Guests

Greg Ayres

Greg Ayres has been screaming into microphones for close to 25 years now! With over 376 credits to his name, he has managed to play a variety of characters that are almost as colorful as his hair. He was honored to recently return to his role of Son Goku in Saiyuki Reload Zeroin, having worked on the Saiyuki franchise for over 20 years. He can currently be heard as Po in Eminence and Shadow, As Kenta Kanzaki in The Dangers in My Heart, Yu Nishinoya in Haikyu, Chai in Shenmue The Animation on Adult swim, and a super bad demon known only as “God” in Dark Gathering. Some other recent roles include Chota Segawa in Alice in Borderland (OAV), Sho Utsumi in SSSSGridman, Frost in DragonBall Super, Geo in Sony Picture’s Starship Troopers : Traitor of Mars, Jiro in Concrete Revolutio, Ryuuou Edogawa in Doreiku, Koji Koda in My Hero Academia, and he even makes an appearance as Popuko in Pop Team Epic.

He is proud to be a part of the new “Pink Harvest” productions from Sentai Filmworks, in the roles of Izumi Sena in Lovestage, and Yabase in Hitorijime My Hero. Some other recent favorites include Nagisa Haruki in Free, and Free Eternal Summer, MonoKuma in Danganronpa, Clear in Dramatical Murder, Doug in Gangsta, Zenji Marui in Food Wars, Ganta Igarashi in Deadman Wonderland, Heihachi Hayashida in Samurai 7, and Kouichi Sakakibara in Another. Some of his all-time favorite roles include Chrono in Chrono Crusade, Kaoru Hitachiin in Ouran High School Host Club, Hideki in Nerima Daikon Brothers, Youhei Sunohara in Clannad, Yuki in The Wallflower, Leo in Ghost Stories, Satoshi Hiwatari in DNAngel, Kaworu Nagisa in the Director’s Cut of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Tomoki Sakurai in Heaven’s Lost Property, and Negi Springfield in Negima.

Of all of his many roles, his favorite will always be the real life role of “Little Brother” to voice actor Christopher Ayres. The little guy with a big Sippy Cup, and even bigger heart – who touched the world with his “Love and Laughter”.

Gareth West

Gareth is an actor, model, and voice actor based out of Texas. He is known for such Anime roles as; Ittetsu Takeda in Haikyu, Seiya Takehaya in Tsurune, Kanichi Konishi in Food Wars, Haruka Shinozaki in My Girlfriend Is Shobitch, Lizard Misty in Saint Seiya, 2D in Golden Time, Akihiro Tsukaba in Chihayafuru, Tomoaki Yamagishi in O Maidens In Your Savage Season, and Dinkuron in Log Horizon. He is also currently playing the role of Jason Lee Scott the Red Power Ranger in the upcoming release Red Rising: A Power Rangers Fan Film. When not making anime voices or acting, Gareth enjoys basically anything nerdy under the sun. So whatever it is you are into, chances are you can come up and geek out. Because there is nothing he likes more than getting enthusiastic, and making new friends!

Jay Hickman

Jay began his career in anime in the 1990s, when he landed his first role at ADV Films in Master of Mosquiton. Since then, he has appeared in more than 100 titles with studios including ADV Films, Funimation, Sentai Filmworks, Switchblade Pictures, Okratron 5000, and others. As a character actor, Jay has been able to voice a broad variety of colorful roles, with the occasional romantic lead thrown in for good measure. His notable credits over the past two decades are Mechazawa in Cromartie High School, Spitfire in Air Gear, Sho Zama in Aura Battler Dunbine, Shiryu in Saint Seiya, Chuu and Hammond in One Piece, Kagetane Hiruko in Black Bullet, Chief Kurama in Elfen Lied, Koji in Generator Gawl, Toru Watanabe in Excel Saga, The Fool in Kaleido Star, Crusty in Log Horizon, SSS in Madlax, Dera Mochimazzi in Tamako Market, Sanetoshi Watase in Penguindrum, Prince Mytho in Princess Tutu, and Giraffe in Revue Starlight, among many others.

Jay’s voice has also been featured in live action series and films such as Dark Water, Synesthesia, Conduct Zero, The Fuccons, Touching Wild Horses, Gamera – Attack of Legion, as well as in the video game Unlimited Saga. Jay had his Toonami debut playing Dr. Stylish in Akame ga KILL!, followed by Shiro Kuramori in Parasyte – the maxim, and now Joichiro Yukihira in Food Wars!

Robert L. Mungle

Robert L. Mungle is a voice actor for Funimation, ADV Films, Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks, and OkraTron 5000. The Right Reverend Robert L. Mungle founded The Whiskey Brothers in 1998. Since then, while the line-up has changed, it has been his outrageously loud voice that has led the group. Mungle has taken the stage everywhere from sold out theaters to seedy strip clubs. His IMDB page boasts over 100 different anime roles, from “Ghost Stories” to “Lady Death” to “Excel Saga.” He was born in Houston and you might recognize him from any of tons of anime roles, some of which include Amanojaku from Ghost Stories, Mr.8 from One Piece, Matsushita from Angel Beats, and Pedro Domingo from Excel Saga. He’s appeared in Akame ga Kill!, 009-1, Broken Blade, Gantz, Halo Legends, and many others.

Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld

Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld is a voice actor best known for her roles as Bonnie, Nurse Joy & Sophocles on Pokémon, Aina Ardebit in Promare; Strawberry Shortcake on Strawberry Shortcake; Polly Pocket on Polly Pocket; Olivia on Nella the Princess Knight; Rio Kastle, Queen, Grace & Gloria Tyler on Yu-Gi-Oh!; Siri on LastMan; LunaMaria Hawke in Gundam Seed Destiny; Kahori Harukawa in Psychic School Wars; Hansel in Secret Magic Control Agency; Joy LeFrog on Regal Academy; Musa in Winx Club; and Fraw Bow in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. She has provided voices for numerous cartoons, video games, toys and commercials. She can also be seen performing theatre in New York City (most recently in the critically-acclaimed Once Upon A Mattress), and on-screen in her web series Crumbly Kitchen (crumblykitchen.com). For more info, check out her website (alysonleighrosenfeld.com), follow her on Twitter (AlysonRosenfeld), Instagram (alysonleighrosenfeld), or TikTok (@alysonleighrosenfeld).

Billy West

William Richard “Billy” West is best known from numerous voices in Futurama, including Philip J. Fry, Zoidberg, The Professor, and Zapp Brannigan. He has starred in other famous shows including The Ren & Stimpy Show, The Howard Stern Show, Doug, and Jimmy Neutron. He also voiced Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, and Popeye during later renditions of the respective characters. He voices Corky Shumatsu, Poultra and Sam Melnik on Jimmy Neutron.

Frenchy and the Punk

Through their unmistakable blend of influences ranging from post-punk and dark folk to new wave and goth, Frenchy and the Punk have forged their own distinct path since 2005, touring across the US and Europe with their artful two-person powerhouse of sound. Drawing inspiration from post-punk legends like The Cure, the upbeat energy and percussive textures of Adam and the Ants, the bewitching mystique of Siouxsie and the Banshees, and the quirky charm of The B-52’s, they have crafted a sound that is both nostalgic and refreshingly modern and authentic delivered in an unorthodox way. They create a wall of sound for two people by way of live looping and acoustic percussion creating a high energy and danceable show with songs about seances, immortality, dancing in the woods at night, mind phantoms and chasing inner demons into the void. Their most recent album, Midnight Garden, is available worldwide. www.frenchyandthepunk.com

Britney Hamada

Britney Hamada, born in 1979 in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, is a versatile manga artist and entrepreneur known for her dynamic career. She debuted in 2006 with Hyper Detective Linker in Big Comic Spirits Casual and quickly gained recognition for her unique voice. In 2007, her serialized manga Pagyaru! explored the vibrant subculture of Shibuya gals, complete with their distinctive slang, cementing her reputation as a pioneer in representing urban youth culture.

By 2008, Hamada earned the nickname “homeless gal manga artist” as her unconventional lifestyle drew media attention. Expanding her creative pursuits, she founded her own company, PIECE EIGHT Co., Ltd., in 2012. A year later, she launched Okaoka House, a multipurpose rental space that would later evolve into CAFE Okaoka with Manga Gallery in 2024, blending her love of storytelling with hospitality.

Hamada is also a dedicated mother, raising her two children, Shizuku (born 2018) and Chazo (born 2021), as a single parent. Beyond her manga and writing, she produces illustrations, manages other manga artists, and teaches both in Japan and internationally, with workshops and lectures in countries like Italy, France, Dubai, and Singapore. Her career spans a wide range of creative and educational fields, reflecting her passion for storytelling and cultural exchange.

John Swasey

John started down the road of anime in 1997, when he landed his first role in Golden Boy from ADV Films. Since then, John has gone on to voice hundreds shows and characters. John’s wife once quipped that there are certain actors who might be the “Brad Pitts” of anime but John is the “Kevin Bacon” of anime.

Being the character actor type has given John the freedom to voice bazillions of characters such as Undertaker in Black Butler, Salvador in Borderlands II (VG), Gendo in Evangelion, the Captain in Halo (VG), Lord Death in Soul Eater, Hoenheim in Fullmetal Alchemist, Sir Crocodile in One Piece, Salvador in Borderland II, Kogoro in Sgt. Frog, Huang in Darker than Black, Vulcan in Orphen, Ken in Kaleido Star, Captain Ahab in Hakugei The Legend of Moby Dick, Rikudoh in RahXephon, Mister in Coyote Ragtime Show, as well as roles in the live action films 2009 Lost Memories, Conduct Zero, Yesterday, Jungle Juice, and the Gamera trilogy. Most recently you can catch John in the broadcast series of GANGSTA as Chad, and Akame Ga Kill as Bols as seen on Toonami.

In 2004, John jumped to the other side of the “mic” to direct. Among the shows he has directed are Welcome to the N.H.K., AirGear, Wandaba Style, St. Seiya, Shadow Skill, E’s Otherwise, Michel, Jinki Extend and Shinobi (live action co-directed with longtime pal, Kyle Jones). John loves working in the world of anime as a director and voice actor! Currently John is working with pals Kyle Jones and Jay Hickman on an original animation full length movie called The Perfect Khan. In addition to anime, John has voiced thousands of radio and tv commercials – even acted in a few films. One of the coolest acting jobs was being the Beer Delivery Guy in Dazed and Confused.

Barry Yandell

Nominated for Best Supporting Actor by BTVA for his iconic role as William T. Spears in Black Butler, Barry Yandell is a well-known and very busy regional stage actor and voiceover artist based in North Texas. Most recently, Barry lends his voice talent to the characters of Conehead in Fire Force, Zelada in Cop Craft and Kodai in Yu-No. Fans will recognize his voice contributions in some of the most popular Anime series to date including Alexis Kerib in SSSS Gridman, Yoki in Full Metal Alchemist, Mr. 2 Bon Clay in One Piece, Little Demon in Soul Eater, Dwarf Shaman in Goblin Slayer, and Popuko in Pop Team Epic. Additional roles include an array of characters from Dragonball Z, Ghost in the Shell, Fairy Tail, and Attack on Titan to name a few. Please visit Barry’s actor pages at IMDB.com and behindthevoiceactors.com for a full listing of characters and upcoming new roles.

Cynthia Cranz

Cynthia Cranz is an American actress primarily known for her extensive voice work dubbing anime shows, many that have aired on the Cartoon Network and Toonami. The Fort Worth, Texas native has been acting professionally since 1993, performing in theater, commercials, industrial videos, music videos, PSA’s, infomercials, TV, film, commercial print, video games and voice over.

In 1999 she was one of the first actors cast by Funimation Entertainment in their Flagship Show Dragon Ball Z, voicing the roles of Chi Chi and Mrs. Briefs, and continues to voice those roles presently. Other notable roles include: Boton – Yu Yu Hokusho, Mitzy – Shin Chan, Mitch – Case Closed (Detective Conan), Paninya – Fullmetal Alchemist, Chieko – Princess Jellyfish, Tsurara – Rosario and The Vampire, Lisa – Summer Wars, Coach Mo – Big Wind Up and Pipimi in Pop Team Epic.

Recently she reprised her roles as Mitsuru (Mii) in Fruits Basket and Bellemere in One Piece. She can also be heard as the voice of Sister Bikini – Ace Attorney, Shiizaki – Date A Live, Melida – Wise Man’s Grandchild, Serena – Love Esquire, Mineko – Citris, Lisa – Soul Eater, Ferro – GunSlinger Girls, Dog Woman – Desert Punk, Meow’s Mom – Space Dandy, Elena – Claymore, Lisa – The Galaxy Railways, Kyoko – Witchblade, Karin – B’t X, Nao – Shiki, Lilith – Trinity Blood, Rieko – Spiral, Mika – Burst Angel, Sara – D. Grey-Man, My Hero Academia, Attack On Titan and hundreds of other roles in Anime and video games over the past 2 decades. She is very excited to announce her role as Miss Babcock in the upcoming Jam Productions and Netflix series, Jet Boy!

When not in the booth, Cynthia enjoys riding and showing horses, a life- long passion and sport, as well as reading, cooking, gardening and piddling around the house which she shares with her husband, three legged lab, German Shepherd rescue, parakeet and 3 fish.

Jessica Cavanagh

Jessica Cavanagh is a Dallas-based theatre artist, voice actor, and writer. As a staff writer with Funimation Entertainment, she’s adapted hundreds of episodes of Japanese anime for an English-speaking audience (some favorites are Golden Kamuy, Recovery of an MMO Junkie, Sakura Quest, and Fuuka) and she’s also worked extensively as an actor in their English broadcast dubs, voicing roles in Attack on Titan (Carla Jaeger), Fairy Tail (Aquarius), Steins;Gate (Moeka/Shining Finger), Black Butler (Paula), One Piece (Curly Dadan), My Hero Academia (Inko Midoriya, Izuku’s sweet mama!), Karneval (Iva), Katana Maidens (Akane Origami), and many others. Her play, Self-Injurious Behavior, which is based loosely on her own experience as the parent of her autistic son and favorite human, Elijah, was just presented off-broadway at Urban Stages in NYC in April 2019. Jessica is passionate about telling women’s stories now that she’s actually tried it and she’s pretty determined to spend the rest of her life doing as much of that as possible!

Kyle Jones

Kyle Colby Jones is an ADR director, writer, producer and actor at Sentai Filmworks & AMC Networks. He has been in the industry for 20 years. Notable titles include: Haikyu; Made in Abyss; Food Wars; Akame ga Kill; Parasyte; No Game No Life; Reincarnated As A Sword; GATE; Umaru-chan; Demon Girl Next Door; Gintama; Monster Musume; My Love Story; Log Horizon; Princess Principal; Mr. Tonegawa; Land of the Lustrous; Sakamoto; Nozaki-kun; Gatchaman Crowds; and Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon?. Kyle’s library also includes: Saint Seiya; Air; Kanon; Madlax; Kino’s Journey; Phi-Brain; Girls und Panzer Der Film; Short Peace; Martian Successor Nadesico – Prince of Darkness and the stupendously amazing Papuwa. Twitter: @KyleColby

Wendy Powell

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).

Chris Cason

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.

Alan Shires

Alan Shires is an on screen actor and voiceover artist. Having worked with a range of brands like Krispy Kreme and Starbucks Alan’s on screen presence is complimented by it ventures in voiceover. His experience ranges from Anime, to video games – commercials to narration and much more. In latter years Alan has helped thousands of people in their voiceover career and prides himself in providing the best education and path way into the voice actor industry.