SPECIAL GUESTS
AMBER LEE CONNORS
Amber Lee Connors is an American voice actress, dubbing director, and line producer who has provided voices for English dubbed Japanese anime and video games. She is known for her roles as Nozomi Kaminashi from Keijo!!!!!!!!, Miki Kawai from A Silent Voice, Takami Karibuchi from Brave Witches, Akane Hiyama from Love Tyrant, Juri Yukawa from Kokkoku: Moment by Moment, Esther Rosenthal from A Certain Scientific Accelerator, Yuri Shiraki from Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King, Mai Kawakami from Myriad Colors Phantom World, Akagi from Azur Lane, Ooi from Kancolle, Ayano Hanasaki from Hanebado!, Pieck from Attack on Titan, Lucinia Porter from Meta Runner, Megakaryocyte from Cells at Work!, Mei Aihara from Citrus, Crimson Roselia and Shirley Orlando in The Legend of Heroes, Trails of Cold Steel series, and Furina from Genshin Impact.
Barrett leddy
Barrett Leddy is an actor, singer, writer, and an Audie & SOVAS Award-winning voice actor.
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Barrett has performed on stages all over the country, narrated audiobooks for Audible, PRH Audio, Harper Audio, Simon and Schuster, Hachette, and Scholastic, and he can be heard in numerous television and radio ads.
Animation work includes LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon, Hero Inside, Ishura, Deep Space Discounts, 44 Cats, Netflix's Bread Barbershop, Crunchyroll's Bungo and Alchemist and Number24, and Om Nom Stories. Video game credits include Cookie Run: Kingdom, Stormgate, Honor of Kings, Pathfinder, Genshin Impact, EDF: World Brothers 1 & 2, Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Dawn of the Battle Royale, and Duel Links. Barrett sang with Jon Heder and Haylie Duff in Lionsgate's animated feature, My Sweet Monster. He co-stars with Natasha Lyonne in the Audible Original, Space: 1969, written by Bill Oakley (The Simpsons).
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In the music & comedy scenes, Barrett has performed at venues such as 54 Below, Symphony Space, The Bell House, Club Cumming, UCB Theatre, New York Comedy Club, and The Hard Rock Hotel NYC.
CHRISTINA KELLY
Christina Kelly is an American actress and voice actress for Sentai Filmworks and Funimation Entertainment.
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Christina's roles in anime are legendary and include Venus Wars (1989), Waiting In The Summer (2012), Golden Time (2013), Hamatora (2014), Black Bullet (2014), Akame ga Kill! (2014), Cross Ange: Rondo of Angels and Dragon (2014-2015), One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia (2015), Himout! Umaru-Chan (2015-2017), Takunmi (2018), Revue Starlight (2018), Release the Spyce (2018), Black Clover (2019), BanG Dream (2019), Ace Attorney (2019), Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2015-2020), Is It Wrong To Try And Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon (2019-2020), Shikizakura (2021), The Demon Girl Next Door (2019-2022), The Eminence in Shadow (2022-2023), and Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki (2021-2024).
JENNIFER CIHI
Jennifer Cihi has been performing since she was a young girl in San Francisco, California, where she played Pepper in the Broadway National Tour of Annie. After establishing herself as a Broadway performer, she moved to Los Angeles, where she continued singing and acting on screen. Jennifer starred on Nickelodeon’s hit TV show Roundhouse and sang the iconic Hot Pockets jingle. Her most notable job is the original English singing voice of the anime character, Sailor Moon. She also sang for City Hunter and Princess Mononoke.
YOJAMBO
Jamie (Yojambo) is a commission anime style artist out of San Jose CA. She sells her fan and original art at conventions from all around the United States. Her latest shows include Anime NYC and SacAnime. She loves meeting all the wonderful anime fans that look at her art and is looking forward to say hello to all of you in Medford!
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Jamie is also the artist of the original Ani-Medford mascot, Ani!
JustCOSCosplay
"Hi there, we’re Kelsey and Jay, and together we make up JustCOSCosplay! A veteran cosplay duo who have been cosplaying since 2002 and 2007, we have a long history of community involvement - judging events such as AnimeID, MahouShoujo Day Seattle, competing, and running an intro to cosplay workshop series with our local library. From pattern drafting to making a wig from scratch, we’ve got a lot of great experience under our belt. We can't wait to bring our creativity and positivity to Ani-Medford 2025! See you there!"
MUTTRIB
Mutt Rib (They/ Them) has been sewing their own costumes and building their own toys since the age of eight. A lifelong dream was to pursue costuming, makeup, and set design, but due to funding this dream was put on the back burner. However, thanks to a friend they they met in comic book class, Mutt was then introduced to Artist Alley and the Con scene. After that, they were quick to dive in and officially start cosplaying in 2016.
With a background in stagecraft, traditional mixed-media, and a degree in Multimedia, their focuses range from fabricating costumes and props to coordinating photoshoots with FX compositing. They adore the challenges that crafting produces and aim for enjoying the process over having the finished product. Mutt has competed and judged throughout the years and although they have won various awards for prop building and overall engineering designs for character-shape and functionality, their favorite part of cosplaying is interacting with fellow cosplayers to talk shop or brainstorm techniques and use of materials!
consul of cosplay
"Hello everyone, I am your Consul of Cosplay! I have been cosplaying since 2009 and I’m excited to be at Ani-Medford! Cosplay is my favorite hobby — and I’ve gained a bit of a reputation for being up for anything: My favorite character from a show is over nine feet tall? I’ll get myself some stilts. Need a seven foot scythe that can be taken on an airplane? I’ll grab the insulation foam. You want to cosplay a super niche duo? Count me in. You're getting together a nineteen person group? Sign me up! Having attended 100+ conventions all across the country, I have hosted, judged, and competed in many competitions, as well as running many, many panels. I am always looking for new ways to incorporate my other hobbies into Cosplay — whether it be singing, dancing, juggling, spinning flags or colorguard rifles, taking photos or editing videos, or even putting my stunt performance training to use! I love crafting, building and creating costumes, and getting to “play” at being someone else for a little while."
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cosplayMOTH
"Hello, I’m CosplayMoth!
I am a passionate artist and cosplay enthusiast, trying my best to bring characters to life through prop design, sewing, wig making and an abundance of creativity. What started as a love for art quickly grew into a full-on obsession with cosplay — not just for the craftsmanship, but for the confidence it gives me every time I embody a cosplay I have made from scratch.
Prop making and painting are my specialties, and with that I also pour my heart into commissions and photo shoots! I am most well known for my Arcane Jinx cosplays. Conventions are my favorite places to be: not only because I get to showcase my work, but because I get to connect with fellow creatives, meet other amazing artists turned friends, and hopefully inspire a few dreamers along the way."
CHERRY
“Heya! I’m Cherry! I’ve been cosplaying for 4 years and absolutely love bringing strong anime characters to life. They inspire me so much, and I hope they inspire others too! I’m all about budget-friendly creativity, proving you don’t need a huge budget to create something amazing. In 2023, I challenged myself to create a cosplay all by hand and that’s where my Maki cosplay comes into play! Which earned 2nd place in Meadowlark 2025’s Advanced Contest(I am still in shock!).
I’ve been sewing since I was 15, and cosplay has become more than just a hobby, it’s an incredible source of confidence, creativity, and community that’s helped me overcome challenges like depression and anxiety.
Let’s geek out and fangirl together at the con! ♡”
Gorephic.Gremlin
Gorephic Gremlin/Grem (any pronouns), is a cosplayer out of Southern Oregon! They first started out with digital art and then through watching cosplay TikTok’s, they wanted to become a cosplayer!
Gorephic Gremlin, started cosplaying may 29th of 2024! They started out cosplaying Dabi, the villain from my hero academia and learned how to do special effects makeup for the character!
Gorephic Gremlin says: “Cosplaying has really brought me out of my shell and helped me meet and create so many new friends and memories!”
All guests are subject to change.