Guests of Honor 2026

Cynthia Cranz  is an American actress primarily known for her extensive voice work dubbing anime shows, many that have aired on the 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 past 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.

Monica Flatley is a Dallas-based voice actor who has been acting for her entire life and recently started working as a director for audiobooks and other projects, and has adored every moment of both. She has a B.A. in Theatre Arts and first stood on a stage at the age of seven.

In anime English dubs, they have portrayed Anne Shirley in Anne Shirley, Uka Ishimori in Honey Lemon Soda, Rouge Redstar in Metallic Rouge, and you can also hear them as Hyo in Gachiakuta, Joka in The Apothecary Diaries, Akari Minase in Kaiju No. 8, along with many other roles in other wonderful titles.
 
She is an avid reader of books/manga/manhwa, and when she’s not reading, she’s eating good food with friends, writing, or singing karaoke of the same song for an embarrassing amount of time

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.

Lara Woodhull is a Dallas based voice actor who has been an anime fan most of her life, starting off with Dragonball Z. Once she met some voice actors in middle school, she was hooked and decided then and there that voice acting is what she was going to do in life.

Notable roles include Young Yuki in Wolf Children, Yuki in A sign of Affection, Kid Deku in My Hero Academia, Hinami in Tokyo Ghoul, Krillin in Dragon Ball Daima, Clara in Princess Jellyfish, Chimney in One Piece, and many more!

When Lara is not spreading anime cheer, she can be found hanging at home with her 2 dogs, Oliver and Ichigo, and her husband. She also enjoys cooking, gardening, and exploring flea markets.

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