Michael Sinterniklaas is a veteran of the anime industry and has worked as a ADR Director, actor, voice actor, script writer, sound engineer, mixer and producer. 

Michael is a prolific actor and has voiced a countless roles in anime with his most recent major role being Taki in the award winning movie by Makoto Shinkai - Your Name.   Check out his full bio on our website as well as all of Otakon 2017's announced guests.

Tomoki Kyoda, a director and unit director, made his Directorial debut in 2003 with the theatrical film RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio. In 2005 with the series Eureka Seven, he began his career as a TV Series Director. Since then, he has worked on other titles such as Expelled from Paradise and Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark, in addition to other Eureka Seven series.

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Hideyuki Tomioka is a Senior Managing Director at SUNRISE, Inc.  His production credits include many popular shows including Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, After War Gundam X, INUYASHA, and STEAMBOY.

Katsuyuki Sumizawa is an anime screenwriter and novelist who has worked on various famous shows including Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Dragonball Z, Sailor Moon, Yu Yu Hakusho, Macross 7, Inuyasha, and Naruto.

Read more about Hideyuki Tomioka and Katsuyuki Sumizawa on our website, as well as all our announced guests.

Toshio Furukawa is a prolific Japanese voice actor (affiliated with Aoni Production) who has voiced a myriad of roles for over 4 decades, including the voice of the famous Namekian known as Piccolo in the hit series "Dragon Ball" and that of Portgas D. Ace, the older brother of Monkey D. Luffy in the hit series "One Piece".  To this day he continues to contribute his voice to various works and can be heard in various shows such as "Hunter x Hunter", "Polar Bear Cafe", "Space Dandy", "Dragon Ball Super", and "Ushio and Tora".

Shino Kakinuma is a Japanese voice actress who has worked for over 3 decades in the industry.  She is best known for her roles as Videl in "Dragon Ball Kai", Suzuko in "Mahôtsukai Sally", and as Naru Osaka, Usagi's best friend in "Sailor Moon".

Read more about Toshio Furukawa and Shino Kakinuma on our website, as well as all our announced guests.

Otakon is pleased to announce that voice actress, actor, singer and producer Sandy Fox will be appering at Otakon 2017.

Otakon is pleased to announce that voice actor and director Lex Lang will be appering at Otakon 2017.