Archive for the ‘Guests’ Category

Zenkaikon welcomes author CJ Henderson!

Thursday, November 29th, 2012

Zenkaikon is pleased to welcome back author CJ Henderson. CJ has been a fan favorite at many Zenkaikon events, and we are happy to have him back for our 2013 convention!

CJ Henderson is the creator of the Piers Knight supernatural investigator series, the Teddy London supernatural detective series, and many more. He has written over 70 books and/or novels, hundreds of short stories and comics, and thousands of non-fiction pieces. His set of sci-fi mystery novels are sure to fit in well with our 2013 theme! :)

You can read more about him on our guest page, or on his website, cjhenderson.com.

Zenkaikon welcomes Brina Palencia!

Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

We’re excited to welcome voice actress and director Brina Palencia as a guest for Zenkaikon 2013!

Brina Palencia is an actress working in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. She has voiced numerous characters for anime and video games. Some of her anime highlights include: Natsuki in Summer Wars, Chibitalia in Hetalia, Ciel Phantomhive in Black Butler, Holo in Spice and Wolf, Yumi Azusa in Soul Eater, Sora in Oh Edo Rocket, Rei Ayanami in Evangelion 1.0 and 2.0, Chiaotzu and Puar in Dragon Ball Kai, Juliet in Romeo x Juliet, Miharu in Nabari No Ou, Tony Tony Chopper in One Piece, Tamama in Sgt. Frog, Ennis in Baccano, Mikoto in School Rumble, Georgie in Shin Chan, Eve in Black Cat, and Moro and Zashikiwarashi in xxxHolic. In the land of gaming, she can be heard as Mad Moxxi in Borderlands, Gerda and Paper Lad in Comic Jumper, Moogle/Dungeon Hero X in Final Fantasy Fables, the main player in Mushroom Men and The Maw, and various characters in Duke Nukem Forever, Guitar Hero III and IV, Stunt Driver 2, Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Donkey Kong Country Returns, and Street Fighter 4.

Brina has also served as the ADR Director for Moon Phase (episodes 21-26), School Rumble, Black Blood Brothers, and xxxHOLiC (the movie and episodes 1-8); Assistant ADR Director for Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, D Gray Man, The Tower of Druaga, and Dragon Ball Kai; and Music Director for Sasami: Magical Girls Club, Negima!?, My Bride is a Mermaid, Rosario + Vampire, and Dragon Ball Kai.

On camera you can see Brina as the co-host for GameStop TV alongside fellow voice actor, Chris Burnett. She has also had guest spots on the national television series The Good Guys and Chase and has worked on several independent features. Most recently she has been producing her own musical comedy web series, The Troubadoors, which stars Brina’s beloved online personality, Kagura4221973. More info can be found at www.facebook.com/TheTroubadoors.

Learn more about her and all of our guests on our Guest page!

Zenkaikon announces musical guest Eien Strife!

Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

Zenkaikon is happy to announce cosplay “adventure rock” band Eien Strife as a musical guest for Zenkaikon 2013!

Eien Strife brings to life the story of Terina, a dense forest world that is unknowingly facing its extinction. The four characters of the party — Cheydra, Raien, Lyren and Kale will join together and perform an intense high energy concert that is a truly unique experience both musically and visually. The members of Eien Strife have traveled all over North America and parts of Japan, and now are planning to share their story while delivering a performance that the audience at Zenkaikon will never forget!

Eien Strife will be hosting a live webcam chat at 8:45pm EST tonight (Wednesday, October 17, 2012). Anyone is welcome to join the chat, which will include announcements, Q&A, and more! You can access the chat from here: http://eien-strife.com/chat.html

Eien Strife will be performing two unique concerts and participating in several panels at Zenkaikon. Check out their promo video below and don’t forget to join them at their chat tonight!

 

Zenkaikon 2013 welcomes Guilded Age!

Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

Guilded AgeZenkaikon is happy to welcome Phil Kahn and T Campbell from the webcomic Guilded Age as 2013 guests. This “saga of the working class adventurer” is a regular feature on Joystiq’s Sunday Morning Funnies, and its first printed volume was featured in the Previews catalog. T Campbell has written for numerous comics  including Guilded Age, Penny and Aggie, Fans!, Cool Cat Studio, Search Engine Funnies, Rip and Teri, Divalicious! (from Tokyopop) and just a little Avengers. Phil Kahn was recently nominated for Comic Book Writer of the Year in the 2012 Philly Geek Awards. Learn more about both of them on our guest page!

Zenkaikon 2013 Welcomes John de Lancie!

Thursday, September 27th, 2012

Zenkaikon  is excited to announce John de Lancie as a guest at our 2013 convention!

Originally from Philadelphia, Mr. de Lancie is known as Q on the various Star Trek series, Frank Simmons on Stargate SG-1, Discord on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and William Miles in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. He voiced Dark Agent Booty on Invader Zim, Trias in PlaneScape: Torment, Dr. Death in Outlaws, and Professor Quadwrangle in Quantum Conundrum. He has performed countless other roles in television,  film, music, and theater; and he is currently producing a documentary on the wonderful phenomenon of Bronies. To read more about his work, check out his biography on our guest page.

We hope you’ll help us welcome Mr. de Lancie to our convention this year! :)