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Project A-Kon 13 had a
large roundup of Guests of Honor, Industry Guests, and notable celebrities this year and fans
had plenty of chances to catch them at concerts, panels, workshops, banquets, komik market
area, in the dealers room, or even strolling the halls and quite happy to give
autographs. Listed below are the attending Guests along with a short highlight from
their massive talented careers: |
Project
A-Kon 13 |
| Guests
for Project A-Kon 13 Special Guests included: Nov. Takahashi (President of Studio Hard), Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo creator), Duel Jewel (J-Rock group courtesy of Radio Wasabi), and Yamaoka Shinichi (character designer for "Pilot Candidate") Voice Actors and Musicians included: Bruce Falconer (Dragon Ball Z composer), Tiffany Grant (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Scott McNeil (Gundam Wing), Kyle Herbert (Dragon Ball Z), Stephanie Nadolny (Dragon Ball Z), Estevan Olivas (ADR Process), Jonathan Osborne (NeiA Under 7), Monica Rial (Princess Nine), and J Shanon Weaver (Samurai X). Industry Guests included: Hitoshi Natsume (Radio Comix), Phillip Nelson (Newtek), Arik Renee Avila (Dementia7 Studios), Xerp Reynolds (Dementia7 Studios), Rodney "Largo" Caston (Megatokyo writer), Fred "Piro" Gallagher (Megatokyo artist), Taliesin Jaffe (New Generation Pictures), Dave Fleming (Love Hina translator), Scott Frazier (RETAS digital animation), Dan Kanemitsu (Storm Front Journal), Steve Kyte (Manga Max cover artist), Helen McCarthy (Manga Max editor), Shawn the Touched (White Radish), Yaya Han (Cherry Blossom artist and cosplayer extraordinaire), Lindze Merritt (cosplay construction extraordinaire). Comic Guests included: Benn Dunn (Warrior Nun Areala), Doug Din (Cybertronian), Lee Duhig (Guru eFX), Fred Perry (Gold Digger), Rod Espinosa (The Courageous Princess), David Hutchinson (Dragon Arms), Jochen Weltjens (Guru eFX), Joseph Wright (Twilight X), Steve Bennett IV (Studio IronCat), Austell Callwood (Cove Pirate Mercenary), Edward Luena (Bodo Genki Studio), Joshua Lesnick (Wendy), Ghostwerks (Champion of Children), Panther Comics (independent publishers), Rodney T Little (The Wizzard), Anthony Little (TNT), Elin Winkler (Radio Comix), Pat Duke (Radio Comix), Will Allison (Radio Comix), John Barrett (Radio Comix), and Diana X. Sprinkle (Dragon Heaven for Furrlough). Author Guests included: Margaret Chittenden (International Association of Crime Writers), Pat Elrod (The Vampire Files), Melanie Fletcher (Star Quality), Tom Knowles (Science Fiction Writers of America), Lee Martindale (Society for Creative Anachronism), Jana G. Oliver (DragonFire), and Teresa Patterson (Association of Science Fiction / Fantasy Artists). Gaming Guests included: Newton Ewell (Turok II: Seeds of Evil), Malcom Harris (Maximum CNG, LLC), and Lee W. Madison (Stellar Horizons). Dance Guests included: Radio Free OZ (A-Kon Dance nights) and Hope Miller and Mary Muller (MillerMuller Ballet performance at A-Kon 13 Masquerade show) |
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 Fred "Piro" Gallagher
and Rodney "Largo" Caston give autographs and sketches to all their fans in the
Komik Market |
Writer luminaries and magazine
editors gathered up for a writer summit at numerous writing panels |
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| J-Rock group Duel Jewel hanging
out in the dealers room for pictures and autographs before their big concert |
Kyle Herbert and "Kyle's
Angels" strike a pose just after the Masquerade Night |
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| Steve Bennett IV at his Cel painting workshop |
Stan Sakai in the Komik Market |
Yaya Han in the Komik Market |
Lindze Merritt at the cosplay construction panel |
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| Scott McNeil at the Guests Banquet |
Tiffany Grant at the Guests Banquet |
Dan Kanemitsu at the Guests Banquet |
Doug Smith of Studio IronCat drawing up a storm in the
dealers room |
[Guests of Honor]