Erica Mendez is a Chicago-native now living in Los Angeles and working in the field of voice-over. She has played many fan-favorite characters, including: Retsuko in Aggretsuko, Ryuko in KILL la KILL, Gon in Hunter x Hunter, Aladdin in Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Yuuki in Sword Art Online II, Sailor Uranus in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon, Megumin in Konosuba, Emma in The Promised Neverland, Akko in Little Witch Academia, Diane in Seven Deadly Sins, Nico in Love Live!, Mash in Fate/Grand Order, Raphtalia in The Rising of the Shield Hero, Bernadetta in Fire Emblem Three Houses, and Kamisato Ayaka in Genshin Impact.
You can also hear her in video games such as Final Fantasy VII Remake, Legends of Runeterra, Octopath Traveler 2, Scarlet Nexus, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, The Fire Emblem series, Triangle Strategy, New Pokémon Snap, Ys IX, Tales of Berseria, Puyo Puyo Tetris, The Danganronpa franchise, Code Vein, Soul Calibur VI, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, and the Trails of Cold Steel series; As well as animated shows like OK K.O. Let’s be Heroes, Demon Slayer, Yashahime, Shaman King (2021) Your Lie in April, Anohana, Erased, Pokémon Journeys, To Your Eternity, Boruto, Re:ZERO, Fate/Apocrypha, My Hero Academia, and many more.
Voice acting isn’t the only way she keeps herself busy: Her script adaptation work includes The Promised Neverland, Little Witch Academia, Sailor Moon SuperS, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars, and Fate/Apocrypha. She made her directorial debut with the animated film, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, which she also adapted.
You can keep up with Erica’s role announcements and incoherent rambling by following her on Twitter @tsunderica.
Otafest
May 10 – 12, 2024
Calgary Telus Convention Centre
120 9 Ave SE
Calgary, AB T2G 0P3
Otafest acknowledges that the land we gather on is the traditional territory of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprising the Siksika, Piikani and Kainai First Nations), as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations). The City of Calgary is also the home of the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.