- August 2-4, 2024
Guests
AleXa
Singer, Songwriter, DancerAlex Christine, known professionally as AleXa (알렉사), is a K-pop singer, dancer and songwriter who grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A lifelong dancer – having taken ballet, jazz, modern, hip-hop, lyrical and tap lessons since she was just 18 months old, AleXa was first drawn to K-pop because of its strong performance identity.
Celeina Ann
Singer SongwriterCeleina Ann is an American-Japanese singer songwriter, known for her appearance as the singer voice for “Tuesday” on Netflix Anime “Carole & Tuesday”. She started her YouTube channel “Celeina Ann’s Channel” in 2014 where she uploaded covers of her favorite pop songs.
Steve Blum
Voice ActorSteve Blum’s unmistakable deep, raspy, yet sometimes silky smooth voice has landed him a career full of incredible, iconic characters. He’s been the Voice of T.O.M. the robotic Promo host from Toonami (on Adult Swim) since 2000, and a pro Voice Actor for over 30 years.
Beau Billingslea
Voice ActorIn the world of anime, Beau has voiced countless characters including: Jet Black in Cowboy Bebop; The Fourth Raikage in Naruto; Barrett in Final Fantasy Advent Children; Cain in Last Hope; Bertuccio in Count of Monte Christo; Ogremon, Saggitarimon and Parrotman in Digimon; Michael in Argento Soma; Seal Walrus in Wolf’s Rain; Gohei in Rurouni Kenshin; Dee Jay in Super Street Fighter II; Ben Jackson in Tiger & Bunny; Edward Liones in Bleach; Light Nostrade in Hunter x Hunter and many others.
Tiana Camacho
Voice ActressTiana Camacho is a voice actress based in Los Angeles known for her work in video games and anime. Her most notable anime dubbing roles are Ermes Costello in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Bea in Pokémon Journeys, and Yawaragi in Yashahime.
Jose Estrada
TikTok CreatorJose is a TikTok creator from San Diego, California who loves skit comedy and theatre. He's been a lifelong anime fan and hopes to pursue a career in acting and voice over.
Ricco Fajardo
Voice ActorRicco Fajardo is an actor best known for his work in anime and video games. Recently, you can also see him on-screen in Hulu’s “Cruel Summer” and CW’s “Walker”.
Lai Frances
Journalist, Producer, HostLai Frances is a multimedia journalist and producer that focuses on music, pop culture and entertainment. She is currently a Social Media Producer at CNET by day and a Contributing Writer/Host by night talking about music and K-pop.
Angelina Foss
DirectorSwedish-Chilean with a background in international graduate school for international relations and communication at HUFS, Angelina is the Creative Director and Head of ZB Label. Having begun her initial career in Korea at a Korean entertainment conglomerate, this is Angelina’s 8th year working at ZANYBROS, where she helms production, marketing and MV directing roles.
Harumi Fujita
ComposerHarumi Fujita is a video game music composer famous for her work on Mega Man 3, Final Fight, Bionic Commando and Chip ’n Dale. After working at SNK and Capcom, she went freelance and composed for games like PULSTAR and Tomba!
Toshio Furukawa
Voice ActorToshio Furukawa has played Piccolo in the Dragon Ball series, Portgas D. Ace in One Piece, Kai Shinden in Mobile Suit Gundam Series, and Ataru Moroboshi in Urusei Yatsura, just to name a few of the most well known characters.
G.L.A.M.S
Musicians / Multidisciplinary Art ProjectG.L.A.M.S is a multidisciplinary art project from MIKARU, the singer/songwriter from Tokyo, Japan, well-known for having been the leader and vocalist of the bands Dio - Distraught Overlord and BLACK LINE.
Yuki Hayashi
ComposerYuki Hayashi was born in Kyoto in 1980. He was a competitor in rhythmic gymnastics, where the task of selecting the music got him into the world of music. In college, he started composing music without formal training. After college, Yuki learned the basics of track making from Hideo Kobayashi and started their career by composing music for various competitive dances.
Motonobu Hori
DirectorMotonobu Hori is an anime director and character designer. He has worked as the character designer of BECK and Director for Carole and Tuesday and Super Crooks.
Chado Horii
Voice ActorChado Horii is a voice actor from MAUSU PROMOTION, born August 29, 1984 in Shizuoka, Japan. His main roles include Togo Sekiguchi from ODD TAXI, Ryuhei Nabeshima from Ahiru no Sora, and Kakeru Tobe from My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU.
Mariya Ise
Voice ActorHer main roles include Foo Fighers from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Hwan Paorin/Dragon Kid from TIGER & BUNNY, Yoshino Somei from Spriggan, Ray from The Promised Neverland, Killua Zoldyck from HUNTER x HUNTER, Reg from Made in Abyss, Bonnie from Pokémon The Series: XY, and Wendy Hertz from Mobile Suit Gundam AGE.
Takahiro Izutani
ComposerTakahiro Izutani is a video game composer and guitarist. He composed for games like Metal Gear Solid 4 and Bayonetta. Izutani has also collaborated with other artists, including Ayumi Hamasaki. A member of Brave Wave Productions, he released his first solo album, Lingua Franca, under artist name Dugo in 2017.
Masazumi Kato
ProducerMasazumi Kato is an Anime Producer. He built his career at Media Factory, producing titles such as The Sacred Blacksmith, The Familiar of Zero series, Aria the Scarlet Ammo, Soul Eater, and Medaka Box.
Shino Kakinuma
Voice ActorShino Kakinuma has played numerous key characters in popular series, including Naru Osaka in Sailor Moon, and Videl and Pan in Dragon Ball series.
Hiroyuki Kikukawa
ProducerHiroyuki Kikukawa is a producer at Bandai Namco Filmworks. He joined Bandai Visual in 2005 and has served as the producer for many anime titles including “RWBY: Ice Queendom” and “Yurei Deco”.
Junhong Kim
DirectorIn 2001, Hong Won-Ki and Kim Jun-Hong co-founded Zanybros, a music video production company, and has now become the largest production company in Korea having executed more than 1,000 successful video productions.
KingChris
TikTok CreatorKingChris is an online content creator who focuses mainly on anime and gaming.
Masafumi Mikami
Gugenka CEO, XR Producer, 3D Anime ProducerMasafumi is one of the core producers in Japan to produce anime XR Events, VR & AR products.
PIXY (픽시)
Kpop GroupPIXY makes their North American debut at Otakon 2022's Friday Night Kpop Concert! PIXY takes strong inspiration from hip hop & EDM and combines them with breathtaking choreography and imagery.
Kiral Poon
Gugenka CTO, 3D Anime Tech Director, XR Tech DirectorKiral is from Canada and is working in Japan as XR technical director for content like “Attack on Titan ( Hexaride)”, “Slayers 3D Live.”, “Sanrio Virtual Fes”, Taito's “Space Invader” Arcade game, and etc.
Zeno Robinson
Voice ActorZeno Robinson is an actor residing in Los Angeles, California. Zeno began his acting journey in middle school, and after taking a program called “All About Kids”, signed with CESD Talent. He would gain his professional voiceover start soon after as “Alan Albright” in Ben 10 Alien Force at 14 years old. Zeno can now be heard as “Hunter” in The Owl House, “Remy” in Big City Greens, “Hawks” in My Hero Academia, “Cyborg” in Young Justice, and “The Green Poncho” in Craig of the Creek.
Rolling Quartz
Kpop GroupRolling Quartz is a K-Rock girl band with a powerful and passionate presence. They took the Internet by storm, winning hearts and fans with thrilling videos and fiery collaborations and covers. Rolling Quartz will make their international performance debut at Otakon 2022’s Friday Night Kpop Concert!
Kaho Shibuya
Content Creator, Anison DJ, Singer, AuthorBorn and raised in Tokyo Japan, Kaho has been making waves on the cosplay and convention scene! She has hosted her own radio show, writes columns for multiple publications, has released three music singles, and is an accomplished author as well.
Wataru Watari
AuthorWataru Watari is a light novel author from Chiba prefecture of Japan, born January 24, 1987. He debuted as an author by winning the third Shogakkan Light Novel Gagaga Grand Prize with Ayakashigatari.
Kaoru Wada
ComposerKaoru Wada is active in a wide range of musical fields, including anime, film, television, theatre and events, and has been involved in the musical side of well-known anime. He was born in 1962 in Shimonoseki city, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. From the age of 17, he taught himself composition, harmony and other music fundamentals.
Hiromi Wakabayashi
ProducerPreviously a member of Studio GAINAX, Hiromi Wakabayashi has been involved in several works with Hiroyuki Imaishi. Most notably GURREN LAGANN as design production. Hiromi also contributed in Panty&Stocking with Garterbelt as co-creator, writer, and episodic director.
Yoshihiro Watanabe
ProducerBorn in 1982, Japan. Nabe is a producer at Orange, and currently working on TRIGUN STAMPEDE as its business producer. Nabe grew up in Los Angeles and after graduating from college, he joined the US branch of the animation studio Madhouse.
Yoh Yoshinari
DirectorYoshinari is a renowned animation director, illustrator, character designer of Studio TRIGGER. Some of his more notable titles include Little Witch Academia, BNA, and most recently Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
Jenny Zha
CEO, ProducerA 10-year digital media veteran, Jenny Zha is an award-winning integrated marketer and the CEO of Infinitize.
