Youmacon 2007
November 1–4, 2007 Hilton Detroit/Troy Troy, Michigan
Detroit's { Anime / Manga / Gaming / J-Music } Experience
Guests
- Johnny Yong Bosch
- Quinton Flynn
- Caitlin Glass
- Wayne Grayson
- Jeff Nimoy
- Patrick Seitz
- Stephanie Sheh
- Michael Sinterniklaas
- Toshifumi Yoshida
- Robert DeJesus
- Hyper-Strike
- Eyeshine
- Lemon Demon
- The Spoony Bards
Johnny Yong Bosch
Johnny Yong Bosch got his start fighting giant bugs as Adam, the Black Ranger on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers". He is also known for his voicework as Vash in "Trigun", Kaneda in "Akira", Ichigo in "Bleach", Renton in "Eureka Seven", Claus in "Last Exile", Sakaki in "Witch Hunter Robin", Albert in "Gankutsuou", Nero in Devil May Cry 4, and Kiba in "Wolf's Rain". Along with acting, Johnny's the front man for the edge rock band, Eyeshine.
Quinton Flynn
Quintonıs voice has been burning up film and television since he first arrived in Los Angeles from his native Cleveland. He is an A-list V.O. actor, having played such famous animated characters as Johnny Quest, Spiderman, Speed Racer, The Human Torch, Timon, Stuart Little, just to name a few. As far as anime and video games go, where do we start? Axel in "Kingdom Hearts II", Reno in "Final Fantasy VII Advent Children", Iruka Umino in "Naruto", Raiden in "Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty", Dr. Riddles and Victoream in "Zatch Bell", Croix in "La Pucelle: Tactics", and Myifee in "99 Nights". Recently he landed the lead role of Marcus Damon in the upcoming "Digimon Data Squad", airing this fall on Toon Disneyıs JETIX.
Caitlin Glass
Caitlin Glass is a voice actress and ADR director for 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", and most notably, Winry Rockbell in "Fullmetal Alchemist". More recent roles include Yakumo in "School Rumble, Souma in "Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle", Accela in "Solty Rei", 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 "Negima", "Kodocha", "The Galaxy Railways", "Sakura Taisen: Ecole de Paris", and the "Lupin III" OVAs. Caitlin's first ADR directing project, "Suzuka", is available now, and she is currently one of a select few directors working on FUNimation's dub of "One Piece". Caitlin is so excited to be back at Youmacon for the third year in a row and can't wait to make more great memories.
Wayne Grayson
Best known as the voice behind Joey on "Yu-Gi-Oh!" and Michelangelo on "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Wayne's recent and upcoming projects include "GaoGaiGar", "To Heart", "Easter Island" and "The Third". He also regularly appears as Syrus on "Yu-Gi-Oh GX". Past credits include: "Revolutionary Girl Utena", "Sadamitsu the Destroyer", "Ultimate Muscle", "Giant Robo", "Samurai Deeper Kyo", "Pokemon", "Patlabor", "Shaman King", "Animation Runner Kuromi", "The Winx Club", "Princess Natasha", "Kappa Mikey", and various monsters and animals on "Chaotic" and "Viva Pinata". On the commercial end of things, you can hear him touting the virtues of various products on television and radio spots. He's also been a fixture of the NY theatre scene for over 15 years, appearing in several productions with the NY Fringe Festival and other reputable companies. Wayne's a self-professed pop culture junkie, but to this day, he can't understand the appeal of reality television.
Jeff Nimoy
Emmy Award winner Jeff Nimoy wrote, directed, and served as story editor for the top rated FOX KIDS show "Digimon: Digital Monsters" (he also played many characters in the series, including Tentomon). In addition he wrote and directed the animated feature "Digimon: The Movie", and the television sequel, "Digimon: Revenge of Diaboromon". But the anime community also knows him as the voice for the popular character Wolfwood, from the series "Trigun". He recently finished writing and/or directing the animated series "Zatch Bell", "Bo-Bobo", and "Naruto", as well as writing and directing for the animated series "Mega Man". Other writing credits include "SD Gundam Force", "Cybuster", and "Tokyo Pig". Jeff is currently in charge of production for the all-new fifth season of the Digimon franchise entitled, "Digimon Data Squad", airing on Toon Disneyıs JETIX this fall.
Patrick Seitz
Patrick Seitz is a Los Angeles voiceover actor who has been fortunate enough to work on some 80 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", Hazel in "Saiyuki Reload Gunlock", Dhaos in "Tales of Phantasia", Raul in "Ergo Proxy", Koshiro in "Koi Kaze", Charles Beams in "Eureka 7", Lee Linho in "R.O.D. the TV", 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".
Stephanie Sheh
Stephanie can be heard as the voices of Mikuru ("The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya"), Orihime ("Bleach"), Hinata ("Naruto"), Eureka ("Eureka 7"), Mamimi ("FLCL"), Guu ("Hare+Guu"), Nanoka ("Koikaze"), Kirie ("Girls Bravo), Wendy ("GunXSword"), Penny ("Zatch Bell"), Aya ("Tenjho Tenge"), Ayu ("Ultra Maniac"), Greta ("Snow Fairy Sugar"), Haidee ("Count of Monte Cristo"), Illya ("Fate, Stay Night), Gemma ("Digi Charat" and "Leave it to Piyoko"), and many more. Additionally, she has lent her voice to several videogames such as "Grandia III" (Alfina), "Valkerie Profile 2" (Silmeria), "Radiata Stories" (Ridley), "Shadowhearts 2" (Anastasia), "Tales of the Abyss" (Natalia), to name a few. You can also for hear her in the upcoming "Devil May Cry 4" and "Stranglehold." This past year, Stephanie feels most honored to have been able to ADR direct "Paradise Kiss." She also directed a little known videogame called "Obscure." She's written scripts for "Paradise Kiss," "Ah My Goddess (TV)," "Fafner," "Duel Masters," "Transformers: Cybertron," "Figure 17," "Kannazuki no Miko," "Piano," "Aquarian Age (OAV)," "Leave it to Piyoko!" among others. She produced the English language versions of "FLCL" and "I'm Gonna be an Angel" and served as production assistant on "Angel Tales."
Mike Sinterniklaas
Michael Sinternklaas' current most popular castings as a voice actor are Leonardo in the 2003 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" cartoon, Dean Venture (and other small parts) in "The Venture Bros.", Leo in "Full Metal Alchemist", Mikey Simon in "Kappa Mikey", and Mahad in "Yu-Gi-Oh!". In the past, Sinterniklaas has also dubbed such shows as "Twin Signal", "Night Hunters", "Magic User's Club", "Berserk", and more.
Toshifumi Yoshida
Anime producer Toshifumi Yoshida got his start in the anime and manga world during the late '80s as a founding member and staff translator of the gone-but-not-forgotten smartass anime mag Animag, although, of course, he grew up watching the stuff as a wee spanker living in Shizuoka, Japan. For over a decade, Toshi has been a video producer for Viz Media, working at the home office in San Francisco and at the recording studio in Vancouver, Canada. As of last year, Toshi completed the recording of the entire "InuYasha" TV series for both Cartoon Network's Adult Swim and home video release. In October of 2004, Toshi left his full-time position at Viz to continue his career as a contract translator, writer, and producer-for-hire. Working from home or not, Toshi is still quite active in the anime and manga industry, currently working as translator on the "Negima!" manga series from Del Rey, as well as on manga and anime projects for other companies.
See more of Toshifumi's projects
Robert DeJesus
An Indiana-born, self-taught artist who got his first art career break when he sent an eight page short story to comic publisher, Antarctic Press in February of 1990. He has drawn manga-inspired art for well over 19 years, and has been published nearly all over the world. He has worked for many companies like Playstation Magazine, Marvel, Hasbro, and Harper Collins Publishing. He is currently designing work for the video game industry.
Hyper-Strike
John Stork
John Stork is a 21 year old professional circus performer/martial artist born in New York, NY, but raised in Plainfield, VT. He started his martial arts training in Shaolin Kempo Karate at age 7, before going on to do XMA (extreme martial arts) with its founder, world champion martial artist and former Blue Power Ranger Mike Chat. He competed both nationally and internationally and became the World Champion in junior forms at the 1999 World Kickboxing Association World Championships in Hannover, Germany. He began his training in circus arts at age 13, and has since performed with Circus Smirkus, The Midnight Circus, SeaWorld, and the Second City. He has also worked as a coach and street performer. He played the lead role in a national Burger King commercial for "Dragonball Z" kids' meals, a killer clone in the independent film Shadow Fury, and the anime/manga/videogame style superhero, 'Hyper-Strike' on the second season of Sci-Fi Channel/Stan Lee's reality television series "Who Wants To Be A Superhero?".
Eyeshine
Southern California's four-piece edge rock band Eyeshine are bound to make it into your playlist with their huge hooks and infectious melodies. The band is currently in the studio recording their album, Red Stripes / White Lights. Johnny Yong Bosch (vocals, guitar), Maurice Salmin (drums), Alex Orantes (bass) and Daniel Lee (lead guitar).
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Lemon Demon
Lemon Demon, best know for their song "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny," bring their catchy melodies and geek rock sensibilities to Youmacon. Lemon Demon has enjoyed moderate success on MP3.com's charts since their formation in 2003, a year in which they released two complete CDs. They've also produced one CD per subsequent year, and quite a bit of "unreleased" and/or "unreleasable" material. Singer/songwriter/keyboardist Neil Cicierega, also known for his work creating the ever-popular Potter Puppet Pals, is joined by bassist Alora Lanzillotta, guitarist Charles "Chooch" Sergio, and drummer Tony Wry in what is sure to be a fun and memorable concert.
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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.
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