Shimba Tsuchiya works as both an actor and a voice artist. He starred his first animated television series in Welcome to the Ballroom playing the role of Tatara Fujita. Other notable works include animated television series Haikyuu!!: Karasuno Koukou VS Shiratorizawa Gakuen Koukou (as Tsutomu Goshiki), The Dragon Dentist (as Toreshi), the play Ehon Gappo Ga Tsuji  (as Gunzo Moriyama and Onui), etc.

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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.

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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".

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