Directors & Voice Actors

• Chris Ayres
• Greg Ayres
• Josh Grelle
• Clarine Harp
• Kyle Hebert
• Taliesin Jaffe
• Allison Keith-Shipp
• Carrie Savage
• Ian Sinclair

Media & Industry

• "YTCracker" Bryce Case Jr.
• Kris McCormic
• Tadao Tomomatsu

Artists & Writers

• Studio O.N.Y.

Chris Ayres

Christopher Ayres has been working professionally in theatre, television and film since the age of 6. His work has been seen Regionally, Nationally and on Broadway. He currently works as a voice actor for ADV FILMS and FUNimation ENTERTAINMENT Chris is also an A.D.R. Director for ADV FILMS and AMUSEMENT PARK MEDIA . As an A.D.R. director his credits include the hit anime musical comedy THE NERIMA DAIKON BROTHERS, XENOSAGA: The Animation, MAGIKANO, MERMAID MELODY PITCHI PITCHI PITCH, and co-director with Matt Greefield on THE WALLFLOWER. Some of the roles as a voice actor Chris is best known for are Kei Kourono in Gantz, Suitengu in Speed Grapher, Von Kampher in Trinity Blood, Hayashimizu in Full Metal Panic? Fummofu, Nakamaru in Maburaho, Yaminami in Peacemaker, DJ Plugman in Air Gear , Johnny in One Piece, Sid in Devil May Cry, Sawadust in A Tree of Palme, Oshodani in Pappuwa, and Woogy in Michel. His voice can also be heard in Elfin Lied, Claymore, Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, Godanner, Oran High School Host Club, Diamond Daydreams, and Desert Punk to name a few. Chris can also be heard as Wagram in the Square Enix Game The Last Remnant. Most recently Chris has been heard as the the voice of Frieza in Dragonball Z Kai, Covenant Commander and various other roles in Halo: Legends. Chris will also soon be heard as Arthur in Tears to Tiara, Prince Soma in Black Butler and Takada Shingin in Son Goku Basura. Chris is also one of the Anime industry voice actors who sings on Voices for Peace. He is very proud to be a part of the "Voices For..." oganization. Chris also works as a professional fight director and has enjoyed bringing his workshop “Mock Combat for Cosplay” to many conventions.

You can learn more about Chris by visiting his website www.christopherayres-va.com.

 

Greg Ayres

Greg Ayres can usually be found rockin’ out somewhere, whether animated or not. From the loud-mouthed Hideki in Nerima Daikon Brothers, to Koyuki, singing with the the band in Beck:Mongolian Chop Squad, he’s always glad to shake things up a bit. He is thrilled to be able to add the roles of Uesugi Kenshin in Sengoku Basara, Seikechi Tayama in Oh Edo Rocket, and Abe in Big Windup to his list of new roles. He can also be head as Son Goku in Saiyuki, Chrono in Chrono Crusade, Kaoru Hitachiin in Ouran High School Host Club, Yuki in The Wallflower, Leo in Ghost Stories , Satoshi Hiwatari in DNAngel, Kaworu Nagisa in the Director’s Cut of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Negi Springfield in Negima, Heihachi in Samurai 7, Jr. in Xenosaga:The Animation, Tsujido in Speed Grapher, Roan in Ragnorok The Animation, Yamazaki in Welcome to the NHK, Nowy in Glass Fleet, Gau Ban in Shadow Skill, Pope Alessandro XVIII in Trinity Blood, and a bunch of other titles he’ll probably forget to mention. Funimation has recently announced that Greg will voice the role of Kouta Tsuchiya in it's upcoming release of Baka and Test.

When he’s not in a booth with headphones on, you can usually find him sporting headphones of another variety behind “the decks”. A veteran nightclub DJ of many years, Greg has really enjoyed the oppor- tunity of doing something else that he truly loves at conventions. From packed rooms at anime conven- tions, to the legendary stage of The Knitting Factory (NYC), Greg never misses an opportunity to share his love of music with anyone who will listen.

While he is proud of many of his roles, he's more than a little excited about his new role on Anime Boston's Staff. Greg is thrilled to be Anime Boston's Dance Coordinator this year, and really looks forward to seeing you on the dance floor.

 

Josh Grelle

A native Texan, Josh Grelle was raised on stage and in the art studios of Central Texas. He performed on stage at the Tin Building Theatre for over 15 years prior to starting work for ADV Films at the start of 2004. Since then he has worked for ADV Films (Seraphim) and FUNimation Entertainment on numerous projects.

Josh is known for playing the outrageous Taishi in COMIC PARTY: REVOLUTION; Kyohei Takano in Shinichi Watanabe’s (AKA Nabeshin) comedy THE WALLFLOWER; Kenichi Shirahama in KENICHI: THE MIGHTIEST DESCIPLE; Akihisa Yoshii in BAKA AND TEST; Kouchi Hayase in LINEBARRELS OF IRON; and Akisha in SHIKABANE HIME . He can also be seen as Chaos in TSUBASA CHRONICLES; Hatake in BIG WINDUP!; Ox Ford in SOUL EATER; G-6 and various villains in GATCHAMAN; Edward V in BLACK BUTLER; Viscount Wolkins in PUMPKIN SCISSORS; Lithuania in HETALIA: AXIS POWERS; and Hammer in XENOSAGA: THE ANIMATION. Josh was also recently involved in the much anticipated HALO: LEGENDS project, playing the role of “Haka” in Production I.G.’s “THE DUEL”

Josh has also lent his vocal talents to such shows as: ROMEOxJULIET; NERIMA DAIKON BROS; D.GRAY-MAN; ONE PIECE;KIBA;AIR GEAR; MERMAID MELODY PICHI PICHI PICH; and many more. Josh was also ADR Script Writer for the magical harem comedy MAGIKANO–which he also provided voices for–and Assistant Writer for MOONLIGHT MILE.

Aside from theatre and the Anime Industry, Josh has also worked in the Comic Book industry as a freelance colorist doing “the grunt work” for Marvel Comics and a few other studios around the world.

 

Clarine Harp

Clarine Harp was first cast by FUNimation Entertainment in 2003 to give life to the character of Tweedledee in Kiddy Grade. Since then, Clarine's talents have been featured in a broad range of roles: Hetalia Axis Powers (China), Burst Angel (Sei), Akira Kurosawa's Samurai 7 (Sanae), Speed Grapher (Ginza), Negima (Kaede), Shin chan (Miss Katz), Witchblade (Asagi) and RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ (Laura). Clarine can also be heard in Corpse Princess/Shikabane Hime, El Cazador de la Bruja, Claymore, Jyu-Oh-Sei, Trinity Blood, Beck, Romeo x Juliet, Kaze no Stigma, Yu Yu Hakusho, Fullmetal Alchemist, Case Closed, Evangelion 1.0, D.Gray-man, Bamboo Blade, Aquarion, Desert Punk, Origin - Spirits of the Past, Tower of Druaga, Mushi-Shi, Suzuka, Ouran High School Host Club, Ghost Hunt, Sgt. Frog, One Piece and many others.

Out of the booth, Clarine spends her time producing DVDs for FUNimation, tending to her horde of rabbits and proudly spreading the gospel of sock knitting. She is also the inspiration behind the character Aubrey, a regular cast member on the popular web comic, Something Positive.

 

Kyle Hebert

Kyle Hebert is a Los Angeles-based anime and video game voice actor whose credits include Marvel Vs Capcom 3 (Ryu), Naruto (Kiba), Bleach (Aizen, Ganju), X Men Arcade (all male voices) and Gurren Lagann (Kamina). He is best known as the Narrator and Teen Gohan from Dragonball Z. Other notable roles include Soul Eater (Masamune), Ouran High School Host Club (Kazukiyo Soga), Fullmetal Alchemist (Vato Falman), Tales of Symphonia (Richter Abend) and Star Ocean (Dias, Arumat, Crow). Kyle also provides voices in numerous video games including Final Fantasy XIII, World of Warcraft, Devil May Cry 4, Dynasty Warriors, and James Cameron's Avatar. He also offers voice acting script workouts for beginners over Skype.

For more info, visit www.kylehebert.com.

 

Taliesin Jaffe

Taliesin Jaffe started his career as a child actor appearing in films such as Mr. Mom and 2010, and television shows such as She's the Sheriff. He then went on to work as a voice director and script adaptor for animation and video games, and has been involved with the production of shows such as Hellsing, ROD the TV, NieA_7, BECK, Hellgirl, Romeo X Juliet and Monster. He has also directed the english voice over for several games including the Street Fighter IV series, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes, and Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Taliesin has also worked as a voice actor, Some of his more notable roles include Blanka and Adon (Street Fighter IV), Darion Mograine, Admiral Ripsnarl and the Devourer of Souls (World of Warcraft), Edge (Final Fantasy IV), Flash (Mortal Kombat vs. DC), and Takeya (DearS).

 

Allison Keith-Shipp

Allison Keith-Shipp is a native Houstonian (Yee Haw!) and began acting professionally at the age of 10. She began her career as child at Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) with many of her favorite musical productions. Allison’s love of Musical Theatre led her to performing as a singer/actress with Gaylord Productions ’93-’95 at Fiesta Texas theme park in San Antonio, TX; before heading to NYC after college. As she was finishing her BA in Theatre from University of Houston, she was blessed to be introduced to the world of Anime through her friend Amanda Winn Lee at ADV Films! She is probably best known for her role of Misato Katsuragi in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Other credits include: Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (TV, OAV) as Nuku Nuku, Blue Seed (TV) as Sakura Yamazaki, Dirty Pair Flash (OAV) as Lilly (eps 5-6), Excel Saga (TV) as Mimetchu (ep 22); Nurse (ep 12); Riceman Beauty (ep 8); Shinogi (ep 9); Stewardess (ep 6); Vice Mayor's Squeeze (ep 5), Puni Puni Poemy (OAV) as Newscaster, RahXephon (TV) as Cathy McMahon and many more.

Allison is thrilled and honored to be attending Anime Detour this year, as she has not been on the Convention Circuit for quite some time while raising her “Chitlins”! When she is not recording with ADV, or Funimation, she can be found back in Texas: teaching part- time, attending little league baseball games, soccer games, and wiping snotty noses of the two most precious children in her life...her 8 year old son Noah, and 3 year old daughter Riley! She is married to her amazing husband Todd Shipp for over 14 years now! She is so excited about meeting everyone at Anime Detour!

 

Carrie Savage

Carrie is so happy to be on her way to returning to her favorite US convention… Anime Detour!!! Carrie currently resides in beautiful gorgeous sunny Los Angeles, but still loves all the folks in Texas, and hopes to be spending a little time studying Theater in New York soon! Carrie has voiced many characters in anime, both from California and Texas: from California she has voiced such characters as "Fuko" in I, My, Me! Strawberry Eggs, "Rakka" in Haibane Renmei, “Hakufu” in Ikki Tousen, “Nancy Makuhari” in R.O.D. the TV, “Maromi” in Paranoia Agent, “Shima” in Stellvia, "Nina" in Ultra Maniac and others such as Daphne in the Brilliant Blue, Marmalade Boy, Vampire Knight, Gankutsuo, Dear.S, GunXSword, Ergo Proxy, Girl’s Bravo, Texhnolyze, Melody of Oblivion, Tsukihime, Sakura Wars the Movie, Dangaizer 3, Aguarian Age the Movie, Monsters, Ghost Talker's Day Dream, and Vampire Knight. Her Texas characters include “Mokona” in Tsubasa Chronicles, and XXX Holic, “Miu” in Kenichi, “Rihoko” in Witchblade, “Asta” in Trinity Blood, “Penny” in Shin Chan , “Solty” in Solty Rei, “Angol Mois” in Sargent Frog, as well as roles in other shows such as Bamboo Blade, Romeo and Juliette, School Rumble, Kaze no Stigma, Sasami, Moon Phase, Rumbling Hearts, Shuffle, Ragnarok, Mushishi, Samarai 7, Full Metal Alchemist, Suzuka, Hell Girl, Origin “Spirits of the Past”, One Piece, Ouran Host Club, Black Blood Brothers, Negima, Darker than Black, Tower of Druaga, Aquarion, Shikebane Hime, Baccano, Strain, Dragonaut, Xeno Saga … and the list goes on. She has also had a fun time voicing characters in video games such as Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Althea), Final Fantasy 7 “Crisis Core”, Suikoden 5, Tales of Legendia, Romancing Saga, The Dynasty Warriors Series’, Culdcept, Rumble Roses II, and Star Ocean 4 "The Last Hope", and more that, well.. she either can’t talk about or can’t remember the name of, sorry! Stay tuned for more projects in the future! She even got to be the voice of 2 “My Little Pony” toys; Baby “Skywishes” and a singing T-pot! Carrie has script adapted for such shows as School Rumble, and Shuffle, and was also lucky enough to get to directed episodes 1-4 of Shuffle, as well as just a little occasional directing on various other shows.

Carrie has a heavy background in Theater and is a very small time film actress. She also loves traveling around the world helping struggling children and adults in developing countries such as Mexico, the Philippines, Africa and often, some parts of the US. Her latest trip was to Uganda, where she stayed in a tribal village way out in “The African Bush”!

Carrie truly truly truly can’t wait to see everyone again, at Anime Detour!! I really love you guys! Don’t forget to save your money for the charity auction! Let’s see what kind of records we can break this year!

 

Ian Sinclair

Bio coming soon!

 

"YTCracker" Bryce Case Jr.

Bryce Case, Jr., otherwise known as YTCracker (pronounced "whitey cracker"), is a rapper, former cracker, and Internet entrepreneur. YTCracker began producing rap music in 1998 in the genre that has since become known as nerdcore hip hop. YTCracker is a self-proclaimed “jack of all trades”, also making a name for himself as a professional disc jockey, computer programmer, graphics designer and webmaster.

 

Kris McCormic

Bio coming soon!

 

Tadao Tomomatsu

Tadao Tomomatsu is a wonderfully talented actor, comedian, and entertainer. You might have seen him in such Movies as Inspector Gadget or on such TV Shows like Banzai or Heroes. Tadao grew up in an area of the midwest which could boast few inhabitants of Asian heritage. As self-defense against being signaled out in a negative way, Tadao developed a quick sense of humor and a wide range of voices. Just ask him to do his Louis Armstrong and you'll never be the same. These outstanding abilities soon led to his participation in theater productions and the discovery of a love for the field of entertainment.

For CyberRadioTV.com Tadao wrote, directed, and produced numerous daily shows and segments for the world's first 24 hr. Live Streaming Internet Station. He also worked doing in-house editing, field production work, camera work, and interviewing. These skills led to his being hired as "Mr. Shake-Hands Man" for Banzai, the Internationally Syndicated United Kingdom/USA Gameshow.

Tadao has had extensive experience in organizing large events. He has run and organized science fiction conventions ranging in size from a few hundred to a few thousand. Tadao also coordinated the logistics for LA Con IV: The 64th World Science Fiction Convention (6,000+ attendees in 2006).

Visit his website at www.tadaotomomatsu.com.

 

Studio O.N.Y.

Founded in 2004, Studio O.N.Y. started out as a married couple doing Artist Alley tables at conventions in the Midwest. Richard and Shannon Townsend had worked as freelancers with several companies, most notably with A2 press on the Tabletop RPG Book “Teenagers from Outer Space: The Landing”. During their time as a small art studio, one young fan had asked them to turn their original characters into a weekly web comic. It was from this pleading that their weekly web comic “Otaku -no- Yen” (geeks without money) was born.

In early 2010, the studio brought on long time friend and artist Kimberly Pridemore as a collaborative member. Now that the studio has upgraded, the trio have begun work on a bold new comic project to be released in 2012, among other comics in the works from all members.