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MechaCon
MechaCon was an annual three-day anime convention held during the summer at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the oldest active anime convention in Louisiana. Programming The convention typically offered an artist's alley, cosplay competition, dealer's room, gaming, and maid/host show. History MechaCon's inaugural weekend in 2005 is unique because Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the coast of Louisiana hours after MechaCon closed its doors. The dealers room closed early and all but one guest made their flight. In 2006, as a special part of MechaCon's 2006 programming, Harmony Gold USA provided fans of the Robotech franchise with the first-ever public screening of the film Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles. 100% of the funds raised from the screening was donated to The Salvation Army’s ongoing Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita recovery efforts. A 2019 press release announced that the final Mechacon, dubbed "Mechacon Omega," would be held in Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robotech
''Robotech'' is a science fiction franchise that began with an 85-episode anime television series produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production and first released in the United States in 1985. The show was adapted from three original and distinct, though visually similar, Japanese anime television series ('' Super Dimension Fortress Macross'', '' Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross'' and '' Genesis Climber MOSPEADA'') to make a series suitable for syndication. In the series, ''Robotechnology'' refers to the scientific advances discovered in an alien starship that crashed on a South Pacific island. With this technology, Earth developed robotic technologies, such as transformable mecha, to fight three successive extraterrestrial invasions. Name origin Prior to the release of the TV series, the name ''Robotech'' was used by model kit manufacturer Revell on their '' Robotech Defenders'' line in the mid-1980s. The line consisted of mecha model kits i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jett And Zee
Jett may refer to: People by surname *Brent W. Jett Jr. (born 1958), American astronaut and naval aviator * Chip Jett (born 1974), American professional poker player; husband of Karina Jett * Dennis Jett (born 1945), American diplomat and academic *E. K. Jett Lt. Ewell Kirk "Jack" Jett, USN (March 20, 1893 – April 28, 1965) was chief engineer and later a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States in the late 1930s and 1940s, serving briefly as the Commission's ... (1893–1965), American radio engineer and Federal Communications Commission member *Jack E. Jett (contemporary), American television talk show host *James Jett (born 1970), American professional football player *Joan Jett (born 1958), American rock musician and actress *Joe Jett (born 1960), American politician from Arkansas *Joey Jett (born 1998), American skateboarder *John Jett (born 1968), American professional football player *Karina Jett (born 1974), Vietnamese-American pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Furukawa
Lisa Furukawa (古川梨沙 ''Furukawa Risa'', born January 25, 1976, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese American pianist, singer, arranger, and songwriter based in Seattle, Washington. She has self-published 4 albums on the Yume label: ''Signal'' (2009), ''Reaching the Dragon'' (2006), ''Pearl Diver'' (2005), and ''This Moment is the Show'' (2001). A fusion of folk, alternative chamber pop, and electronica, Furukawa's music combines soulful piano and vocal ballads that range in breadth from love songs to complex Celtic jigs full of mythical and historical themes. Furukawa is currently recording new original material in the Seattle-based band Cloudsang with guitarist and husband Leon Monroe (formerly of North Carolina-based bands "Doombunny" and "The Hurt") and drummer Phil Mauck (formerly of "The Hurt"). The band is inspired by eclectic tastes that range from indie bluegrass to classically influenced contemporary pop and jazz. Conventions Since 2005, Furukawa has been primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Blum
Steven Jay Blum (; born April 29, 1960) is an American voice actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, his most well-known roles include Spike Spiegel from the anime series ''Cowboy Bebop'', Garazeb Orrelios from the animated series ''Star Wars Rebels'', Wolverine (character), Wolverine from various Marvel Entertainment, Marvel projects, TOM (Toonami Operations Module) as the second and current host of Toonami and the current host of Toonami Latin America (2000–2008; 2012–present), Terence and Bomb on Angry Birds Live Action and Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat), Sub-Zero from the video game franchise ''Mortal Kombat''. He is sometimes credited as David Lucas, Richard Cardona, Roger Canfield, Tom Baron and Daniel Andrews in various anime and other live-action appearances. Early life Steven Jay Blum was born on April 29, 1960 to a Jewish family in Santa Monica, California. Career Blum began his career in 1992. His credits include the voice of Spike Spiegel in ''Cowboy Bebop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Billingslea
John "Beau" Billingslea (born 1944) is an American actor, known as the voice of Jet Black in the critically acclaimed anime '' Cowboy Bebop'', Ogremon in '' Digimon'' and Homura and Ay, the Fourth Raikage in ''Naruto Shippuden''. In addition to voice acting, he appeared in many television shows and some films including '' North and South Book II: Love and War'', '' Just Jordan'', '' The Hannah Montana Movie'' and '' Star Trek Into Darkness''. Biography Early life and career Billingslea was born in Charleston, South Carolina. His mother was from Malensis, South Carolina, near Charleston, and his father was from Macon, Georgia. His family moved to Meriden, Connecticut, where he grew up. At Maloney High School, he lettered in football, basketball and baseball and was offered a contract with the Kansas City Athletics, but at the advice of his father, went to University of Connecticut, where he played football and co-captained in his senior year. He graduated with a Bachelor's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Ayres
Greg Ayres is an American voice actor who works on a number of English versions of Japanese anime series at ADV Films, Funimation and Sentai Filmworks. He voiced Hideki in '' Nerima Daikon Brothers'', Koyuki Tanaka in '' Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad'', Son Goku in '' Saiyuki'', Clear in '' Dramatical Murder'', Chrono in '' Chrono Crusade'', Yuu Nishinoya in '' Haikyu!!'', Kaoru Hitachin in '' Ouran High School Host Club'', Negi Springfield in ''Negima'', Heihachi Hayashida in '' Samurai 7'', Frost in ''Dragon Ball Super'' and Tomoki Sakurai in '' Heaven's Lost Property''. Outside of voice acting, he has worked as a nightclub DJ and even performs as such at anime conventions An anime convention is an event or gathering with a primary focus on anime, manga and Japanese culture. Commonly, anime conventions are multi-day events hosted at convention centers, hotels or college campuses. They feature a wide variety of activ .... Filmography Film Dubbing roles Anime Film Video g ... [...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'' - H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike McFarland
Michael McFarland is an American voice actor and ADR director who works on English dubs of Japanese anime at Funimation. He is known as the original English voice of Master Roshi and Yajirobe in Funimation's dubs of '' Dragon Ball'' and ''Dragon Ball Z''. McFarland's other notable roles include Jean Havoc in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', Buggy the Clown in the Funimation dub of ''One Piece'', and Jean Kirstein in '' Attack on Titan''. He has voice directed on multiple Funimation titles including '' Dragon Ball'', ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', ''Case Closed'', and '' Attack on Titan'', the ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' films, and ''Summer Wars''. Filmography Anime [Baidu] |
Matt Greenfield
Matthew Brian Greenfield (born January 12, 1965) is an American producer, scriptwriter, director and voice actor best known for his work in producing the English-language versions of many popular Japanese anime, most notably ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', and for being the co-founder of A.D. Vision. Early life Matthew Brian Greenfield was born on January 12, 1965, in Sacramento, California to Patricia (née Doering, born 1938)State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. and Virgil Greenfield (1934–2006). His grandparents, Esther (née Weaver, 1917–2013) and Joseph Doering (1906–1975), worked at jewelry shops in Los Angeles; Esther was also a longtime member of the Shasta Dam Methodist Church (now known as the Shasta Lake Community United Methodist Church). Career Originally an avid fan who ran an anime club in Houston, Texas (known as "Anime NASA") starting in ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dobson (actor)
Michael Dobson (born August 12, 1966)Birthday tweets: * * is a Canadian voice actor and voice director, who works for various studios in British Columbia, Canada. He voiced Starscream in the '' Transformers Unicron Trilogy'' ('' Armada'', '' Energon'', and ''Cybertron''), Supreme Kai and Nappa in the Ocean dub of ''Dragon Ball Z'', Cobra Commander in '' G.I. Joe: Spy Troops'' and '' G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom'', Blob in '' X-Men: Evolution'', Leonardo in '' Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation'', Big Ears in '' Make Way for Noddy'', Bulk Biceps in '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', Bull Dog in ''Krypto the Superdog'' and Pythor in ''Ninjago''. Personal life Michael Dobson is the oldest of the three Dobson brothers. His younger brothers Paul Dobson and Brian Dobson are also voice actors. He owns a voice recording studio Makena Sound Ltd. in South Surrey, British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Weaver
Brett A. Weaver (born November 16, 1966 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American voice actor working with ADV Films, Funimation, OkraTron 5000, and Sentai Filmworks. He is known for his roles in the English-language dubs of anime series. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, cartoonist and graphic novelist E.K. Weaver. Weaver got his start in radio before providing anime voice-over roles with ADV Films. He was also a member of a theatre group with fellow ADV alumni Chris Patton, Laura Chapman, Christine Auten, and Amanda Winn Lee. Anime roles * '' Attack on Titan'' - Gunther * '' Attack on Titan: Junior High'' - Gunther * '' Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040'' - Kane * '' Burst Angel: Infinity'' - Commissioner * '' Case Closed'' - Hamilton Timberman, Hadrian Timberman, Mark Newman (FUNimation dub) * '' Casshern Sins'' - Tetsu (Ep. 11) * ''Dark Warrior'' - Joe Takagami * '' Dragon Half'' - Damaramu * '' Evangelion: Death and Rebirth'' - Toji Suzuhara * '' Excel Saga'' - Nabeshin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
