Join us for an exciting panel featuring two powerhouse voice actors, Stephanie Young and Patrick Seitz, at Planet Anime Kansas City 2024! These talented voice artists have voiced some of the most iconic and beloved characters in anime, cartoons, and video games. In this exclusive panel, Stephanie and Patrick share their experiences in the voice acting world, give behind-the-scenes insights into their most famous roles, and engage with fans in a Q&A session!
Anime fans recognize Stephanie as the mysterious Nico Robin (“I want to live!”) in the Funimation/Crunchyroll dub of One Piece – spanning a thousand episodes and counting. The formidable Nana Shimura in My Hero Academia, the skillful and cunning Sylvia Sherwood in Spy X Family, the fearsome and commanding Olivier Armstrong in Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, as well the stoic and fierce Clare in Claymore, the delightfully evil and Goth-chic Arachne in Soul Eater, the cruel and determined Towa from Dragonball Xenoverse, the Dominator in Pyscho-Pass, and Karen Lilica/Mama Pices from Fairy Tail.
Stephanie’s game projects include Dragon Ball Z – Kakarot and Xenoverse (Towa), Borderlands: The Pre Sequel and Borderlands II (Nisha/Sheriff), along with the lead female vocals (singing) in Ms. Splosion Man, Smite (NuWa), Orcs Must Die! (Weaver), Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley, Stephanie is the female vocalist in the “Brad” theme song, as well as the voice of the Viking hottie, Nordya. Other gaming credits include Spike Out, Battlestreet (Fiona), Unreal Championship II, and The Liandri Conflict (Selket). Stephanie can also be heard singing theme songs for Dragon Ball GT, Negima, One Piece, and as her character Oruha in The Tsubasa Chronicles.
Patrick Seitz is an American voice actor and script writer who is known for voicing Scorpion from the Mortal Kombat franchise, Dio Brando from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Bizarro from Injustice 2, Jiren from Dragon Ball, Franky from One Piece, Bob Richards from Tekken, Laxus Dreyar from Fairy Tail and Isshin Kurosaki from Bleach.