Anime Nebraskon -- November 14th-16th, 2008
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Leva Cygnet
By Leva Cygnet
Published on 08/4/2008
Anime convention in Lincoln, Nebraska
Anime convention in Lincoln, Nebraska
Home Page: Anime NebrasKon
Where:
University of Nebraska
Lincoln Student Union
1400 R St.,
Lincoln, NE, 68508
(Note: Con does not have an official hotel.)
What: A small anime con located at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska
2008 Guests:
Tiffany Grant -- voice actor with over 950 roles including Satella in Chrono Crusade, Kome in Blue Seed, Madame President in Golden Boy, Kaorin in Azumanga Daioh, Shizuru in Godannar, Marta in Fullmetal Alchemist and Kuriko in Maburaho, plus roles in the video games Unlimited Saga, Deus Ex II: Invisible War. Recent projects include Yoko in Gurren Lagann, Auntie in The Wallflower, Ayaka in Kurau: Phantom Memory and Rika in Magikano and episodic leads in Mushi Shi and Hell Girl. Grant has also written English dubbing scripts for numerous anime and contributed to the charity album to benefit Doctors Without Borders "Voices for Peace" (available at CDBaby). Non-anime work includes Arlington Road (with Jeff Bridges) and the independent film Laughing Boy.
Matt Greenfield -- co-founder and Senior VP of ADV Films. He has also directed the English language versions of well over 500 episodes of anime including Chrono Crusade, Noir, Excel Saga, Gantz, Rahxephon, Nadesico, Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040, Gunsmith Cats, Battle Angel, Spriggan, Macross, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and the live action Gamera-Guardian Of The Universe. He's written numerous comic books and magazine articles and has over 300 voice acting credits (mostly as 'Brian Granveldt'.) Now married to voice actor Tiffany Grant, recent and current projects include directing the English language version of Kurau: Phantom Memory, The Wallflower, Gurren Lagann and Moonlight Mile, writing and producing an original animated series based on the best-selling David Weber novel Mutineers' Moon, and contributing to the production of the live-action Evangelion feature film.
Studio ONY -- the husband and wife team behind the hilariously named Otaku no Yen (Geeks Without Money) web comic, Shannon and Richard Townsend.
Kira Vincent Davis -- voice actor. Her credits include Lucy/Nyu in Elfen Lied, Palme in A Tree of Palme, Osaka in Azumanga Diaoh, Eluluu in Utewarerumono, Misaki in Divergence Eve and Misaki Chronicles, Michel in Michel, Minagi in Air TV, Miyu in Supergals, Peter in Trinity Blood, Io in Mushi Shi, Mikey in The Fuccons, Najica in Najica Blitz Tactics, Quon in Rahxephon, Valkyrie in UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie, Koyori in Nurse Witch Komugi, Marciano in The Coyote Ragtime Show, and many others.
Disclaimer: Information is based on the convention's web site as of the date of posting of this article. Please confirm all relevant information with the con before attending as information may change. We will make updates to information in a timely fashion if we are notified of errors, but we are not liable for any incorrect or missing information.
Where:
University of Nebraska
Lincoln Student Union
1400 R St.,
Lincoln, NE, 68508
(Note: Con does not have an official hotel.)
What: A small anime con located at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska
2008 Guests:
Tiffany Grant -- voice actor with over 950 roles including Satella in Chrono Crusade, Kome in Blue Seed, Madame President in Golden Boy, Kaorin in Azumanga Daioh, Shizuru in Godannar, Marta in Fullmetal Alchemist and Kuriko in Maburaho, plus roles in the video games Unlimited Saga, Deus Ex II: Invisible War. Recent projects include Yoko in Gurren Lagann, Auntie in The Wallflower, Ayaka in Kurau: Phantom Memory and Rika in Magikano and episodic leads in Mushi Shi and Hell Girl. Grant has also written English dubbing scripts for numerous anime and contributed to the charity album to benefit Doctors Without Borders "Voices for Peace" (available at CDBaby). Non-anime work includes Arlington Road (with Jeff Bridges) and the independent film Laughing Boy.
Matt Greenfield -- co-founder and Senior VP of ADV Films. He has also directed the English language versions of well over 500 episodes of anime including Chrono Crusade, Noir, Excel Saga, Gantz, Rahxephon, Nadesico, Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040, Gunsmith Cats, Battle Angel, Spriggan, Macross, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and the live action Gamera-Guardian Of The Universe. He's written numerous comic books and magazine articles and has over 300 voice acting credits (mostly as 'Brian Granveldt'.) Now married to voice actor Tiffany Grant, recent and current projects include directing the English language version of Kurau: Phantom Memory, The Wallflower, Gurren Lagann and Moonlight Mile, writing and producing an original animated series based on the best-selling David Weber novel Mutineers' Moon, and contributing to the production of the live-action Evangelion feature film.
Studio ONY -- the husband and wife team behind the hilariously named Otaku no Yen (Geeks Without Money) web comic, Shannon and Richard Townsend.
Kira Vincent Davis -- voice actor. Her credits include Lucy/Nyu in Elfen Lied, Palme in A Tree of Palme, Osaka in Azumanga Diaoh, Eluluu in Utewarerumono, Misaki in Divergence Eve and Misaki Chronicles, Michel in Michel, Minagi in Air TV, Miyu in Supergals, Peter in Trinity Blood, Io in Mushi Shi, Mikey in The Fuccons, Najica in Najica Blitz Tactics, Quon in Rahxephon, Valkyrie in UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie, Koyori in Nurse Witch Komugi, Marciano in The Coyote Ragtime Show, and many others.
Disclaimer: Information is based on the convention's web site as of the date of posting of this article. Please confirm all relevant information with the con before attending as information may change. We will make updates to information in a timely fashion if we are notified of errors, but we are not liable for any incorrect or missing information.