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Nan Desu Kan
Nan Desu Kan (NDK) is an annual three-day anime convention held during September at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado. The convention is the largest anime convention in the Rocky Mountain region and each one takes eighteen months to plan. Its name in Japanese roughly means , "what is it?". The parent company, Rocky Mountain Anime Association, is a registered 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization. Programming The convention typically offers an anime music video contest, art showings and auctions, cultural panels, dances, dealer's room, games, masquerade, musical guests, screenings of anime, and workshops. NDK at one time hosted a contest for attendees who decorate their atrium hotel rooms, with the winners receiving a free hotel room. The convention has held various fundraisers since 2000 to support organizations that include: American Diabetes Association, American Red Cross, Child's Play, Japan America Society of Colorado, Susan G. Komen Foundation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora, Colorado
Aurora (, ) is a home rule municipality located in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties, Colorado, United States. The city's population was 386,261 at the 2020 United States Census with 336,035 residing in Arapahoe County, 47,720 residing in Adams County, and 2,506 residing in Douglas County. Aurora is the third most populous city in the State of Colorado and the 51st most populous city in the United States. Aurora is a principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. History Before European settlement, the land that now makes up Aurora was the territory of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute), and Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux) tribes. Aurora originated in the 1880s as the town of Fletcher, taking its name from Denver businessman Donald Fletcher who saw it as a real estate opportunity. He and his partners staked out east of Denver, but the town - and Colorado - struggle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany Grant
Tiffany Lynn Grant (born October 11, 1968) is an American voice actress and script writer who is known for her English-dubbing work for ADV Films on such anime films and television series as ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', in which she voiced the character Asuka Langley Soryu. Biography Grant was born in Houston, Texas. She was the first actor hired by ADV Films in February 1994. Grant's first work in the field was Raina from ''Guy: Double Target''. In 1996, she was cast as Asuka Langley Soryu, one of the main female characters in ''Neon Genesis Evangelion''. She would later go on to write ADR scripts for several anime shows, having written over 200 TV episodes to date. Grant is also known for portraying Nojiko in ''One Piece'', Altena in '' Noir'', and Ryoko Subaru in '' Martian Successor Nadesico''. Grant is an independent contractor, and in addition to her work at ADV Films, she has also worked for Funimation, Seraphim Digital/ Sentai Filmworks, and Illumitoon Entertainment. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodney Caston
Rodney Caston (born May 13, 1977) is an American Cybersecurity expert, OSINT Investigator, and writer. He is credited as the co-creator of the popular comic book series '' MegaTokyo''. Fandom Caston is credited as a co-creator and writer of the first volume of the popular comic book series '' Megatokyo'', and as a co-creator of the second volume. He has since parted ways with partner Fred Gallagher and relinquished his interest in ''Megatokyo''. In July 2004, ''Megatokyo'' was the tenth best-selling manga property in the U.S. Published works * ''Megatokyo Volume 1: Chapter Zero'' (''Megatokyo'' vol.1 1st ed.) * ''Megatokyo Volume 1'', 2nd ed. (2004) * ''Megatokyo Volume 2'' (2004) * ''The Government Hacker Threat Landscape'' Political Affiliations Caston is a former member of the Libertarian Party. In 2008, he ran, unsuccessfully, for constable in the state of Texas against Republican Chuck Presley, Sr. He received 19,079 votes (19% of the total votes cast) to Presley's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debora Rabbai
Debora Rabbai (born January 14) is an American voice actress based in New York City. Biography Rabbai is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She is best known as the voice of Aika Sumeragi from ''Agent Aika'', Rika Sena from ''Kare Kano'', Hakufu Sonsaku from '' Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny'', Leina from the ''Queen's Blade'' series, as well as Futaba Murata and Nayuta Moriyama from '' Shingu''. Rabbai is an accomplished improv comedian, and is the producer, co-creator and a performer in the musical comedy Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement ... ''Broadway's Next Hit Musical!''. She teaches improv comedy at the American Comedy Institute. Dubbing roles Anime Video games References External links * *Debora Rabbaiat CrystalAcids Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott McNeil
Scott McNeil is an Australian-born Canadian actor. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. One of the best-known Canadian voice actors of all time, McNeil has provided voices to many characters in animated shows, most notably '' Dragon Ball Z'', '' Beast Wars: Transformers'', '' X-Men: Evolution'', ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', '' Inuyasha'' and ''Fullmetal Alchemist''. He has done live action work as well. Early life McNeil was born in Brisbane, Australia, but moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada when he was 4 years old in 1966. He first appeared on stage at the age of three. He first learned that people were paid to do different voices after a trip to Disneyland at the age of 12. That was when he learned that Paul Frees, the person who provided the voice that greeted visitors entering the Haunted Mansion, was the same person who provided the voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy. Even though he knew about voice acting, McNeil pursued the theater. He s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshihiro Kawamoto
is a Japanese animator. He is co-founder and director of the anime studio Bones. He was character designer and animation director of '' Cowboy Bebop''. Biography Early period Upon graduating from high school, Kawamoto was first employed in the making and designing of precision machinery. During this early period, he became interested in becoming an animator due to the ongoing '' Macross'' series, Yoshiyuki Tomino's ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' and Gainax's amateur ''Daikon'' films. In particular, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's character designs were a major influence. Within a year, Kawamoto left his previous profession and enrolled in the Nagoya branch of Tokyo Designer Gakuin College (currently known as Nagoya Designer Gakuin), which he later attended for two years. Career After graduating, he applied for a job at Group Donguri and was accepted. In 1986, he made his debut in Yasuhiko's 1986 film ''Arion'', where he was supervised by Yoshinobu Inano and mentored by lead character designer Sach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newton Ewell
Newton H. Ewell is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. Early life Newton Ewell was born in October 1962, in St. Louis, Missouri. Ewell was intrinsic to the Sci-Fi and Convention scene in and around the Washington D.C. Area in the 1970s and 80's, widely known for the rare talent for rendering detailed illustrations of starships and space stations and related Sci-Fi Fantasy matter. Career Newton Ewell has done artwork for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game, including interior art for the ''Treasure Maps'' set (1992), and was an interior artist for both SJR2 ''Realmspace'' (1991) and SJR7 ''Krynnspace ''Krynnspace'' (product code SJR7) is a supplement published by TSR (company), TSR in 1993 for the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' that is a crossover between the ''Spelljammer'' and ''Dragonlance'' campaign settings. Description ...'' (1992), as well as the '' War Captains Companion'' (1992). He also designed ships and created map ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Burgess
Keith Burgess is an American voice actor. He voiced Akuma in '' Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation'' and '' Street Fighter Alpha: Generations''. He also loaned his voice in the two anime movies '' Evangelion: Death and Rebirth'', ''The End of Evangelion'' and '' Karas: The Prophecy''. He was a staff member for Manga Entertainment Inc. He has played ''Street Fighter IV'', when he appeared at FanimeCon 2009, challenging Reuben Langdon at the game. Roles * '' Karas: The Prophecy'' as Suiko * ''Ikki Tousen'' as Gang Member * '' Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie'' as Akuma * '' Street Fighter Alpha: Generations'' as Akuma * '' Dead Leaves'' as Chinko Drill * '' Death & Rebirth'' as Makoto Hyuga * ''The End of Evangelion'' as Makoto Hyuga As staff member * Death & Rebirth * The End of Evangelion * Noein , also known simply as ''Noein'', is a Japanese science fiction anime television series directed by Kazuki Akane and produced by Satelight. The series has 24 episodes which make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Bergen
Robert Bergen (born March 8, 1964) is an American voice actor. He voices Warner Bros. cartoon characters Porky Pig and Tweety and has voiced characters in the English dubs of various anime. He formerly hosted the children's game show '' Jep!'', adapted from the game show ''Jeopardy!'' Life and career Bergen, in his childhood, watched the Daffy and Speedy cartoons in theaters and didn't like them, saying it didn't make sense. He then watched The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Show in his later childhood. As a teenager in 1980, Bergen appeared as a contestant on a Teen Week episode of ''Wheel of Fortune'', winning prizes including a watch. Bergen had taken acting lessons with Daws Butler at his weekly voice-over workshop. Bergen is the current voice of the animated character Porky Pig, and has also voiced Tweety, Marvin the Martian, Sylvester Jr., and Speedy Gonzales. Bergen is responsible for the voice of Arsène Lupin III for the Streamline Pictures dubs in the late 1980s and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taliesin Jaffe
Taliesin Axelrod Armstrong Jaffe (; born January 19, 1977) is an American voice actor, voice director and screenwriter. He has worked on English-dubbing roles for anime and video games. He is a cast member on ''Critical Role'', a web series in which he plays ''Dungeons & Dragons'' with other voice actors. Jaffe has also frequently voiced The Flash in various video games. Personal life Jaffe was born in Los Angeles. He is the son of actress Nina Axelrod and film producer Robert Jaffe. His maternal grandfather was screenwriter George Axelrod, while his paternal grandfather was film producer Herb Jaffe. He has two brothers and a sister. Jaffe came out as bisexual in 2017. Career Jaffe began his career as a child actor, appearing in films such as '' Mr. Mom'' and '' 2010: The Year We Make Contact''. After six years, he did not enjoy being a child actor. After a bad audition, his father told him he could either put in more effort for more roles or quit acting, and not previously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Iijima
is a Japanese actress and singer. She writes and produces most of her own music, and plays the piano and other instruments. After being signed to JVC Victor in 1982, Mari first became known for her voice-acting role as Lynn Minmay in the anime ''Macross''. Her debut original album, ''Rosé'', was released in 1983, which was produced by composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. She lives in Los Angeles, California. Biography Iijima was born in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki. Her original demo tape was picked up by JVC Victor in 1982 and she was signed to the record company as a singer-songwriter. Soon afterward, she was asked to audition for the role of Lynn Minmay in ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' by the label and the producers chose her to play the role. The series quickly became a mega hit and brought Iijima to stardom. Her debut album, ''Rosé'', containing no ''Macross'' tracks, had lyrics and music written by her. It debuted at number 10 on the charts in September 1983, and she starte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroki Hayashi
is a Japanese animator and director associated with AIC. He is best known as the director of the first ''Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki'' OVA series and co-creator of ''El-Hazard''. Biography Hayashi got started in animation on '' ThunderCats'' and '' Silverhawks''. He joined AIC when he was 21 years old. His first anime was ''Gall Force'' in 1987. In 1988 he worked on the storyboard for the fourth OVA episode of ''Bubblegum Crisis'', along with Masaki Kajishima. His first directed title was ''Sol Bianca'' of which he would also be credited for the original concept in the second OVA. In his interview with AIC, he said that ''Sol Bianca'' was originally a game production proposal when it was brought to AIC; he thought it would make a good OVA, and created the story base for the series. His breakout title was with Kajishima as director and co-creator of the ''Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki'' OVA series. They wanted to create a series much like ''Gall Force'' and ''Bubblegum Crisis'' where there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
