Visiting Big Charlotte Anime Con 2026

 

On Saturday, June 27th, my travels took me back north across the Carolina border to Charlotte, North Carolina to attend the Big Charlotte Anime Con 2026 at the downtown Charlotte Convention Center. 

It was a hot day -- as are typical with early summers here in the Carolinas -- and, despite a forecast calling for one to those hit-and-run summer showers; no rain or clouds appeared. At least not getting to Charlotte or during the convention itself and my return trip home. 

Despite the long line outside to get in, it did not take more than half-an-hour to get inside the blessedly cooler convention center lobby. 

 

Overall I was pleased with the trip and spend a good few hours enjoying the company of fellow anime fans and meeting some really amazing cosplayers and a four voice actresses that I was really looking forward to talking to. 

I also got several complements from people on both my Ulster Red tartan kilt and my yellow Captain Kirk vs The Gorn t-shirt. 

The following are the photos taken by your favorite blogger of my visit to the Big Charlotte Anime convention.

Yours truly with the awesome Miss Olivia Hack.

Yours truly with the talented Miss Grey DeLisle.

My favorite part of the visit to Big Charlotte Anime Con was meeting and getting selfies with two more of my favorite voice actors, Miss Olivia Hack (the voice of Rhonda Wellington Lloyd in Hey Arnold! and Ty Lee in Avatar The Last Airbender) and Miss Grey DeLisle (the voice of Princess Azula in Avatar The Last Airbender, Sam Manson in Danny Phantom, twins Lola and Lana Loud in The Loud House, and Tootie and her older sister, Vicky the Babysitter in Fairly Odd Parents). Both of them were absolutely delightful people and I enjoyed talking to them about my love for their amazing work. 

 

I also had the chance to meet and get autographs from Miss Linda Ballantyne and Katie Griffin, the original English dub voices of Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars from the 90s Sailor Moon -- another favorite original anime series that I enjoyed back in the day. Miss Ballantyne was especially fun to talk to and complemented me on my yellow Captain Kirk vs The Gorn t-shirt. They were both really awesome women.

I left with four more celebrity autographs to add to my growing collection of talented voice actors. Not a bad way to spend a summer Saturday in my little corner of Dixie.