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Featured Guests
Chris Cason
Mr. Popo and Tien Shinhan in "Dragonball Z", Holy Roman Empire in "Hetalia", Gluttony in "Fullmetal Alchemist", Face McShooty and Mal in "Borderlands 2", Jack the Ripper in "Soul Eater", Miyamoto and M1 in "Yu Yu Hakusho", Taruru in "Sgt. Frog", Boo and Whitey in "Shin Chan", Hanai in "School Rumble", Ukyo in "Ouran High School Host Club", Chamo in "Negima", Babbit in "Kodocha", Siegfried in "Kenichi", and Hanbei in "Sengoku Basara" represent some of Chris's favorite and best known roles.
You may have also heard him in: Case Closed, Gunslinger Girl, Basilisk, Suzuka, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, Black Cat, Darker Than Black, Bamboo Blade, Kaze no Stigma, Aquarion, One Piece, Big Windup!, D. Gray-Man, Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, RIN, Speed Grapher, Oh! Edo Rocket, Summer Wars, Initial D, and Deadman Wonderland.
As an ADR Director, Chris has had the pleasure of casting/directing/asst. directing such titles as: Dragonball Z Uncut, Dragonball, Dragonball GT, Yu Yu Hakusho, Negima, Kodocha, Galaxy Railways, Baki the Grappler, School Rumble, Hell Girl, Kaze no Stigma, Bamboo Blade, Birdy the Mighty: Decode, Initial D, and Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations.
He has also had the opportunity to be a part of many popular video games. Some of his favorites were: voicing random ghouls and specters for Ghostbusters: The Video Game, as a contributing guitarist in Guitar Hero 3, and as Mega Man in Street Fighter X Tekken.
For additional information, visit "Chris Cason's Anime Chuckle Hut" on Facebook and @Casonworld on Twitter.
Vic Mignogna
Vic has been acting for stage and screen since he was 8 years old. But his anime career started about fifteen years ago as Vega in Streetfighter II. Since then Vic has been in more than two hundred animated series and video games, known for such roles as Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tamaki Suou in Ouran High School Host Club, Zero in Vampire Knight, Death Scythe in Soul Eater, Fai in Tsubasa Chronicle, Keldeo in Pokemon, Dark in DN Angel, Kurz in Full Metal Panic, Broly in Dragonball Z, Ikkaku in Bleach, Obito/Nagato in Naruto, Yoshimori in Kekkaishi, Yukito in Air, Takanaga in Wallflower, Luciano in Code Geass, Virgil Walsh in Trinity Blood, Hikaru in Macross and many many more. Vic also played roles G4's Wolverine and Iron Man series, and the original Mass Effect movie. Vic is currently playing characters in Free, Sailor Moon, World Of Warcraft, Karneval, Attack On Titan, Space Dandy, Tiger & Bunny, Digimon Fusion, Sword Art Online, Nura, La Grange and several others. Vic has also voiced roles in a large number of video games including Soul Calibur, Disgaea, Dynasty Warriors, Persona III, Avengers, Pac Man, Sonic Colours, DBZ, Bleach, FMA and more. But even longer than his voice acting, Vic has been a professional music composer / singer / producer who has written and produced hundreds of pieces for TV, radio and CD. He sings the themes for shows like One Piece & DBGT, and has produced several CDs of his own original music, all available on iTunes. Finally, in addition to anime and music, Vic has a degree in film and is deeply involved as an actor and director in several web series. He is executive producer of the award winning web series “Star Trek Continues”, where he is not only directing, but fulfilling a childhood dream of playing the iconic role of Captain Kirk. Vic works regularly writing, producing and directing video and film productions of all kinds.
Vic's World
JAD Saxton
JÄ€D SAXTON is a voice actor for FUNimation & Sentai, best known for her work in Wolf Children (Yuki), Fairy Tail (Carla), Haganai (Sena Kashiwazaki), Michiko & Hachin (Hatchin), Steins; Gate (Faris Nyannyan), Is This a Zombie? (Haruna), Space Dandy (Adelie), Log Horizon (Akatsuki), High School DxD (Koneko), Last Exile: Fam The Silver Wing (Fam), Eureka Seven AO (Elena Peoples), Tenchi Muyo: War on Geminar (Lashara Earth), Mass Effect: Paragon Lost (April), and Shangri-La (Karin Ishida). Other credits include: Unbreakable Machine Doll (Lisette Norden), Karneval (Tsukumo), Kamisama Kiss (Onikiri), A Certain Scientific Railgun (Komoe), A Certain Magical Index (Komoe), Aria The Scarlet Amo (Reki), B Gata H Kei – Yamada’s First Time (Mayu Miyano), Freezing (Arnett McMillan), Okami-san & Her Seven Companions (Mimi Usami), Ghost Hunt (Masako Hara), Baccano! (Eve Genoard), Strike Witches (Perrine-H Clostermann), and Soul Eater (Jacqueline O. Lantern Dupré).
When JÄd isn’t lending her voice to anime, she can be seen on stage at various theaters throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth region as well as touring all over the U.S. For a full list of her work please visit www.animenewsnetwork.com.
To keep up with JÄd, please visit “Jad Saxton Voice Actress” on Facebook, www.facebook.com/jadsaxton AND “Jad Saxton” on Twitter. www.twitter.com/jadbsaxton
Danielle McRae
Danielle McRae is a voice over actress residing in Los Angeles, California. Being a huge fan of video games and anime. Her passion has led her to pursue a voice acting career in the industry. Some of her most notable credits have been in (League of Legends) as “Karma the Enlightened One”, (World of Warcraft: Cataclysm) as “Hagara the Stormbinder”, and “Painwheel” in the Popular 2D fighting game, (Skullgirls Encore).
She's also been in anime such as (Sword Art Online), (Gargantia: On the Verderous Planet) as "Onderia" and (Magi: The Kingdom of Magic) as "Orba".
Danielle has also earned several other roles in many other video games including “Threia Hazelgrimm” in Atelier Escha & Logy, “Rift Arachna” in Heroes of Newerth, “New Conglomerate solider” in Planetside 2, “Sidel” in Dragon Nest, “Captain Arley Sims” and “the Adjutant” in Starcraft Universe, “Wing Diver Unit” in Earth Defense Force 2025 and
Isys in "Dead Island: Epidemic.”
www.daniellemcraevo.com
Eien Strife
Eien Strife is coming back to AMA and this time they have leveled up their show once again. Since the group's forming in 2011, the four heroes of the cosplay adventure rock band have been touring conventions all over the United States while putting a brand new concert every time! It's hard to explain everything that you will experience when you attend an Eien Strife concert. With high energy songs, catchy dance breakdowns, hilarious 8-bit animations, and crowd interactions like never before seen, there is something for everyone at an Eien Strife show. Since the release of their full length album "Full Speed Ahead", the performers have sold thousands of copies at their shows and online store. It has become an exciting tradition for Eien Strife to debut a new chapter of their quest every summer.
Tommy Yune
Tommy Yune has worked for over a decade in the comic book and video game industries. His early game development experience includes character design of the pioneering 3D fighting game FX Fighter for the Nintendo SuperFX chip and conceptual design of the award-winning Journeyman Project series. He also wrote and illustrated hit comic book titles such as Speed Racer, Racer X, Robotech, and Danger Girl: Kamikaze which were published by DC Comics' Wildstorm and Cliffhanger labels. His first work in feature animation was creating the computer-generated opening sequence of Kevin Altieri's Gen13.
Tommy grew up on a steady diet of anime, watching as much Prince Planet, Gatchaman and Casshan as he could in Asia and the United States. Then he shunned television and went back to being a responsible student to the delight of his parents. However, right before entering the UCLA School of Engineering, Robotech brought anime back into his life and he eventually found himself at the ArtCenter College of Design instead. His parents wept.
Tommy first worked in an official capacity for the Robotech universe by helping design Robotech.com for its launch in 2001. He has since come aboard as Harmony Gold's creative director and oversees new development, including Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles which completed production in 2006.
Chisuji
Original Artist - Code Name: Leo "The BitMonkey" Saunders Occupation: "Systemized Organic War Machine"...and part-time hack artist Current Mission: Finding his attention span long enough to complete art work.
Like most children born in the 70's, Leo Saunders was one of many European experimental government attempts at creating a new breed of soldier...They failed miserably! What was produced however was a towering inhumanly strong man-child with an odd fixation with the drawing and animated mediums of this thing most people call "ART". He went about his simple brutish way, producing small works here and there (none worth mentioning by his own admission) until one year he decided it may be fun to try and draw an online comic with a guy who dressed like Kagato from "Tenchi Muyo". To this day, Leo Saunders strives to put his ever distracted attention to the test to, one day, complete his life's dream: "To partner with Mr. T and save the world !"
Original Writer / Creator - Code Name: Eirik Blackwolf Occupation: "Weekend Warrior"...and sometimes jaded writer Current Mission: Trying to ride herd on himself and an art team to get stuff done! Born in the wilds of L.A. (the part of Florida called "lower Alabama"" by some) and barely escaping the roving gangs of wild homoredneckus, he travelled to Europe with the U.S. Military in 1985 to live the life of excitement and adventure for 10 years abroad where he honed his writing skills by finding clever ways to trick his superiors into believing he actually did something useful. It wasn't until his return to the States in 1997 that he encountered Leo at a convention where the collaboration of Chisuji was formed by persuading the prankish artist to play as Johnnie Cochran in a cosplay where the Chewbacca defense was used in order for Kagato to legally sue to have possession of the Master Key. And so from there, the ideas for the webcomic were formed, bringing the two together on many trials and tribulations to this day...
Charles Dunbar
Charles Dunbar (also known by his internet handle "Anime Anthropologist") is a graduate of Hunter College of the City University of New York, where he received his BA in Anthropology and Religion in 2004, and an MA in Sociocultural Anthropology in 2010. His fieldwork of the past 2 years has revolved around anime convention participation, including perceptions, misconceptions, stereotyping, spending habits and convention culture. He's also addicted to the works of Hayao Miyazaki and has an obsession with mythology and folklore, especially where gods, ghost stories and shinigami are concerned. He currently rambles about these things on his website, Study of Anime.
www.renireni.com
Reni Mimura
NY based Electro Dance Pop singer, Ren Nyan is well known for her futuristic adorability, profound concepts and a high-energy onstage presence.
Reni was born and raised in Japan until relocating to New York in 2008. Her big break came after she won a talent search competition. She then released her first Japanese CD in 2006 produced by Takahiro Yamautsuri, who composed the music for one of the Pokemon movies.
Reni relocated to New York hoping to bring her unique style of Moe entertainment to the United States. Reni has quickly gained wide attention, and has been invited to perform in prominent animation conventions and other music events. In 2009 Reni released her U.S. CD album "Sakura" and published her first photo book "Maid in NY" in 2010. Her latest album, Hybrid Girl blends eastern Moe concepts with fun western electro-pop dance beats and features popular tracks like Secret and Rock Paper Scissors. Reni has also produced the first Official Maid Café in New York City, which has garnered a great deal of press and recognition.
As her fan base increased, attention from the industry in the U.S. and Japan has grown rapidly. In 2010, the National Broadcasting Television Station of Japan (NHK) made 2 documentaries on Reni's career in America and the impact of her performances on western audiences and the fashion industry. She can be seen in a popular iPhone 5 commercial and was recently featured on the ABC Nightline. Now Reni is recognized as a leader in the Moe Revolution, Kawaii/ Cute/ Blossoming movement which is already popular and appreciated as an entertainment Art form in Asia and Europe and believed to lead the world to peace.
www.yunmaoayakawa.com
Yunmao Ayakawa
Straight from the pages of Otaku USA Magazine comes international Cosplay correspondent and Actress, Yunmao Ayakawa. Hailing from the Akihabara region of Tokyo, Japan, The multi talented Model, Actress, Artist, Game Character Designer, Journalist and Personality has gained worldwide fame as the region’s spokeswoman and foremost authority on everything Otaku, as well as the Maid Idol industry. Her passion for Cosplay and geekdom has gained her spotlight rolls as correspondent for magazines, media websites and featured guests at events and TV shows around the world, while her love and knowledge of the Maid Idol industry has earned her a prestigious spot as a board member and Spokesperson of the Nihon Maid Association, She currently writes articles for Japan based periodicals like Manichi Newspaper, MSN.com (Japan), and Cosmode Magazine and in 2007 her coverage of Cosplay and Otaku Trends led to her Cosplay Café articles in Otaku USA magazine, making her the first Japanese Cosplayer to write articles for an American magazine. She is also the author of the first cookbook for Otaku styled healthy eating and her own comic strip called Yu Yu Maid which appears regularly in issues of Otaku USA magazine.
Media from around the world has sought Yunmao out for features and to host segments of TV shows surrounding otaku Cultures and cosplay. Yunmao has co-hosted shows like “Japanorama” (BBC) and “Otaku” (Spain) and has reported for “Moete Mucho,” “MAiDiGi TV,” “TV Mantan” and other Japanese variety shows. Yunmao has also appeared on America’s Bizarre Foods with host Andrew Zimmern! Catching the acting bud, Yunmao had a starring role in the Japanese super hero TV series “CHOSOKU SENSHI G-FIVE”. Magazines such as “Flash”, “Sabra”, “Arms Magazine”, and “Position,” have all showcased Yunmao as a feature model and she is a top idol download for Japanese cell phone screen savers, games and even hosts a “Dear Abby” style advice service via cell phones in Japan.
Yunmao is also an annual main attraction at events in Japan and around the world. In 2006 she made an impressive American debut at Anime Mid-Atlantic as the Japanese outlaw, Toki Takahasu, from DJ AAROCK’s graphic novel, “Cove Pirate Mercenary.” Her perky energy and unbeatable knowledge of cosplay, Maid Cafe’s, and Otaku culture gained her instant popularity with American audiences and invitations to more events. Yunmao’s summer schedule includes her role as Race Queen, model, costume designer and event spokesperson at car shows and raceways. On numerous occasions she has held the title of “Race Queen” in Japan’s Super Taikyu race and continues in the circuit to this day. In 2011 Yunmao upped the ante and sang on a CD single with the Race Queen duo Noisy and in 2012 formed Speed Angels leading to an electronic dance EP single release. Yunmao also helped launch, designed costumes for and is Spokesperson and racing Queen for Gloomy Bear Racing Team.
DJ AA Rock
DJ AA Rock has been spinning the many sounds of Western Pop and Urban music for a grand portion of his life. In recent years he has been incorporating his love for Asian Pop Culture into his passion for DJing by spinning the sounds of Asian Pop Music - a brand of pop music from Japan, Korea, and China that is pushing its way to mainstream audiences all over the world.
Through his Asian entertainment promotion house, Toramaru Entertainment, and event showcase, Pop Show Japan, DJ AA Rock has been very influential within the Asian pop entertainment scene as a DJ, Illustrator, Promoter, and Manager of Japanese Idol/ columnist, Yunmao Ayakawa and pop rock group UNICORN TABLE whose latest Album, INTO THE FUTURE he Executive produced and designed the cover art for. AA has DJ’d many Asian pop music events and performed on stage with some popular Japanese Acts, and brought many Japanese entertainers to Anime conventions, fashion shows, concerts, and other events around the nation. In 2006 Asu created a popular Asian Pop Music concert event called “Akiba Fest” to introduce U.S. audiences to pop singers from Japan via live performances. In 2007 he created one of the first Asian Pop Music radio mix shows and in 2009 took Asian Pop Music to the U.S. night life scene by creating POP SHOW JAPAN, an event platform that promotes monthly Asian Pop Music East-meets-West night club parties and other special events. In February 2011 Asu along with Jazz-Hop Lyricist, Substantial, had the privilege to have Pop Show Japan host PEACELAND: A World Without Words - the Official U.S. tribute event created to honor the late Samurai Champloo soundtrack producer, Nujabes.
DJ AA Rock prides himself on keeping the dance floor jumping by utilizing the traditional tools of vinyl records and two turntables as he mixes and cuts music live while creating hot blends and remixes before the audiences' eyes. DJ AA Rock will be "Impacting your Eastern eardrum" with the hottest Asian Pop Music as he DJ's special events and Parties thorough the weekend and hosts some informative panels on Asian Pop Music and DJing.
Jim O'Rear
Jim O’Rear has been involved in the entertainment industry for over thirty years, beginning his career on tour as The Youngest Professional Magician and quickly transitioning into the world of film and television.
Trained in New York at The American Academy Of Dramatic Arts, Jim has worked steadily as an actor, stuntman, and special make-up effects artist on such projects as Star Trek 4, Stephen King's The Boogeyman, ABC's Nashville, Lethal Weapon 3, NBC's Fatal Encounters, The Dead Matter, Fall Of The House Of Usher, A Christmas Carol, Mortal Kombat: Conquest, and many more.
Wanting to get some of his own ideas onto the screen, Jim successfully moved into the area of screenwriting, selling a number of horror-related screenplays, including The House Of Pain, Hayride Slaughter, Vampyre Tales, Wolfsbayne, The Deepening, and Scream Farm. Jim’s writing also includes several novels and paranormal books including “Tennessee Ghosts,” “Mortuary Of Madness,” “Hollywood Paranormal Films,” “Traveling In Tennessee,” and the how-to autobiography “Magic, Monsters, And Me.”
As an independent filmmaker, Jim's work as a director/producer has been seen all over the world in the international award-winning hits The Hospital, Fat Chance, and Ghosts Of Tennessee, just to name a few.
Jim continues to work on several films per year, recently completing work on Don’t Look In The Basement 2 (the sequel to the 1973 horror classic) and Race With The Devil. As if that isn’t enough, Jim continues to write for horror publications all over the world, consult for film projects internationally, and is the founder of Celebrity Ghost Hunters.
For more information, visit: Welcome To The Official Jim O'Rear Website
Amy Howard-Wilson
Born in Detroit on May 28, 1955, Amy was "bit by the acting bug" in high school. She is a proud graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City - Class of '75.
In 1979, Amy was working in the front office of the Weist-Barron School for TV and Commercial Acting. Kit Carter, the casting director, called the school looking for non-union talent to do the English dub for a new Japanese animated series, which would eventually come to be known as Star Blazers. She had the honor of being cast as the voice of Nova (Mori Yuki) for Season 1 - The Quest for Iscandar and Season 2 - The Comet Empire.
In 1997, after many years of thinking about Star Blazers only as a fond memory, Amy was delighted to learn that there are fans around the world who still value the show as she does. In 1999, she met one such longtime fan, Jeff Thompson, who very kindly asked her to dub the voice of Miranda in "The Rules of Being 16" episode of "The Irresponsible Captain Tylor" OVA for RightStuf, Int'l.
In 1998, at Anime Weekend Atlanta, Amy met the man who would become her husband, David G. Wilson, III (Dave III to his friends!). An anime aficionado, Dave delights in sharing stories of fandom in the "before time", when changing the channel meant getting up and walking across the room! They were married in Atlanta on October 14, 2000 and share a beautiful home in Virginia with 5 fabulous felines.
Since 2002, Amy has been recording and producing audio books. Ask her about her company - Studio V.O.I.C.E., and please visit her website - www.amysvoices.com.
Robert Aldrich
Anime gave birth to Robert V Aldrich. Sure, a person looking like him and using his name existed before he saw Voltron and Robotech, but it was anime that breathed the sweet breath of awesomeness into him.
RVA spends most of his time writing. He prefers fiction, but he's been known to dabble in non-fiction. He has a website (TeachTheSky.com) and a novel (Rhest for the Wicked). He also studies anime and video games as art forms because they add beauty to the world and because anime gave birth to him (see previous paragraph). He's just trying to be a good son.
When he's not writing, RVA spends his time practicing kung fu, studying exercise science, reading too much to make sure he doesn't know anything, and ignoring his phone.
RVA is here hosting multiple panels about cool stuff as well as promoting his newest book, an anime-inspired sci-fi novel titled Samifel."
Lord Ramirez
Not easily missed with his outrageous outfits, Lord Ramirez is a presenter and educator at many Sci Fi, Anime, and Alternative conventions across the U.S.
As a professional actor and stage combatant, he has dazzled crowds at Renaissance fairs, Busch gardens, and was a lead cast member in a show at Caesars' casino in Atlantic City. He is also a former open professional ballroom dance finalist, teacher, and adjudicator
In the realm of steam he is no stranger! He has been all over the east coast teaching about steampunk culture and costuming as well as holding and hosting "Steampunk Teas"
While he has actively retired from "professional cosplay", (He has won numerous costuming awards and cash prizes for his costuming and makeup) Lord Ramirez has an active interest in teach the next generation of cosplayers all the tips and tricks he has learned to make your visions into reality!
Having studied Japanese martial arts from age five, he has developed a lifelong passion for Japanese culture. He has a wealth of knowledge on a variety of topics in regards to Japanese history, religion, and activities. He has been teaching these panels and workshops at conventions all over that country.
At conventions, his topics vary wildly from costuming and makeup, dance, and classes on Japanese culture. You never know what he will teach next. But one thing is certain weird, strange, and fun, you can bet Lord Ramirez will have some knowledge to share!
Genesis Moss
Genesis Moss comes from the small town of Farmville Va. He is a YouTube veteran who has expertise in gaming, cartoon and sci fi culture! His channel Blast Processing Entertainment Network, is all about those things with a main focus on retro gaming and convention coverage, Over the past 3 years Genesis has built up a small but loyal audience who are supportive and fun! You can find all his videos at www.youtube.com/82mossman or check out his fan page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/s7greviews
Booth Booth Due By Date
$400 $450 until September 15, 2014
$425 $475 until December 31, 2014
$450 $500 until February 1, 2015 Vendor Registration Deadline April 1, 2015 Contact the Vendor Coordinator at: animemidatlantic@yahoo.com
Featured Guests
Chris Cason
Mr. Popo and Tien Shinhan in "Dragonball Z", Holy Roman Empire in "Hetalia", Gluttony in "Fullmetal Alchemist", Face McShooty and Mal in "Borderlands 2", Jack the Ripper in "Soul Eater", Miyamoto and M1 in "Yu Yu Hakusho", Taruru in "Sgt. Frog", Boo and Whitey in "Shin Chan", Hanai in "School Rumble", Ukyo in "Ouran High School Host Club", Chamo in "Negima", Babbit in "Kodocha", Siegfried in "Kenichi", and Hanbei in "Sengoku Basara" represent some of Chris's favorite and best known roles.
You may have also heard him in: Case Closed, Gunslinger Girl, Basilisk, Suzuka, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, Black Cat, Darker Than Black, Bamboo Blade, Kaze no Stigma, Aquarion, One Piece, Big Windup!, D. Gray-Man, Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, RIN, Speed Grapher, Oh! Edo Rocket, Summer Wars, Initial D, and Deadman Wonderland.
As an ADR Director, Chris has had the pleasure of casting/directing/asst. directing such titles as: Dragonball Z Uncut, Dragonball, Dragonball GT, Yu Yu Hakusho, Negima, Kodocha, Galaxy Railways, Baki the Grappler, School Rumble, Hell Girl, Kaze no Stigma, Bamboo Blade, Birdy the Mighty: Decode, Initial D, and Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations.
He has also had the opportunity to be a part of many popular video games. Some of his favorites were: voicing random ghouls and specters for Ghostbusters: The Video Game, as a contributing guitarist in Guitar Hero 3, and as Mega Man in Street Fighter X Tekken.
For additional information, visit "Chris Cason's Anime Chuckle Hut" on Facebook and @Casonworld on Twitter.
Vic Mignogna
Vic has been acting for stage and screen since he was 8 years old. But his anime career started about fifteen years ago as Vega in Streetfighter II. Since then Vic has been in more than two hundred animated series and video games, known for such roles as Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tamaki Suou in Ouran High School Host Club, Zero in Vampire Knight, Death Scythe in Soul Eater, Fai in Tsubasa Chronicle, Keldeo in Pokemon, Dark in DN Angel, Kurz in Full Metal Panic, Broly in Dragonball Z, Ikkaku in Bleach, Obito/Nagato in Naruto, Yoshimori in Kekkaishi, Yukito in Air, Takanaga in Wallflower, Luciano in Code Geass, Virgil Walsh in Trinity Blood, Hikaru in Macross and many many more. Vic also played roles G4's Wolverine and Iron Man series, and the original Mass Effect movie. Vic is currently playing characters in Free, Sailor Moon, World Of Warcraft, Karneval, Attack On Titan, Space Dandy, Tiger & Bunny, Digimon Fusion, Sword Art Online, Nura, La Grange and several others. Vic has also voiced roles in a large number of video games including Soul Calibur, Disgaea, Dynasty Warriors, Persona III, Avengers, Pac Man, Sonic Colours, DBZ, Bleach, FMA and more. But even longer than his voice acting, Vic has been a professional music composer / singer / producer who has written and produced hundreds of pieces for TV, radio and CD. He sings the themes for shows like One Piece & DBGT, and has produced several CDs of his own original music, all available on iTunes. Finally, in addition to anime and music, Vic has a degree in film and is deeply involved as an actor and director in several web series. He is executive producer of the award winning web series “Star Trek Continues”, where he is not only directing, but fulfilling a childhood dream of playing the iconic role of Captain Kirk. Vic works regularly writing, producing and directing video and film productions of all kinds.
Vic's World
JAD Saxton
JÄ€D SAXTON is a voice actor for FUNimation & Sentai, best known for her work in Wolf Children (Yuki), Fairy Tail (Carla), Haganai (Sena Kashiwazaki), Michiko & Hachin (Hatchin), Steins; Gate (Faris Nyannyan), Is This a Zombie? (Haruna), Space Dandy (Adelie), Log Horizon (Akatsuki), High School DxD (Koneko), Last Exile: Fam The Silver Wing (Fam), Eureka Seven AO (Elena Peoples), Tenchi Muyo: War on Geminar (Lashara Earth), Mass Effect: Paragon Lost (April), and Shangri-La (Karin Ishida). Other credits include: Unbreakable Machine Doll (Lisette Norden), Karneval (Tsukumo), Kamisama Kiss (Onikiri), A Certain Scientific Railgun (Komoe), A Certain Magical Index (Komoe), Aria The Scarlet Amo (Reki), B Gata H Kei – Yamada’s First Time (Mayu Miyano), Freezing (Arnett McMillan), Okami-san & Her Seven Companions (Mimi Usami), Ghost Hunt (Masako Hara), Baccano! (Eve Genoard), Strike Witches (Perrine-H Clostermann), and Soul Eater (Jacqueline O. Lantern Dupré).
When JÄd isn’t lending her voice to anime, she can be seen on stage at various theaters throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth region as well as touring all over the U.S. For a full list of her work please visit www.animenewsnetwork.com.
To keep up with JÄd, please visit “Jad Saxton Voice Actress” on Facebook, www.facebook.com/jadsaxton AND “Jad Saxton” on Twitter. www.twitter.com/jadbsaxton
Danielle McRae
Danielle McRae is a voice over actress residing in Los Angeles, California. Being a huge fan of video games and anime. Her passion has led her to pursue a voice acting career in the industry. Some of her most notable credits have been in (League of Legends) as “Karma the Enlightened One”, (World of Warcraft: Cataclysm) as “Hagara the Stormbinder”, and “Painwheel” in the Popular 2D fighting game, (Skullgirls Encore).
She's also been in anime such as (Sword Art Online), (Gargantia: On the Verderous Planet) as "Onderia" and (Magi: The Kingdom of Magic) as "Orba".
Danielle has also earned several other roles in many other video games including “Threia Hazelgrimm” in Atelier Escha & Logy, “Rift Arachna” in Heroes of Newerth, “New Conglomerate solider” in Planetside 2, “Sidel” in Dragon Nest, “Captain Arley Sims” and “the Adjutant” in Starcraft Universe, “Wing Diver Unit” in Earth Defense Force 2025 and
Isys in "Dead Island: Epidemic.”
www.daniellemcraevo.com
Eien Strife
Eien Strife is coming back to AMA and this time they have leveled up their show once again. Since the group's forming in 2011, the four heroes of the cosplay adventure rock band have been touring conventions all over the United States while putting a brand new concert every time! It's hard to explain everything that you will experience when you attend an Eien Strife concert. With high energy songs, catchy dance breakdowns, hilarious 8-bit animations, and crowd interactions like never before seen, there is something for everyone at an Eien Strife show. Since the release of their full length album "Full Speed Ahead", the performers have sold thousands of copies at their shows and online store. It has become an exciting tradition for Eien Strife to debut a new chapter of their quest every summer.
Tommy Yune
Tommy Yune has worked for over a decade in the comic book and video game industries. His early game development experience includes character design of the pioneering 3D fighting game FX Fighter for the Nintendo SuperFX chip and conceptual design of the award-winning Journeyman Project series. He also wrote and illustrated hit comic book titles such as Speed Racer, Racer X, Robotech, and Danger Girl: Kamikaze which were published by DC Comics' Wildstorm and Cliffhanger labels. His first work in feature animation was creating the computer-generated opening sequence of Kevin Altieri's Gen13.
Tommy grew up on a steady diet of anime, watching as much Prince Planet, Gatchaman and Casshan as he could in Asia and the United States. Then he shunned television and went back to being a responsible student to the delight of his parents. However, right before entering the UCLA School of Engineering, Robotech brought anime back into his life and he eventually found himself at the ArtCenter College of Design instead. His parents wept.
Tommy first worked in an official capacity for the Robotech universe by helping design Robotech.com for its launch in 2001. He has since come aboard as Harmony Gold's creative director and oversees new development, including Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles which completed production in 2006.
Chisuji
Original Artist - Code Name: Leo "The BitMonkey" Saunders Occupation: "Systemized Organic War Machine"...and part-time hack artist Current Mission: Finding his attention span long enough to complete art work.
Like most children born in the 70's, Leo Saunders was one of many European experimental government attempts at creating a new breed of soldier...They failed miserably! What was produced however was a towering inhumanly strong man-child with an odd fixation with the drawing and animated mediums of this thing most people call "ART". He went about his simple brutish way, producing small works here and there (none worth mentioning by his own admission) until one year he decided it may be fun to try and draw an online comic with a guy who dressed like Kagato from "Tenchi Muyo". To this day, Leo Saunders strives to put his ever distracted attention to the test to, one day, complete his life's dream: "To partner with Mr. T and save the world !"
Original Writer / Creator - Code Name: Eirik Blackwolf Occupation: "Weekend Warrior"...and sometimes jaded writer Current Mission: Trying to ride herd on himself and an art team to get stuff done! Born in the wilds of L.A. (the part of Florida called "lower Alabama"" by some) and barely escaping the roving gangs of wild homoredneckus, he travelled to Europe with the U.S. Military in 1985 to live the life of excitement and adventure for 10 years abroad where he honed his writing skills by finding clever ways to trick his superiors into believing he actually did something useful. It wasn't until his return to the States in 1997 that he encountered Leo at a convention where the collaboration of Chisuji was formed by persuading the prankish artist to play as Johnnie Cochran in a cosplay where the Chewbacca defense was used in order for Kagato to legally sue to have possession of the Master Key. And so from there, the ideas for the webcomic were formed, bringing the two together on many trials and tribulations to this day...
Charles Dunbar
Charles Dunbar (also known by his internet handle "Anime Anthropologist") is a graduate of Hunter College of the City University of New York, where he received his BA in Anthropology and Religion in 2004, and an MA in Sociocultural Anthropology in 2010. His fieldwork of the past 2 years has revolved around anime convention participation, including perceptions, misconceptions, stereotyping, spending habits and convention culture. He's also addicted to the works of Hayao Miyazaki and has an obsession with mythology and folklore, especially where gods, ghost stories and shinigami are concerned. He currently rambles about these things on his website, Study of Anime.
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Reni Mimura
NY based Electro Dance Pop singer, Ren Nyan is well known for her futuristic adorability, profound concepts and a high-energy onstage presence.
Reni was born and raised in Japan until relocating to New York in 2008. Her big break came after she won a talent search competition. She then released her first Japanese CD in 2006 produced by Takahiro Yamautsuri, who composed the music for one of the Pokemon movies.
Reni relocated to New York hoping to bring her unique style of Moe entertainment to the United States. Reni has quickly gained wide attention, and has been invited to perform in prominent animation conventions and other music events. In 2009 Reni released her U.S. CD album "Sakura" and published her first photo book "Maid in NY" in 2010. Her latest album, Hybrid Girl blends eastern Moe concepts with fun western electro-pop dance beats and features popular tracks like Secret and Rock Paper Scissors. Reni has also produced the first Official Maid Café in New York City, which has garnered a great deal of press and recognition.
As her fan base increased, attention from the industry in the U.S. and Japan has grown rapidly. In 2010, the National Broadcasting Television Station of Japan (NHK) made 2 documentaries on Reni's career in America and the impact of her performances on western audiences and the fashion industry. She can be seen in a popular iPhone 5 commercial and was recently featured on the ABC Nightline. Now Reni is recognized as a leader in the Moe Revolution, Kawaii/ Cute/ Blossoming movement which is already popular and appreciated as an entertainment Art form in Asia and Europe and believed to lead the world to peace.
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Yunmao Ayakawa
Straight from the pages of Otaku USA Magazine comes international Cosplay correspondent and Actress, Yunmao Ayakawa. Hailing from the Akihabara region of Tokyo, Japan, The multi talented Model, Actress, Artist, Game Character Designer, Journalist and Personality has gained worldwide fame as the region’s spokeswoman and foremost authority on everything Otaku, as well as the Maid Idol industry. Her passion for Cosplay and geekdom has gained her spotlight rolls as correspondent for magazines, media websites and featured guests at events and TV shows around the world, while her love and knowledge of the Maid Idol industry has earned her a prestigious spot as a board member and Spokesperson of the Nihon Maid Association, She currently writes articles for Japan based periodicals like Manichi Newspaper, MSN.com (Japan), and Cosmode Magazine and in 2007 her coverage of Cosplay and Otaku Trends led to her Cosplay Café articles in Otaku USA magazine, making her the first Japanese Cosplayer to write articles for an American magazine. She is also the author of the first cookbook for Otaku styled healthy eating and her own comic strip called Yu Yu Maid which appears regularly in issues of Otaku USA magazine.
Media from around the world has sought Yunmao out for features and to host segments of TV shows surrounding otaku Cultures and cosplay. Yunmao has co-hosted shows like “Japanorama” (BBC) and “Otaku” (Spain) and has reported for “Moete Mucho,” “MAiDiGi TV,” “TV Mantan” and other Japanese variety shows. Yunmao has also appeared on America’s Bizarre Foods with host Andrew Zimmern! Catching the acting bud, Yunmao had a starring role in the Japanese super hero TV series “CHOSOKU SENSHI G-FIVE”. Magazines such as “Flash”, “Sabra”, “Arms Magazine”, and “Position,” have all showcased Yunmao as a feature model and she is a top idol download for Japanese cell phone screen savers, games and even hosts a “Dear Abby” style advice service via cell phones in Japan.
Yunmao is also an annual main attraction at events in Japan and around the world. In 2006 she made an impressive American debut at Anime Mid-Atlantic as the Japanese outlaw, Toki Takahasu, from DJ AAROCK’s graphic novel, “Cove Pirate Mercenary.” Her perky energy and unbeatable knowledge of cosplay, Maid Cafe’s, and Otaku culture gained her instant popularity with American audiences and invitations to more events. Yunmao’s summer schedule includes her role as Race Queen, model, costume designer and event spokesperson at car shows and raceways. On numerous occasions she has held the title of “Race Queen” in Japan’s Super Taikyu race and continues in the circuit to this day. In 2011 Yunmao upped the ante and sang on a CD single with the Race Queen duo Noisy and in 2012 formed Speed Angels leading to an electronic dance EP single release. Yunmao also helped launch, designed costumes for and is Spokesperson and racing Queen for Gloomy Bear Racing Team.
DJ AA Rock
DJ AA Rock has been spinning the many sounds of Western Pop and Urban music for a grand portion of his life. In recent years he has been incorporating his love for Asian Pop Culture into his passion for DJing by spinning the sounds of Asian Pop Music - a brand of pop music from Japan, Korea, and China that is pushing its way to mainstream audiences all over the world.
Through his Asian entertainment promotion house, Toramaru Entertainment, and event showcase, Pop Show Japan, DJ AA Rock has been very influential within the Asian pop entertainment scene as a DJ, Illustrator, Promoter, and Manager of Japanese Idol/ columnist, Yunmao Ayakawa and pop rock group UNICORN TABLE whose latest Album, INTO THE FUTURE he Executive produced and designed the cover art for. AA has DJ’d many Asian pop music events and performed on stage with some popular Japanese Acts, and brought many Japanese entertainers to Anime conventions, fashion shows, concerts, and other events around the nation. In 2006 Asu created a popular Asian Pop Music concert event called “Akiba Fest” to introduce U.S. audiences to pop singers from Japan via live performances. In 2007 he created one of the first Asian Pop Music radio mix shows and in 2009 took Asian Pop Music to the U.S. night life scene by creating POP SHOW JAPAN, an event platform that promotes monthly Asian Pop Music East-meets-West night club parties and other special events. In February 2011 Asu along with Jazz-Hop Lyricist, Substantial, had the privilege to have Pop Show Japan host PEACELAND: A World Without Words - the Official U.S. tribute event created to honor the late Samurai Champloo soundtrack producer, Nujabes.
DJ AA Rock prides himself on keeping the dance floor jumping by utilizing the traditional tools of vinyl records and two turntables as he mixes and cuts music live while creating hot blends and remixes before the audiences' eyes. DJ AA Rock will be "Impacting your Eastern eardrum" with the hottest Asian Pop Music as he DJ's special events and Parties thorough the weekend and hosts some informative panels on Asian Pop Music and DJing.
Jim O'Rear
Jim O’Rear has been involved in the entertainment industry for over thirty years, beginning his career on tour as The Youngest Professional Magician and quickly transitioning into the world of film and television.
Trained in New York at The American Academy Of Dramatic Arts, Jim has worked steadily as an actor, stuntman, and special make-up effects artist on such projects as Star Trek 4, Stephen King's The Boogeyman, ABC's Nashville, Lethal Weapon 3, NBC's Fatal Encounters, The Dead Matter, Fall Of The House Of Usher, A Christmas Carol, Mortal Kombat: Conquest, and many more.
Wanting to get some of his own ideas onto the screen, Jim successfully moved into the area of screenwriting, selling a number of horror-related screenplays, including The House Of Pain, Hayride Slaughter, Vampyre Tales, Wolfsbayne, The Deepening, and Scream Farm. Jim’s writing also includes several novels and paranormal books including “Tennessee Ghosts,” “Mortuary Of Madness,” “Hollywood Paranormal Films,” “Traveling In Tennessee,” and the how-to autobiography “Magic, Monsters, And Me.”
As an independent filmmaker, Jim's work as a director/producer has been seen all over the world in the international award-winning hits The Hospital, Fat Chance, and Ghosts Of Tennessee, just to name a few.
Jim continues to work on several films per year, recently completing work on Don’t Look In The Basement 2 (the sequel to the 1973 horror classic) and Race With The Devil. As if that isn’t enough, Jim continues to write for horror publications all over the world, consult for film projects internationally, and is the founder of Celebrity Ghost Hunters.
For more information, visit: Welcome To The Official Jim O'Rear Website
Amy Howard-Wilson
Born in Detroit on May 28, 1955, Amy was "bit by the acting bug" in high school. She is a proud graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City - Class of '75.
In 1979, Amy was working in the front office of the Weist-Barron School for TV and Commercial Acting. Kit Carter, the casting director, called the school looking for non-union talent to do the English dub for a new Japanese animated series, which would eventually come to be known as Star Blazers. She had the honor of being cast as the voice of Nova (Mori Yuki) for Season 1 - The Quest for Iscandar and Season 2 - The Comet Empire.
In 1997, after many years of thinking about Star Blazers only as a fond memory, Amy was delighted to learn that there are fans around the world who still value the show as she does. In 1999, she met one such longtime fan, Jeff Thompson, who very kindly asked her to dub the voice of Miranda in "The Rules of Being 16" episode of "The Irresponsible Captain Tylor" OVA for RightStuf, Int'l.
In 1998, at Anime Weekend Atlanta, Amy met the man who would become her husband, David G. Wilson, III (Dave III to his friends!). An anime aficionado, Dave delights in sharing stories of fandom in the "before time", when changing the channel meant getting up and walking across the room! They were married in Atlanta on October 14, 2000 and share a beautiful home in Virginia with 5 fabulous felines.
Since 2002, Amy has been recording and producing audio books. Ask her about her company - Studio V.O.I.C.E., and please visit her website - www.amysvoices.com.
Robert Aldrich
Anime gave birth to Robert V Aldrich. Sure, a person looking like him and using his name existed before he saw Voltron and Robotech, but it was anime that breathed the sweet breath of awesomeness into him.
RVA spends most of his time writing. He prefers fiction, but he's been known to dabble in non-fiction. He has a website (TeachTheSky.com) and a novel (Rhest for the Wicked). He also studies anime and video games as art forms because they add beauty to the world and because anime gave birth to him (see previous paragraph). He's just trying to be a good son.
When he's not writing, RVA spends his time practicing kung fu, studying exercise science, reading too much to make sure he doesn't know anything, and ignoring his phone.
RVA is here hosting multiple panels about cool stuff as well as promoting his newest book, an anime-inspired sci-fi novel titled Samifel."
Lord Ramirez
Not easily missed with his outrageous outfits, Lord Ramirez is a presenter and educator at many Sci Fi, Anime, and Alternative conventions across the U.S.
As a professional actor and stage combatant, he has dazzled crowds at Renaissance fairs, Busch gardens, and was a lead cast member in a show at Caesars' casino in Atlantic City. He is also a former open professional ballroom dance finalist, teacher, and adjudicator
In the realm of steam he is no stranger! He has been all over the east coast teaching about steampunk culture and costuming as well as holding and hosting "Steampunk Teas"
While he has actively retired from "professional cosplay", (He has won numerous costuming awards and cash prizes for his costuming and makeup) Lord Ramirez has an active interest in teach the next generation of cosplayers all the tips and tricks he has learned to make your visions into reality!
Having studied Japanese martial arts from age five, he has developed a lifelong passion for Japanese culture. He has a wealth of knowledge on a variety of topics in regards to Japanese history, religion, and activities. He has been teaching these panels and workshops at conventions all over that country.
At conventions, his topics vary wildly from costuming and makeup, dance, and classes on Japanese culture. You never know what he will teach next. But one thing is certain weird, strange, and fun, you can bet Lord Ramirez will have some knowledge to share!
Genesis Moss
Genesis Moss comes from the small town of Farmville Va. He is a YouTube veteran who has expertise in gaming, cartoon and sci fi culture! His channel Blast Processing Entertainment Network, is all about those things with a main focus on retro gaming and convention coverage, Over the past 3 years Genesis has built up a small but loyal audience who are supportive and fun! You can find all his videos at www.youtube.com/82mossman or check out his fan page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/s7greviews