Who-ya Extended
Jay Hickman
Quinton Flynn
Greg Ayres
Gareth West
Cole Feuchter
Kiba Walker
Shihori
Kohei
Diana Garnet
Samurai Dan and Jillian
V is for Villains
EpicLLOYD
Epic Rap Battles of History
Catero Colbert
JAPANNA anna GOLDSKY
YTCracker
David Gibson McLean
MINT
Mason Lieberman
Rebel and Cleric
Spirit Bomb
Rick Robertson
Nazia Chaudhry
Cynthia Cranz
Tyson Rinehart
Amanda Gish
SewExtra Cosplay
cosplayhooray
Hoshi Cosplays
Arc Impulse
Who-ya Extended
Creator unit centered around Who-ya (Vocal) who call themselves “Who-ya Extended”. Chosen for the OP theme song for anime “PSYCHO-PASS 3” in October 2019, leading to their major debut with the song ‘Q-vism’ a month later. The song charted #1 on the iTunes song chart and Amazon digital chart in Japan, making a grand debut. The music video of ‘Q-vism’ on YouTube reached over 1 million views soon after it was launched. In January 2021, their song ‘VIVID VICE’ was chosen as the OP theme song for worldwide popular anime “Jujutsu Kaisen.” The song topped Oricon daily digital charts as it was released. Later in April, they did their one-take performance of both ‘Q-vism’ and ‘VIVID VICE’ on the well-known YouTube music channel “THE FIRST TAKE.” With more anime tie-in songs released throughout 2021, in April 2022 they were picked up to sing the ED theme song ‘A Shout Of Triumph’ for anime “Build Divide: Code White”.
Jay Hickman
Jay began his career in anime in the 1990s, when he landed his first role at ADV Films in Master of Mosquiton. Since then, he has appeared in more than 100 titles with studios including ADV Films, Funimation, Sentai Filmworks, Switchblade Pictures, Okratron 5000, and others. As a character actor, Jay has been able to voice a broad variety of colorful roles, with the occasional romantic lead thrown in for good measure. His notable credits over the past two decades are Mechazawa in Cromartie High School, Spitfire in Air Gear, Sho Zama in Aura Battler Dunbine, Shiryu in Saint Seiya, Chuu and Hammond in One Piece, Kagetane Hiruko in Black Bullet, Chief Kurama in Elfen Lied, Koji in Generator Gawl, Toru Watanabe in Excel Saga, The Fool in Kaleido Star, Crusty in Log Horizon, SSS in Madlax, Dera Mochimazzi in Tamako Market, Sanetoshi Watase in Penguindrum, Prince Mytho in Princess Tutu, and Giraffe in Revue Starlight, among many others.
Jay’s voice has also been featured in live action series and films such as Dark Water, Synesthesia, Conduct Zero, The Fuccons, Touching Wild Horses, Gamera – Attack of Legion, as well as in the video game Unlimited Saga. Jay had his Toonami debut playing Dr. Stylish in Akame ga KILL!, followed by Shiro Kuramori in Parasyte – the maxim, and now Joichiro Yukihira in Food Wars!
Quinton Flynn
Quinton Flynn is beloved globally as Axel/Lea from Kingdom Hearts and Raiden from Metal Gear Solid 2, 4 and Rising Revengeance (for which he received a Best Actor Award). Fans Love Flynn as: Kon in Bleach, Iruka Sensai in Naruto, Reno in Final Fantasy, Jhin in League of Legends, Timon in Timon & Pumbaa, and many others!
Quinton’s Classic Legacy Characters: Micky Mouse, Spider-Man, Venom, Human Torch, Jonny Quest, Gollum and more pop up often in his solo comedic improvisational Q&A convention panels along with celebrity impressions, song and audience participation.
His impressions and sound-a-likes have been featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Paul McCartney, Mindhunter as Frank Sinatra, Robot Chicken as Elmer Fudd, Draco Malfoy and Swiper The Fox, The Adventures of Billy & Mandy as Christopher Walken, The Mystery of Natalie Wood as James Dean, Cartoon Hook Ups as Deadpool
Flynn seamlessly shape shifts from the deep, sinister and sexy, mad-scientist, Dr. Krankcase – Skylanders: Trap Team, to the polite and earnest Silver The Hedgehog in the Sonic game series! And his twisted Irish hitman Sir Henry Cooldown provided the right spice in the action-adventure hack and slash video games No More Heroes 1 & 2. He also lent his vocal gymnastics to – Star Wars: The Old Republic, Avatar The Last Airbender, Crash Bandicoot, Mass Effect, World of Warcraft, Batman Arkham City Origins, Lord Of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean to name a few.
Flynn’s Fan Favorite, the lovably nerdy Sheldon Lee, is back in My Life As A Teenage Robot on Amazon Prime! The resurgence of interest in that Nickelodeon animated gem also features Quinton as the heroic Sliver Shell and the despicable Don Prima + more than 50 other incidental voices!! So, Get In Like Flynn!
Greg Ayres
Greg Ayres has been screaming into microphones for close to 25 years now! With over 376 credits to his name, he has managed to play a variety of characters that are almost as colorful as his hair. He was honored to recently return to his role of Son Goku in Saiyuki Reload Zeroin, having worked on the Saiyuki franchise for over 20 years. He can currently be heard as Po in Eminence and Shadow, As Kenta Kanzaki in The Dangers in My Heart, Yu Nishinoya in Haikyu, Chai in Shenmue The Animation on Adult swim, and a super bad demon known only as “God” in Dark Gathering. Some other recent roles include Chota Segawa in Alice in Borderland (OAV), Sho Utsumi in SSSSGridman, Frost in DragonBall Super, Geo in Sony Picture’s Starship Troopers : Traitor of Mars, Jiro in Concrete Revolutio, Ryuuou Edogawa in Doreiku, Koji Koda in My Hero Academia, and he even makes an appearance as Popuko in Pop Team Epic.
He is proud to be a part of the new “Pink Harvest” productions from Sentai Filmworks, in the roles of Izumi Sena in Lovestage, and Yabase in Hitorijime My Hero. Some other recent favorites include Nagisa Haruki in Free, and Free Eternal Summer, MonoKuma in Danganronpa, Clear in Dramatical Murder, Doug in Gangsta, Zenji Marui in Food Wars, Ganta Igarashi in Deadman Wonderland, Heihachi Hayashida in Samurai 7, and Kouichi Sakakibara in Another. Some of his all-time favorite roles include Chrono in Chrono Crusade, Kaoru Hitachiin in Ouran High School Host Club, Hideki in Nerima Daikon Brothers, Youhei Sunohara in Clannad, Yuki in The Wallflower, Leo in Ghost Stories, Satoshi Hiwatari in DNAngel, Kaworu Nagisa in the Director’s Cut of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Tomoki Sakurai in Heaven’s Lost Property, and Negi Springfield in Negima.
Of all of his many roles, his favorite will always be the real life role of “Little Brother” to voice actor Christopher Ayres. The little guy with a big Sippy Cup, and even bigger heart – who touched the world with his “Love and Laughter”.
Gareth West
Gareth is an actor, model, and voice actor based out of Texas. He is known for such Anime roles as; Ittetsu Takeda in Haikyu, Seiya Takehaya in Tsurune, Kanichi Konishi in Food Wars, Haruka Shinozaki in My Girlfriend Is Shobitch, Lizard Misty in Saint Seiya, 2D in Golden Time, Akihiro Tsukaba in Chihayafuru, Tomoaki Yamagishi in O Maidens In Your Savage Season, and Dinkuron in Log Horizon. He is also currently playing the role of Jason Lee Scott the Red Power Ranger in the upcoming release Red Rising: A Power Rangers Fan Film. When not making anime voices or acting, Gareth enjoys basically anything nerdy under the sun. So whatever it is you are into, chances are you can come up and geek out. Because there is nothing he likes more than getting enthusiastic, and making new friends!
Cole Feuchter
Cole Feuchter is an Androgynous Voice Actor based out of Dallas, Texas. They have worked extensively in the voice over industry since 2017, having lent their voice to several anime, numerous mobile games and even audiobooks and commercials.
Known for voicing Tada Tomonari in BLUELOCK, Marcel in SAVING 80000 GOLD as well as Wheel in ONE PIECE, They can also be heard as Yoshio Asakura (ISHIDA & ASAKURA), Naoto Hamasaki & Archer Springfield (CAMP BUDDY), Lenga Valentine (FULL SERVICE).
He can even be heard in the anime dubs of VINLAND SAGA, BUDDY DADDIES, THE SAINT’S MAGIC POWER IS OMNIPOTENT, THE CASE STUDY OF VANITAS, CHAINSAW MAN and more.
Cole is also fluent in Japanese, earning his degree at the University of North Texas, and outside of voice work, he is also a content creator under the moniker ”The Retrocade” and was even one of the creators for GAMESTOP TV frequently featured in the “All-In” segments. Cole has also taught, and still offers, Japanese classes/lessons online and in-person for groups or individuals.
Outside of voice over and sharing their love and knowledge of Japanese language and culture, Cole also finds joy in creating their own works of art. Be it hand drawn creations or handmade jewelry, it’s a joy they look forward to sharing with anyone and everyone who may be interested.
If you want to learn more about Cole, you can check out his Twitter @LordAzria or his website at colefeuchter.com.
Kiba Walker
Kiba Walker is an actor and performer based out of Dallas, Texas. His most notable roles in anime, such as Haikyu (Koganegawa, Komi), My Hero Academia (Cider House Leader), Saint Seiya (Scylla Io), Black Clover (Paplo Espuma), Skate-Leading Stars (Irie), Back Arrow (Gote), Thetitan’s Bride (Caius Lao Bistail), Horimiya (Tanihara), Junji Ito Collection (Tsukano), Cells At Work!! (Mumps Virus), Cautious Hero (Kebono), Kono Ototomare (Naoya), Bofuri (Christmas Rose), And Case Fileno.221 Kabukicho (Diana). You Can Also Hear His Voice In Fruits Basket, Radiant, One Piece, To Love Ru, O Maidens In Your Savage Season, Akudama Drive, and many more.
In video games, his voice can be heard in Genshin Impact(Xu Liushi/wyratt/zexuan), Camp Buddy(Keitaro/yoshinori), Full Service (Sota), To Trust An Incubus (Kenta), Mister Versatile (Syd), Earthlock(Amon/gnart), Popup Dungeon (Dj Mute/thrilla Killa/centrian/nunchaku Ninja/tinkerer), Something In The Dark (Francis Hale/father Karver), Gyee (Caius), and many others.
His works include ISHIDA & ASAKURA and THE TITAN’S BRIDE. He also is a full-time drag performer, under the name SALEM MOON. You can follow him on Twitter at @justkibawalker or on Instagram at @kibathevoice or @salemmoondrag
Shihori
SHIHORI is an international pop singer/songwriter from Japan who composes and performs solo work, as well as music for film, TV, anime and games. She’s best known for her collaborations with Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in The Shell) and Kohei Tanaka (One Piece). She has written and composed over 100 songs for her home country’s best known contemporary artists such as Nana Mizuki, Momoiro Clover Z, Buono!, and for such famed shows as Fairy Tail, My Little Pony, Tomodachi Game, Macross Frontier and The Irregular at Magic High School.
Many of her releases have made the Oricon Chart in Japan with 11 of her hits having attained Gold Disc Certification. Her 3rd single “Never End Wonderland” which released after her debut in 2007 under the pseudonym “Sena,” is her most personally meaningful achievement and ranked #5 and #8 on the Oricon Singles Daily and Weekly charts, in 2009.
Born deaf in one ear (but with perfect pitch in the other) and with Asperger Syndrome, she serves as both an inspiration and ambassador for people struggling with disabilities. Her main mission through her music and life is, “to spread love” since it’s her belief all problems and solutions in life connect to this core value.
Kohei
Kohei, a singer from Tokyo, Japan and moved to New York in the summer of 2011. Kohei is well known for singing R&B and Soul and has performed over 300 shows in the course of four years. He has performed in the all famous Apollo theater 8 times and got first place in 2014. He has opened up for Wu Tang Clan(Raekwon) R&B Legend Case, Lyfe Jennings and Lil mama in 2015 2016. He has done everything such as hosting a music event at the Jay-Z’s Moms restaurant, and being the Official Japan Fes MC. He was a finalist of McDonald’s Gospelfest 2016 and 2017, and featured on M-On TV with Japanese recording artist The RAMPAGE.
Diana Garnet
Tokyo-based anime music artist and bilingual voice actress Diana Garnet is a rising star in the scene, lending her dynamic, powerful vocals to many anime and game titles.
Diana’s music has been used in many anime, including Naruto Shippuden, “Spinning World”, Detective Team KAZ "Nankai Mystery”, Neko Neko Nihonshi “Thank you For the Music” & “Hello Again,” and games like Dragon marked for Death and the upcoming Little Goody Two Shoes.
Recently, Diana’s been voicing characters in many game and anime franchises in both English and Japanese, sporting clients like Sanrio, Disney, Netflix, Square Enix, Konami, Nintendo, and The Pokemon Company! You might have heard her in Gunvolt, Bee and Puppycat, Shimajiro, Bomberman R, Castlevania GoS, or Gudetama Freestyle!
She marries her striking tone, expansive range, and formidable arsenal of techniques along with her unique perspective as one of the few foreign entertainers in the Japanese industry – All with an unwavering positive attitude and bubbly personality!
Samurai Dan and Jillian
The husband and wife team of Daniel and Jillian Coglan are full-time martial art instructors, specializing in 16th century Samurai Arts. When not teaching at their dojo, the Kojokan, they travel the United States performing and teaching the ancient ways of the most famous warriors in history.
With a combined 35 years of experience, their show is a unique blend of history, combative skill, and humor, designed to educate and entertain audiences both large and small.
Beyond their martial skills, the dynamic duo collaborated to write, direct, host, and star in a 12 episode TV series entitled, “The Way of The Samurai.”
Daniel is also an author, with several martial art articles published, and is currently working on his second full-length novel.
V is for Villains
A new breed of entertainment. The intimate story. Epic visual stylings. That’s what you’re about to experience when getting ready for a V is for Villains concert. V is for Villains is a new breed of entertainment. Mixing the visual styles of Steampunk, Carnival and Noir, with the musical taste of Nine Inch Nails, Prodigy, and your favorite film score; V is for Villains will take you on a journey through the imagination that your mother couldn’t prepare you for. Most groups often say that they intend for “world domination”… V is for Villains might actually mean it…
EpicLLOYD
EpicLLOYD is a rapper and comedian who lives in Los Angeles, CA. In addition to his original hip-hop music, Lloyd is also known for being the co-creator of the acclaimed YouTube series, Epic Rap Battles of History and Dis Raps for Hire. He’s toured to hundreds of stages all over the world, earned 15 Gold Records, and garnered over 4 billion views and 14+ million subscribers online.
Epic Rap Battles of History
Epic Rap Battles of History, or ERB for short, is a YouTube series created by Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD, pitting famous historic and pop culture figures, against one another in a rap battle format. It is among the most subscribed channels on YouTube with over 14.2 million subscribers. Episodes regularly feature guest cameos with past cameos including other internet celebrities such as Lisa Donovan, Timothy DeLaGhetto, George Watsky, DeStorm Power, Jesse Wellens, PewDiePie, Jenna Marbles, Lilly Singh, Ray William Johnson, Rhett and Link, and Smosh. On July 3, 2013, “Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney”, was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States. 10 other singles, including “Adolf Hitler vs Darth Vader”, “Albert Einstein vs Stephen Hawking”, “Dr. Seuss vs William Shakespeare”, “Master Chief vs Leonidas”, “Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates”, “Justin Bieber vs Ludwig van Beethoven”, “Mario Brothers vs Wright Brothers”, “Mr. T vs Mr. Rogers”, “Abraham Lincoln vs Chuck Norris”, and “Hitler vs Vader 2”, were later certified Gold as well.
Catero Colbert
Catero Alain Colbert is an actor best known for playing Killer Bee on Naruto Shippuden, he also plays Darui on the same show. He played Tom Staton on Showtimes Roadies and Harley on TNT’s Briarpatch.
He was Dedrick on Freeforms Love in the time of Corona. Played Coldcast in Superman vs the Elites. He has guest starred on Shameless, Training Day and several other shows.
JAPANNA anna GOLDSKY
JAPANNA ANNA GOLDSKY 杏奈ゴールドスカイwas born and raised in JAPAN. She dedicated herself to studying Japanese culture, history, calligraphy art, ZEN, human behavior psychology, educational administration, organizational leadership, and cross-cultural communication skills.
JAPANNA ANNA GOLDSKY built a schoolhouse, ran an education business, and taught many people in JAPAN. Also she traveled around the world as a general itinerary manager of a travel bureau, learned various business matters and cultures, and broadened her outlook remarkably.
In order to realize her childhood dreams, JAPANNA ANNA GOLDSKY legally immigrated from Japan to America, worked hard, and successfully passed the US citizenship test. JAPANNA ANNA GOLDSK is establishing a successful life here in USA. Her company and house are located on a tranquil 12-acre land near the Mississippi River. She is proud of how courageously she has been conquering hardships and challenges. She loves both AMERICA and JAPAN. She speaks English proudly with beautiful Japanese accents. JAPANNA ANNA GOLDSKY is a President / Principal educator / Master coach of GOLDSKY SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT center, JAPAN SHINZEN ART & CULTURE, and UI INTERNATIONAL LLC. She is a spiritual empowerment leader, Japanese culture native-expert, calligraphy artist, contemporary-ZEN master, and global success mindset advisor.
GOLDSKY SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT LEADERSHIP program includes various unique activities. For example, ZEN calligraphy art meditation, Sing & Dance meditation, Punch & Release, Cosmic Energy Empowerment, Freedom of Expression, Global Success Mindset, Japanese cultural activities, and more. Her mission is to create the safe diversity world where people with different beliefs, religions, cultures, languages, and skin colors can CO-EXIST peacefully.
YTCracker
YTCracker is a rapper, former cracker, and Internet entrepreneur. YTCracker began producing rap music in 1998 in the genre that has since become known as nerdcore hip hop. YTCracker is a self-proclaimed “jack of all trades”, also making a name for himself as a professional disc jockey, computer programmer, graphics designer and webmaster. His music covers everything from computer hacking to bitcoin. He has performed on legendary stages across the world in front of some of the largest crowd both as a DJ and as a lyricist, including events like the Consumer Electronics Show, MAGFest, SXSW and beyond.
David Gibson McLean
David Gibson McLean is a composer/performer in the video game and anime industry. Using his multi-instrumentalist abilities, David has had the fortune of working on iconic franchises such as “Cowboy Bebop”, “Spider-Man”, “Beyblades”, “Ultraman” and many others. These projects have led to collaborations with iconic artists such as Yoko Kanno, Jun Senoue, Guthrie Govan to name just a few.
In addition to his composition work, David also is an educator on the history and composition techniques of anime and video game music. Most recently David has contributed the trailer music for the upcoming game “Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising” and released his first solo album “Lux In Tenebris”.
MINT
MINT, the designer of MINT NeKO, was born in Shimane in 1984.
After graduating Bunka Fashion College, he became an assistant designer of h.NAOTO and made his debut as a designer of Sixh. in 2006.
While part of a fashion duet with the brand Sixh., MINT has created his own line called MINT NeKO. MINT NeKO uses oriental silhouettes inspired by mode style with cat character graphics. There are actually more than 250 original kitty characters that are created and used in the garments.
MINT has created cats to collaborate in the world of fashion. MINT has collaborated with many Japanese artists and is becoming one of the leading young designers in Japan. https://mintneko.com
Mason Lieberman
Mason Lieberman is an anime composer and recording artist most known for his work composing on series like Rooster Teeth’s RWBY and Beyblade Burst Evolution, amongst many others. As a cellist, guitarist, and vocalist, Mason has had the great pleasure of working with a wide variety of film and gaming franchises, with personal favorites including The Rising of the Shield Hero, Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. franchise, Riot Games’ League of Legends, AMC’s The Walking Dead, Hell’s Kitchen, and God Eater. Mason’s panels provide a deep-dive perspective on scoring in the anime and game music industries. You can usually find him on Twitter or Instagram (@masonlieberman), or on Facebook (masonliebermanmusic).
Rebel and Cleric
PUNK INVADES ANIME! Rebel And Cleric is a Punk/Midwest Emo band that currently has 2 active members: Sai Sake, Lead Singer/Drummer and Tattoo Artist, and James Jarvey, Guitarist/Scream Vocalist. They started busking at conventions in 2019 and are now joining the stage as THE Punk band of Anime Cons! Their genres range from Punk, Emo, Indie, and of course the essential Anime/Show Openings! They know many con-goers are die-hard fans of bands like: “My Chemical Romance”, “Panic! At The Disco”, “Fall Out Boy” to even more niche-fitting Midwest Emo bands such as “American Football”, “Cap’n Jazz”, and the oh-so fitting band called “Guitar Fight From Fooly Cooly”. Their mission is to bring the spirit of Punk and Emo right at every Anime Con’s doorstep, starting with the Midwest!
They have a rotating cosplay theme for their performances at each con. This year’s theme is the ever-so loved video game “Animal Crossing”! Join your favorite guitar playing dog “K.K. Slider” and everyone’s favorite goth chameleon “Flick” in their Midwest Anime Con Music Tour! Come to their show and party like it’s Animal Village!
Spirit Bomb
Spirit Bomb is an explosive anime tribute band making waves across the nation! Fronted by vocalist Elaina Sekino and guitar Youtuber “Tuning the World,” our mission is simple: to deliver an unforgettable live concert experience to anime enthusiasts far and wide. Brace yourself for dynamic performances that capture the essence of your beloved anime songs. Feel the energy surge as you dance and sing along to your favorite hits, complemented by captivating visuals and easy-to-follow romaji lyrics. Join Spirit Bomb on this epic journey as we celebrate the magic of anime through the power of music!
Rick Robertson
Rick Robertson is an American radio announcer and voice actor who works for Funimation. He voices both Dabura and Olibu in Dragon Ball Z and video games. Other voice work includes Yomi from Yu Yu Hakusho and Vulcan in SMITE.
Nazia Chaudhry
Nazia Chaudhry is a multi-award winning voiceover artist, on camera actor, producer, singer, and educator with a performance career spanning well over 25 years. From singing to selling, to the special way each story needs telling, Nazia is known for voicing many of your anime favorites, such as Ava’s Mom in Pokémon: Path to the Peak, Nyla Bertran in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Shimoda in The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie and TV Series, Misaki Tanabe in Wonder Egg Priority, Lily’s Mom in Saint Cecilia & Pastor Lawrence, Nambia in Attack on Titan: The Final Season, Tohru’s Aunt in Fruits Basket, Miss Apsara in Rosario + Vampire Capu2, Mina in Black Butler, April in Darker Than Black, and so much more.
Currently, Nazia is working on a new top secret Disney animated series and has recently voiced characters in Bread Barbershop (Netflix), Spidey and his Amazing Friends (Disney), and The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj (Nickelodeon International). Other credits include: Crunchyroll, SXSW Film Festival, NBC, ABC, Cartoon Network, Pandora, HULU, iHeart, GraphicAudio, and PBS.
Nazia has an undergraduate degree concentrated in opera and her master’s degree in jazz voice. Her debut jazz album, Time After, landed at #1 on CMJs Top Jazz Adds Chart, while also topping on CMJ’s Top 40 Jazz Charts. You can hear her critically acclaimed debut jazz album on Pandora, iTunes, and other online streaming services. Naz has toured nationally and internationally throughout her career, & performed alongside GRAMMY Award-winning musicians Bobby McFerrin and Nestor Torres. She also performed with legendary actor/singers Clifton Davis & Harry Belafonte. Other singing credits include: The Kennedy Center, London Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra Atlanta, Georgia Symphony Orchestra Jazz, Rialto Center for the Arts, & RFK Stadium.
Cynthia Cranz
Cynthia Cranz is an American actress primarily known for her extensive voice work dubbing anime shows, many that have aired on the Cartoon Network and Toonami. The Fort Worth, Texas native has been acting professionally since 1993, performing in theater, commercials, industrial videos, music videos, PSA’s, infomercials, TV, film, commercial print, video games and voice over.
In 1999 she was one of the first actors cast by Funimation Entertainment in their Flagship Show Dragon Ball Z, voicing the roles of Chi Chi and Mrs. Briefs, and continues to voice those roles presently. Other notable roles include: Boton – Yu Yu Hokusho, Mitzy – Shin Chan, Mitch – Case Closed (Detective Conan), Paninya – Fullmetal Alchemist, Chieko – Princess Jellyfish, Tsurara – Rosario and The Vampire, Lisa – Summer Wars, Coach Mo – Big Wind Up and Pipimi in Pop Team Epic.
Recently she reprised her roles as Mitsuru (Mii) in Fruits Basket and Bellemere in One Piece. She can also be heard as the voice of Sister Bikini – Ace Attorney, Shiizaki – Date A Live, Melida – Wise Man’s Grandchild, Serena – Love Esquire, Mineko – Citris, Lisa – Soul Eater, Ferro – GunSlinger Girls, Dog Woman – Desert Punk, Meow’s Mom – Space Dandy, Elena – Claymore, Lisa – The Galaxy Railways, Kyoko – Witchblade, Karin – B’t X, Nao – Shiki, Lilith – Trinity Blood, Rieko – Spiral, Mika – Burst Angel, Sara – D. Grey-Man, My Hero Academia, Attack On Titan and hundreds of other roles in Anime and video games over the past 2 decades. She is very excited to announce her role as Miss Babcock in the upcoming Jam Productions and Netflix series, Jet Boy!
When not in the booth, Cynthia enjoys riding and showing horses, a life- long passion and sport, as well as reading, cooking, gardening and piddling around the house which she shares with her husband, three legged lab, German Shepherd rescue, parakeet and 3 fish.
Tyson Rinehart
Tyson Rinehart’s breakout role was as lovable hacker Daru in Steins;Gate. He is also known for his work as Bartolomeo in One Piece, Wrestler-extraordinaire Genzo Shibata in Kemono Michi: Rise Up, Matsuda in High School DxD, and the Devil Ape himself, Enji Koma in Tokyo Ghoul.
Recent roles include Ranga in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Potrof in Black Clover, Kou Minamoto in Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, Tristan the Bad in Appare-Ranman!, Doan in Plunderer, Shinya Ozeki in Hinomaru Sumo, Geek in AFTERLOST, Cassarale in Dragon Ball Super, Luke in Ai no Kusabi, and Papa Shirogane in Kaguya-sama: Love is War.
His work in video games includes Cabrakan and Dark Lord Sun Wukong from SMITE, Hogarth in Orcs Must Die! Unchained, and Casino Bandit/etc. in Borderlands 3. Tyson has worked extensively as an ADR scriptwriter, providing English language dialogue for shows like High School DxD New, Prison School, Rilakkuma & Kaoru, Back Street Girls: Gokudols, VINLAND SAGA, and Kuroko’s Basketball.
Tyson also has several directing credits to his name, counting such titles as One Piece, Combatants Will Be Dispatched!, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, Strike Witches: Road to Berlin, and MARS RED. When he’s not working on some aspect of dubbing, or parenting a toddler, Tyson wastes a lot of his time on video games and his B-movie inspired punk band, Bullet Machine (available on most streaming music services).
Amanda Gish
Amanda Gish is an accomplished actress, model, cosplayer, singer, and voice actor. You can hear her as Kinoko Komori in My Hero Academia, Witch in Goblin Slayer, Hanabi in Senran Kagura, Mariah in Hatena Illusion, Hop in Dragon Ball Super and many more. She has also lent her voice as Inara the Stone Warden in the video game Paladins and Lucy’s Mom in the Horror Game Visage.
When Amanda is not acting, you can find her creating k-pop music videos and English covers under the name Black Rose Garden on Spotify and Black Rose Garden Productions on youtube. You can also catch her on her personal youtube, AmandaGish0802, where she vlogs and creates content for lifestyle videos. Follow her on all social channels (Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok) @Mastagish!
SewExtra Cosplay
Audrey Grout aka SewExtra Cosplay has been cosplaying since 2019 but has been sewing costumes theatrically since 2013. With a background in both costume production and theatrical performance, she has worked on numerous shows in Western New York both onstage and backstage but has found her home at conventions. Working with her trusty sewing machine, Audrey has brought some of her favorite characters to life including Princess Mononoke, Daisy Mae, Edelgard, Sonia Nevermind, Malon, Zelda, and many more. She is also no stranger to the abnormal and has created comical twists on characters including Business Mothman, Bunny Suit Ghostface and Maid Michael Myers. When she is not sewing and creating she can be found playing Fire Emblem or Legend of Zelda, practicing American Sign Language, or snuggling with her cats and chinchilla.
cosplayhooray
My name is Meagen Whitchelo better known as @cosplayhooray! My love of costume making began at an early age of 6 when I began to teach myself how to hand sew costumes for me and my dolls. I have come a long way since then and have since learned to build huge props, construct armor and bring to life my favorite anime characters by learning more about wig styling and makeup application. I have made costumes my whole life, but it wasn’t until 5 years ago that I started to officially make cosplays. My first cosplay build was Ikaros from Heaven’s Lost Property and after building her I was hooked! My favorite thing about cosplaying is becoming all of the fantastic characters from the anime and manga that have left great impressions on me and embody qualities I deeply admire. When I am in cosplay, I can do anything! I was even Anime Midwest’s first ever world crown winner last year as Alice Zuberg from Sword Art online Alicization! Through cosplay I have met so many great people and I have learned so much about myself and my artistic abilities. Cosplay allows me to be creative, silly, to dance, to act, to spread messages, and most importantly to have fun!
Hoshi Cosplays
Hoshi Cosplays is a vibrant and passionate young-adult cosplayer who has been an integral part of the cosplay community since 2015. Drawn to the world of cosplay while watching a gameplay of Yandere Simulator, Hoshi immediately fell in love with the hobby and embraced it wholeheartedly. As a cosplayer and public figure on social media, Hoshi connects with fellow cosplayers within the same age range, serving as both an inspiration and being inspired by the diverse talents within the community.
Arc Impulse
Arc Impulse is a Chicago-based video game cover band, rearranging and rocking old gaming songs! Drummer Bobby Shields, guitarist Zach Wolfenbarger, and keyboardist Andrew Estrada have played together at venues, music festivals, fan conventions, and community events across the country. Come listen to arrangements from their favorite games, from the 8-bit era to today’s biggest releases!
