Youmacon 2006
November 3–5, 2006 Hilton Detroit/Troy Troy, Michigan
Guests
Lou Albano
"Captain" Lou has been in the mainstream now for over 30 years. For years he was one of the great wrestling managers the wrestling world had to offer, and worked with musician Cyndi Lauper both in the ring and in her music videos. But to many audiences, Lou is most remembered for playing the role of Mario in the "Super Mario Brothers Super Show".
Chris Cason
Chris Cason is a writer, director, and actor for FUNimation Entertainment. Beginning in 1997 (as the original Tien Shinhan and Mr. Popo in "Dragonball Z"), Chris has had the opportunity to be associated with many exciting properties. He has voiced characters such as Gluttony in "Fullmetal Alchemist", Babbit in "Kodocha", Chamo in "Negima!", Wano in "Desert Punk", and Shu in "Dragonball". His ADR directing and assistant ADR directing credits include the uncut "Dragonball Z", "Case Closed", "Yu Yu Hakusho", "Kodocha", "Moon Phase", and most recently, "Negima!". After its successful start in 2005, Chris is thrilled to be a part of Youmacon's exciting second year!
Caitlin Glass
Caitlin Glass is a voice actress and ADR director of FUNimation Entertainment. She first started working for FUNi in January of 2004 after being hired while on a tour of the studio! Her first roles were bit parts on Case Closed until she landed the role of Hiyono in Spiral. She then went on to voice Triela in Gunslinger Girl, Takane in Burst Angel (her favorite), and most notably, Winry Rockbell in Fullmetal Alchemist. More recent roles include Chachamaru and Chisame in Negima, Miss Anderson in Crayon Shin-chan, Saya in Black Cat, and Chiemi Kuniyoshi in BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad, in which she also sings! She can also be heard in Kodocha, The Galaxy Railways, Sakura Taisen: Ecole de Paris, and the Lupin III OVAs. Caitlin holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theatre Performance from the University of Texas at Arlington. A some-time theatre teacher, Caitlin continues to pursue acting professionally in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Last year's Youmacon was a blast and she can't wait to make new memories this year!
Matt Hill
Matt's been on a wild and crazy amazing acting ride for well over ten years now, and it has never stopped being exciting. His voicing career started with humble and hilarious beginnings as a member of a live radio drama for CBC and took off from there with guest spots on radio commercials and voicing the title role for the new animation series, "Captain N: The Game Master" for DIC. Over the years Matt has had the pleasure of voicing many other TV series characters such as Raphael in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Artha Penn in "Dragon Booster", and everybody's favorite Ed in Cartoon Network's "Ed Edd 'n' Eddy"! Matt's anime roles include Ryo in "Ronin Warriors", Kero in "Cardcaptor Sakura", Bankotsu in "Inuyasha", and Kira in "Gundam Seed" and "Gundam Seed Destiny". Matt would personally like to thank everyone for your fan support and wish you all the very best!
Tony Oliver
Tony Oliver began his career over 25 years ago as an actor on stage and on camera, performing in several feature films and dozens of plays. He found success as a voice over artist, lending his voice to one of the first foreign made animated features to receive wide release ("The Sea Prince and the Fire Child"). His first foray into television was as the lead voice in the popular animated series "Robotech". He quickly rose through the ranks, producing, story editing and voice directing numerous broadcast and cable series as well as promotional pieces and sales presentations. In 1992, Haim Saban (CEO of Saban Entertainment) asked Tony to help him and development executive Ellen Levy-Sarnoff create a new kind of children's television show. The result was the mega children's hit, "The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers". Tony not only served as the development producer but also wrote the pilot episode, produced the network presentation and story edited the first season. Tony has since accomplished many voice acting roles in anime since Rick Hunter, including Hibiki in "Vandread", Hajiki in "Gad Guard", Murai in "Great Teacher Onizuka", and Keiichi in the Ah! My Goddess movie.
Patrick Seitz
Patrick Seitz is a Los Angeles voiceover actor who has been fortunate enough to work on some 50 anime and video game titles over the last few years. Usually called upon to portray the enigmatic, the ethically ambiguous, the anguished, and occasionally the downright evil, Patrick’s more prominent roles include Isshin Kurosaki in "Bleach", George in "Paradise Kiss", Raul in "Ergo Proxy", Koshiro in "Koi Kaze", Charles Beams in "Eureka 7", and Luke Valentine in "Hellsing" and "Hellsing Ultimate". On the video game side of the ledger, you can hear him in the likes of Valkyrie Profile 2, Time Crisis 4, Ace Combat Zero and Romancing Saga. In addition to the voiceover work, Patrick adapted and directed the English dubs of "Girls Bravo", "Kamichu!", and the upcoming "Tales of Phantasia", and adapted about two-thirds of "The Melody of Oblivion".
Brett Weaver
Brett has been an anime voice actor for ten torturous years. In the time between his first role as Washington in "Gunsmith Cats" to his most recent turn as Goh Sawaratari in "Godannar", he has played more than 60 different characters, including some voicing in the video game industry, and subsequently has developed uncounted additional personalities. However, he's best known as Carrot in "Sorcerer Hunters", Gai Daigoji in "Martian Successor Nadesico", Nabeshin in "Excel Saga", and Terrorist #2 in "Burn Up W". Brett isn't just a voice actor; he also enjoys anime, manga, and comics. His favorite American comic is Ultimate Spider-Man, his favorite anime series are "Cowboy Bebop" and the newly recorded "Macross" (in which he played Roy Fokker), and his favorite anime feature films are Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro and Spirited Away, despite his wife's constant attempts to win him over with Satoshi Kon movies. Aside from anime and voice-acting, Brett also enjoys playing hand drums in a traditional percussion group, biking around Austin, TX, playing with his dog Bob, gardening, cooking, and pretending to be a rock god with Guitar Hero. Brett loves talking and relaxing with fellow anime fans (provided they have bathed within the past week), so stop by and say "Hi" during one of his panels! (Just not with sharp poking devices.)
Visit Brett and EK's Web site
See more of Brett's roles
Dave Anez
Dave Anez, also known as "the Author", is considered the father of video game sprite webcomics. When Bob and George began back in early 2000, he used Megaman sprites as filler material while he prepared his actual comic. After realizing (twice over) that his skills as an artist were almost non-existant, he contined his Megaman comic and started a new phase of comics for those who were also lacking in artistic skill. An inspiration to us all, in what way however, we may never know.
Kevin Siembieda
At the age of 24, Detroit native Kevin Siembieda launched his role-playing game company with 3,000 dollars and a dream. Four years later, the up and coming RPG designer obtained the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" license, and a year later the "Robotech" license. Both games were smash hits and helped to make Palladium Books an industry leader. Other notable games created by Kevin include "Heroes Unlimited", "The Mechanoids", "The Palladium Fantasy RPG", and "Beyond the Supernatural". In 1990, his original science fiction RPG, "Rifts", exploded onto the gaming scene to become Palladium’s most sucessful game ever, selling more than 250,000 copies. In the 25 years of Palladium books, Kevin has written or co-authored more than 130 RPG books, including over 70 "Rifts" titles. Claiming to be the helpless victim of an overactive imagination, he says he has ideas for several hundred more to come. He is currently working on various Rifts® projects, co-writing "Warpath: Urban Jungle", and orchestrating the return of the Robotech® RPG.
Moy Tung
One of Grand Master Moy Yat's closest disciples and senior member of the Special Students Association is Master Moy Tung, a renowned full-contact fighter and teacher of thousands of students. He began training his Ving Tsun after 10 years of experience in martial arts, having experimented with every style he could find. His philosophy was to train with anyone who could beat him in full-contact sparring. In a year, he was doing Ving Tsun exclusively and had dominated all his previous instructors with the Ving Tsun concepts. In 1986 Moy Tung founded his first school in downtown Richmond, Virginia. Today there are numerous Moy Tung branches and clubs open under his guidance around the country. In addition to kung fu, Master Moy Tung has studied film and directing at Art Center Pasadena, authored several movie scripts, and produced and directed many videos.
The Spoony Bards
After meeting at Anime Central 2004, the group of musicians calling themselves the Spoony Bards have come to be known for their ability to assemble any available combination of vocal and instrumental talents to create a relaxed musical atmosphere at anime conventions. Hailing from different parts of the country, this network of musicians has grown in reputation and number, having played videogame and anime music by request for days at a time at conventions. Count on the Spoony Bards to provide a fun, spirited atmosphere during your stay at Youmacon.
Visit the Spoony Bards' Web site
We regret that Toshifumi Yoshida and Robert and Emily DeJesus will not be able to attend Youmacon as originally announced.