GUESTS
Every year we bring a captivating mix of local and international guests for you to anticipate meeting – from renowned creators to passionate cosplayers. Don’t miss the chance to connect with incredible talent from the industry!
yosuke
cosplay artist
Yosuke is a cosplayer and content creator from Singapore, renowned for her portrayals of beloved anime and game characters. Recently, she launched her own podcast and YouTube series, COSSIP, where she delves into various facets of ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) and cosplay culture.
wendy martin
WEBTOON ARTIST
Wendy Martin is a comic artist based in Seattle. She was raised in the Midwest and attended her local community college while waiting tables and creating comic on the side. Her work Castle Swimmer was picked up by Line Webtoon in 2019 and was published in book form in 2024 by Ten Speed Graphic.
acky bright
Manga Artist & Illustrator
Yuuki Kuwahara
voice actress
Yuuki Kuwahara hails from Nagasaki and was born on the 24th of June, 1991 is a voice actress. Working with Mausu production, she is best known for her role as Tohru from Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid. While she did join a vocational school for voice acting, she actively engaged in using self-taught books and books of other voice actors to help hone her craft, as well as participating in Romi Park’s workshop. She has voiced other characters in varying media such as Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s strongest, Azur Lane, Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fate/Grand Order.
Ilya Kuvshinov
Illustrator & Animation Director
Ilya Kuvshinov is a renowned illustrator and animation director. He is known for character designs for Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 and direction, scriptwriting, and storyboards for the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners music video Let You Down. He worked extensively as a storyboard artist, animation director, and key animator for many other anime projects.
Currently, Ilya is active in the illustration, games, anime, and advertising industries.
Aki Irie
manga artist
Born in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Aki Irie (入江亜季) began making doujinshi in high school. In 2002 she debuted with the short story Fuku-chan Tabi Mata Tabi (Fuku-chan on the Road Again), published in the manga magazine Papu. In 2005, Gunjo Gakusha was published and in 2008, Ran and the Gray World (乱と灰色の世界）began serialization in Fellows! In 2012, the same work was selected as a jury recommendation in the Manga Division of the Japan Media Arts Festival by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs. Her work Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest (北北西に曇と往け）is currently serialised in Aoki Kishi magazine. Her pet dog is a female Japanese Shiba Inu named Jun.
kaoru mori
manga artist
Born in Tokyo 18th September 1978, Kaoru Mori (森薫) started making doujinshi in high school and debuted with Emma in 2002. In 2005, the same work won the Excellence Prize in the Manga Division of the Japan Media Arts Festival organized by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs. In 2012, A Bride’s Story (乙嫁語りOtoyomegatari), currently serialized in Aoki Kishi magazine, won the Prix Intergénérations (Intergenerational Award) at the Angoulême International Comics festival.
Fun fact, Kaoru Mori is currently keeping hermit crabs, mice and snails, and in the future, she would like to keep a tortoise.
