Convention News

COLUMBUS, OH - July 29, 2010 - Matsuricon is happy to announce it's final round of guest - artist Michael Poe from Caffeine Angel Studios and Studio Akumakaze, along with voice actors Brina Palencia, Scott Freeman, and Eric Vale

Michael Poe is the creator of the award-winning online comics Errant Story and Exploitation Now. Poe has continued to work in webcomics for more than a decade, and was one of the first in the field to also be successfully published in print.

Baltimore, MD (July 22, 2010) – Voice actress, voice director and ADR scriptwriter Stephanie Sheh will be a guest at Otakon. She is best known for her roles as Hinata in Naruto, Orihime in Bleach, Eurekain Eureka 7, and Mamimi in FLCL.

Most recently she has worked on Monster, Slayers - Revolution, Kurokami, Sky Crawlers, and Blue Dragon.

FT. MITCHELL, KY - July 22, 2010-Sugoicon, Cincinnati's Premier Anime Convention, is proud to announce the addition of Shinichi Watanabe as the convention's Japanese Guest of Honor. He joins returning American voice acting guests Christopher Ayres, Josh Grelle, Brittney Karbowski, and Carli Mosier to celebrate Sugoicon's eleventh year.

Known popularly as "Nabeshin", Shinichi Watanabe is the iconic director of the anime comedies Excel Saga, Nerima Daikon Brothers, and Tenchi Muyo!

Miami,FL, July 21, 2010- Through a partnership with Mizucon, Yasumicon presents Yasu-Lite, a one-day anime extravaganza, on Friday, August 20th, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Miami!

General Friday passes are $10, or discounted to $5 with an FIU student ID, a past year’s Yasumicon Tshirt, or a past year’s Yasumicon badge. If you’d like to stay the weekend for Mizucon events, the discounted price is only $5 more.