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Greg Ayres

Greg Ayres

Gareth West

Gareth West

Rebel and Cleric

Rebel and Cleric

Samurai Jillian

Samurai Jillian

Charles D. Moisant

Charles D. Moisant

Greg Ayres

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”.

These events have "Greg Ayres" listed in the event details.

Fri 10:30am - 11:20am
Ranting, Raving, and Rolling Thunder with Greg Ayres
Panel Room 1
Fri 5:00pm - 8:20pm
Late Night Anime Dance
Main Events
Sat 8:00am - 8:50am
Greg Ayres
Autographs
Sat 9:30am - 10:50am
It Gets Better - Anime Con Edition with Greg Ayres
Panel Room 1
Sat 5:00pm - 8:50pm
Saturday Thunderstorm Dance
Main Events
Sun 7:30am - 8:50am
Evenings with Isabelle
Panel Room 1
Sun 9:00am - 9:50am
Greg Ayres
Autographs
Gareth West

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!

These events have "Gareth West" listed in the event details.

Fri 11:30am - 12:20pm
Gareth West
Autographs
Fri 1:00pm - 1:50pm
Gareth West's Hypnosis Show
Panel Room 1
Sat 9:00am - 9:50am
Gareth West
Autographs
Sat 11:00am - 11:50am
Let's Play (Videogames) with Gareth West
Panel Room 3
Sun 8:00am - 8:50am
Gareth West
Autographs
Sun 9:30am - 10:20am
Voice Acting with Gareth West
Panel Room 1
Rebel and Cleric

Rebel and Cleric

Rebel And Cleric" is a Punk/Midwest Emo band that currently has 2 active members: Chicagoland Tattoo Artist “Sai Sake” on guitar/lead vocals, and his partner in crime “Alex (Kiwi) Jaymz” on drums. This powerful cosplay-themed duo has quickly become THE punk band of Anime Cons across the Midwest! Sing along to your favorite anime/cartoon songs, enjoy their originals, and let them bring you into the chaotic world of Punk DIY concerts at an unsuspecting con near you!

These events have "Rebel and Cleric" listed in the event details.

Fri 1:00pm - 1:50pm
K.K. Slider Q+A! Presented By Rebel And Cleric
Panel Room 3
Fri 3:30pm - 4:20pm
Rebel and Cleric Concert
Main Events
Sat 11:00am - 12:50pm
The Grand Cosplay Contest
Main Events
Sat 1:30pm - 2:20pm
K.K. Slider Concert!
Main Events
Samurai Jillian

Samurai Jillian

Samurai Dan-less Jillian! Samurai swordswoman Jillian kicks her partner to the side and cuts her way to center stage at this year’s events armed with wit, style, grace, sharp things, and…a fuzzy beast! Join in her panels to learn more about sword fighting, self-defense, and show off your mad ninja skills! Reina the Akita will be on hand (paw?) also to make this one unforgettable event! Disclaimer: No actual Samurai Dans were harmed during the writing of this bio.

These events have "Samurai Jillian" listed in the event details.

Fri 9:30am - 10:20am
Samurai Sword Class
Panel Room 2
Fri 3:00pm - 3:50pm
Real Sword or Piece of Crap?
Panel Room 1
Sat 5:00am - 5:50am
Ninja Olympics with Samurai Jillian
Main Events
Sat 8:00am - 8:50am
History of Sharp Shiny Pointy Things!
Panel Room 1
Sat 2:30pm - 3:20pm
Get Your Hands Off Me! (Self Defense Class with Samurai Jillian)
Panel Room 1
Sun 6:30am - 7:20am
Samurai Jillian’s Fur Baby Akita
Main Events
Charles D. Moisant

Charles D. Moisant

Charles D. Moisant is a renaissance man of the creative industry, with experience as a comic book publisher, artist, writer, and creative director and a Chicago-based independent comic book publisher.

Moisant has been a part of numerous projects over the years, including the development of educational comics, custom handmade dice, and board games. He has also been heavily involved in the Roller Derby world and even developed a comic with the help of Jasper Barks called Roller Derby Drama.

His involvement with titles such as ‘Whispers from The Void’, ‘Zombie Annihilation’, ‘Danni and Dayna in Dino World’, and ‘Thunder World’ showcase his diverse skillset. His collaboration with Doug Rice on the upcoming ‘Thunder World’ title has garnered significant anticipation among comic book fans.

Moisant’s new board game and comic web series under development, titled ‘The Cockrel’s Fist’, is expected to be a major hit among board game enthusiasts and comic book fans alike. Alongside his development of free educational comics and his involvement in the successful Kickstarter campaign ‘Haunting Tales of Bachelor’s Grove’, Moisant has remained committed to creating quality content that engages both casual and dedicated fans.

Two other board games under development are OUTER PLANET PANIC™ a game where the players work together to stab each other in the back Which is currently in Play-testing phase now. The other game is Called AUTO KLASH “FLESH VS AI” in this completive game the players battle each other and AI for supremacy and the world championship! We have begun initial playtesting.

As of late Charles D. Moisant has Teamed up with L. L. Garner for several horror projects. The story of Elizabeth Bathory is one for example.

Moreover, he is currently working on a new poster/comic book project with Jason R. Spriggs titled ‘Monster Cat Raree’ aka ‘Kaiju Neko No Raree’ with a retro feal akin to the days of Godzilla.

Lastly, his comic title ‘Covid is not native’ is currently archived in the Permanent collection at the Field Museum of Chicago.

https://www.pandemic-collection.fieldmuseum.org/comic

Charles D. Moisant is also working on developing other enducaiton comic books as well Finical literacy, how government works and so on.

With an impressive portfolio of work, Moisant has established himself as a versatile creative force who continuously pushes the boundaries of his craft.

These events have "Charles D. Moisant" listed in the event details.

Fri 9:00am - 9:50am
The Fun and Horror World Building of Self-Publishing
Panel Room 3
Sat 11:00am - 11:50am
Let's Play Outer Planet Panic!
Panel Room 2
Sun 4:30am - 5:20am
Let's play Auto Klash!
Panel Room 3
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