J. Michael Tatum added to Otakon 2023’s Guest List

Voice actor J. Michael Tatum will be a guest at Otakon 2023, according to Otakorp Inc. His notable roles include characters from “My Hero Academia,” “Ouran High School Host Club,” “Black Butler” and “Steins;Gate.”

Nurtured on anime classics from the tender age of “Star Blazers,” this reclusive actor/writer spent more years than he cares to remember in what might charitably be called free-fall before landing, mostly by accident, smack dab on the industry of his dreams.

Cast as Rikichi in 2005’s “Samurai 7,” Tatum’s inexplicable luck has held long enough to see his flag hoisted on a slew of dream roles, most notably Kyoya Otori in “Ouran High School Host Club”; suave, demonic Sebastian Michaelis in “Black Butler”; Tomoe from “Kamisama Kiss”; and Okarin Rintarou from “Steins;Gate.” More recently, Tatum can be heard in the epic “My Hero Academia” as Teyna Iida; Louis in “Fire Emblem: Engage”; and Moran in “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.” Other characters he’s played include: Eneru in “One Piece”; Ryosuke Takahashi in “Initial D”; Kraft Lawrence in “Spice and Wolf”; Zarbon in “Dragon Ball Z Kai”; Scar in “Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood”; Acnologia in “Fairy Tale”; and Erwin Smith in “Attack on Titan.”

His videogame credits include Sir Hammerlock from the “Borderlands” franchise; Julius Kresnik from “Tales of Xillia 2”; Mr. Foster from “Killing Floor 2”; Kelvin and Pendles from “Battleborn”; fifteen playable characters from “SMITE”; and August Wallenstein from “Tales of Luminaria.”

Ever the workaholic, Tatum is currently burning the midnight oil on a number of exciting projects due for release later this year. He also co-hosts “Ghoul Intentions,” a spooky podcast dedicated to creeping you out.

Otakon 2023 will be held from July 28 to July 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.