Voice Actor
Recent anime works you may have heard Erik in include, One Punch Man as Speed-O’-Sound Sonic, Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans as Biscuit Griffon, The Asterisk War as Ayato Amagiri, Your Lie in April as Takeshi Aiza, Toradora as Ryuuji Takasu, Magi as Alibaba Saluja, Accel World as Haruyuki Arita, Sword Art Online as Ducker, and “Seven Deadly Sins” as Gowther. In the world of video games, Erik has lent his voice to Cress and various other characters in Tales of Xilia 2, Oliver in 2064: Read Only Memories, Mark Evans in Inazuma Eleven, Oskar in Atelier Sophie, Joven Glacius in Heroes of Newerth, and a Black Egret in Skullgirls. Outside of anime and games, he has even delved into audiobook narration, recently portraying Koyomi Araragi in the Kizumonogatari light novel.
VOICE ACTOR
John Gremillion is a stage, film and voice actor who has been working in anime for over 25 years, providing voices in popular anime titles for FUNimation, Sentai Filmworks, Okratron 5000, and ADV Films. John can currently be seen as Dracule Mihawk in One Piece, Gentle Criminal in My Hero Academia, Roland Chapelle in Food Wars, Arthur Randall in Black Butler, and D in Vampire Hunter D. Other titles include Parasyte: The Maxim Akame Ga Kill!, Eden of the East, Haikyu!, Baselisk,Trinity Blood, Halo Legends, Cromartie High School, Summer Wars, Coyote Ragtime Show, Full Metal Panic!, Desert Punk, D.N. Angel, Princess Nine, Gasraki, and many others.
A professional video editor for over 25 years, John worked on the supplemental materials for ADV’s 2010 release of Halo Legends and for FUNimation’s release of Assassination Classroom Vol 2. He studied film at The University of Texas at Austin and Theatre Arts at The Juilliard School of Drama.
VOICE ACTOR
Recent anime works you may have heard Kimberley in include, 86 as the voice of Frederica Rosenfort, Argo in the new Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night movie, as well as the titular character Nagatoro in Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro.
Chris Cason
Voice Actor
Chris Cason has voiced Mr. Popo and Tien Shinhan in “Dragon Ball Z”, Agent Shao in “Battle of Gods”, “Resurrection F”, and “Dragon Ball Super: Broly”, Gluttony in “Fullmetal Alchemist”, Holy Roman Empire in “Hetalia”, Face McShooty and Mal in “Borderlands 2”, Tecchi in “Sword Art Online 2”, Jack the Ripper in “Soul Eater”, Miyamoto and M1 in “Yu Yu Hakusho”, Taruru in “Sgt. Frog”, Boo and Whitey in “Shin Chan”, Hanai in “School Rumble”, Ukyo in “Ouran High School Host Club”, Chamo in “Negima”, Babbit in “Kodocha”, Siegfried in “Kenichi”, and Hanbei in “Sengoku Basara” represent some of Chris’s favorite and best known roles.
You may have also heard him in: One Punch Man, Attack on Titan, Gunslinger Girl, Basilisk, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, Black Cat, Darker Than Black, Bamboo Blade, Kaze no Stigma, Aquarion, One Piece, Big Windup!, D. Gray-Man, Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, RIN, Speed Grapher, Oh! Edo Rocket, Summer Wars, Initial D, Deadman Wonderland, Fairy Tail, Case Closed, Space Dandy, Aldnoah Zero, Michiko & Hatchin, Your Lie in April, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Super Wings, LEGO Friends, Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty, Mob Psycho 100, Ace Attorney, and The Seven Deadly Sins.
As an ADR Director, Chris has had the pleasure of directing/asst. directing such titles as: One Punch Man, Dragonball Z Uncut, Dragonball, Dragonball GT, Yu Yu Hakusho, Negima, Kodocha, Galaxy Railways, Baki the Grappler, School Rumble, Hell Girl, Kaze no Stigma, Bamboo Blade, Birdy the Mighty: Decode, Initial D, Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations, Yuki Yuna is a Hero, The Asterisk War, The Seven Deadly Sins, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Mob Psycho 100, and Re:Zero: Starting Life in Another World.
As a writer, he has adapted and/or assisted on scripts for Case Closed, Negima, Witchblade, Ouran HighSchool Host Club, Bamboo Blade, AM Driver, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Blood Lad, Initial D, Yuki Yuna is a Hero, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Occultic; Nine, Magi: The Kingdom of Magic, and The Seven Deadly Sins.
He has also had the opportunity to be a part of many popular video games. Some of his favorites were: voicing random ghouls and specters for Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Mega Man in Street Fighter X Tekken, Tatsu in Xenoblade Chronicles X, Face McShooty in Borderlands 2, and Forsyth in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
For additional information, visit “Chris Cason’s Anime Chuckle Hut” on Facebook, Casonworld on Twitter, and chriscason180 on Instagram.
Bryn Apprill
Voice Actor
Bryn Apprill is a Texas-based voice actress who has been involved in the anime dubbing industry since 2013. She feels incredibly grateful to have been lucky enough to work with studios such as Crunchyroll (formerly Funimation Entertainment), Okratron 5000, Sound Cadence Studios, Studio Nano, and many others over the years; building up a resume of over 150 characters (and hopefully more to come!).
Some of her latest and most recognized roles include Historia Reiss/Christa Lenz from Attack on Titan, Yotsuba Nakano from The Quintessential Quintuplets, Ai Mizuno from Zombieland Saga, Attack Onμ from Listeners, Miku from Darling in the Franxx, Nene Sakura from New Game, Hikari Takanashi from Interviews with Monster Girls, Hiyori Iki from Noragami, Ritsu from Assassination Classroom, Cyan from Show By Rock!!, Mimosa from Black Clover, Tsugumi Harudori from Soul Eater Not!, Ibara Shiozaki from My Hero Academia, Kotori Itsuka from Date A Live, Meldy from Fairy Tail, Shirahoshi from One Piece, and many more (for a full list of works visit Animenewsnetwork.com).
She has also lent her voice to several video games including Smite (as Awilix and several of her skins, Playful Bunny Nu Wa, and others), Errant Heart (as Eva and Priss), a time patroller in Dragon Ball Xenoverse, Paladins (as Skye), Saint Maker (as Holly), and releasing soon, the new chapter of Epithet Erased: Prison of Plastic as the adorable and eloquent Phoenica!
If you’d like to follow Bryn on twitter you can find her at @BrynApprill or catch her on Twitch at BrynAppril
Cynthia Cranz
Voice Actor
Cynthia Cranz is an American actress primarily known for her extensive voice work dubbing anime shows, many that have aired on Cartoon Network and Toonami. The Fort Worth, Texas native has been acting professionally since 1993, performing in theater, commercials, industrial videos, music videos, PSA’s, infomercials, TV, film, commercial print, video games and voice over.
In 1999 she was one of the first actors cast by Funimation Entertainment in their Flagship Show Dragon Ball Z, voicing the roles of Chi Chi and Mrs. Briefs, and continues to voice those roles presently. Other notable roles include: Boton – Yu Yu Hokusho, Mitzy – Shin Chan, Mitch – Case Closed (Detective Conan), Paninya – Fullmetal Alchemist, Chieko – Princess Jellyfish, Tsurara – Rosario and The Vampire, Lisa – Summer Wars, Coach Mo – Big Wind Up and Pipimi in Pop Team Epic.
Recently she reprised her roles as Mitsuru (Mii) in Fruits Basket and Bellemere in One Piece. She can also be heard as the voice of Sister Bikini – Ace Attorney, Shiizaki – Date a Live, Melida – Wise Man’s Grandchild, Serena – Love Esquire, Mineko – Citris, Lisa – Soul Eater, Ferro – GunSlinger Girls, Dog Woman – Desert Punk, Meow’s Mom – Space Dandy, Elena – Claymore, Lisa – The Galaxy Railways, Kyoko – Witchblade, Karin – B’t X, Nao – Shiki, Lilith – Trinity Blood, Rieko – Spiral, Mika – Burst Angel, Sara – D. Grey-Man, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan and hundreds of other roles in Anime and video games over the last 2 decades. She is very excited to announce her role as Miss Babcock in the upcoming Jam Productions and Netflix series, Jet Boy!
When not in the booth, Cynthia enjoys riding and showing horses, a life-long passion and sport, as well as reading, cooking, gardening and piddling around the house which she shares with her husband, three legged lab, German shepherd rescue, parakeet and 3 fish.
Josh Putnam
Voice Actor
Josh Putnam is a neurodivergent American actor who has appeared in English adaptations of anime, video games, and more. He is best known for his roles as Kurokawa in Sabikui Bisco, The Tyrant in The Dawn of the Witch, Bobby Max in the Sound Cadence Studios dub of The Prince of Tennis, Bass Demon Raijin in the video game SMITE, the Tau forces in Warhammer 40k: Battlesector, and the animatronic Barbarian in the upcoming video game The Dungeon Experience. He has also lent his voice to shows like One Piece, Spy Family, Dr. Stone, and Goblin Slayer.
Twitter/X/Instagram/Threads: @khenpoe
Facebook: /JoshPutnamVO
Bluesky: joshputnamvo.bsky.social
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CaptainGhostly Cosplay
Meet Captainghostly, an international cosplayer and prop maker based in Belgium. He is an enthusiastic explorer of novel materials, techniques and approaches to elevate his creations. Following on that, he introduced several new materials in the cosplay world together with Cosplayshop.be where he is a manager. CaptainGhostly loves giving workshops filled with practical tips and tricks to help others learn and grow in their own crafting journeys.
Captainghostly has had the privilege of guesting over 60 times all around the world and judged international cosplay finals. His work has even been featured in the “cool japan” exhibition at one of Belgium’s largest museums.
His ultimate goal is to use his presence to inspire others, sharing knowledge and being a positive influence in the community.
Angela Pritchett
Angela Pritchett is an award-winning, master-level cosplayer and educator. She started sewing from a very young age when she saw the Labyrinth and wanted Sarah’s poets shirt, her father and grandmother realized that “this child needs to learn how to sew.”
Angela has over 20 years of experience in the world of cosplay and has focused on introducing newcomers to costuming/cosplay and helping create a fun and safe environment for all. When not working on cosplays she has designed and created costumes for stage and screen. She loves the process of bringing a thought on a piece of paper to life.
Angela has been a cosplay guest, judge, contest runner, and she currently runs Katsucon’s Hall Costume Contest. Her costumes have been featured in The Washington Post, CosMode, and multiple coffee table costuming/cosplay books.
When not costuming, Angela works in the film industry. She has been in a handful of movies/TV shows as well as numerous commercials, most notably JG Wentworth, Giant Foods, and a Bill Nye the Science Guy special.
Outside of cosplay and work, Angela’s favorite things are boba, Pugs, junk journaling, playing Dead by Daylight and horror movies!
You can find Angela online on various platforms, she is Angalese on Instagram and AngelaPlaysUkulele on TikTok and YouTube.
Kenshin Taiko
In Japanese, Kenshin means ‘dedicated’ or ‘devoted’, and Taiko means ‘drum’. This group was started in 1996 by Laura Olson and Denyse Nakashima of The Japanese Church of Christ. Taiko drumming has often been called the heartbeat of Japan, and has been used to celebrate various festivals for hundreds of years. We here at Kenshin Taiko are a community dedicated to keeping this artform alive in Salt Lake City. Our group is very diverse, with players ranging in age from 8 to 80 years old!
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Spirit Bomb
Like Goku’s genkidama, Spirit Bomb gathers their power from all the great anime music in existence to coalesce into an explosive live performance.
SPIRIT BOMB is an anime music experience making waves across the US. Japanese American vocalist Elaina SEKINO, guitarist AKIO, bassist ONI, and drummer DAYMO join forces to create an unforgettable live convert experience for anime fans.
Since 2022, SPIRIT BOMB has appeared at many conventions across the US, collaborating with Live Nation to host their “ANIME MUSIC EXPERIENCE” concerts in major city markets. In 2023, Spirit Bomb opened for the breakthrough Japanese female rock band, HANABIE, on their first US tour. Spirit Bomb also debuted their first original song “Asai Yume,” now available on streaming.
Join SPIRIT BOMB and celebrate the magic of Anime through the power of music.
