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Special Guests

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John started down the road of anime in 1997 when he landed his first role in Golden Boy at ADV Films. Since then, John has gone on to voice hundreds of shows and characters with:

  • Sentai Films

  • Funimation

  • Rooster Teeth

  • ADV Films

  • Switchblade Films

  • Okratron 5000

  • Gearbox

  • Seraphim Digital

  • Illumitoons.

In 2004, John jumped to the other side of the “mic” to direct tons of shows. Some he has recently directed include:

  • Domestic Girlfriend

  • BangDream

  • Revue Starlight

  • Senryu Girl

  • Doreiku

In addition to anime, John has acted in hundreds of radio and TV commercials and several films including the cult fav...Dazed and Confused.

John’s wife once quipped that there are certain actors who might be the “Brad Pitt” of anime but John is the “Kevin Bacon” of anime. Being a character actor has allowed John the freedom to voice bazillions of characters such as:

  • All for One in My Hero Academia

  • Kumatetsu

  • The Beast in The Boy and the Beast

  • Bols in Akame Ga Kill

  • Undertaker in Black Butler

  • Salvador in Borderlands II (VG)

  • Gendo in Evangelion

  • Lord Death in Soul Eater

  • Hohenheim in Fullmetal Alchemist

  • Sir Crocodile in One Piece

  • Dodoria in DBZ Kai

  • Hades in Fairy Tale

  • Zachary in Attack on Titan

  • Aramaki in Ghost in the Shell,

  • Jinnouchi in Summer Wars

  • El Rey in Nomad of Nowhere

As well as roles in numerous live-action films including the ever popular spoof Lake Texarkana Gamera.

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Prices

Personal Item $50

Small Print - Plain $50

Large Print - Plain $70

Selfie $40

Combo selfie $20

Funko / Figure (Personal) $100

Short Quote $30

Long Quote $30

Video/Recording $60

David Vincent is an award-winning voice actor based in Los Angeles. David’s notable credits include:

  • Kento Nanami in Jujutsu Kaisen

  • Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez in Bleach

  • Estarossa and Mael in The Seven Deadly Sins

  • Phinks in Hunter X Hunter

  • Gilgamesh in Fate / Zero, Fate / Stay Night

  • Oda Sakunosuke/Fukuchi in Bungo Stray Dogs

  • Narrator in JOJO’s Bizzare Adventure

  • Robin in Fire Emblem / Super Smash Bros.

  • Richter Belmont in Castlevania / Super Smash Bros.

  • Duval in One Piece

  • Marshall Law and Forest Law in Tekken

  • Senketsu in Kill La Kill

  • Li Xingke in Code Geass

  • Naze Turbine in Mobile Suit Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans

  • Van in Gun X Sword

  • Seiji in Durarara!!

  • Arthur Auguste Angel in Blue Exorcist

  • Jin Kisaragi and Hakumen in BlazBlue T-Hawk in Street Fighter

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Prices

Personal Item $40

Small Print - Plain $40

Large Print - Plain $55

Selfie $30

Combo selfie $20

Funko / Figure (Personal) $60

Short Quote $20

Long Quote $40

Video/Recording $60

Kirk Thornton, the voice of Shadow the Hedgehog, had a solid career in theatre, film, and TV before discovering voice acting. Directors recognized his talent for dubbing, leading to roles such as:

  • Askeladd in Vinland Saga

  • Gabumon and various Gaurumons in Digimon

  • Jin in Samurai Champloo

  • Tanjiro in Demon Slayer

  • Kisame and Shukaku in Naruto

  • Yujiro Hanma in Baki

  • Klein in Sword Art Online

  • Don Patch in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo

  • Saito in Rurouni Kenshin​

His video game roles include:

  • Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog

  • Igor in various Persona games

  • Saïx in Kingdom Hearts

  • Jade Curtiss in Tales of the Abyss

  • and Benjamin Bayu in Starfield

  • along with appearances in The Last of Us Part II and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.

He has also voiced the iconic trilogy of characters as Batman, Superman, and Jesus.

​​Thornton's other projects include:

  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars

  • Love, Death & Robots

  • Clarence

  • Hotel Transylvania

Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

As a director, his credits include:

  • Final Fantasy VII Remake

  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

  • Kingdom Hearts

  • WWE Smackdown vs. Raw.

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Prices

Single Autograph $40 (on 8 x 10 prints, posters, manga, DVD, etc.)

Toy/Collectible Autograph $60 (Funko, figures, props, toys, includes brief character quote, quotes longer than 6 words +$10)

Selfie $30 (Can add Selfie to any other item for +$20 for a combo)

Video/Recording $60

Big 3 (any auto + selfie + recording) $100

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Jason Douglas is an American film, television, and voice actor, known for portraying:

  • Beerus and King Cold in the Dragon Ball franchise

  • Aokiji / Kuzan in One Piece

  • Tobin in AMC's The Walking Dead.

In addition to his roles in the Dragon Ball franchise, his prolific voice acting career includes roles in:

  • Chainsaw Man as Kishibe

  • Krieg in Borderlands 2 and 3

  • Cygnus Hyoga in the 1986 and 2003 dubs of Saint Seiya. He also has lent his voice to characters in:

  • My Hero Academia

  • RWBY

  • Attack on Titan

  • Fairy Tail

  • Psycho-Pass

  • Parasyte

to name a few more of his over 200 voice-acting credits.

His TV and film appearances also include:

  • Sin City

  • Parkland

  • Two Step

  • No Country for Old Men

as well as recurring and guest appearances on hit TV shows such as:

  • Breaking Bad

  • The Leftovers

  • Nashville

  • The Night Shift

  • Preacher

  • Cruel Summer.

He has also appeared on stage with many of Texas’ preeminent theater companies including the Alley Theatre, Houston Shakespeare Festival, and Dallas Theater Center.

Stay tuned to hear about more of next year's special guests

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