Rosemont, Illinois event runs from May 15-17

Anime Central announced on Monday that it will host voice actress Rie Tanaka at next year's event. The appearance will be her first at the North American convention.

Tanaka's major anime roles include Strike Witches ' Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke, Hayate the Combat Butler 's Maria, Squid Girl 's Chizuru Aizawa, Time of Eve 's Sammy, Toradora! 's Yuri Koigakubo, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed 's Lacus Clyne, Chobits ' Chii, Rozen Maiden 's Suigintō, Girls und Panzer 's Maho Nishizumi, The Garden of Sinners ' Kirie Fujō, the Precure franchise 's Hikari Kujō/Shiny Luminous, Hyperdimension Neptunia 's Neptune/Purple Heart, and Persona 3 's Mitsuru Kirijō.

Anime Central 2020 will take place from May 15-17 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare and Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.

Update: Corrected information about first appearance. Thanks ValkyrieZeroZeroOne.

Source: Press release