LazuArts Entertainment

LazuArts Entertainment is proud to have partnered with Monkeydo Studios for educational programs this past year!

We love what they have been doing with MonkeyDo Academy - providing in depth, 12-week curricula for voice actors of all levels!

This month, our lead educator, Erin Lundquist and director Nicholas Markgraf are headed down to San Juan in-person for a series of workshops, lectures, and meet & greets!

If you ever thought about voice acting, wanted to try your hand at dubbing, or if you were just curious and had some questions, drop on by!

Contact MonkeyDo Academy at:
(787) 624-6200
[email protected]

We're excited to have Jaden and Willow Smith in our booths!

It's our honor to help bring deep, rich storytelling to life!

Jaden and Willow Smith Set to Executive Produce, Voice Roles in Anime Films (Exclusive) The siblings have teamed up with N LITE, a Black-owned media company and anime studio based in the U.S. and Tokyo.

Anime Expo 2025 may have ended, but the news continues to flow! Three films were announced by a few of our partners and we're incredibly excited to be able to talk about it.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2025/all-the-news-and-reviews-from-anime-expo/mfinda-a-journey-between-worlds-presented-by-n-lite/.226499

LazuArts Entertainment is happy to have had Erin Lundquist in the studio for her roles of the Narrator and Director on the anime Dungeons & Television!

Congratulations to creator Junchukan Bonta & EN voice director Griffin Puatu for your huge success on this project!



https://youtu.be/fMjpYNKukVQ?si=tuqCaGmC_MersrZx

Our Co-owner of LazuArts, Sami Inoue-harte, has been busy working on this as Head of Development & Production at Nlite & US Head of Animated Content at GONZO!

She also traveled to Japan where she met up with anime legend Masao Maruyama!
https://variety.com/2023/film/global/gkids-n-lite-mfinda-annecy-1235597964/

Our co-owner of LazuArts has been incredibly busy as the Head of Development and Production for !

Check out what she's been cooking behind the scenes! Stay tuned there's a ton more to share!

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/viola-davis-julius-tennon-juvee-anime-mfinda-1235812203/

LazuArts provided the audio recording for Stormgate: Campaign One – Ashes of Earth!

Check out the behind the scenes video for a glimpse at the fun, energy, and talent that brought the story missions to life—featuring Simu Liu, Rosanna Pansino, Matthew Mercer, Berkeley Pickell, Morla Gorrondona, Erik Braa, and many more.

📺 Watch: youtu.be/I9CyxftirYA

Sami not only serves as LazuArts' co-owner, she also serves as Head of Production at N LITE Media, a Black-owned anime studio, best known for their partnership with Oscar-winning US film distributor, GKIDs, and Academy award winning Viola Davis’ company, Juvee Productions. IN ADDITION she serves as U.S. Head of Animated Content and Producer for 20 years at anime studio GONZO K.K. which is best known for Emmy award winning Afro Samurai starring Samuel L Jackson. Samantha develops, writes, and oversees anime productions at GONZO K.K., many of which can be seen on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix.

Thats a lot of hats! She is going to be a guest at Anime NYC from August 21st-24th, so feel free to ask her how she has time for anything else!

https://animenyc.com/guests25/ #/artist/samantha-inoue-harte