2011 guests are below, please check back soon for a listing of our 2012 guests!

Todd Haberkorn

American actor, director, producer and writer Todd Haberkorn a self-proclaimed anime fan, he has played lead and supporting roles in a number of programs and also produces a weekly podcast with Leah Clark called Popcast Weekly.

Haberkorn received his BFA in acting from Southern Methodist University and works professionally primarily in Texas and surrounding states as an actor, director, producer, and writer. As far as shows go, you can catch Todd's voice as lead roles in Sgt. Frog as Keroro, Suzuka as Yamato, Ghost Hunt as Naru, Claymore as Raki, Holic as Wataknuki, D. Gray Man as Allen Walker, Sands of Destruction as Kyrie, and Soul Eater as Death the Kid. Among his supporting roles are Itsuki in Shuffle, Ichimoruken in Hell Girl, Firo in Baccano!, Kono in Darker Than Black, Hikaru in Ouran High School Host Club and Khoza in One Piece.

When not doing voice work, Todd is a producer with his company, Out of the Office Productions. Todd Haberkorn is currently a proud member of the anime community and continues to be its humble servant by way of English dubbing. Todd is represented by The Horne Agency. 

Samantha Inoue-Harte

Producer, animator, director, actress, and makeup FX artist SAMANTHA INOUE-HARTE has been working in the film industry since 1997.
She has worked as an actor in SIN CITY, OFFICE SPACE, PLANET TERROR, BEATDOWN, MACHETE, IDIOCRACY, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S THE STONED AGE, TRUE GRIT, TEETH, JONAH HEX and several others. Her fx makeup work can be seen in TEETH , GRINDHOUSE, and SHORES OF ANOTHER SEA. Her voice can be heard in over 40 different animated titles including: DC UNIVERSE ONLINE as ISIS, ASCENSION (a working title Hack & Slash game for Certain Affinity), SAMURAI X, NEW FIST OF THE NORTHSTAR, TRINITY BLOOD, NEGIMA,FINAL FANTASY UNLIMITED, GATCHAMAN, SAKURA WARS, GETTER ROBO, MAZINKAISER, TEKKEN THE MOTION PICTURE, NADIA THE SECRET OF BLUE WATER, and many more for FUNimation Entertainment, A.D. Vision Films, New Generation Pictures, and Sony. She also has a co lead in an upcoming 3D animated feature slated for release in 2012 for LIONS GATE.
Her animation clients include SpikeTV, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Playboy, Funimation Entertainment, Warner Brothers Classics, Mattel, Chuck E. Cheese, and Disney. She has worked as a producer on original anime content in partnership with Funimation Entertainment where she has done concept art, story development, IP acquisitions, scriptwriting, and all other things relating to the creation of an original anime series or an animated feature. She has recently announced that she will be producing a 3D animated feature adaption of American Fantasy/Sci Fi novelist, TAD WILLIAM'S TAILCHASER'S SONG. But for fun, she enjoys cowboy action shooting and orchestrating zombie attacks on unsuspecting victims… her best victim being AMERICAN IDOL.

Vic Mignogna

Vic has been acting for stage and screen since he was 8 years old. But he started his career in anime a little over ten years ago as Vega in Streetfighter II. Since then Vic has been in more than a hundred and fifty shows and video games, known for such roles as Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tamaki Suou in Ouran High School Host Club, Fai in Tsubasa Chronicle, Dark in DN Angel, Kurz in Full Metal Panic, Broly in Dragonball Z, Kougaijji in Saiyuki, Ikkaku in Bleach, Yukito in Air, Takanaga in Wallflower, Tatsu in Peacemaker, Luciano in Code Geass, Virgil Walsh in Trinity Blood,  Hikaru in Macross and many more. Currently Vic is playing Zero in Vampire Knight, and Yoshimori in Adult Swim's Kekkaishi. He is also back in the role of Edward for Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, playing Death Scythe in Soul Eater, as well as Naruto, Bleach and several others. Vic has also voiced roles in a large number of video games including Soul Calibur, Disgaea, Persona III, Sonic Colours, Project Sylpheed, DBZ, Bleach, FMA and more. But even longer than his voice acting, Vic has been a professional music composer / singer / producer who has written and produced hundreds of songs for TV, radio and CD. He sings the themes for shows like One Piece & DBGT, and has produced several CDs of his own original music, all available on iTunes. And finally, in addition to anime and music, Vic has a degree in film and is deeply involved in the popular web Star Trek web series like “Star Trek Phase II” and “Starship Farragut” as an actor and director. Vic works regularly writing, producing and directing video and film productions of all kinds.

Monica Rial

Monica Rial has been working in the anime voice over industry for 12 years. As an actress for ADV Films and Funimation Entertainment has lent her voice to over 200 anime including: Air TV (Misuzu), Air Gear (Simca), Azumanga Daioh (Nyamo), Baccano! (Chane), Black Butler (Mei Ren), Black Cat (Kyoko), Blue Drop (Hagino), Burst Angel (Jo), Chrome Shelled Regios (Felli), Chrono Crusade (Fiore), Claymore (Miria), DN Angel (Towa), D. Gray-man (Lero/Lulu Bell), Excel Saga (Hyatt), Fairy Tail (Mirajane), Full Metal Panic (Kyoko), Ghost Stories (Momoko), Gunslinger Girl (Angelica), Hello Kitty’s Animation Theater (Hello Kitty), Hetalia (Flying Mint Bunny/ Belarus), High School of the Dead (Shizuka), Kiddy Grade (Lumiere), Kurau Phantom Memory (Kurau), Moon Phase (Hazuki), Negima (Konoka/Kazumi/Satsuki), Nerima Daikon Brothers (Gokutsobushi), Noir (Kirika), One Piece (Tashigi/Carue/Kuina), Ouran Host Club (Renge), Peacemaker Kurogane (Saya/Saizo), Princess Resurrection (Sawawa), Rahxephon (Haruka), Sacred Blacksmith (Lisa), School Rumble (Lara), Sekirei (Miya), Sergeant Frog (Momoka), Shuffle! (Asa), Speed Grapher (Kagura), Spiral (Rio), Soul Eater (Tsubaki), Tears to Tiara (Octavia), Tsubasa Chronicles (Sakura), Witchblade (Maria) and many more. She can be heard on the Cartoon Network in Shinchan (Ai), Fullmetal Alchemist (Lyra/Dante), Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (May Chang), Case Closed (Amy) and Trinity Blood (Vanessa). You can also catch her on Nicktoons and the CW as Bulma in Dragonball Z Kai. She is an ADR script adaptor and occasionally a director for Funimation Entertainment. Be sure to come by and say hello! 

Robert and Emily DeJesus

Robert and Emily DeJesus are no strangers to the anime and manga community. An Indiana born, self-taught artist, Robert got his first art career break when he sent an 8-page story to comic publisher Antarctic Press in February of 1990. He has drawn manga inspired art for well over 18 years and has been published nearly all over the world for companies like Playstation Magazine, Marvel, Hasbro, and most recently with Harper Collins Publishing, just to name a few. Emily met Robert at an convention and they haven't been apart since that day. Emily helps write the web comic "How to Loathe Drawing in the Manga Style" and has just finished writing her first children's book. Together as Studio Capsule they're involved in creating a line of low print run doujinshis, portfolios, anim ated shorts, and other projects of every kind. Find out everything that's new with either Studio Capsule or Robert and Emily DeJesus at www.robertdejesus.com or view more current information on live journal under user banzchan.

Doug Smith

Doug Smith is an accomplished freelance artist and voice actor who has performed many roles for ADV and FUNimation, including the lead, Kintaro Oe, in "Goldenboy". One of his lesser known but more powerful roles that of Squeebo, the poor blind orphan in the OVA series "Splendid Eyeball Gremulak", which, unfortunately for fans everywhere, doesn't actually exist.

David Williams

David Williams has been in the anime industry for over 19 years doing everything from subtitling to DVD production, marketing to ADR directing. He is currently working with Sentai Filmworks where he has helped to bring out titles such as, High School of the Dead, Angel Beats, Clannad and many others. As an ADR director with ADV Films, he directed shows such as D.N.Angel, Angelic Layer, Pretear, Najica Blitz Tactics and many others too numerous to list. He has authored hundreds of DVDs and BDs, subtitled more shows than he can count and been instrumental in bringing hundreds of shows to the US.

D-20 Girls

The D20 Girls are about breaking down stereotypes. They embody confidence, intelligence and a strong work ethic! They believe women are NOT Barbie dolls! They do not come on one shape or one size! The D20 Girls Project is a nationwide organization of real women who are passionate about gaming and anime and other nerdy and geeky things. They work for vendors, artists and conventions as booth workers and volunteers and as trade show models at gaming and comic, comic book and other fandom-related shows across the United States. For more information, visit www.d20girls.com

Ohio Harcore

Founded in 2007 by Da Lollipop Kids, Ohio Hardcore has quickly grown and become one of the largest crew run DJ organizations out there. Ohio Hardcore taps into the raw talents of many of the Mid-west's greatest DJ's. For more info or to watch our weekly show go to; http://www.ohiohardcore.com. Hope to see you there.