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Kumoricon
Kumoricon is an annual three-day anime convention held during October or November at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. The name of the convention comes from the Japanese word ''Kumori'' (曇り), meaning ''cloudy''. Kumoricon is run by a volunteer staff and was previously held in Vancouver, Washington at the Hilton Vancouver Washington/Red Lion Vancouver at the Quay. Programming The convention typically offers board gaming, cosplay chess, cosplay competitions, dances (formal masquerade ball and informal), karaoke, music, music video contests, panels, tabletop gaming, video game tournaments, and workshops. History The convention originated from the anime club at the University of Oregon. Due to the convention's growth, in 2011 it was held in both the Hilton Vancouver Washington and the Red Lion Vancouver at the Quay. Kumoricon expanded to four days in 2014. Due to growth and lack of space, Kumoricon in 2016 moved to the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Epcar
Richard Epcar is an American voice actor, voice director, and writer who has voiced over 1,200 characters in animation, video games and anime. Some of his major roles include Raiden in the '' Mortal Kombat'' franchise, The Joker in several projects (including ''Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe'', '' Injustice: Gods Among Us'', ''Injustice 2'' and ''Mortal Kombat 11''), Zangetsu in '' Bleach'', Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo in ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'', Etemon and Myotismon in '' Digimon'', Batou in ''Ghost in the Shell'', Xehanort/Ansem in '' Kingdom Hearts'', Joseph Joestar in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'' and '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable'', Black Ghost/Skull in ''Cyborg 009'', Akuma in ''Street Fighter V'', Daisuke Jigen in ''Lupin the Third'' and Andrall in ''Gormiti Nature Unleashed''. He and fellow voice actress Ellyn Stern own and operate Epcar Entertainment, a voice-over production service company based in Los Angeles. Filmography Anime Othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirk Thornton
Kirk Thornton is an American voice actor, director and script writer working mainly with English-language versions of Japanese anime shows. Career His major roles include Brandon Heat in ''Gungrave'', Hotohori in ''Fushigi Yūgi'', Klein in ''Sword Art Online'', Jin in ''Samurai Champloo'', Hajime Saito in ''Rurouni Kenshin'', Jet Link in ''Cyborg 009'', Don Patch in ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'', Ensign Nogami in ''The Cockpit'' and numerous Digimon. Additionally, Thornton co-directed for the popular anime series ''Bleach'' alongside Wendee Lee and also serves as the narrator. In video games, he voices Number VII Organization XIII member Saïx in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series and Shadow the Hedgehog (since 2010) and Orbot (since 2008) in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. In early February 1989, he also appeared as a contestant on the game show ''Classic Concentration''. Personal life Thornton is married to Julie Nesbitt. Together they have two children. Filmography Anime An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananth Panagariya
''Johnny Wander'' is a former webcomic written by Ananth Hirsh and illustrated by Yuko Ota. It was published bi-weekly. In its earlier days, the comic generally focused on Slice of life story, slice of life stories involving Ananth, Yuko, and their friends and family following graduation from college. However, the comic occasionally encompasses unrelated fantasy storylines. The comic is currently focusing on one of its ongoing fictional storylines, "Barbarous." The name "Johnny Wander" is meant to evoke the creators' desire to use the comic to "wander" through whatever topics interest them at the moment. The webcomic has been generally well-received, with reviewers calling it as a humorous and sweet comic that invites new readers to continue reading. The artwork has also been praised for its depth and quality. The first physical book collection "Johnny Wander Vol. 1: Don't Burn the House Down" was published in 2010. History From 2006 to 2010, Ananth Hirsh (then called Ananth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Vincent (actor)
David Vincent is an American voice actor and director who provides voices for animation, anime and video games. Some of his roles include Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez in ''Bleach'', Senketsu in '' Kill la Kill'' and Gilgamesh in '' Fate/Zero'' and ''Fate/stay night''. In video games, he voices Male Robin in ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', the '' Super Smash Bros.'' series and '' Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.'', Marshall Law in the ''Tekken'' series, T. Hawk in ''Super Street Fighter IV'', Richter Belmont in '' Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles'', and Jin Kisaragi and Hakumen in the ''BlazBlue'' series. He also had a guest role in ''Ghost in the Shell''. Filmography Anime Films Animation Video games Live-action References External links * * David VincentanDavid Earnestat Crystal Acids Voice Actor Database * * "Kana's Korner" Interview With David Vincenton 91.8 The Fan {{DEFAULTSORT:Vincent, David 1972 births Living people American male video game actors American male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Cason
Christopher S. Cason is an American voice actor for English-language productions of Japanese anime shows mostly with Funimation. Some of his major roles include Babbit in ''Kodocha'', Haruki Hanai in ''School Rumble'', Gluttony in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', and Shu in ''Dragon Ball''. He has also worked as an ADR director and script writer for various studios. Filmography Anime * ''AM Driver'' - Kukk "KK" Karan * ''Aria the Scarlet Ammo'' - Ryo Shiranui * '' Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 2'' - Mikhail * ''Baldr Force EXE Resolution'' - Genha * ''Basilisk'' - Kazamachi Shogen * '' BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad'' - Akage * ''Beet the Vandel Buster'' - General Grineed * ''Big Windup!'' - Kazutoshi Oki * '' Birdy the Mighty: Decode'' - Masakubo * ''Black Blood Brothers'' - Rinsuke Akai * ''Case Closed'' - Bank Clerk, Shunen, Chiba, Emori * ''Chrome Shelled Regios'' - Dixerio Maskane * ''Corpse Princess'' - Rinsen Shirae * '' D.Gray-man'' - No. 65 * ''Darker than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Strait
Sonny Strait is an American voice actor, ADR director, and writer at Funimation, known for his work on a number of English versions of Japanese anime series and as an illustrator for the independently published comic book series '' Elfquest.'' Career Strait began voicing Krillin in the English dub version of Dragon Ball for Funimation in 1999. He has since consistently voiced the kid, teen and adult incarnations of Krillin in every anime series produced to date ('' Dragon Ball'', '' Z'', '' GT'', '' Kai'' and '' Super'') and numerous of animated movies and video game adaptations, as well as other characters such as Bardock. Besides voicing Krillin in ''Dragon Ball'', Strait has worked on many popular animated characters including Usopp in ''One Piece'', Maes Hughes in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', and Cartoon Network’s laid back, robot host ''Toonami'' TOM, until the T.I.E., ''The Intruder'', when he was replaced by Steve Blum. He has also worked as a writer and director on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Haberkorn
Todd Haberkorn is an American voice actor and director, who has dubbed in anime, films, and video games. Career While Haberkorn was working in theater, he joined Funimation as a voice actor, with minor roles in ''One Piece'', ''Black Cat'', and ''Peach Girl''. Since then, he has voiced characters such as Natsu Dragneel in ''Fairy Tail'', Italy in '' Hetalia: Axis Powers'', Hikaru Hitachiin in ''Ouran High School Host Club'', Allen Walker in '' D.Gray-man'', Death the Kid in '' Soul Eater'', Tsukune Aono in '' Rosario + Vampire'', Kimihiro Watanuki in '' xxxHolic'', and Yamato Akitsuki in '' Suzuka''. He has also worked in Los Angeles as an actor, director, producer and writer. He also played Aru Akise, one of the main set of characters in ''Future Diary'' and provided the English dub voice for Hiroki Hasegawa in ''Shin Godzilla'', as well as Razor for ''Genshin Impact''. Personal life Haberkorn is of partial Vietnamese descent on the maternal side of his family. Meanwhile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Thompson (writer)
Jason Bradley Thompson (born October 13, 1974) is an American artist, author, comics creator, critic, and editor. He is best known for his Eisner-nominated book '' Manga: The Complete Guide'', his graphic novel interpretation of H. P. Lovecraft's ''DreamQuest of Unknown Kadath and Other Stories'', and his Dungeons and Dragons adventure walkthrough maps published by Wizards of the Coast on their website as well in books such as Waterdeep Dragon Heist. Life and career Jason Thompson was born in San Francisco, California, on October 13, 1974, and lived in Healdsburg, California, for most of his childhood and adolescence. He began drawing and writing in the 1980s. He first became an anime and manga fan in 1991, joining his college's anime club at University of California, San Diego while studying English and creative writing and art. Thompson graduated in 1995 at the age of 20. In the late 1990s, Thompson self-published some comics, including 1997's ''The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetlana Chmakova
Svetlana Chmakova (russian: Светлана Шмакова) (b. October 7, 1979) is a Russian Canadians, Russian-Canadian comic book artist. She is best known for ''Dramacon'', an original English-language manga, original English-language (OEL) manga spanning three volumes and published in North America by Tokyopop. Her other original work includes ''Nightschool (manga), Nightschool'' and ''Awkward (graphic novel), Awkward'' for Yen Press. She has been nominated for an Eisner Award twice. Previously, she created ''The Adventures of CG'' for ''Cosmopolitan (magazine), CosmoGIRL!'' magazine and the webcomic ''Chasing Rainbows'' for Girlamatic. Early life and education Chmakova was born in Russia where she was first exposed to comics after she found ElfQuest at a Moscow book stand. After she emigrated to Canada at the age of 16, she graduated from the Sheridan College Classical Animation program in 2002. She then began to publish her manga on the Internet. Career ''Dramacon'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Yune
Tommy Yune is a South Korean-born American comic book author who became known for his manga-style work on ''Speed Racer'', which was followed by a comic industry revival of classic anime shows such as ''Battle of the Planets'' and ''Robotech''. His video game credits include ''FX Fighter'', ''Robotech: Battlecry'', and the award-winning ''The Journeyman Project'' series. Yune first began in comics with the 1992 cult following, cult anthropomorphic series ''Buster the Amazing Bear'' and joined Jim Lee at Wildstorm Productions after a number of years as a video game designer. After writing and illustrating ''Speed Racer'' in 1999, he followed up with two more manga-style miniseries, ''Racer X'' and ''Danger Girl: Kamikaze''. His original ''Speed Racer'' run was also re-released in 2000 as the graphic novel titled ''Born to Race''. Yune's first work in feature animation was creating the computer-generated opening sequence of Kevin Altieri's ''Gen¹³#In other media, Gen¹³''. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellyn Stern
Ellyn Stern is an American voice actress and voice director. The wife of fellow voice actor Richard Epcar, she has worked on various shows, including '' Genma Wars'', ''Noein'', and ''MÄR''. She also voiced Masaki Kurosaki in the hit anime series '' Bleach''. Filmography Anime roles * '' Armitage III: Poly-Matrix'' - Rosalind Holhess * '' Bleach'' - Masaki Kurosaki * ''Fight!! Spirit of the Sword'' - Himeno * '' Fighting Spirit'' - Nurse Tomiko * '' Genma Wars'' - Parome * '' Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence'' - Haraway * '' Legend of the Gold of Babylon'' - Rosetta * ''Lupin III Part II'' - Marguerite Tiffany * '' Lupin III Part IV'' - Elena Gotti, Additional Voices * ''MÄR'' - Jack's Mom * ''Metal Fighter Miku'' - Sayaka; Maki Yoshihara * ''Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn'' - Martha Vist Carbine * ''Noein'' - Miyuki Goto * '' Patlabor WXIII'' - Keiko Misaki, Additional Voices * ''Skip Beat!'' - Mrs. Taisho * ''Vampire Princess Miyu'' - Moru (Ep. 20); Sato (Ep. 21) * '' Zenki'' - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Foglio
Philip Foglio (born May 1, 1956) is an American cartoonist and comic book artist known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy art. Early life and career Foglio was born on May 1, 1956, in Mount Vernon, New York, and moved with his family to Hartsdale, New York, where he lived until he was 17. He attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago, Illinois, and was a member of the university's science fiction club, art-directing & co-editing the group's fanzine, ''Effen Essef''. He was nominated for both the Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist and the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1976, and won ''Best Fan Artist'' in 1977 and 1978. After living in the DePaul dorms for a few years, Phil moved to the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago and hosted weekly Thursday Night Meetings of Chicago-area science fiction fans. He drew the first known Unix daemons for a limited series of T-shirts in 1979. Beginning in 1980, Foglio wrote and illustrated the comic strip '' What's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
