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Youmacon
Youmacon is an annual four-day anime convention held during November at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center and Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan. Youmacon's creation was inspired by other conventions including Anime Central and Ohayocon, with the convention's name coming from the Japanese word for demon or ghost. Founded by Morgan Kollin in 2005, it is the largest anime/gaming convention in Michigan. Midwest Media Expo was the convention's sister event. Programming The convention typically offers anime music videos, Artist Alley, Charity Masquerade Ball, concerts, costume competitions, Dealers Room, gaming tournaments, karaoke, Live Action Mario Party and Donkey Kong, live musical performances, maid café, masquerade, Mystery Science Theater 4000, rave, table-top gaming, talent competitions, and video gaming. The convention runs programming for 24 hours a day in Huntington Place. The walk between the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center and Huntington P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midwest Media Expo
Glass City Con X Midwest Media Expo was a two-day multi-genre convention held during July at the SeaGate Convention Centre in Toledo, Ohio. The convention was created by the merger of Glass City Con and Midwest Media Expo. This event only lasted a year before becoming inactive with an uncertain future. Event history Glass City Con X Midwest Media Expo Glass City Con Glass City Con (formerly GarasuNoShiCon) was an annual two-day anime convention held during July at the SeaGate Convention Centre in Toledo, Ohio. In Japanese, "GarasuNoShiCon" means "Glass City Convention". The convention typically offered anime screenings, an artist alley, a cosplay competition, card and tabletop games, video games, LARP (live action role playing), a rave, vendors, and workshops. In 2010, it held a charity auction that benefited the American Red Cross, and in 2011, it supported Child's Play. Glass City Con was founded in 2009 by Aaron Auzins and Chris Zasada and was organized by members of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renaissance Center
The Renaissance Center (also known as the GM Renaissance Center and nicknamed the RenCen) is a group of seven connected skyscrapers in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, United States. The Renaissance Center complex is on the Detroit International Riverfront and is owned by General Motors as its world headquarters. The central tower has been the tallest building in Michigan since it was erected in 1977. John Portman was the principal architect for the original design. The first phase consisted of a five-tower rosette rising from a common base. Four 39-story office towers surround the 73-story hotel rising from a square podium which includes a shopping center, restaurants, brokers, and banks. The first phase officially opened in March 1977. Portman's design brought renewed attention to city architecture, since it resulted in construction of the world's tallest hotel at the time. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics (manga), light novels, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Yong Bosch
Johnny Yong Bosch (born January 6, 1976) is an American actor, musician, singer, and martial artist. His first major role was the portrayal of Adam Park, the second Black Power Ranger and later, the Green Zeo Ranger and first Green Turbo Ranger in the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, which led to roles in some martial arts television and feature films. Bosch is located in Los Angeles and does most of his voice-over work at Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Animaze, New Generation Pictures, NYAV Post, Studiopolis and on some occasions travels to Dallas to record shows for Funimation. As a voice actor his most notable roles were as Vash the Stampede from ''Trigun'', Ichigo Kurosaki from '' Bleach'', Sabo from ''One Piece'' and Lelouch Vi Britannia from ''Code Geass''. Life and career Bosch was born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in Garland, Texas, as John Jay Bosch. His father was a soldier in the Army and met his mother while stationed in South Korea. He was interested in martial arts at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Siembieda
Kevin Siembieda (born April 2, 1956) is an American artist, writer, designer and publisher of role-playing games. Career Siembieda is a third-generation Polish American. He attended the College for Creative Studies in Detroit from 1974 to 1977. He wanted to be a comic book artist, but found the industry difficult to break into and published a small-press comic (''A+ Plus'', 1977-1978) with his company, Megaton Publications. In 1979 Siembieda discovered the '' Dungeons & Dragons Basic Rulebook'' and joined a role-playing group, the Wayne Street Weregamers, which met at Wayne State University in Detroit (where he befriended Erick Wujcik, who ran the group). Siembieda ran a game for the group, the Palladium of Desires, a combination of ''AD&D'' and his house rules. By 1980 the Wayne Weregamers became the Detroit Gaming Centre, with Siembieda its assistant director and Wujcik its director. Siembieda tried to interest gaming companies in his RPG with little interest; only Judges Guild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Seitz
David Patrick Seitz (born March 17, 1978) is an American voice actor Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ..., Dubbing (filmmaking), ADR director and screenwriter, script writer known for his work for Funimation, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, NYAV Post, Studiopolis, Viz Media, Disney/Pixar, New Generation Pictures and Riot Games. He has provided voices for English versions of Japanese anime and video games, including over 100 projects since his initial foray into the voice-over industry in 2000 with the ''Amazing Nurse Nanako'' OVA. Biography Seitz began acting in plays at the age of fourteen when he tried out for and got into ''The King and I.'' He continued doing theater through high school and took acting and singing lessons. Prior to his current level of involvement i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Oliver
Tony Oliver is an American voice actor best known for voicing Rick Hunter from ''Robotech'', Lancer from ''Fate/stay night'', and Arsène Lupin III from ''Lupin the Third''. He helped produce the live action shows ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' and ''VR Troopers''. Filmography Anime Animation Live-action roles Film Video game roles Documentaries [Baidu] |
Matt Hill
Matthew Hill (born January 19, 1968) is a Canadian voice actor working for Ocean Productions. Career His roles include List of Ed, Edd n Eddy characters#Ed, Ed in ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'', Kevin Keene, Kevin Keene/Captain N in ''Captain N: The Game Master'', Kira Yamato in ''Gundam Seed'' and ''Gundam Seed Destiny'', Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Raphael in ''Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation'', Ryo Sanada in ''Ronin Warriors'', Carlos in ''Transformers: Armada'', Ironhide in ''Transformers: Energon'', and Artha Penn and Dragon Booster in ''Dragon Booster''. He is also the voice of the Wonderbolt Soarin' in ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic''. He and Samuel Vincent are often cast together as friends, most famously in the Cartoon Network programme ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'', with Ed (Hill) & Edd (Vincent) and as the two protagonists of the ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' franchise; Kira Yamato (Hill) and Athrun Zala (Vincent). He has one of the most youthful and recognized voices in t ... [...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] |
Lou Albano
Louis Vincent Albano (July 29, 1933 – October 14, 2009) was an Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor, who performed under the ring/stage name "Captain" Lou Albano. He was active as a professional wrestler from 1953 until 1969 before becoming a manager until 1995. Over the course of his 42-year career, Albano guided 15 different tag teams and three singles competitors to championship gold. Albano was one of the "Triumvirate of Terror", a threesome of nefarious WWF managers which included The Grand Wizard of Wrestling and Freddie Blassie. The trio was a fixture in the company for a decade until The Grand Wizard's death in 1983. A unique showman, with an elongated beard, rubber band, facial piercings, and loud outfits, Albano was the forefather of the 1980s Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection. Collaborating with Cyndi Lauper, Albano helped usher in wrestling's crossover success with a mainstream audience. Capitalizing on his success, he later ventured into Hollywo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristine Sa
Kristine Sa (June 6, 1982) is a Vietnamese Canadian singer and songwriter. Career Sa was born in Song Be, a small town near Saigon ( Ho Chi Minh City) in Vietnam. When she was six, her family moved to Canada and she grew up in Toronto. She enjoyed singing and performing since she was little, and attended a special performing arts school in ninth grade. She was in a television pilot called ''Wexford''. When she was in high school, a friend of hers contacted Nemesis Records to look at her webpage and the CEO Minh-Dan Pham was interested in her writing. She sent in a demo cover of " Unbreak My Heart" and a self-written song and was soon signed. While she was a college student at York University, she released her debut album ''I Never Knew'' in 2002. It contains a mix of songs written and performed by Sa with what Steve Diabo of Animefringe calls "heartfelt ballads and experimental pop". It was marketed mostly through online radio stations, selling in Taiwan, Australia, and the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Platt
Tara Platt (born June 18, 1978) is an American actress and author who has provided voices for dozens of English-language versions of Japanese anime films, television series and video games. Her notable roles in anime include Temari in ''Naruto'' and Reina in ''Rave Master''. She also voices Kali Belladonna in ''RWBY'', Mitsuru Kirijo in ''Persona 3'', Edelgard von Hresvelg in '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'', Miriel & Flavia in '' Fire Emblem: Awakening'', Anna Williams from the ''Tekken'' series, as well as characters in ''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'', ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', '' Saints Row: The Third'', ''Bayonetta 2'', ''Soulcalibur IV'', ''League of Legends'', and Yuri Watanabe in ''Spider-Man''. Early life Platt moved around a lot when she was young, and her family settled in Chelsea, Michigan when she was 14. She went to Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
