Tiffany Grant

It is with much excitement and great honor to announce that Tiffany Grant will be a guest of honor at Tomodachi Fest 6! We are looking forward to her very first visit to the Tomodachi Fest anime convention! Tiffany Grant is thrilled to attend her very first con in Idaho!

Best known as the English voice of Asuka in NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, Tiffany was the first anime voice actor hired in Texas [Feb. 1994].

She has now voiced characters in 1000+ TV episodes, OVAs & movies including AZUMANGA DAIOH (Kaorin), CHRONO CRUSADE (Satella), BLUE SEED (Kome), GOLDEN BOY (Madame President), Full Metal Panic? FUMOFFU (Bonta-kun), GODANNAR (Shizuru), FULL METAL ALCHEMIST (Marta), MABURAHO (Kuriko), ONE PIECE (Nojiko), THE WALLFLOWER (Auntie), NOIR (Altena) and TSUBASA RESERVOIR CHRONICLES (Ashura). Video game credits: UNLIMITED SAGA, DEUS EX II: INVISIBLE WAR. Recent projects include INFINITE STRATOS, BOOK OF BANTORRA and MAJIKOI.

Ms. Grant has adapted English dubbing scripts for 200+ TV episodes such as ANGELIC LAYER, HELLO KITTY'S ANIMATION THEATER, TEARS TO TIARA, AH! MY GODDESS 2, THE WALLFLOWER and the live-action Korean film JUNGLE JUICE. She also penned English subtitles for projects including MIYUKI CHAN IN WONDERLAND and the live-action TOKYO - THE LAST MEGALOPOLIS.

Additionally, Tiffany contributed to the albums "Voices for Peace" and "Voices for Tolerance" www.voicesfor.org

CDs and downloads are available at www.cdbaby.com and iTunes . All profits benefit charities like www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Non-anime work includes ARLINGTON ROAD (with Jeff Bridges) and locally produced independent films LAUGHING BOY, DEAD OF KNIGHT and LARS THE EMO KID. Tiffany has years of experience in theatre and commercials and an incurable Hello Kitty addiction. For more, visit tiffanygrant.eva-r.com/

Chris Rager

It is with much excitement and great honor for Tomodachi Fest to announce that Chris Rager will be returning for his 4th time in a row as a guest of honor at Tomodachi Fest 6 in 2013!

Chris Rager is an American-based anime and video game voice actor who works for
FUNimation Entertainment/OkraTron 5000.

Chris Rager is best known as the voices for Mr.Satan/Hercule and King Yemma from Dragonball Z and Dragonball GT and Mister Torgue and the Goliath in Borderlands 2.

Chris Rager’s other notable roles include:

One Piece (Arlong) Baccano! (Gustavo) Fullmetal Alchemist (Halling) Baki the Grappler (Yuri) Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Zampano) BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad (Kenji Takano)
Black Cat (Gyanza Rujike) Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (Kibano) KenIchi the Mightiest Disciple (Shinnosuke Tsuji)
Crank the Goliath, Gettle, and Gruff Dude in (Borderlands 2).

Raheem Jarbo, aka "Mega Ran"

It is with much excitement and great honor to announce that Raheem Jarbo aka "Mega Ran" will be a musical guest of honor at Tomodachi Fest 6! We are looking forward to his very first visit to the Tomodachi Fest anime convention!

Random, aka Mega Ran. Teacher, Rapper, Hero. A 14-year music veteran, middle school teacher and videogame aficionado, Random's songs are filled with all of the heartache, pain, triumph, tragedy and fun that come with everyday living. A Philadelphia native and Phoenix transplant, graduate of Penn State University and former middle school instructor, Random speaks to the everyman, transcending race or class barriers."I never want anyone to predict my next move," he says. You can, however, expect the unexpected from Random, hence the name.

Random’s unique combination of fantasy and true to life music has garnered him respect and admiration from the genre’s toughest critics; Not many independent artists can boast having music utilized in television (TNA Wrestling, Portlandia), videogames (Rock Band, among others), movies, and university courses in several colleges in the US (Temple, Virginia Tech, Miami among others). Now that’s Random. Random’s critically acclaimed projects as Mega Ran include FOREVER FAMICOM, a tribute to NES classics, and BLACK MATERIA, an album based on the music of hit Final Fantasy VII. Ran continues to reach new heights after video game corporation CAPCOM offered Random an exclusive licensing agreement, leading to movie soundtrack placements and tours of the US, UK and Japan, all in 2011. Catch Ran on the front of leading hip-hop and gaming publications, or at a show near you. Something new… something different…this is the Random Experience.

Websites:
www.megaran.com
www.megaranmusic.com
Mega Ran Facebook
Random "Mega Ran" Youtube Channel

Jacob Grady

It is with much excitement and great honor for Tomodachi Fest to announce that Jacob Grady (FAKKU!) will be will be returning for his 2rd time as a guest of honor at Tomodachi Fest 6 in 2013!

Jacob is a 23 year old web designer from Massachusetts. He started his career at an early age, making websites for his favorite video games and anime. In college he majored in Marketing and Web Design and while there created FAKKU, now the largest English speaking hentai website in the world.

His site attracts over 250 million pageviews a month and over 7 million unique visitors. But he didn’t stop there, over the past year he created a second company called Sanshee with two of his close friends.

Through Sanshee they turn their nerdy passions into something productive by making shirts, buttons, and whatever else they can think of. Jacob now travels around speaking about his various experiences while maintaining his websites and working on new projects. He is also frequently seen donning his famed horse head mask wherever he goes.

www.sanshee.com

COO-IE

It is with much excitement and great honor for Tomodachi Fest to announce that COO-IE will be returning for the 3rd time in a row as a guest of honor at Tomodachi Fest 5!

The founders of COO-IE originally formed Idaho's first anime club in the mid 1990's,the Custodians of Otakudom. Known as COO for short, when COO-IE became involved with running events and showing original films at anime conventions throughout the Pacific Northwest. Before long, it was clear they had evolved from a club into a performance group focused on pushing the limits of audience interactivity in events at a wide variety of fan convention. In addition to running live events at conventions, COO-Interactive Entertainment also produces videos, publishes books and comics, offers consulting services and operates an in-house video game development studio.

Newton Ewell

It is with much excitement and great honor for Tomodachi Fest to announce that Newton Ewell will be returning for his 3rd time as a guest of honor at Tomodachi Fest 6!

Newton Ewell has done artwork and illustrations for "PALLADIUM BOOKS", "WHITE WOLF PUBLISHING",
"R. TALSORIAN GAMES", "ALDERAC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP", "FASA Corporation and LIVING ROOM GAMES, HERO GAMES", "TSR", "ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS" and "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" (1992), as well as the "War Captains Companion" (1992).

Some of Newton Ewell most noticeable works are from his works in, "ROBOTECH" and "MACROSS II" - The Roleplaying Game, "RIFTS', "Turok II: Seeds of Evil", "Stratosphere," and "Cartoon Frolics", "TOTEMS" comic, "DuoShade", "Pantheons of the Megaverse", "Mindwerks", and "Monstrous Manual Supplement 9".
He also designed ships and created map art for SJR2 "Realmspace". Additionally, he has a design credit for both the MC7 "Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix" (1990), and the MC9 "Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix II" (1991), and was the author of HWR2 "Kingdom of Nithia" (1991).
Newton also worked as an editor on projects such as "Wild Things" (1990), "Vikings Campaign Sourcebook" (1991), "Dark Sun's The Complete Gladiator's Handbook" (1992), and AC1010 "Poor Wizard's Almanac & Book of Facts" (1992).

Tim Beck aka Big Ups

It is with much excitement and great honor for Tomodachi Fest to announce that Tim Beck aka "Big Ups" will be returning for his 2rd time as a guest of honor at Tomodachi Fest 6 in 2013!

Boise native Tim Beck aka Big Ups started spinning vinyl records back in 2004 at college house parties in small town Rexburg, Idaho. Upon moving to Salt Lake City in 2005 he started taking DJing more seriously and had weekly club residencies as well as played larger rave type events.

His quick mixing style and energetic stage presence is sure to keep the dance floor poppin. He spins everything from Electro House to Dubstep to Techno to Glitch Hop, Moombahton to DnB and more all depending on where and when he is playing and how the crowd is reacting. Since being back in Boise he's founded Audio Thrill Productions the largest promoter of electronic dance events in the state and has been fortunate enough play crowds of over 1000 people and share the stage with many great dance producers and DJs.

Tanglwyst de Holloway

It is with much excitement and great honor for Tomodachi Fest to announce that Tanglwyst de Holloway will be returning for her 2rd time as a guest of honor at Tomodachi Fest 6 in 2013!

Tanglwyst de Holloway, aka Tonya Adolfson, has been a professional costumer since 1988 and has worked in the costume shops of Southern Utah University and the Utah Shakespearean Festival. Tangl has done wigs, make up, props and movement for the stage, and turned her impressive set of skills to teaching at Society for Creative Anachronism events. She fell in love with Steampunk while doing panels at conventions, and has thrown herself fully into this intriguing genre. Luckily, many of her skills apply very well to the re-imaginative world of Steampunk and she adores the innovation and freedom Steampunk allows.

Teaching is Tangl’s great passion. She has 60 panels, from Armor for All Day Wear to Surviving Your Own Creativity. She covers topics like Possible vs. Impossible Cosplay, How to Flirt Without Getting Slapped and Where Did The Chicken Come From? (What to Do When Your Characters Do Stuff Without You). Her love of doing panels has brought her fame from Seattle to Miami and introduced her to many of her heroes like Boris Vallejo and George R. R. Martin. She has taught at conventions across the country including the World Science Fiction Convention.

Tonya has also been published in the 2011 Hugo Award winning Drink Tank fanzine and in the 2012 Hugo Nominated Journey Planet. Her first book, Thine Enemy’s Eyes, is the premiere novel released by Fantastic Journeys Publishing. As a co-founder, Tangl looks for submissions from other authors, helping them to tune their writing and realize their dreams. “The company is run by authors, for authors, and is small enough to give you individual attention. We welcome submitters and want to learn about your endeavors!”

Her second book in the series, An Unpolished Gem, is available now and the audio book for Thine Enemy’s Eyes is in production and due to release Fall 2012.

Websites:
www.fjpublishing.com
www.tangledwebsonline.com
http://www.cnbookings.com/TonyaAdolfson.html
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/tanglwyst
Twitter: @Tangltweets

Red Zone Fandom

It is with much excitement and great honor for Tomodachi Fest to announce that Red Zone Fandom will be returning for their 2rd time as a guest of honor at Tomodachi Fest 6 in 2013!

Tim & Kim Boothby are a team in every sense of the word, married for 25 years and founding members of Red Zone Fandom and the Fantasy Artists, Role-Players & Writers Guild. Through the Red Zone and Guild they support the fans of Anime, Cosplay, Fantasy, Furs, Gamers, Sci-Fi, and Steam Punk among a wide span of fan genres. They work to publicize and feature content and activities local to the great state of Idaho, where Fandom needs more voices.

This will be their first year running the photo room at Tomodachi Fest and they look forward to serving the fans and helping them show off their cosplay talents and their love of Anime! There will be no charge for photos, you can download them free from RedZonefandom.com or share them from the Red Zone Fandom facebook page. Prints will be printed upon request for $1.00 each.

Erykane Art

It is with much excitement and great honor for Tomodachi Fest to announce that Erykane Art will be returning for their 2rd time as a guest of honor at Tomodachi Fest 6 in 2013!

Erykane Art consists of artists Eryka and Dane Jensen. Erykane Art reaches out to a number of different art mediums such as; Tattoo, graphic design, fine arts, and even comic and anime arts. Eryka has been tattooing in the Boise area for almost 3 years at her private studio off vista.

Among tattooing full time she also paints and draws on a regular basis. Dane has been working in the graphic design world for almost 10 years now and does everything from logos to business cards.

Lately he has been working on his bike apparel line and Erykane's first comic book set to come out in early 2013. Eryka and Dane's lives have been heavily influenced through the anime and manga they grew up with and now have the privilege of sharing their talents with the world!