Mike Daniels is a defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 2012 NFL Draft. As Pro Bowler in 2017, Daniels was listed on the NFL Top 100 list from 2016 to 2018 with the Packers.
Mike Daniels was born in Stratford, New Jersey to Carlene and Michael Daniels. His younger brother, Sean Daniels, also plays professional football. In high school, Mike played football as well as wrestling. During these years, he gravitated towards Anime because it was different and gave him something to be proud of as well. Daniels appreciates a variety of Anime, however, his favorite show is Dragon Ball Z. Mike has been included in numerous interviews and a documentary on Anime streaming service, Crunchyroll, for his love of Anime. Additionally, he is featured in a special ESPN write up for his cosplay at Comic-Con. Mike has not only influenced his parents but also his wife, Heaven Daniels, and four children who have become avid watchers, enjoying various shows. Mike is excited to further explore the Anime world.
Kohei is IFA United Nations international ambassador singer from Tokyo Japan. Kohei has performed at the world famous Apollo Theater, Carnegie Hall, Prudential Center, Japanese festivals and Anime Conventions in the US.
Official MC at Japan Fes 2017 and 2018, Official MC at Houston Japan Festival 2018, Guest at the Anime Expo LA, AnimeNext, San Japan, Anime California, Mechacon, Ichibancon, Delta H Con, Anime Iowa, Animanga Expo LA, Anime Oasis, TitanCon, Liberty City AnimeCon, Animinneapolice, SwampCon, Gojotekicon, AnimeWTX, Kamehacon, Colossalcon East, Castle Point Anime Convention, LumiCon Etc…
Featured on Fox TV Steve Harvey Show and featured on M-On TV with Japanese recoding artist The Rampage from Exile Tribe.
is our second ever Local Cosplay Spotlight Winner.
Lutavia discovered cosplay around 13-14 but like so many of us life distractions put cosplay on the back burner. Though she kept going to cons, school overwhelmed her, and it wasn’t until college that her love of cosplay was revitalized. It started out building props on her apartment table–putting electronics together for a Breath of the Wild sheikah slate and Guardian Sword, using tutorials from Adafruit, a site she was familiar with in school. When she brought it to a convention for the first time and saw a teenager examining it in awe and was grinning with pride, she realized something: she liked wearing cosplays, but adored building them. And when began helping others build a Guardian Sword like hers, showing them the resources to use, she began to realize she adored teaching too. Fast forward to today: now she absolutely loves cosplaying and building stuff as well as showing other people, and hopefully sparking some joy and confidence in them to build something too!
Contributing to the anime world since 2003, beginning with ADV films, Blake Shepard regularly lends his vocal talents to FUNimation, Seraphim Digital. His unique tone and versatility has allowed him to provide performances for a range of characters in shows such as: Knights of the Zodiac (Netflix Original), Saint Seiya, Food Wars (Adult Swim, Crunchy Roll and Hi Dive), Darling in the Franxx, ReLife, 7 Seeds, Brynhildr in the Darkness, Campione!, One Piece, Pop Team Epic, Black Clover, Shin Godzilla, Tokyo Ghoul, Air Gear (SyFy Channel/Adult Swim), Fullmetal Alchemist : Brotherhood, One Piece, Attack on Titan (Cartoon Network), Halo Legends (Netflix) and many more. As an animator, Blake Shepard has also provided the Anime Network with original animation as well as creating promos and bumpers for the network. His company Dynosaur Productions focuses on original content and new technologies. His new project: Robot Girl Chronicles is currently in production. You can learn more at Patreon.com/RobotGirl.
Oscar Seung is a Dallas-based actor, violinist, pianist, opera singer, and music director. From film and television pilots, to theater and voiceovers, Oscar champions representation of Asian-Americans in media and the arts. He can currently be seen in We Can Be Heroes on Netflix, directed by Robert Rodriguez, and The Turkey Bowl on Hulu, directed by Greg Coolidge.
Anime/video game voiceover credits include: Attack on Titan (Varis), Yuri on Ice (Seung-Gil Lee), Free! (Nao Serizawa), Fairy Gone (Chase), One Piece (Daruma), Touken Ranbu (Kasen Kanesada), Magical Girl Raising Project (Shoichi Murota), Radiant (Baron Furgonde), and Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun (Misaki). Oscar is grateful to make appearances at anime conventions all over the country, inspiring other BIPOC and LGBT actors to pursue their passions in the arts. He is represented by the Mary Collins Agency.
