samantha inoue Harte
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Samantha Inoue Harte serves as Head of Production at NLite 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. NLite Media focuses on the creation of Afro-centric anime under Samantha’s supervision as Head of Production.
Samantha is currently producing on several “Afrime” productions including the recently announced Hotaru and Ripper, which have Oscar-winning “Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse” director, Peter Ramsey and Viola Davis to produce.
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Samantha also serves as U.S. Head of Animated Content and Producer for Emmy Award winning anime studio GONZO K.K. which is best known for Afro Samurai starring Samuel L Jackson. Samantha develops, writes, and oversees productions at GONZO K.K., many of which can be seen on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix. Some of GONZO K.K.'s over 80 anime titles include Full Metal Panic, Hellsing, Gantz, Basilisk, and Samurai7.
Samantha also is a co-owner of an Emmy award winning recording studio called LazuArts, which provides casting and recording for videogames, TV series, and features with a focus on creating a more racially diverse and inclusive casting process which allows voice acting opportunities for People of Color.
When Samantha is not working on Anime productions, she is often playing the drums, fishing, archery, shooting, or exploring coffee shoppes in the hopes of finding the perfect sweet latte.