BAK-ANIME 2024 SPECIAL GUESTS…
Reba Buhr is a seasoned voice actress specializing in anime, video games, animation, and audiobooks. Over the last decade she has voiced lead roles in several anime including Llenn in SAO Alternative: Gun Gale Online, Myne in Ascendance of a Bookworm, and Nikaido in Dorohedoro. Other popular anime roles include Aoi Kanzaki in Demon Slayer, Riko Amanai in Jujutsu Kaisen, Ponzu in HunterxHunter, and Aphrodite in Record of Ragnarok.
Reba’s video game roles include Princess Ivy in Fire Emblem Engage, Mei Parry in Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem, Princess Svana in Elder Scrolls Online, Misty in Pokemon Masters, Isabelle in Shadowverse, and Arashi Spring in Scarlet Nexus.
She is also well known as the voice of both Rose Lavillant and Juleka Couffaine from the hit animated series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. She played the Diagnostic Computer in the Netflix film Next Gen opposite John Krasinski and Charlyne Yi.
Other notable career highlights include hosting the Disney Channel show Disney 365, and on camera appearances on shows like ABC’s The Rookie, Peacock’s Killing It, and Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush.
Reba is an outspoken mental health advocate. Her book Get Thee to a Therapist and social media accounts by the same name exist to educate people about how to access mental health services, because mental health is health. You can find out more on Instagram @get.thee.to.a.therapist.
www.rebabuhr.com
Born in FL and now living in Los Angeles, Anairis Quiñones is a voice actor best known for voicing Mirko in My Hero Academia, Nessa in Pokemon: Twilight Wings, Kimberly in Street Fighter 6, Yelena in Attack on Titan, and Rika in Jujutsu Kaisen 0. You can also hear them in cartoons like Craig of the Creek and Rainbow High, or other video games like Fire Emblem: Heroes and New Pokemon Snap. If she’s not acting, she’s playing (and hoarding) indie games like Undertale and Hollow Knight, loving on her pets (two cats and a pupper!), enjoying the outdoors, or baking yummy sweets. Anairis is also a writer and director, and a strong advocate for diversity and mental health.
Chris Hackney is an American voice actor currently residing in Los Angeles, CA. Originally from Florida, Chris found his way to acting when in college for music and looking for more outlets for artistic expression, discovering an entire new world of creativity in acting. Several years of training and a cross-country move later, Chris has found his life and passion in voiceover.
Chris can be heard in various forms including commercials, video games, anime, and animation, and he’s currently most well-known for titles such as Fire Emblem, K Project, Hunter x Hunter, Mega Man 11, Valkyria Chronicles 4, and Gundam SEED. Chris is always looking forward to the next exciting opportunity he can lend his passion to.
AJ Beckles is an Afro-Latino Voice actor raised in the Boston area and based in LA. AJ has had the absolute
privilege of voicing the following characters, Matt Ishida in “Digimon Adventure:2020*; Kaname Tosen in
*Bleach: Thousand year Blood war”: Takemichi Hanagaki in “Tokyo Revengers”, Hop in “Pokemon: Ultimate
Journeys”; Joco in “Shaman King”; and Poison Mushroom cookie in “Cookie Run Kingdom!”; and many others!
If he’s not acting, he’s eating, so feel free to tell him all about your favorite food spots!