Shigenori Soejima

Guest of Honor

Shigenori Soejima is a Japanese designer working at ATLUS, best-known for his work as character designer on the "Persona" series since "Persona 3". He is currently in charge of the character design for ATLUS’ upcoming new J-RPG: "Metaphor: ReFantazio".

Shimpei Yamashita

Guest of Honor

One of the producers of "Oshi no Ko". He got his start creating audio effects for video games and anime at an SFX studio, before getting a job at Media Factory (now Kadokawa). For over 10 years since then, he has served as a producer in charge of various anime projects. His body of work includes the "Made in Abyss" series, the "WATATEN!: an Angel Flew Down to Me" series, the "Non Non Biyori" series, and more.

Shinn Uchida

Artist

Guest of Honor

Shinn Uchida is a manga live painter who received an honorable mention in the Ultra Jump magazine competition, debuting as a mangaka.

Shion Wakayama

Voice Actor

She currently works primarily as a voice actor, dubbing foreign films and anime. Some of her notable roles as a voice actor include Aoi Aioi in Her Blue Sky, Yume Minami in SSSS.DYNAZENON, Takina Inoue in Lycoris Recoil, and Lemon Yakishio in Too Many Losing Heroines!.

Shirahama Kamome

Industry Appearance

Shirahama made her debut as a manga artist with Beam Comics' Eniale & Dewiela.

Shōji Kawamori

Guest of Honor

Animation Director／Mechanic Designer／Vision Creator／『EXPO2025 OSAKA,KANSAI,JAPAN』Theme Project Producer

Shoko Nakagawa

Industry Appearance

Multi Talent, (Singer, talent, VA, Actress and illustrator) known as SHOKOTAN, Her activities are wide-ranging and she has appeared on many variety shows. For music activity, she host Concert Tour and her track record include “Sora Iro Days” From Gurren Lagann and many more Anime series and Films. This will be her 3rd appearance at Anime Expo. Her Youtube channel『ヲ』has more than 950,000 subscriber.

Shota Goshozono

Industry Appearance

Director for JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2

Shoya Chiba

Voice Actor

Shoya Chiba is a Japanese voice actor whose notable roles include Kiyotaka Ayanokōji from “Classroom of the Elite”, Akihiko Nirei from “Wind Breaker”, Kabe Taijin from “Ya Boy Kongming!”, and Sethos from the game, “Genshin Impact”.

Shu Yamino

Music

A sorcerer from the past with mysterious abilities. Though kind-hearted, he can call down a malediction upon those who wrong him.

SKY・CITIZEN ft. Kid Yuki, JunbugP, Riffs

Music

SKY・CITIZEN  Singer-songwriter, guitar slapper, and lover of rock. Kid Yuki  Internet drummer playing your favorite anime songs on Twitch and Tiktok.

Softest Hard

Host

Vietnamese-American DJ and producer Softest Hard has risen in the EDM scene worldwide and on main stages, producing tracks with Skrillex, Kali Uchis, T-pain, and more.

Sonny Brisko

Music

An Officer from the future with a straightforward attitude. He's reliable in a pinch despite being rough around the edges.

Star Butler

Panelist

A writer, social media personality and lifelong anime fan, Star Butler channels their passion for the medium into marketing and events for the HIDIVE brand and beyond.

Stephanie Yanez

Music

Stephanie Yanez is a Jpop Music Artist, Talent, and Content Creator who has worked in the Japanese and Anime Entertainment industry for many years.

Stray Violet

Musician

Stray Violet is a pop duo from the San Francisco Bay Area made up of Kevin and Rosie, who found themselves bonding over a shared love of catchy music. Influenced by a wide variety of genres including soul, r&b, jazz, edm, and pop, they aim to use the kind of music that inspired them to inspire others.