SPECIAL GUESTS
Emily Neves
Emily Neves is a voice actor, director, and writer known for roles in My Hero Academia (Eri), Dragon Ball Super: Broly (Gine), That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Chloe), Mushoku Tensei (Sylphiette), Clannad (Kotomi Ichinose), Angel Beats! (Kanade “Angel” Tachibana), Future Diary (Minene Uryuu), Himouto! Umaru-chan (Umaru Doma), Akame ga Kill! (Chelsea), and Cross Ange (Ange). She has also worked extensively as an ADR director and scriptwriter on numerous anime productions and is an accomplished stage actor and playwright.
KIMBERLY ANNE CAMPBELL
Kimberley Anne Campbell is a Bronx-born, Los Angeles-based voice actress best known as Nahida in Genshin Impact and Hayase Nagatoro in Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro.
You may also recognize her as Argo in the Sword Art Online Progressive films, Ao in Disgaea 7, Frederica Rosenfort in 86 -EIGHTY-SIX-, Dawn in Pokémon Masters, Teony in Aphmau's MyStreet: Phoenix Drop High, Ju in Tower of God: New World, Hina in Beyblade X, Tsubaki in Fate/strange Fake, and Northern White-Faced Owl in Kemono Friends.
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ABBY PAsion
Abby Pasion is a Filipina American SAG-E actor, writer, and educator based in Portland, Oregon, with over a decade of experience in the performing arts.
Abby is best known as the English voice of Chiharu Tsubameya in the hit anime My Deer Friend Nokotan, Tabbie Bones in the award-nominated visual novel This Magical Girl is a B*tch, and Kai Molchalin in the upcoming animated series The Wards of Oribis. Her voice can also be heard in productions for Prime Video, Netflix, Warner Bros., and National Geographic.
SHARA KIRBY
Shara Kirby is an African American SAG actor, writer, and artist who is as fierce as she is quirky. A Detroit native now stomping through the City of Angels, Shara started performing on stage early - from singing in the church to spending time at her local community theatre. With her BA in Theatre in one hand and a healthy obsession with writing surreal stories on the other, Shara is establishing herself to be an energetic powerhouse for all projects she's blessed to be a part of. She recently voiced one of the lead protagonists in the latest Fire Emblem title, Fortune's Weave, and premiered her one-woman show The Miraculous V in Hollywood.
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!'
Jamie is also the artist of the original Ani-Medford mascot, Ani!
Mutt rib Cosplay
Officially cosplaying since 2016, Mutt Rib Cosplay has been involved in the theatrical and fine arts since they were a wee lad. With a background in stagecraft, traditional mixed-media, and a degree in Multimedia, their focuses range from fabricating and props to coordinating photoshoots with FX compositing. Besides enjoying shenanigans with friends, their favorite parts of the craft are weathering, talking shop, and planning shoots. Their main cosplay focuses are on nostalgic video games and anime, though they are known to join a group or inside-joke cosplay when tempted. Some of their favorites include: Legend of Zelda, Hades, Dorohedoro, Dororo, Inuyasha, Kimietsu no Yaiba, Naruto, and more!
chaos in motion
"Hello! I’m an award-winning competitive cosplayer. I’m also a cast member of “Poorly Weighted Dice,” a tabletop roleplay (TTRPG) podcast.
As a cosplayer, my main goal is to spread inclusivity, encouragement, and support my fellow cosplay enthusiasts. Cosplay is for everyone! Ye olden days of cosplay are gone, it is time to share our resources and uplift our fellow cosplayers."
Gorephic.Gremlin!
"Hello I’m Gremlin aka Gorephic.Gremlin! I’m a local Southern Oregon cosplayer! (Any pronouns)
I love learning new skills and applying them into my craft. My first cosplay was Dabi from the series My Hero Academia. Over the years (almost 2 years), I’ve been cosplaying, and I've learned to do SFX makeup for Dabi! Dabi is my most popular cosplay, but I’ve also done Loona the hellhound, from the series Helluva Boss, Jinx from the series Arcane and a few of my own characters! I still have so many cosplays in the works. I’m so excited to get out there more and learn new skills and meet friends along the way! Fun fact: I really love grilled cheese."
CLOSETED COSPLAY
Closeted Cosplay is an award-winning cosplayer with 8 years of competing and 5 years of judging experience. Their specialties include wig styling, sewing, and prop making. They use unconventional techniques and materials to make characters come to life. They can use materials like old tablecloths and curtains or thrifted pieces to build something new from the old. They have been cosplaying for almost a decade and have covered multiple fandoms such as Pokémon, DC, Soul Eater, and Animal Crossing. With such varied interests, Closeted Cosplay has met so many talented people who inspire them to take on more complex and challenging projects!
SKY NOODLE
Practicing the craft for nearly a decade, Sky is a PNW-based cosplayer with a passion for long-term and boldly detailed projects. With a background in Material Engineering, Sky tends to nerd out about the science behind different crafting mediums and enjoys sharing their knowledge! Besides styling highly theatrical wigs, they also love seeing where they can add beading to a design, even if it does add an ungodly amount of weight to the costume. Sky's focuses are usually on Honkai Star Rail, Minecraft, and other video games, but they have also started creating amazing designs from musicals such as Epic.
Photo credits:
Shadow: muttrib.cosplay
Scar: matcha.media
ATLAS
This.Is.Atlaz is a nonbinary Southern Oregon Cosplayer. Atlas specializes in budget friendly prop making, creating accessories, and wig crafting. They also create digital art for keychains, stickers, and more! They will be providing information and techniques for wig styling and where to start! Atlas will also be there to answer questions, meet, and chat with con-goers!
They became a cosplayer in 2021 and throughout the years they have advanced their craft through professional photos and overall performance. Atlas spends a lot of their time working on cosplay crafts/wigs for friends and community members. Atlas believes that cosplay should be a safe place for self expression, growing confidence, and learning more about yourself and your capabilities, believing that everyone is capable of amazing things. They found themselves overcoming tremendous obstacles and challenges by diving in cosplay- overall finding happiness and fulfillment in a community so diverse. Atlas hopes to inspire, help empower people to achieve their aspirations, and help them learn techniques, and tips that they can carry into their crafts.
All guests are subject to change.