Main Performing Guests
ACME
ACME is a visual kei band that formed in 2017 consisting of DIV vocalist CHISA and guitarist SHOGO, former ARTEMA drummer HAL, and bassist RIKITO.
The name of the band means “the vertex of evolution” and the band concept is “Delinquent boys from another world”. Well known for their post-hardcore and metalcore sound, ACME are a staple in the visual kei scene.
Their first mini-album release in August of 2017, “SENKOU”, sold out first press copies nationwide. ACME’s second single release “ROTTEN ORANGE” also had the track “CALL MY NAME” featured in the movie “Namae no nai onna tachi: Usotsuki Onna,” starring Mitsuru Fukikoshi.
At Anime Expo 2018 in LA, CHISA walked the Anime Expo Fashion Show runway for Harajuku fashion designers KINGLYMASK, LISTEN FLAVOR, and HYPER CORE. ACME made their overseas debut performance at Anime Milwaukee 2019 and returned in June of that year at A-Kon in Dallas. ACME has held tours in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 across North America, performing at music venues, anime conventions, and showcase events with notable American and Japanese acts.
2023 Master of Ceremonies
Ghost Girl Goods
GHOST GIRL GOODS is a kawaii and Harajuku fashion inspired clothing brand from Toronto, Canada. They work closely with the following Japanese brands 6%DOKIDOKI, NUEZZZ, and HYPER CORE and have done various collaborations with them. The brand slogan “BE STRANGE. FEAR THE NORM.” encourages others to fear blending in and let their true colours shine, no matter how bright they are! A collection of fun characters reside in GHOST GiRL HQ, which include the 5 monsters who you may even see on various products.
The GGG dynamic duo is looking forward to visiting Sin City Anime for the first time and hopes you enjoy their colourful fashion, hype energy, and fun panels!
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2023 Voice Actors
Anairis Quinones
Born in FL and now living in Los Angeles, Anairis Quiñones is a voice actor best known for voicing Mirko in My Hero Academia, Nessa in Pokemon: Twilight Wings, Kimberly in Street Fighter 6, Yelena in Attack on Titan, and
Rika in Jujutsu Kaisen 0. You can also hear them in cartoons like Craig of the Creek and Rainbow High, or other video games like Fire Emblem: Heroes and New Pokemon Snap. If she's not acting, she's playing (and hoarding) indie games like Undertale and Hollow Knight, loving on her pets (two cats and a pupper!), enjoying the outdoors, or baking yummy sweets. Anairis is also a writer and director, and a strong advocate for diversity and mental health.
Landon Mcdonald
Landon McDonald is a professional voice actor best known for playing the villainous dream demon
Enmu in the record-breaking blockbuster DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA: MUGEN TRAIN, the
maniacal mangaka Rohan Kishibe in the acclaimed JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE spin-off series THUS
SPOKE KISHIBE ROHAN, the snack-happy super sleuth Ranpo Edogawa in BUNGO STRAY DOGS and
the brooding, blood-bending sorcerer Noritoshi Kamo in JUJUTSU KAISEN. individual.
Casey Mongillo
Casey is a voice actor, gamer and musician based in Southern California. They are most known for playing the role of Shinji Ikari in the 2019 Netflix dub of “Neon Genesis Evangelion”, as well as Angel Devil in "Chainsaw Man", Emporio in "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean", Scorbunny, Raboot, Cinderace, Raichu, and Chrysa in “Pokemon Journeys”, and Nahobino / Protagonist in "Shin Megami Tensei V".
Some of their other roles include Sho Suzuki in “Mob Psycho 100”, Young Mikey and Young Takemichi in "Tokyo Revengers", Ehou Norimaki in "Boruto", Floofty Fizzlebean in “Bugsnax”, Allister in “Pokemon: Twilight Wings”, Nicol Amalfi in “Gundam Seed” (NYAV Post dub), Sandboy in “Miraculous Ladybug”, and Zoe, Hex & Milo in “Monster Prom”. They have also provided additional voices for games such as Red Dead Redemption, Elder Scrolls Online, Shenmue III, Grand Theft Auto, Need for Speed and many more. Additionally, Casey is the producer and voice of Bakuryu in the Bloody Roar II Redub Project. Casey enjoys skateboarding, video games, music, and Japanese curry.
Chris Niosi
Chris Niosi (known on the internet as "Kirbopher") is a Creator, Animation Artist, Writer and Voiceover Actor living in Los Angeles. You might know him as the voice behind Reigen Arataka (Mob Psycho 100), Shaiapouf (Hunter X Hunter), Karna (Faye Apocrypha), Conrad Leto (Black Clover), Colress (Pokemon Generations), Dezel (Tales of Zestiria), and several characters such as Niel, Pird, Ernesto and Nick Army on Cartoon Network's "OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes". He's also the creator of the “Terrain of Magical Expertise“ (TOME for short!) webseries and video game, as well as YouTube cartoons such as the Super Mario RPG music videos "Rawest Forest" and "Waltz of the Forest"!
Christopher Casey Smith
As the Earth was cooling, Chris started his voice-acting career in the original Robotech and Captain Harlock shows as third-guy-from-the-left-who-screams-when-he-blows-up. These days he works constantly, playing characters who have actual names.
Really cool names like Kite in Hunter x Hunter, Hantengu in Demon Slayer, Mewtwo in Detective Pikachu Returns, Dmitri Moldavski in Starfield, Rheinhardt and Legion in Fire Emblem Heroes, Kunizaki Okumura in Persona 5, Katasuke in Boruto, Oruo in Attack on Titan & AoTJH, Spandam in One Piece, Headmaster Kaien Cross in Vampire Knight, Kittan in Gurren Lagann, Captain Bright Noa for Gundam: Unicorn, Ryo in Cyborg 009 vs Devilman, Charizard in Pokemon Origins, John Balks in Future Diary, Brick Lehm in Jormungand, and Raizer Phoenix in High School DXD. And a few hundred others.
2023 Cosplay Guests
Hamu Cotton
Hamu Cotton is a cosplay performer Youtuber based in the So-Cal area. On her Youtube channel, she combines her favorite hobbies and passions—dancing, performing, singing, makeup, and film—to bring her favorite anime characters to life! Every week, she uploads a new self-choreographed dance, popular dance cover, song cover, or makeup tutorial. Come see Hamu Cotton at Sin City Anime!
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Afrococoapuffs
Afrococoapuffs’ cosplay journey started in June of 2020 and it has been a very exciting experience between meeting new cosplay friends, beginning a music career as a nerdcore rap artist, and gaining much support to continue her work.
Afro has had the pleasure of performing on stage at different con events in multiple states, uplifting and entertaining cosplayers from all backgrounds. Her slogan “She Gon Be Black Today”©, based on one of her viral TikTok videos, has been sung repeatedly on multiple social media platforms by loving nerdy fans who all agree that ‘cosplaying is for everyone’.
Sixth_Raikage_6
Sixth_Raikage_6 has been into anime and all things nerd ever since he can remember. Starting his amazing cosplay journey in 2019, he is a cosplayer based in Charlotte, NC. In 2021 Raikage started a cosplay group called Nerd.0. This group's goal is to bring like-minded nerds into a safe and positive community. Through his years of cosplaying, he has developed an amazing skill for foam building and has gone on to be a 2x cosplay contest winner, 3x cosplay judge, 2x con guest, and 8x cosplay magazine entry. His main goal in cosplay is to bring positivity and spread joy in the cosplay world! Don't miss out on meeting such an amazing individual.
2023 JFashion Guests
RinRin Doll
RinRin Doll is a YouTuber, model, and TV host in Tokyo, Japan! She has been a Japanese Lolita fashion model for 15+ years as well as a regular model for the popular Lolita fashion brand, Angelic Pretty. She will be bringing fun fashion content to our event, so don't miss your chance to meet her Lolita fashion fans!
Minori
MINORI first became involved in shironuri art in 2009. After appearing on the fashion snap page on https://buff.ly/36jR3YP in Harajuku, her art became popular on the internet, and her Instagram currently has a total of around 71,000 followers. Her YouTube video “Shironuri Makeup Tutorial by Minori” has been played almost 800,000 times.
Her work is strongly inspired by nature. Starting with her first original work “Ajisai (hydrangea)” in 2011, she has showcased series of work including a “language of flowers” collection and a “nature” collection.
The Plushie Vixen
Micky Moon The Plushie Vixen is an Alternative Net Idol and community builder who has had a passion for kawaii fashion since 2009. Based in Metro Detroit, Micky is a soft girl who likes to take outfit pics, stream cozy games, make inspirational videos, do graphic design, and host fun events all with a cute aesthetic vibe~! Micky's dream is to inspire people of all races, sizes, ages, weights, and hair textures to enjoy cute aesthetics and wear kawaii fashion. In 2014 she started the page and hashtag "Kawaii Black Girls" which has helped not only inspire and uplift many black girls in the cosplay/kawaii community, but also help create more representation for black girls in those communities as well. Now, with the creation of #kawaiiblackgirlsIRL, she can bring even more inspiration and representation into the real world. Micky's dream is to spread the ideology that "Anyone can enjoy cuteness" all over the world!
2023 Performing Guests
ACME
ACME is a visual kei band that formed in 2017 consisting of DIV vocalist CHISA and guitarist SHOGO, former ARTEMA drummer HAL, and bassist RIKITO.
The name of the band means “the vertex of evolution” and the band concept is “Delinquent boys from another world”. Well known for their post-hardcore and metalcore sound, ACME are a staple in the visual kei scene.
Their first mini-album release in August of 2017, “SENKOU”, sold out first press copies nationwide. ACME’s second single release “ROTTEN ORANGE” also had the track “CALL MY NAME” featured in the movie “Namae no nai onna tachi: Usotsuki Onna,” starring Mitsuru Fukikoshi.
NEO JAPONISM
NEO JAPONISM is a five-member idol group whose concept is "to fight - to win and live together”. Instead of running away from difficulties, Neo Japonism has the strength to win against themselves. The current group began in November 2019. They have achieved rapid growth with their quick distribution and unique shows during the Corona pandemic. Their eccentric activities, such as live performances on the famous Noh stage in Kamakura, have attracted a lot of attention. With catchy songs that move freely between rock, dance music, and pop, and a strong and formidable skill set that allows all members to play the main role, they overwhelm the audience with their unrivaled live performances. In 2021, the group released one mini-album and eight singles, and their nationwide tour started in August, selling out all seven shows, including the final show at Spotify O-EAST.
2023 18+ Guests
Dobutsu Lounge
Dobutsu is an event-based, late-night lounge group. Dobutsu has been providing entertainment for AZ-based conventions since 2013, and is open to local events and southwestern cons. Come join us for a night of fun and entertainment with games, drinks, and our talented ladies and gentlemen!
Follow their social media to keep up with the latest events and announcements!
2023 Industry Guests
Sumuji Cafe
We are Sumuji Cafe! A fruit themed maid cafe based out of Arizona! Traveling all the way to Sin City in order to present the fruits of our labor and a little bit of Akihabara directly to you
