Guests

Bill is an African American voice and film actor, martial artist, and fitness enthusiast! Growing up in Kansas City, he found a deep passion for acting. He studied journalism and theater in college which would lead him to a life in radio, theater, on camera, as well as voice over. You can hear him as Owlbert in Honkai Star Rail, Jack the Drought in the legendary franchise known as One Piece, Mask De Masculine in Bleach, the main antagonist known as Ogre in the Tekken animated series on Netflix, Douglas in the hit show Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Miguel in Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Cioccolata in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, President Obama in Baki and many more! 

Chicago native Brent Rolland is a game show aficionado, an anime/fandom enthusiast, an award-winning DJ and event producer with Fig Media, a drummer and percussionist, and an all-around awesome dude to hang with. Since 2009, Brent has produced and hosted original and classic formats of game shows for conventions nationwide, starting with the flagship “Anime Trivia Trap.” Under the name of FANPOWER, Brent is excited to return to Anime St. Louis to connect with fans and deliver games, prizes and a lot of fun. Follow Brent on Twitter and Instagram and visit his FANPOWER website.

Over the years of pouring himself into his work and creating exciting, diverse content for his fans, Caleb
has amassed a close-knit fanbase consisting of 1.5 million YouTube subscribers and over 800k monthly
Spotify listeners. Fans eagerly seek out Caleb’s larger-than-life voice taking on their favorite songs and
breathing new life in them.

Caleb has continued to grow his career in various opportunities abroad including performing in anime
series such as メイドインアビス (Made In Abyss), 怪獣8号 (Kaiju No. 8), and the North American
animation show, RWBY. He has also performed with international superstar NANO on her very first United
States tour and has been featured in video game soundtracks such as The Pathless (Giant Squid), This is
the President (THQ Nordic), and Cookie Run: Braverse (Devsisters). He has also facilitated several charity
projects helmed by colleague Mason Liberman which included songs featuring the English and Japanese
cast of 僕のヒーローアカデミア (My Hero Academia) and work with the Japan-based non-profit, Anime
Supporters, on an original animation to promote fair and living wages for local, Japanese animators.

With momentum at an all-time high, Caleb is looking to embark on the next step of his journey. His
sophomore LP, “The Darkness Before the Dawn”, featuring Thousand Foot Krutch and Ashes Remain,
released earlier in 2025 to critical acclaim and massive fan response.

Update 4/23/25 – Due to an emergency, Chris Cason has to cancel his appearance, apologies!

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.

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. For additional information, visit “Chris Cason’s Anime Chuckle Hut” on Facebook, Casonworld on Twitter, and chriscason180 on Instagram.

Show note: Doki will not be having meet & greets and will only be appearing during her Saturday panel. Any gifts for Dokibird must be non-perishable (no food/drink/consumables), have no electronics, and be unwrapped/available for staff inspection.

Doki has an energetic, trickster-type personality. She loves to laugh and to make other people laugh. Doki enjoys messing with people, and is more likely to taunt others rather than brag about herself. She is especially well-known for her high skill level in Apex Legends and Overwatch. She has a strong love for gaming in general, especially shooters and retro games.

Charlotte is the owner and designer behind Egglien, a Cleveland based indie brand that’s all about colorful and sensory-friendly apparel. What started out as a Decora inspired resin hobby has now grown into a colorful apparel brand that is one part decora, one part clown, and a whole lot of nostalgic fun! She designs playful clothes that are just as cute as they are comfy by removing as many sensory triggers as possible like neck tags (ew). Whether it’s the fun clothing or her cute little mascots, Frankie and Tama, she hopes to bring a smile to your face with her designs 🙂

Ellyn Stern is well known for her voice work in animation, games and films with hundreds of titles including: Street Fighter 6, Belle, Lupin the 3^rd, Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War, and Pokémon Generations.  She can also be heard in many Academy Award winning films including Widow of St. Pierre, Cinema Paradiso, and Belle Epoque.

When not behind the mic, she’s been a part of TV shows such as Charlie’s Angels, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, and Santa Barbara; and theater productions that include Two Noble Kinsmen at the Globe Theatre (now in the Smithsonian Institute) and We’ll Never Be Young Again (Center Theatre Group).  She’s been in the role of VO Director for series that include Pokémon Generations, the Lupin the 3^rd movies, and media found on Toonami and Adult Swim.  One of Ellyn’s proudest accomplishments was dubbing Star Wars, A New Hope, Episode 4 into the Navajo language.  It was the first time an indigenous language was heard on film.

She’s a member of the Classical Theatre Lab and an Executive Member of Women In Film.  She’s also dabbled in writing with her children’s book, It’s Hard to Give A Butterfly A Hug, and the soon to be released Grandma’s Vintage Recipes.

Returning for their 3rd year, GHOST GIRL GOODS is excited to be back at Anime St. Louis!
The Toronto based cool and kawaii brand is ready to share their energy and fashion with you once again. In 2024, they made even more stops around the USA and their 2nd apperance in Japan. GHOST GiRL herself is known for her energetic MCing and fashion show performances, so she hopes you’ll be ready to enjoy all the fashion content together at Anime St. Louis!

www.ghostgirlgoods.com

www.instagram.com/ghostgirlgoods

Glory Pro Wrestling is the premium independent wrestling entertainment promotion in the St. Louis area featuring an amazing mix of local stars and internationally known talent from Japan, Mexico, Europe and all over the world. Since 2017 Glory Pro has been a home to several current television superstars with the likes of Ethan Page, Eddie Kingston, Cora Jade and many more stepping into our ring. Come see the future of professional wrestling today at every Glory Pro all ages live event in the area.

Jonathan Young is a singer, songwriter & producer who independently built a career with millions of listeners with his viral music videos on YouTube. After gaining popularity online with hundreds of covers of nostalgic & nerdy songs from Disney, Anime & more, Young expanded into space-pirate-keytar-metal with the all-original album, Starship Velociraptor. In addition to his own music, Jonathan Young has been involved in music for franchises such as Dragonball, Beyblade & Magic: The Gathering. Jonathan also owns a music company that produces music for content creators such as Caleb Hyles, Peyton Parrish, Annapantsu, Cristina Vee & more ~ and he also co-produces with Howard Benson (who produced My Chemical Romance, Skillet & more) and Neil Sanderson (Three Days Grace). Jonathan is currently touring with Caleb Hyles, performing at Conventions across the country!

Kevin Bolk (K-Bo to his fans) is an artist, designer, writer, collector, and all around junk culture junkie. Bolk’s work has been featured in Marvel Comics, Nickelodeon, Udon Entertainment, Oxford University Press, Tokyopop, MTV.com, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Cracked, Cosmo, Buzzfeed, and more! These days produces his own comics and art with a retro childhood flair. Most triumphant!

Khoi is a cat owner and voice actor. You may have heard him as Albedo in Genshin Impact, Shota Kazehaya in From Me To You, Kagetsu in Fire Emblem: Engage, Kuroko in Kuroko’s Basketball, Murata & the muscle mouse in Demon Slayer, Herb Cookie in Cookie Run Kingdom, Rei Kiriyama in March Comes In Like A Lion, and Tim Goodman in the Detective Pikachu series. More recently, he has also voiced Mithrun in Delicious in Dungeon.

Khoi’s interests include cats, traveling, food, and cats. Sometimes dogs, too. He also has a variety YouTube channel, where he uploads once every 1,000 years when the planets align. When he is not acting, Khoi can be found making his entire personality about cats on the internet.

You can hear Laura Stahl in Delicious in Dungeon as Izutsumi, Guilty Gear Strive as Ramlethal, Fire Emblem Engage as Female Alear, Pluto as Atom, Genshin Impact as Barbara and Xinyan, Promised Neverland as Ray, and much more!

Oriana Perón is a cosplaying, costume, and fashion designing, drag queen. She has been cosplaying since 2006 when this nerdy hobby turned into a passionate career. Oriana has studied theatre and costume design at Indiana University and continues her studies with a focus on fashion design, metalsmithing, and jewelry. Recently, Oriana has produced and performed her Drag Race and Drag Show events at Ohayocon, Anime Magic, AnimeNext, C2E2, Matsuricon, and ACEN. Oriana currently lives in Bloomington, Indiana and is a producer and host for her shows, “World of Fantasy” and “World of Gayming” at The Back
Door. Her favorite thing is dressing up like cartoon moms and sending memes to all her friends. Oriana looks forward to conventions coming back and seeing all her friends and fans again! You can find Oriana online at:

www.orianaperon.com
www.instagram.com/orianaperon
www.etsy.com/shop/OrianasDesigns

Dystopia-pop idol PAiDA is here to bring humanity to its knees. Hailing from Space City TX, PAiDA is a fever dream of an artist that has performed across America, Japan, Australia, and soon the entire world with only one mission: saving the Earth… with cute music!

Pros and Cons Cosplay are twin Master-level cosplayers from the Midwest who have a strong understanding of cosplay construction, cosplay competition and diversity and inclusion. They have competed and won numerous awards for cosplay craftsmanship and performance and focus on complex builds with multiple design elements including needlework, foamwork, wig styling, and intricate detailing. They are dedicated to making the cosplay community a safe and inclusive space for all, and work personally and professionally on developing inclusive cosplay contest policies, educating the community on bystander intervention techniques, social justice and inclusion in the cosplay and costuming community.

Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/

IG: Instagram.com/prosandconscosplay

Website: https://meetprosandcons.com/

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/prosandcons

Legendary actor Richard Epcar, Gamepur’s Voice Actor of the Year, is one of the hardest working men in show business!  His over 1,200 voice credits in games, animation, and anime include:

Raiden in Mortal Kombat, The Joker in several Batman games including Injustice: Gods Among Us and Mortal Kombat 11, Ansem in Kingdom Hearts, Joseph Joestar in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Batou in Ghost in the Shell, Jigen in Lupin the Third, Akuma in Street Fighter V, and Yhwach the Quincy King in Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War!

Richard has voice directed many games including Arkham Origins, Blue Dragon, and Star Ocean 2 & 3; and also directed shows including Ghost in the Shell 2, Robotech: Shadow Chronicles, and Old Boy.  His voice can also be heard in the movies Warcraft, Deadpool 1 & 2, and Captain America: Winter Soldier.

You can find out more about his accolades that include being voted one of the top 20 video game voice actors of all time and top 20 anime actors of all time on IMDB, as well as his website at richardepcar.com

The Black Ribbon is a San Francisco based brand focused on small batch production, both in-house and at local factories. They draw inspiration from their favorite fashion eras and textiles found in their sourcing process.

Thousand Faces is a husband and wife duo that believes in putting the play in cosplay! They’re performers, D&D streamers, models, bodybuilders, and content creators! They are also huge animal lovers, using proceeds from convention prints to support animal-based charities!

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).