Introducing IKKiCON’s 2025 Guests of Honor
Voice Actors
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Emi Lo is a Taiwanese/Chinese-American voice actor and director. They are most well-known for voicing Lucy in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Maomao in The Apothecary Diaries, Ruan Mei in Honkai: Star Rail, Sawatari in Chainsaw Man, Rena in Higurashi When They Cry, Rinku in D4DJ, Suma in Demon Slayer, Columbina/Damselette in Genshin Impact, Miri in Buddy Daddies, Hei in The Legend of Hei, Destiny in takt op. Destiny, Shuten Douji in Fate/Grand Order, Kate in Shadows House, Mirai in Dr. Stone, and Young Hawks in My Hero Academia, but can be heard in countless other anime and video games.
When Emi is not acting, they can be found playing piano, playing video games, cosplaying, napping, working out, eating, or exploring natural and man-made ruins. They also have an absolutely precious but spoiled Siberian cat named Noctis that has never done anything wrong and is incredibly cute and fluffy.
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Dani Chambers is an actress based in Dallas, TX. She has been acting on stage and film for the past twenty years, and has been performing voice-over work for the past five years. Performing in theater and short films has helped her acting skills to grow and develop tremendously, and she’s enjoyed every minute of it!
Dani made her anime debut in 2017 as Chise Hatori, the title character of the show “The Ancient Magus Bride.” From then on, she has voiced plenty of roles such as Becky from “Spy x Family”, Rhyme from “The World Ends with You: The Animation”, Aharen in “Aharen-San is Indecipherable” and other video games such as Nilou in “Genshin Impact”, Caramel Arrow Cookie in “Cookie Run Kingdom”, and Timerra in “Fire Emblem Engage”. She has also started her journey of being an ADR director at Crunchyroll directing shows like Arifureta and Ancient Magus Bride and many more to come! So be sure to stay tuned!
She is super excited to start getting into the convention scene, and can’t wait to start new adventures! Be sure to follow Dani Chambers on Social Media @SkiniMini07 and her website danidchambers.com for all kinds of fun updates!
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Bill is an African American voice actor, martial artist and Twitch Streamer! His true passion is acting! He started off in theater which led to on camera and voice over work!
In his spare time Bill likes to hike, do speed runs in video games and promote fitness in between promoting the importance of diversity within the voiceover industry.
You can hear him as Slidin' Go in My Hero Academia, Cioccolata in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Bakuzan in One Punch Man, Odin in Record of Ragnarok, Jackal in The Prince of Tennis, Uncle Tian in Genshin Impact and many more!
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Jason Charles Miller is a critically acclaimed and highly accomplished singer/songwriter and an award winning voice actor. As a voice actor he has appeared in hundreds of productions such as Avatar: The Last Airbender, Attack on Titan, Halo Infinite, Star Trek Online and many chapters of the Final Fantasy series. His music has been featured on such TV shows as True Blood, The NFL Today, The Deadliest Catch and Critical Role. He also Is a featured singer in Final Fantasy XIV, Cyberpunk 2077 and Metal Gear Rising Revengeance. Jason has written songs with Billy Ray Cyrus, Rickey Medlocke [Lynyrd Skynyrd], Charlie Starr [Blackberry Smoke], Ben Moody [Evanescence], and has been awarded 3 gold records. Jason co-hosts Bardic Inspiration, a live songwriting show for Codename Games, hosted the Geek & Sundry RPG show Starter Kit, and is the DM of The Gaxx Pack on GaryConLive! He is also widely recognized as the founder of the rock band Godhead.
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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).
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Corey is a voice actor best known for playing Aura in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Deborah Gorrini in My Hero Academia: You’re Next, Remedios Custodio in Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom, Colette in Wistoria: Wand & Sword, Rei/Psyger-0 in Shangri-La Frontier, Hahari in 100 Girlfriends, Crow in NIKKE: Goddess of Victory, DJ Midnight in Borderlands 3, and many other anime and video games.
Outside of acting, Corey enjoys people watching on airplanes and writing about their antics, hanging with her beloved geriatric cat, and replaying Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic at least once a year.
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Brian Mathis has appeared in over 140 titles with CRUNCHYROLL, OKRATRON 5000 , SENTAI FILMWORKS and many others!
His first anime appearance was in HELLGIRL in 2007. Current and most popular characters Elias Ainsworth ( Ancient Magus Bride), Admiral Garp ( One Piece) Macao (Fairy Tail) along with Priest in Black Clover, Honda in Fireforce, Jormanngund in Sacrificial Princess and King of Beasts, Chukyu A in Natusme's Book of Friends, along with roles and appearances in Salaryman's Club, Estab Life, Chainsaw Man, Vinland Saga, Land of the Lustrous and many many more !
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Lauren Landa is a voice actress born and raised in Los Angeles. In the last 15 years her voice has been in over one hundred different anime and video game titles, playing the voice of many beloved characters.
Lauren is most known for roles such as the ninja beauty, Kasumi in Dead or Alive 5; the sexy Litchi Faye Ling in the popular fighting games BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, as well as the sequels BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, and Continuum Shift Extend; Chrono Phantasma; the badass Kyoko Sakura in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, the enthusiastic Yan Leixia in Soul Calibur V, the deadly Little Queen in Tales of Graces; the valley girl racer in pink, Boiboi, in REDLINE, the adorable zombie Squigly in Skullgirls, kind hearted Leia in Tales of Xillia, the innocent Chubo Sonken in Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians, the quiet Annie Leonhardt in the hit anime series Attack on Titan, One in “DrakenGard 3”, Nora in “Noragami”, Sailor Neptune in the VIZ Media’s Sailor Moon, Merlin in “The Seven Deadly Sins”, Lyra in “Fist Of The North Star: Lost Paradise”, Juno in “Beastars”, Female Robin in “Fire Emblem” and “Super Smash Brothers”, Kyoka Eden in Scarlet Nexus, Karin Kanzuki in Street Fighter V, Leila in Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, Tsukasa in Over the Moon for You, and many more!
For Updates and Announcements follow Lauren Landa on Twitter and Twitch!
Twitter:@Lauren_A_Landa!
Twitch: Twitch.tv/LaurenLanda
More coming soon!
Cosplayers
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Kaida is an award winning cosplayer and is most known for her cosplay hacks on Instagram and her Makima cosplays. When she isn't setting up photo studios at home and doing cosplay photo shoots, she is working on making her own cosplays. Her cosplays normally incorporate sewing, eva foam, worbla, and 3D printing. She also greatly enjoys talking to others about their most recent cosplay builds and techniques.
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We’re a cosplay team consisting of Hannah and My based out of central Texas. We met over our combined love of Magical Girls, Anime, and Horror movies. It took only one group cosplay together to realize we made a great team! Our costumes mainly focus on sewing techniques as well as historical practices. We love interacting with fellow cosplayers to trade tips and tricks as well as to share our love of fandom together!
Promo Photo Credits:
Hikaru: BTSEPhoto
Meroko: Lemon Ikon
Sakura: Lemon Ikon
Mari: BossCos Photography
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Tacocat Cosplay is an award-winning craftsmanship focused Texas-based cosplayer that has been cosplaying for almost a decade. She is a mixed media cosplayer that is most recognized for her needlework. She enjoys expanding her crafting knowledge by learning new techniques and skills while sharing what she learns with others through streaming, panel presentations, and other educational content. She believes that anyone can cosplay and wants to help the cosplay community grow to be more positive and inclusive. When she is not working on elaborate costumes, she loves watching Sailor Moon, playing the critically acclaimed MMO Final Fantasy 14, and talking about astrophysics.
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Cat-chan cosplay is a Texas based master level cosplayer with over two decades of experience. As a self taught creator she enjoys challenging herself with new techniques and methods to make costumes of her favorite characters which has led her to win top awards at major conventions across the country. Her goal is to create awesome cosplay and share her knowledge with the community through tutorials, both online and in person.
Promo Photo Credits:
Hikaru: BTSEPhoto
Meroko: Lemon Ikon
Sakura: Lemon Ikon
Mari: BossCos Photography
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Zavage Cosplay, also going by Zach (he/him), is a Texas based cosplayer who has been cosplaying since 2013 . Experienced in a variety of fabricating skills such as pattern creation, sewing, embroidery, foam/thermoplastic work, woodworking and prop making, Zavage has developed a variety of new methods to solve his ever present cosplay hurdles. His intricate creations have won him awards from multiple conventions over his years of cosplaying, and he has served as a cosplay guest and craftsmanship judge at conventions around the United States.
Zavage is also the host and creator of The Cosplay Crunch podcast, a show dedicated to sharing the authentic cosplay experience, one guest at a time. Most importantly, Zavage has fostered many lifelong friendships within the cosplay community, learning from others along his journey and teaching where he can. As he continues to push himself to develop creatively and engage within the community, Zavage firmly supports that cosplay is for everyone, and does his best to represent the LGBTQIA+ community within cosplay and competitive costuming.
You can find Zavage Cosplay at @Zavage_Cosplay on Instagram and @ZavageCosplay on Twitter, as well on Facebook at facebook.com/zavagecosplay
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An award winning Masters level cosplayer with six years of crafting experience.