CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (HEARTLAND WEEKEND) - Cape Anime Con 2026 is set for April 18-19 in Cape Girardeau.
According to the Cape Events Facebook page, this year’s convention is taking place at the Show Me Center.
Multiple anime voice actors will be attending the weekend-long event, including:
- Alessandro Juliani, known for voicing “L” in Death Note and has appeared on screen as Lt. Felix Gaeta in Battlestar Galactica, Dr. Cerberus in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Jacopo Sinclair in The 100 and Dr. Emil Hamilton in Smallville.
- Brad Swaile, known for voicing Light Yagami in Death Note, along with Rock in Black Lagoon, Nightcrawler in X-Men: Evolution, Teen Gohan in Dragon Ball Z, Mousse in Ranma ½ and other characters in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, including Amuro Ray and Setsuna F. Seiei.
- Brian Drummond, known for voicing Ryuk in Death Note, the original English Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z, Wolverine in numerous Marvel projects, Venom in Spider-Man Unlimited, Dr. Claw in Inspector Gadget and Knuckles in Sonic Underground.
- Ian James Corlett, known as the original English voice of Goku in Dragon Ball Z and is also known for voicing Cheetor in Beast Wars: Transformers, Mega Man and Bob in ReBoot, with current roles including Miroku in Yashahime, Pilar in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Clutch Powers in Ninjago, AJ in Firebuds and Fynch in Destiny 2.
- Shannon Chan-Kent, known for voicing Misa Amane in the English dub of Death Note, Silver Spoon and Smolder and the singing voice of Pinkie Pie in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, the Biskit twins and Youngmee Song in Littlest Pet Shop, Joy Pepper in Superbook, the Chief in Pucca and Janet in Spectacular!
The guests will be at the show all weekend, signing autographs and taking pictures with fans.
There will also be lots of other activities for guests to enjoy, including vendor booths, video game tournaments, idol fest and a ramen noodle eating contest.
You can purchase tickets online at the Cape Events website. For more information, click here.
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