Updated: Yui Horie and Eri Kitamura to Attend Anime Expo

Mike Ferreira (Editor) — May 28th, 2010 — 17:15

Updates/Corrections:

    Yui Horie's Role

    Mike Ferreira (Editor) — 06/01/2010 22:17 EST

    Yui Horie plays the role of Minori Kushieda, not Ami Kawashima.

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NIS America announced that voice actresses Yui Horie and Eri Kitamura will attend Anime Expo as Guests of Honor. Both actresses will be present to promote NIS America's upcoming release of Toradora!. The duo will host a number of events, including autograph sessions and Question-and-Answer panels.

Yui Horie is a veteran voice actress and singer that performed in over 100 roles over her career. Her most popular roles include Love Hina's Naru Narusegawa, Fruits Basket's Toru Honda, and Bakemonogatari's Tsubasa Hanekawa. In addition, she provided voices for numerous game characters, and performed the theme songs to over twenty anime titles. In Toradora!, Horie plays Ami Kawashima.

Eri Kitamura voiced over sixty anime roles in her career, including Queen's Blade's Alleyne, Blood+'s Saya Otonashi, and Bakemonogatari's Karen Araragi. In addition, she voiced several roles in video games, and sang the theme songs for eleven anime series. In Toradora! Kitamura plays the role of Ami Kawashima.

Anime Expo will be held from July 1 through July 4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.