Nan Desu Kan (NDK) 2008 Guest Speakers

Nan Desu Kan is a popular anime convention that has been held in Denver, Colorado for the last twelve years. Every September this event brings in an enormous amount of talent to speak to all NDK attendees.

This year's convention brought people like Steve Bennett, who worked under the famous animator Noboru Furusei at Studio Aoehyma. The manga's he has worked on include Cat's Eye, Only You and the Urusei Yatsura TV series.

Steve Yun worked for Harmony Gold where he produced Robotech.com. He co-produced and associate-produced many projects including Macross restoration, Robotech: Battlecry video game, Robotech: Invasion video game, Robotech Remastered and Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles. He has been "the subject of a Slashdot article, a Conan O'Brien Feature and mentioned on countless anime websites."

Kara Edwards is a voice actress who has voiced multiple characters in animes such as DragonBall Z, Yu Yu Hakusho, School Rumble, and Celica's voice in Solty Rei.

Tommy Yune (who I met in an elevator) has worked in the comic book and video game industry for over a decade. He has wrote and illustrated for comic book titles like Robotech, Speed Racer, Racer X, and Danger Girl: Kamikaze. He has also worked on FX Fighter for Nintendo SuperFX and the award-winning Journeyman Project series.

Caitlin Glass is also a voice actress who has been in a number of animes including Case Closed, Winry in Fullmetal Alchemist, Triela in Gunslinger Girl, Hiyono in Spiral and Tankane in Burst Angel.

Vic Mignogna is a returning actor to NDK, with his most famous voice character being Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist. He has also been the voice for Tamaki from Ouran Host Club, Fai in Tsubasa Chronicle, Ikkaku in Bleach and Yukito from Air.

Chris Patton has voiced for over 135 animes and video games. His list of voice acting include Yuuichi from Kanon, Sousuke in Full Metal Panic, Ikki from Air Gear, Greed in Fullmetal Alchemist, Ranmaru in The Wallflower and much more.

Wendy Powell who is the voice actress for Envy in Fullmetal Alchemist and many more animes. She has been working for Funimation Entertainment and Okratron 5000 for 5 years.

Monica Rial is a voice actress for ADV Films and Funimation Entertainment. Her roles include Misuzu from Air TV, Simca from Air Gear, Momoko from Ghost Stories, Hello Kitty in Hello Kitty's Animation Theater, Izumi in Princess Nine, and more.

Jan Scott-Frazier returned to NDK this year. She has worked in the Japan anime industry for 14 years. She has worked on shows including RikiOh 2, Locke the Superman, Shurato, Bubblegum Crash, and Tottoi.

The Slants are a bold synth-pop band that "mix syntheseizer-driven rock 'n' roll with an Asian twist."

Artplaymix consist of Jason and Heather. The team has illustrated for Image Comics, PSM Magazine, and the Official U.S. Playstation Magazine.

Kaz Tanaka & Hiroko Takeyama are representative of Japan who help American's who would like to travel abroad to this famous country.

Robert & Emily Dejesus are both artist who work in the anime industry. Robert has worked for Playstation Magazine, Marvel, Hasbro, and Harper Collins Publishing. Emily has worked on the web comic How to Loathe Drawing and has just finished her first comic book.

Sources:

Nan Desu Kan http://www.ndkdenver.org/

Nan Desu Kan '08 Official Program Guide