “SIDE:GREEN – Overwrite World -“
My Neighnors the Yamadas
Grave of the Fireflies
Pom Poko
The Night is Short, Walk On Girl
This event turned out really well with the amount of attendees who dropped by, as well as the films they featured. It gave us, the otakus, the chance to watch all the anime films we would have LOVED to see in the theater full of the amazing surround sounds, comfortable chairs, and being surrounded by others who enjoyed them as much as you do!
If you guys are interested in what LAAFF has in store for next year, make sure to follow their social media down below and keep your notifications on for their releases for next year! Make sure to buy your tickets! You’re not going to want to miss it!
