Guests

Catherine Jones is an award winning seamstress and the owner of God Save the Queen Fashions. She studied theatrical costuming at Emory University, and has a professional background in a variety of disciplines including but not limited to drag costuming, bridal wear, and car upholstery. Catherine has translated those skills into making literally hundreds of beautiful cosplay pieces for her customers, both nationally and internationally since 2008. Her work has been seen on College Humor, Cosmode Magazine, Geeks are Sexy, My Disguises, and Kotaku.Read more

Anime Central is pleased announce Industry Guest (and voice talent) Clarine Harp!

Clarine Harp was first cast by FUNimation Entertainment in 2003 to give life to the character of Tweedledee in Kiddy Grade. Since then, Clarine’s talents have been featured in a broad range of roles: Hetalia Axis Powers (China), Burst Angel (Sei), Samurai 7 (Sanae), Speed Grapher (Ginza), Negima (Kaede), Shin chan (Miss Katz), Witchblade (Asagi), Chaos; HEAd (Sena) and RIN _{Daughters of Mnemosyne} (Laura).Read more

Anime Central is happy to announce Gashicon’s return for the second year in a row!

In 2004, GASHICON entered the graphics production company of S-INC – “INCS.”
GASHICON became the person in charge for the graphic design of the fashion brand “h.NAOTO.”

In 2005, the original characters of Hangry&Angry were illustrated by GASHICON. The two characters, Hangry and Angry, are drawn (and in their real life versions dressed) in the “gurokawa” (grotesque/cute) style as an h.NAOTO character brand.

GASHICON is in charge of the production of HANGRY&ANGRY’s characters and comics.Read more

Life is never dull for Helen. So far this year, she’s been asked to teach at an English university, endorse and contribute to academic publications on anime, help to put together a costume exhibition, revise and update one of her earlier books and write a history of manga in three months. She’s also got a publisher reading her novel. On a sadder note, in January she attended the funeral of one of her childhood icons, Supermarionation creator Gerry Anderson.

Then again, life has never been dull since she first encountered Japanese popular culture in Europe over thirty years ago.Read more

Dan Coglan, a.k.a. “Samurai Dan,” and Jillian Coglan are a dynamic duo of stage performers and masters of martial mayhem that entertain audiences from one end of the country to the other. They specialize in showing the comedic side of shared Samurai training!

In addition to their captivating stage shows, this happily (mostly!) married couple teach historical and hysterical panels on the way of the warrior, along with interactive classes for con-goers to learn and experience for themselves the amazing skills of the samurai (and ninja).Read more

As a voice actor, Sonny Strait is considered one of the most recognized in the business. Besides Dragonball Z’s Krillin he has played Full Metal Alchemist’s Maes Hughes, One Piece’s Usopp, Lupin III’s Lupin III, Cartoon Network’s Toonami Tom, Kenechi’s Apachai, Moon Phase’s Seiji, Black Butler’s Drocell and Samurai Seven’s Kyuzo.Read more

YUKINO (Born July 8th, 1991) is a Japanese female vocalist and a radio personality. She was born in Fukuoka, and grew up in Yokohama. Yukino is a rising star in Japanese music industry today.

When Yukino was a child, she enjoyed singing American hard rock, funk, and R&B music. By the time she was a teenager, she dreamed to be a singer, and started vocal training with a voice trainer.Read more