Special Guests

We welcome all kinds of Fandom, Anime, KPOP, Video Game, Sci-Fi related panels interesting, nonsense, playful, interactive, shenanigans, all around a good time. Panels must be fun, family friendly & appropriate for kids. All submitted panels will be reviewed by a panel of coordinators for approval.

Contact us @ animesekaitx@gmail.com

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Ithileryn

Cosplay Celebrity

Cosplay & Anime Bio

Ithileryn is an award-winning and published cosplayer and photographer from Denton, Texas. While always drawn to makeup, hair styling, costuming, and performance from a professional dance background along with her fascination with videogames, anime, and fantasy genre lore, it was inevitable that she would discover cosplay! Since 2017, she has hand-made, tailored, and modeled dozens of costumes. Her specialties include makeup artistry, wig styling, patterning, sewing, photography, and set design, and she is well known for emulating characters' physicality and mannerisms, bringing them to life. She been featured in multiple cosplay magazines including being the cover feature of Cosplay Realm Magazine’s Holiday issue and a special Avatar issue for Creative Cosplay Magazine, as well as been featured in online cosplay and nerd journals, such as Kotaku, Dexerto, CBR, and many more. Her most notable cosplays include Jinx (League of Legends), Elizabeth (BioShock), Faye Valentine (Cowboy Bebop), and Raven (Teen Titans), however she cosplays from many sources, including anime, film, television, cartoons, comics, and videogames, along with creating her own original concepts and designs.

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BCharlotteD

Cosplay Celebrity

Cosplay & Anime Bios Hi! I am Charlotte! I do acting, modeling and cosplays! Follow my page for all my cosplay's and creations! Thanks loves S2

I love to do cosplays and acting! Love video games, anime, movies and all things nerdy! Feel free to tag me in photos or message me for photoshoots!

Awards

Best Costume at NTX Comic Book Show 2017 as Suicide Squad Harley Quinn

Judges Award at All-Con 2017 as Female Star-Lord

First Place at Dallas Comic Show with Star-Lord

Judge at Geekend Comic Day, Dallas Comic Show

Judge and Special Guest at Anime Sekai 2019, and more

Featured on Game Stops Instagram and Twitter

Collaborated with Where Da Waifu and Luca Jackets

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Sephi Hakubi

Special Guest DJ

Sephi Hakubi, is a Progressive EDM and Hard Dance DJ and multi-media producer based in San Antonio, Texas who manages HakubiVerse, an otaku entertainment label that focuses on rave culture with Japanese-fandom influences, pioneering the style he calls AnimEDM. Beyond HakubiVerse, Sephi has been associated with many dance music collectives all over the world such as Neon Genesis Hardcore, JDS: Just Don’t Stop Productions, Dream Drop Productions, eQlipse, and Team Brisk. Sephi utilizes his experiences in many of his interactions to become what he’s described as a “multi-media culture masher”, establishing the correlation between anime and electronic music. Sephi strives to make the electronic dance community relevant for fans by formulating his AnimEDM philosophy, a style of unique sounds and sights influenced from Progressive House, Trance, Eurodance, Hard Dance, and Hardcore music with Japanese inspirations. This AnimEDM philosophy encourages a place of friendship, musical freedom, and celebration for anime and rave fandom in hopes for providing a community for fans, known as Nightkids, seeking a realm of hope and happiness.

Sephi Hakubi’s style and philosophy amassed significant attention in the anime and rave scene as he performed for the masses at FAN:dom Con, San Japan, SukoshiCon, Realms Con, IKKiCon, Okashicon, MechaCon, Animatic Con, Anime Oklahoma, and Waifufest; as well as, festivals such as, Unite As One, Tonyc Summer Jam, and Texas Silent Disco. Sephi was also honored to open for internationally recognized DJs like FYER (Bobby Duque & Gabriel Guardian), Kenneth Thomas, Darude, JJ Flores, Donald Glaude, Made Monster, Ferry Corsten, Fracus & Darwin, BT, Zoe VanWest, Shawn Jackson, Hartshorn, AliceOfSin, and Jimni Cricket. These experiences brought Sephi much valued wisdom during his adventures playing with world-renowned industry performers and these interactions and experiences would inspire his music with releases like Oceandrive and Once Upon a Space, released on HakubiVerse and available on many digital music shops and streaming services. Sephi continues to work in his music production while developing his own music label to define his AnimEDM concept for his fans to enjoy.

Links & Social Media Sephi Hakubi Website: https://www.sephihakubi.com HakubiVerse Website: https://www.hakubiverse.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SephiHakubi Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/SephiHakubi Instagram: https://instagram.com/sephihakubi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1WhWKMsaQ3QKgzD1KjnIj5 SoundCloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/sephihakubi Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/sephihakubi Twitch: https://twitch.tv/sephihakubi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sephihakubi

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Kydol

Celebrity Cosplayer

Ky, also known as _kydol on socials, is a DFW based cosplay idol and dancer! Her first ever cosplay was in 2016, and its been history ever since! She’s even now creating her own cosplays by hand! With over 15+ years of dance experience and a growing love for idols, Ky decided to join an idol group in 2022, which is now known as Love Bomb Idols ♡! Ever since becoming a cosidol, Ky has had the opportunity to perform all around the DFW, and has now been given the opportunity to perform outside the DFW as well! When Ky isn’t performing her heart out, she can be found learning new skills, posing for photos, sewing, or styling wigs! She is looking forward to meeting all of you at this year’s Anime Sekai! 💗🎉

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Megan Hollingshead

Voice ActressTEST

Megan has voiced over 150 different roles! Best known roles include Nurse Joy, Cassidy in the first 6 seasons of the Pokemon anime series and Mai Valentine in the first 3 seasons of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. She also lent her voice to the Enix role-playing game series Valkyrie Profile as Lenneth. During the start of Pokemon's 7th season, she left New York City to relocate to her current residence in Los Angeles, and continue her voice acting career, voicing characters such as Shizune in Naruto and Naruto Shippuden, Rangiku Matsumoto and Nemu Kurotsuchi in Bleach, Hilda in Eureka Seven, Villetta Nu in the Code Geass series, and Re-l Mayer in Ergo Proxy.

Megan's theatre resume is as extensive, if less so, with roles in performances of The Duchess of Malfi, Baptizing Adam, Spacegrrrls, and Vinegar Tom, to name but a few.

Megan studied acting at the William Esper Studio, and is a founding member of the Adirondack Theatre Festival. She serves as a yoga instructor in her spare time.

Awards:

2015 BTVA Anime Dub Awards

Best Female Supporting Vocal Performance In An Anime Television Series/OVA-Caster from Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

2012 BTVA Anime Dub Awards

Best Female Supporting Vocal Performance In An Anime Television Series/OVA-Rangiku Matsumoto from Bleach

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K3 Sisters Band

Concert Guests

K3 Sisters Band Cosplay & Anime Bios

For years, Kaylen, Kelsey, Kristen, Jamie and The Bruce, aka the K3 Sisters Band have been active in the cosplay community, and have developed a love of Anime.

In January of 2017, Kristen launched @unknown.cosplay, and began online exploration of characters from various Animes including: Yona, Hiyori Iki, Ciel Phantomhive, Ladybug, Marinette and Leafa.

She then began to Cosplay them at Anime conventions, and would soon be joined by sisters Kaylen and Kelsey.

The trio now enjoy Anime convention appearances, and cosplaying multiple characters from: The Seven Deadly Sins, Miraculous Ladybug, and Harry Potter.

For the last ten years, audiences of all ages have enjoyed feature length K3 concerts of original pop, folk and world music written by these award winning singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists. To date, the Texas based family band has released nine CDs of their music on their independent Bruce Ray Productions label. And, for the last three years, avid cosplayers and anime lovers have gathered at special K3 concert events where the whole K3 Sisters Band performs in different Cosplays.

Most recently the band has risen to worldwide prominence on TikTok @k3sistersband where fans enjoy their unique and relatable content including Harry Potter skits, dance challenges, singing, comedy and transformations.

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Tea Team Cosplay

Dance Idol Guest

Ocha, oh yeah! Tea Team Cosplay is a four-member cosplay, dance, and entertainment group based in central Texas.

For over 4 years they've been entertaining crowds across the state with dance performances, interactive cosplay panels, and informative presentations on aspects of Japanese culture.

Each member brings something unique to the group, allowing Tea Team to be skilled in areas such as design, acting, sewing, and performance.

You won't want to miss these ladies, so come join the Team at Anime Sekai 2020!

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Princess PineApple

Cosplay Guest

Princess PineApple always had a love for art, music and costuming from an early age as a singer and performer growing up.

Princess PineApple went on to college to pursue a degree in art graduating from ECU in 2016 with a BFA. It was a year after college that she found a passion in Illustrations, Fan Art and developing her own manga series.

She started conventions in 2017 and in February of 2019 debuted her first cosplay from there her cosplay career rapidly grew. She has multiple in state and out of state comic cons as an artist and cosplayer. She has guested at two events in 2019 and has been a panelist, and competitor.

Princess PineApple is excited to continue to grow and expand in the future and continue to enjoy conventions. Princess PineApple 💕

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Masamune WG

Cosplay Guest

Masamune WG is a Dallas-based cosplayer & propmaker, specializing in weathering / distressing techniques, as well as functional oversized prop construction.

Masamune has been competing, judging, and hosting panels at over 30 cons in the last 3 years.

Meet, stop by his panels and snap a picture with Masamune WG at Anime Sekai 2020!

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BCharlotteD

Cosplay Guest

Hi! I am Charlotte! I do acting, modeling and cosplays! Follow my page for all my cosplay's and creations! Thanks loves S2

I love to do cosplays and acting! Love video games, anime, movies and all things nerdy! Feel free to tag me in photos or message me for photoshoots!

Awards

Best Costume at NTX Comic Book Show 2017 as Suicide Squad Harley Quinn

Judges Award at All-Con 2017 as Female Star-Lord

First Place at Dallas Comic Show with Star-Lord

Judge at Geekend Comic Day, Dallas Comic Show

Judge and Special Guest at Anime Sekai 2019, and more

Featured on Game Stops Instagram and Twitter

Collaborated with Where Da Waifu and Luca Jackets

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Entranced.Cos

Cosplay Guest

Hello! I'm Payton and I'm known as entranced.cos! I've been cosplaying since 2017 and have been progressing my work since then. I love to cosplay, practice makeup and I host a Love Live! Idol group called Interstellar idols! If you see me at Anime Sekai 2020 feel free to stop me and ask for photos!

I'm super excited to be guesting! Much love,

Payton!

2019 Special Guests

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Paul St. Peter

Voice Actor

Paul is an American voice actor, who works on English-language productions of Japanese anime shows. He voiced Punch in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Mondego in Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, Kurama in Naruto, Yammy in Bleach, Jorgun in Gurren Lagann, and Higa in Durarara!!, and can be heard as various Digimon (the most recognized being Leomon). Some of his notable roles in video games include: Xemnas in the Kingdom Hearts series and Yuan Shao in Dynasty Warriors.He's best known for voicing Xemnas in the Kingdom Hearts series.

In the Mortal Kombat series, he does the voice of Nightwolf and Havik in Mortal Kombat: Deception. In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, he does the voice of Taven. St. Peter also acted as the narrator for the character endings in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.
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Bcharlottedcosplay

Cosplay Guest

Hi! I am Charlotte! I do acting, modeling and cosplays! Follow my page for all my cosplay's and creations! Thanks loves S2

I love to do cosplays and acting! Love video games, anime, movies and all things nerdy! Feel free to tag me in photos or message me for photoshoots!

Awards

Best Costume at NTX Comic Book Show 2017 as Suicide Squad Harley Quinn

Judges Award at All-Con 2017 as Female Star-Lord

First Place at Dallas Comic Show with Star-Lord

Judge at Geekend Comic Day, Dallas Comic Show

Judge and Special Guest at Anime Sekai 2019, and more

Featured on Game Stops Instagram and Twitter

Collaborated with Where Da Waifu and Luca Jackets

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Noura Cosplay

Cosplay Guest

Noura started cosplaying back in 2015 with a thrifted claire redfield costume from goodwill, since then her love for sewing took off strong, and she is now an award winning seamstress in the master level division. Her main focus is finely sewn costumes and fresh new designs that she can share with other con goers and cosplayers.

Patreon: Noura Cosplay
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Geordie Holly

Cosplay Guest

Geordie Holly is a British up and coming Cosplayer and voice actor based in Dallas/Fort Worth Texas. Cosplay accomplishments : Anime North Texas cosplay contest : Judges award 2015 Anime North Texas Cosplay contest: First place in Maters category 2016

I been attending conventions and actively cosplaying since 2015, and started competing in 2015. My favourite thing about conventions is making new friends with the same interests as me, I am so lucky to have met the friends I have now and it is all because of conventions! By day I am a Zookeeper and I love all kinds of animals!

I have been acting since I was 13 in the UK and since relocating to Texas I have started voice acting. I currently play 'Hood' on the up coming game 'Victory Belles' and have multiple other roles that have not et been released.

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Mystix Panda

Cosplay Guest

My name is Mystix Panda but most call me Panda or MP. Been cosplaying for 15 years made 85 percent of all my cosplays and all of my props. I build ,sew , and craft !!. The other 15 percent are a few morph suits. I fell in love with cosplay as soon as I found out about it. I had always loved theater and dressing up and making clothes was already a thing for me. Renfaires also were a big part of my life. I get excited everytime I see a character that I think I could do good at and connect with.

I will be doing 3 panels this year !! 1.cosplay on a budget 2.anime scenes from a hat 3. Anime bloopers/dub lovers !! You can reach me and see my stuff at : Instagram.com/mystix_panda and at Twitch.tv/mystix_panda watch me play games and do random chats and cooking lol.

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Cr1ms0nEpsilon

Panel Guest

Hi, my name is Matthew Price! I grew up right here in Abilene, and have been an avid gamer and anime fan for a long time. I love video games, writing, and cosplaying my favorite characters from my favorite games or movies. To my friends I am Deadpool, and I make sure to play him the best I can. I've only been attending cons since last year, with Anime Sekai being my first, but I have many plans to adventure to other cons around the state!

What brings me most excitement about a con is everyone getting to be who they want to be and have fun doing it. The creativity and the imagination that comes to life because of it is perfect. You can find me in Facebook under my name, or cr1ms0nepsilon on Instagram and youtube!

2018 Special Guests

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Whitney Rodgers

Professional Model & Voice Actor

Whitney Rodgers is a Voice Actress, model and singer best known for her roles as “Meiko Shiraki” in Prison School and “Yozora” from Haganai and Hagani NEXT! . Whitney has just recently been announced as “Lotta Hart” in FUNimations “Ace Attorney” and has played many other characters including: “Margaret” in One Piece, “Artemis” from Maria the Virgin Witch, “Amelia Evans” in Freezing Vibration, and more. Whitney has also lent her voice to SMITE for the playable characters of "Ordo Solarus Amaterasu" and "Leona Genesis Jet Pack Fighter."

When she is not actively recording voice-overs, Whitney enjoys: going to the gym, drinking gallons of coffee, watching cutthroat kitchen, playing Tetris Attack, and giving her cat Chihiro too much attention. You can follow her on Instagram: Whitney_Rodgers_Model or on Facebook: Whitney Rodgers Voice Actress

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Falamangosa

Master Craftsmen & Cosplay Judge

professional craftsmen in armory props @falamangosa_props he has won numerous awards for his sharp eye and skill in craftsmanship. To name one of the biggest Anime Conventions in TX Anime Matsuri. Highly recommend Falamangosa as a go to for any of your cosplay prop needs.

Come see Falamangosa at Anime Sekai he is very knowledgeable and can show you the ways of the craftsman.

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Stormie Koi

Cosplay Model & Judge

Stormie has 13 years of con going and cosplaying to more then half of them! She works hard making her craft. She an advocate that anyone can cosplay, no matter your appearance or finances. Come see Stormie at Anime Sekai and show some love and support her to continue with her stunning cosplays and modeling career!

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Haruka Hourou

Cosplay Model & Judge

Professional cosplay guest @haruka_hourou she is a cosplayer, con goer, gamer, and streamer! Haruka Hourou, part-time cosplayer, full time potato. “I love anime and Japanese culture and have been cosplaying for three years, and making my own costumes for two, and my absolute favorite thing about this hobby is the community that surrounds it how it inspires so much creativity and transformation!” Her next cosplay projects are Velvet and Queen Mercedes from Odin Sphere, as well as Star Guardian Jinx!

Come see Haruka Hourou at Anime Sekai and show some love, support her to continue with her awesome cosplays, gaming and streaming aspirations! twitch.tv/HarukaHourou if you'd like to know more or wanna just chat :)

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Nikachu

Cosplay Model

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DEACONRAP

Rapper & Instrumental Judge

I am a new and upcoming Otaku rapper. I have been rapping since I was 10 years old, and have been going to cons for the past 10 years. I draw my inspiration from old school rap, and the nerd community. My music parodies the daily life of a nerd, and con-goer. I have preformed at various venues and conventions all over Texas. Recently released a professional album called, “Nerd Life”. Come check me out, hope to see you at my show!

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MikoMiko

Cosplay Model

Expert in fursuits and creatures. Mikomiko will be hosting how-to-build panel for faux fur and creature builds. To enlighten people on how to go about starting creatures. I want to bring my knowledge and expertise to inspire and teach others on how to go about them, and that they're not as challenging as some would think. Mikomiko will also be hosting a exciting Cosplay Dating Game Saturday night Sept 15th! Follow her Instagram and Facebook pages!

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Wiikly Reviews

Video Game Reviewer

Special guest @wiiklyreviews or Charles has been a fan of gaming since his very first game he ever played Donkey Kong on the original arcade. Since then he has developed a love for gaming. Owning consoles from several generations from the NES all the way to the Switch PS4 and Xbox One. His favorite systems are the SNES and Sega Saturn.

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Chibi Chocobo & Shadow Shark

Cosplay Model

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