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Anime Central
Anime Central (ACen) is an annual three-day anime convention held during May at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare & Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. The convention is organized by the Midwest Animation Promotion Society (MAPS). Programming The convention typically offers anime viewing rooms, artist alley, autograph sessions, concerts, dances/rave, dealer's room, gaming (arcade, role play, table top, trading card, video) formal ball, karaoke, masquerade, panels, and Q&As. During the convention, the gaming room runs for 24-hour a day. History Anime Central was formed in 1998 due to the lack of anime gatherings in the Central United States. During the 2001 convention, construction was occurring at the hotel while the event was underway. Guest Robert DeJesus got married by guest Jan Scott-Frazier, an ordained minister, during the convention. At the 2003 convention, the weekend lines to register for the convention ranged from 90 minutes for pre-registered attendees ...
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Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers, and partly associated with the spelling of similar-sounding Germanic names, such as ''Ronald''. A short form of ''Donald'' is ''Don''. Pet forms of ''Donald'' include ''Donnie'' and ''Donny''. The feminine given name ''Donella'' is derived from ''Donald''. ''Donald'' has cognates in other Celtic languages: Modern Irish ''Dónal'' (anglicised as ''Donal'' and ''Donall'');. Scottish Gaelic ''Dòmhnall'', ''Domhnull'' and ''Dòmhnull''; Welsh '' Dyfnwal'' and Cumbric ''Dumnagual''. Although the feminine given name ''Donna'' is sometimes used as a feminine form of ''Donald'', the names are not etymologically related. Variations Kings and noblemen Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancie ...
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Yoshitoshi ABe
is a Japanese graphic artist who works predominantly in anime and manga. He first gained fame in his work on the avant-garde anime ''Serial Experiments Lain''. He is also responsible for the concept and character design for the series ''NieA_7''. He is the creator of the dōjinshi ''Haibane Renmei'', which was also adapted into an anime. He is a colleague and friend of Chiaki J. Konaka, with whom he collaborated on the series ''Serial Experiments Lain'' and ''Texhnolyze''. He usually uses the romaji form of his name instead of the kanji, with the "B" in "ABe" capitalized, as a reminder of his early works, for which he used the pen name "AB". Abe first began his career as a teen in Tokyo who was first recognized as a graffiti artist, who regularly got into legal problems with his art. His concepts for all his later works are said to be inspired by this time of his life and has projected a dark theme into his anime character designs. He is known to be a fairly tech-savvy manga a ...
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DuelJewel
is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in January 1997. History DuelJewel began in 1997; during their early beginnings they released several demos. The vocalist Hayato joined in 1997, left, and returned in 1999. The band released their first album in 2001 and Natsuki joined in 2002 when Ka-non left the band. They performed at A-Kon (an anime convention) in Dallas, Texas in 2002, which was their first international concert. They returned to the United States, playing in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Anaheim, San Jose, and Houston through the rest of the year and into 2003. DuelJewel profile at Jhouserock Entertainment
The band continued to tour in Japan, gaining a larger fanbase, and in May 2007, the band performed at the sold-out two-day JRock Revol ...
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Richard Ian Cox
Richard Ian Cox (born October 3, 1973) is a Welsh-born Canadian actor, comedian and online radio host. He is best known for his voice work for English language dubs of anime, mainly for ''Inuyasha''. Cox gained prominence for playing the character of Henry Dailey's (played by Mickey Rooney) teenaged traveller and horse rider, Alec Ramsay, in The Family Channel's ''Adventures of the Black Stallion'' during the early 1990s. Cox also gained fame for voicing Ian Kelley, the title character in the animated series ''Being Ian'' and for voicing Scattershot, one of the Autobots in the CGI-Animated series '' Transformers: Cybertron''. In 2015, he provided the voice of Lofty in the American dubbed version of the 2015 reboot of the British children's animated television series ''Bob the Builder'' taking over from both Sonya Leite and Emma Tate. He had a prominent live action role alongside Robin Williams in the 2006 comedy '' RV''. He maintains an active online presence on Tumblr and Tw ...
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Laura Bailey (voice Actress)
Laura Bailey is an American voice actress. She made her anime debut as Kid Trunks in the Funimation dub of ''Dragon Ball Z''. Her other anime credits include Emily / Glitter Lucky in '' Glitter Force'', Tohru Honda in ''Fruits Basket'', Lust in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' and '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'', the title character in the Funimation dub of '' Shin-Chan'', and Maka Albarn in '' Soul Eater''. She is a cast member of the web series ''Critical Role'', playing Vex'ahlia ("Vex"), Jester Lavorre, and Imogen Temult. In video games, Bailey has voiced Rayne in the ''BloodRayne'' franchise, Kira Carsen in '' Star Wars: The Old Republic'', Jaina Proudmoore in ''World of Warcraft'', Rise Kujikawa in ''Persona 4'', the Female Protagonist in Persona 3 Portable, Chun-Li in ''Street Fighter'', Serah Farron in ''Final Fantasy XIII'', the title role in ''Catherine'', Serana in '' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard'', Oriana Lawson in ''Mass Effect 3'', Lucina in ''Fire ...
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Satoru Akahori
is a Japanese scriptwriter, novelist and manga author. He is best known for the ''Saber Marionette'', ''Sakura Wars'' and ''Sorcerer Hunters'' series, which comes in anime, novel and manga forms. Works *''Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge'': Series Composition, Script (episodes 1–2, 7, 12–13), Original creator *''Combustible Campus Guardress'' (with Kazushi Hagiwara): Series Composition, Screenplay, Original creator *''Kami to Sengoku Seitokai'' (manga with Ryosuke Takada) *'' Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl'' (with Yukimaru Katsura) *''Lime-iro Senkitan'': Scenario, Script (episodes 1, 3, 5–6, 8, 11, 13), Original creator *''Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi'': Series Composition, Script (episodes 2–3, 5, 11), Novel Serialization (Kadokawa Shoten The Sneaker) *'' Master of Mosquiton'' (manga version with Hiroshi Negishi) *'' Maze: Bakunetsu Jikuu'' (manga version with Rei Omishi) *''Mon Colle Knights'': Script, Original creator *''Mouse'' (with Hiroshi Itaba) *''NG Knight Ramune & ...
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Brad Swaile
Bradley Swaile is a Canadian voice actor. His major roles include Light Yagami in ''Death Note'', Rock in ''Black Lagoon'', and Nightcrawler in '' X-Men: Evolution''. In the 1990s, he voiced Mousse in ''Ranma ½'' and Teen Gohan in the Ocean dub of ''Dragon Ball Z''. He has also voiced multiple roles in the ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' series, including Amuro Ray of ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', Quatre Raberba Winner of '' Gundam Wing'', Dearka Elsman of ''Gundam SEED'', Auel Neider of ''Gundam SEED Destiny'' and Setsuna F. Seiei of ''Gundam 00''. In video games, he voices Jin Kazama in ''Street Fighter X Tekken''. Biography Swaile attended Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in Vancouver. He graduated from Kwantlen University with a degree in Graphic and Visual Design. Swaile has acted in several animated series. One of his earliest anime roles was in the English dub of ''Ranma ½'' where he voiced Mousse. When the Ocean Group dubbed ''Dragonball Z'' in the mid 1990s, Swaile voi ...
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Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn Blum (born October 16, 1966)Birthday references: * * is an American voice actress, ADR director and singer best known for her involvement in music production in multiple games from the ''Silent Hill'' series, and her extensive English-language dubbing of various anime, animated films, and video games, including the critically acclaimed English adaptation of the television series '' Cowboy Bebop''. Career McGlynn's voice roles in anime include Lieutenant Matilda in the 1981 film '' Mobile Suit Gundam I'', Motoko Kusanagi from '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'', Kurenai Yuhi, Mei Terumi, Katsuyu and Koharu Utatane from the ''Naruto'' series, Cornelia li Britannia from ''Code Geass'' and the most recent role of Queen Metalia on ''Sailor Moon Crystal''. She also does voice acting in video games such as Maria and Mary Shepherd-Sunderland in the HD collection version of '' Silent Hill 2'' and Nina Williams from the ''Tekken'' series. She also work ...
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Toshihiro Kawamoto
is a Japanese animator. He is co-founder and director of the anime studio Bones. He was character designer and animation director of '' Cowboy Bebop''. Biography Early period Upon graduating from high school, Kawamoto was first employed in the making and designing of precision machinery. During this early period, he became interested in becoming an animator due to the ongoing ''Macross'' series, Yoshiyuki Tomino's ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' and Gainax's amateur ''Daikon'' films. In particular, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's character designs were a major influence. Within a year, Kawamoto left his previous profession and enrolled in the Nagoya branch of Tokyo Designer Gakuin College (currently known as Nagoya Designer Gakuin), which he later attended for two years. Career After graduating, he applied for a job at Group Donguri and was accepted. In 1986, he made his debut in Yasuhiko's 1986 film ''Arion'', where he was supervised by Yoshinobu Inano and mentored by lead character designer Sachi ...
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Hilary Haag
Hilary Haag () is an American voice actress who is known for her work for ADV Films and Sentai Filmworks. Haag has been involved in several lead roles in anime series, including Nene Romanova in ''Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040'', Teletha Testarossa in the ''Full Metal Panic!, Full Metal Panic series'', Seth Nightroad in ''Trinity Blood'', Rebecca Miyamoto in ''Pani Poni Dash!'', Rosette Christopher in ''Chrono Crusade'', and Chloe in ''Noir (anime), Noir''. She attended Lamar Consolidated High School and later studied English Rhetoric at Texas A&M University. Haag resided in Los Angeles for almost 2 years after she graduated from Texas A&M University, but moved back to Houston where she grew up. Because of her distinctive natural child-like voice, she is often given the roles of younger female characters. Filmography Anime Film References External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haag, Hilary American voice actresses Living people People from Baytown, Texas Texas A&M Univers ...
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Tiffany Grant
Tiffany Lynn Grant (born October 11, 1968) is an American voice actress and script writer who is known for her English-dubbing work for ADV Films on such anime films and television series as ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', in which she voiced the character Asuka Langley Soryu. Biography Grant was born in Houston, Texas. She was the first actor hired by ADV Films in February 1994. Grant's first work in the field was Raina from ''Guy: Double Target''. In 1996, she was cast as Asuka Langley Soryu, one of the main female characters in ''Neon Genesis Evangelion''. She would later go on to write ADR scripts for several anime shows, having written over 200 TV episodes to date. Grant is also known for portraying Nojiko in ''One Piece'', Altena in '' Noir'', and Ryoko Subaru in ''Martian Successor Nadesico''. Grant is an independent contractor, and in addition to her work at ADV Films, she has also worked for Funimation, Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks, and Illumitoon Entertainment. Grant ...
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Jessica Calvello
Jessica Calvello is an American voice actress and production assistant primarily known for her anime voiceover work, particularly with ADV Films, Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks, DuArt Film and Video, Media Blasters, Funimation, Central Park Media, Headline Sound Studios, New Generation Pictures, NYAV Post, 4Kids Entertainment and also known for her non-anime voice work on a number of animated shorts by, Cyanide and Happiness. Some of her more well known roles are Excel in ''Excel Saga'', Nanael in ''Queen's Blade'', Kanako Miyamae in ''Maria Holic'', Zoe Hange in ''Attack on Titan'' and Honey Kisaragi in '' New Cutey Honey'', in which she was personally cast by the creator of the Cutey Honey franchise, Go Nagai, a role that Calvello describes as her most cherished and honored accomplishment. Filmography Anime * ''Alien Nine'' - Kasumi Tomine * ''Amagi Brilliant Park'' - Tiramy * ''Angel Blade'' - Hasumi and Emily * '' Arcade Gamer Fubuki'' - Hanako Kokobuji – As Zoe ...
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