2024 Guests of Honor

Natalie Rose is a bilingual voice actress for anime and video games. Her anime credits include Dangaronpa (Sonia Nevermind) ; Cardcaptor Sakura (Tomoyo Daidouji) ; Nekopara (Vanilla) ; Kakegurui Twin (Tsuzura Hanatemari) ; One Piece (Sugar/Catarina Devon) ; Akiba's Trip (Arisa Ahoukainen) ; AOKANA (Mashiro Arisaka) ; Brave Witches (Georgette Lemare) ; BOFURI (Syrup) ; Bottom-Tier Character (Fuuka Kikuchi) ; Aharen-San wa Hakarenai (Eru Aharen) ; Asteroid in Love (Mari Morino) ; Back Arrow (Atlee Ariel) ; D4DJ (Hiiro Yano) Jahy Will Not Be Deafeated! (Boss) ; Takt.op Destiny (Titan) ; Sword Art Online (Yolko) ; Edens Zero (Clarisse Layer) ; Wandering Witch (Amnesia) ; That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Eren Grimwald) ; The Saint's Magic is Omnipotent (Aira Misono); Show By Rock! (Tsukino) ; Prince of Stride (Nana Sakurai) ; Masamune's Revenge (Kinue Hayase) ; Lupin the 3rd (Mariel) ; Oshibudo (Yumeri Mizomori) ; Recovery of an MMO Junkie (Lily) ; Kancolle Jitsuu) ; Riddle Story of Devil (Hitsugi Kirigaya)

Notable video game roles include Dangaronpa (Sonia Nevermind/Monphanie) ; Love Nikki (Nikki) ; Paladins (Ash) ; Final Fantasy Brave Exvius War of the Visions (Rayches) ; Lord of Magna (Adelheid) ; Path to Nowhere (Ninety-Nine/Victoria) ; DEADCRAFT (Jessie) ; Fairy Fencer F (Tiara) ; Luminous Avenger IX (Null) ; Crystalline (Amelia Estelle) ; Love Esquire (Giselle Renouve)  ; Space Cocoon Leaper (Becky) ; Undead Darlings (Cecilia Fontaine)

Follow Twitter for updates (NatalieHooverVO) or visit her website for full credits: www.nataliehoover.com

Wendy Powell absolutely loves what she does, performing in all forms of media: film, television, radio, narration, and video games. But where her character-creating skills truly come to life is in anime! Mirroring the shapeshifting abilities of her iconic Fullmetal Alchemist role Envy, she changes her voice into anything and everything imaginable, including quirky robots, mysterious omnipotent aliens, little old fox ladies, wispy exorcists, and everyday human beings.

Wendy attended Texas Christian University, majoring in Theater. She’s also an alumna of the Disney College Program, studying editing on The Rocketeer and The Rescuers Down Under. After graduating in 1993, she’s worked steadily as a professional actress ever since.

In 2000, Wendy first began working with Funimation as Amick Hendar in Blue Gender, and from there she just kept on going! Her most well-known roles include Ilena in Claymore, Mukuro in Yuyu Hakusho, Miss Merry Christmas in One Piece, and as a “guest star” Popuko in Pop Team Epic! Of course, Wendy’s vocal transformations can be heard in so much more, including My Hero Academia, Overlord, Space Dandy, Fruits Basket, Case Closed, D. Gray Man, Fairy Tail, Sengoku Basara, Prince Adventures, Sgt. Frog, and… well, how much time do you have, because at over 120 titles, this list could go on for a while…

Wendy has also performed in video games such as The Gunstringer, Bloodrayne 2, Spikeout: Battlestreet, and as the enigmatic “Watcher” in Borderlands: The Pre Sequel. She confesses that, while she plays characters in video games… she’s kind of bad at actually playing video games. (^_^;)

Wendy’s passion for acting is matched only by her passion for teaching. For over a decade, she has taught middle school theater, grateful for the opportunity to educate and encourage young actors. She also loves meeting people at conventions, which lets her share her love of acting in person. When not behind the mic or in front of the classroom, Wendy enjoys the outdoors, reading nonfiction, and floral design. She lives in Dallas with her husband, her seven-year-old son, and a menagerie of animal companions: a black Labrador, a white German Shepherd, a bearded dragon, a leopard gecko, and a turtle (named Crusher).

Emi Lo is a Taiwanese/Chinese-American voice actor and director. They are most well known for voicing Maomao in The Apothecary Diaries, Lucy in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Rena in Higurashi When They Cry, Rinku in D4DJ, Suma in Demon Slayer, Columbina/Damselette in Genshin Impact, Uta in Bubble, Hei in The Legend of Hei, Destiny in takt op. Destiny, Shuten Douji in Fate/Grand Order, Kate in Shadows House, Mirai in Dr. Stone, and Evelyn in Pokemon Masters EX, but can be heard in countless other anime and video games.

When Emi is not acting, they can be found playing piano, playing video games, cosplaying, modeling, singing, eating, or exploring natural and man-made ruins. They also have an absolutely precious but spoiled Siberian cat named Noctis that has never done anything wrong and is incredibly cute and fluffy.

Visit their Twitter (@kitsunesqueak) for updates and pictures of their fluffy child.

Oscar Seung  hails from Lausanne, Switzerland, and is a Dallas-based actor, violinist, pianist, opera singer, and music director.

From film and television pilots to theater and voice overs, Oscar champions the representation of Asian Americans in media and the arts.

Oscar can currently be seen in We Can Be Heroes (Netflix), directed by Robert Rodriguez, A Cowgirl’s Song (Netflix), and The Turkey Bowl (Hulu), directed by Greg Coolidge. He also guest co-starred in the ABC pilot, False Profits, starring Vanessa Williams and Bellamy Young.

Anime/video game voiceover highlights: Attack on Titan (Varis), One Piece (Daruma), Ayaka (Kurama), Ranking of Kings (Mitsumata, Borderlands 3 (Nettle), Yuri on Ice (Seung-Gil Lee), Free! (Nao Serizawa), Why Raeliana (Nick Maddox). and more.

Theater: World Premiere of The Supreme Leader (Kim Jong-Un), Dallas Theater Center, The Sound of Music (Baron Elberfeld, u/s Captain Von Trapp), Dallas Theater Center, The Ballad of Little Jo (Tien Mien), Watertower Theater, Dora, the Explorer Live! (Benny), Casa Manana, Miss Saigon, Casa Manana.

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  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

Guest Cosplay Judges

StarsOfCassiopeia (she/her) has been crafting award-winning mixed media cosplays & performances since 2008.

Cass graduated from Harvard with a degree in Engineering, worked in the 3D printing field for multiple years, and loves combining that professional design experience with historical design influences and elaborate hand-sewn detailing. On the performance side, Cass is a longtime theater performer and backstage technician, and has also been training in fire spinning & circus arts since 2013.

She also loves teaching: Cass has 7+ years of experience teaching panels at cons and additionally taught Intro to Making at MIT. She also co-founded the cosplay commission-centric.

You can learn more at Cosmosii.com.
Photo credit- SOLITA | D | PHOTO

Twin Brothers and Cosplayers, Hatake and Sahara have been competing as a team since 2015. As trained scientists, the brothers believe in combining arts and science in their cosplay. Through experimentation and material research they have built they have built numerous award-winning costumes. The brothers can generally be found competing and presenting panels at conventions in the Northeast USA. They can also be found on the weekly podcast: The Cosplay Collective NE.

With a passion for 3D printing and foam-smithing, Hatake focuses on armor and props. Sahara likes to push the boundaries of tailoring and incorporating electronics into his costumes. The brothers are best known for their variety of Monster Hunter Cosplay, but have created costumes from Gundam, Super Smash Brothers, and Digimon among other video games and anime.