Guest Biographies and Information by Type
Guest Types:
Academic • Actors • Artists • Authors & Writers • Bands • Corporate • Cosplayers • Directors • Musicians • Podcasters • Producers • Web Comics • Other
Select an option above to find a guest by type.
Corporate Anime Convention Guests
Corporate guests who have made appearances at anime conventions:
- Hirofumi Adachi - Manager to Yoshiki Tanaka
- Joshua Adams - Founder, Cosplayer Nation
- Roe R. Adams III - Vice President, AnimEigo
- Takanori Aki - President, Good Smile Company
- Captain Lou Albano - Pro Wrestler / Manager / Actor
- Jason Alnas - Marketing Manager, Geneon Entertainment
- Alexander Aniel - Co-Founder, Brave Wave Productions
- Bryant "Dragon" Arnold - Chief Security Officer, Skinwalker Ranch
- Danny Ashby - CEO, Outland Armour
- Takahiro Baba - CEO, VisualArt's
- Arthur Babinsky - Founder, Anime Defense Project
- Bamboo - Founder, Overdrive
- Marty Basto - President, Basto Media
- Adam Beaton - Owner, Ohayocon
- Jodon Bellofatto - Manager / Writer, theruse.net
- Kevin Bennett - Co-Founder, Studio Ironcat
- Steve Bennett - Co-Founder, Studio Ironcat
- Luc Biron - President, Société d'animation japonaise de Gatineau
- Gavin Blair - Co-Founder, Rainmaker Entertainment
- Kei Blue - Domestic Affairs Manager, IC Entertainment
- S. Kai Bovaird - Executive Director, Creative / Co-Founder, Cause & F(X) Pictures
- Jonathan Brands - Brand Manager, FUNimation Entertainment
- Emanuel F. Camacho - Project Manager, GPX Gaming
- Jason Canty - CEO, Angry Viking Press
- John D. Carmack - Founder, id Software
- Christopher Carson - Founder, Gamesare Studios
- Chuck Carter - Creative Director / Founder, Eagre Games
- Chris Castagnetto - Senior Community Marketing Manager, Gaia Interactive
- Ed Chavez - Marketing Director, Vertical, Inc.
- Stephen K. Chenault - CEO, Troll Lord Games
- Jerry Chu - Former Producer / Marketing Manager, Bandai Entertainment
- Kelly Clark - Founder, Kei-Kon
- Les E. Claypool III - Owner / Audio Engineer, Magnitude B Post
- Alfe Clemencio - Founder / Game Developer, Sakura River Interactive
- Combofiend - Fighting Game Community Manager, Capcom
- Claire Copping - Co-Founder, Team Giblets
- Keith Copping - Co-Founder, Team Giblets
- Daniel Cordaro - Co-Founder, Clan of the Gray Wolf
- Chaka Cumberbatch - Journalist / Brand Manager / Cosplayer
- Da/Le - Owner / Disc Jockey, AVSS
- Matt Daigle - Chairman, ConnectiCon
- Hugh David - Marketing Director, ADV Films UK
- Meri Davis - Chairman, A-Kon
- Emily DeJesus - Writer / Editor / Manager, Studio Capsule
- Patrick Delahanty - Senior Editor / Founder, FanCons.com / AnimeCons.com
- Joe Digiorgi - Owner, Headline Sound
- Shiro Dogu - Craftsman / CEO, Dogu, Inc.
- Colleen Doran - Founder, Aria Press
- Glenn Dubois - Co-Founder, Nerdfit Network
- Sean Edwards - Business Manager, Not So Random
- Lawrence Eng - Otaku Studies Scholar / Founder / Webmaster, Anime and Manga Research Circle
- Steve Fellows - Business and Marketing Manager, Dementia7 Studios LLC
- Erik "The Internet" Ferris - Co-Founder, Nerdfit Network
- Andrea Finnin - Former Chairman, Anime Boston
- Jackie "Kanashimi" Florian - Founder, 91.8 The Fan
- Arjay Floyd - CEO and Founder, Living for the Moments
- Kiira Fox - Vice President, Japanese Culture and Anime Club at Liberty University
- Kun Gao - CEO, Crunchyroll
- Oscar J. Garza III - Game Marketing Professional
- Roger Gibbs - Project Manager, NASA - Mars Odyssey
- Gerry Giovinco - Co-Founder, Comico / CO2 Comics
- Onezumi Hartstein - Co-CEO & Lead Artist, Onezumi Studios, LLC
- Marshall Hash - President, Hash, Inc.
- Hilary Hatch - Founder, Caffeine Angel Studios
- Lance Heiskell - Manager of Guests and Programming, LeftField Media
- David Ho - President, Running Ink Animation Productions
- Ken Hoinsky - Managing Founder, MX Media LLC
- Koji Igarashi - Co-Founder / Producer, ArtPlay, Inc.
- Charlene Ingram - Costumer / Director of Animation Marketing, VIZ Media
- Noboru Ishiguro - Director / President, Artland
- Mitsuhisa Ishikawa - President, Production I.G.
- Shinichiro Ishikawa - President and CEO, Gonzo Anime Studios
- Akinori Isobe - Founder, Baby, The Stars Shine Bright
- Arthell Isom - CEO, D'ART Shtajio
- Hiroyuki Ito - CEO / Game Designer, Crypton Future Media
- Yasuaki Iwase - MAPPA Chief Executive Officer
- Ken Iyadomi - Executive Vice President, Bandai Entertainment
- Brandon Johnson - Writer / Editor / Manager, Studio Akumakaze
- Catherine Jones - Owner, God Save the Queen Fashions
- Junnyan - Founder, Harajuku Fashion Walk
- Takaaki Kidani - Founder / Producer, Broccoli
- Bryan King - Co-Founder, Neo Realms Entertainment
- Shawn Kleckner - President and CEO, The Right Stuf International
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- Jonathan Klein - Vice President, New Generation Pictures
- Mayumi Kobayashi - Int'l Product Manager, Rockstar Games
- Ali Kokmen - Marketing Manager, Del Ray Manga
- Yoshihiro Komada - Co-Founder, Studio Zombie
- John Ledford - President, A.D. Vision, Inc.
- Roger Lee - Co-Founder, Dreamwave Productions
- Stuart Levy - Chief Creative Officer, Tokyopop
- Sam Liebowietz - Founder, Software Sculptors
- Travis Lyons - Decepticon Motormaster Owner
- Christopher Macdonald - Publisher and CEO, Anime News Network
- Simon Mackenzie - CEO / Creative Director, Aberrant Games
- Mark C. MacKinnon - President, Guardians Of Order, Inc.
- Rob Malda - Founder, Slashdot
- Brianna Marie - Co-Owner, Dungeons & Randomness
- Kristofer "Phade" McCormic - Founder, AnimeMusicVideos.org
- Matt McElroy - Director of Marketing, DriveThruComics.com
- Jerome Mezzandrande - Marketing Director, Manga Entertainment UK
- Masahiko Minami - President, Studio Bones
- Yasuo Miyakawa - President and CEO, Sunrise Inc and Bandai Namco Pictures Inc.
- Chris Moujaes - President, Herohelix, LLC
- Kevin Mowrer - Founder, The Story Hat
- Robert Napton - Vice President, Editorial Director, Legendary Entertainment
- Phillip Nelson - Sr. Dir. of Video Product Marketing, NewTek
- Sohei Niikawa - President, Nippon Ichi Software
- Noir - Actor / Marketing Director, GAINAX
- Yuji Nunokawa - President, Studio Pierrot
- Sean O'Reilly - Editor-in-Chief / Owner, Arcana Studios
- Toshio Okada - Founder, Gainax
- Joseph Onyskow - Writer / Manager, Dragon Spirit Studios
- Austin Osueke - CEO, eigoMANGA
- Manabu Otsuka - CEO, MAPPA
- Masahiko Otsuka - President, Studio Trigger
- Race Owen - Founder and President, Decipher Pictures
- Stephen Pakula - Production Manager, CPM Press
- Nik Palmer - President, Carnage Gaming
- Sarah Palmer - Rescue Teams Manager, Liberty in North Korea
- PikaFreakRachel - Pikabug Owner
- Christopher "moot" Poole - Founder, 4chan
- Whilce Portacio - Co-Founder, Image Comics
- Benny Powell - CEO, Red Giant Entertainment
- Eric Price - President, Japanime Games
- O.T. Puente - Owner, The Zone Comics
- David Keith Riddick - Founder, US Renditions
- Justin Rojas - Sr. Manager of Social Strategy & Dev., Funimation Entertainment
- Aaron Romo - Founder, SquirrelWorks
- Kate Sánchez - Founder / Editor-In-Chief, But Why Tho?
- Nobukazu Sakai (nbkz) - President / Artistic Director, minori
- Christian Savage - Vice-President of Industry Affairs, Video Game Players Association
- Takafumi Sekiguchi - CEO / Producer, CuriousFactory, Inc.
- Ben Seto - Founder, Black Sheep Comics
- Roger Shackelford - Founder, Tainted Reality
- Eric P. Sherman - President and CEO, Bang Zoom! Entertainment
- Shuzo John Shiota - President, Polygon Pictures, Inc.
- Zev Shlasinger - Founder, Z-Man Games
- Kevin Siembieda - Founder, Palladium Books
- John Sirabella - President, Media Blasters
- Angelo Sotira - CEO / Founder, deviantART
- Hervé St-Louis - Founder, The Comic Book Bin
- Peter Steigerwald - Vice President, Aspen Comics
- Jamie Sturges - Co-Founder, 2wcOnline
- Nobuyuki Sugaya - President, AAC Production
- Eiko Tanaka - President / Producer, STUDIO4°C Co., Ltd.
- Jonathan Tarbox - CEO, Arashi Productions
- Shawn the Touched - Founder, White Radish
- Masuo Ueda - Chairman, Aniplex Inc.
- Natsumi Ueki - COO/President, AnimEigo
- Ukyo - Founder, Aniverse Networks
- Kevy Vona - Sr. Manager of Digital Entertainment, VIZ Media
- Joji Wada - Founder / President, WIT Studio
- Harlan Watkins - Founder / Executive Chairman, Archaic Jump Productions
- Jes Weigand - Public Relations Manager, Mac Hall
- Andrew Wheelan - Marketing Director, Tokyopop UK
- Barry Winston - President, Voyager Entertainment
- Robert Woodhead - Founder, AnimEigo
- David Wyldstar - Wrestling President
- Xris - Pikabug Owner
- Koshi Yasuhiro - President / Manager, Big Fighter Project
- Tatsumi Yoda - Chairman of the Board & CEO, Avex, Inc.
- Yoshihiro Yonezawa - President, Comic Market
- Koki Yoshimune - President, âge
- Hiroaki Yura - Founder, Eminence Symphony Orchestra
- Jenny Zha - Producer / CEO, Infinitize
- Zun - Founder, Team Shanghai Alice