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2023 Guests

2023 Guests

2023 Guests

Guests In Their Own Words

Guests are an integral part of the convention experience. It’s always our pleasure to work with such talented individuals from near and far! 

You can find more information through their socials or also click the green microphone to check out their Behind The Voice Actor page!



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Bob Carter

Bob Carter is an internationally recognized voice actor and voice coach known for roles such as Balrog in Street Fighter, Baraka & Shao Khan in Mortal Kombat, and so many more. He co-owns the Neighborhood Studio, a teaching & production studio in Atlanta, where he helps Aspiring Creatives become Working Creatives.

Morgan Berry

Morgan Berry is a professional voice actor, singer, and YouTuber known for her voice roles in “Food Wars”, “Cells at Work”, and “Yashahime” as well as various video games and web series. Morgan has worked with many companies including Disney, Nintendo, Cartoon Network / Adult Swim, Marvel, Square Enix, SEGA, Funimation, Rooster Teeth, and Team Four Star.



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Beau Billingslea

In the world of anime, Beau has voiced a multitude of characters including: Jet Black in Cowboy Bebop, Ogremon, Saggitarimon and Parrotmon in Digimon, Michael in Argentosoma, Seal Walrus in Wolf’s Rain, Gohei in Rurouni Kenshin, Dee Jay in Super Street Fighter II and many others. He is also the voice of The Fourth Raikage and Homura in the animated series Naruto. His video games include: Safari, Outlaws, Dynasty Warriors, Zino, Breakdown, Ace Combat 5, and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. 

Amanda Miller

From voicing Cherche & Sully in Fire Emblem: Awakening to losing her ever-loving mind as Junko Enoshima & Toko Fukawa in the Danganronpa video game series, Amanda is best known for playing spunky, badass, and sometimes deranged heroines (and villains) in anime and video games. You can currently hear her as Sailor Jupiter in the Viz dub of Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal, and as Boruto Uzumaki in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations airing on Toonami.



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Jon Allen

2016 San Diego Film Award “Best Actor” nominee and winner of the 2014 “I’m Funnier Than” Comedy Contest, Jon Allen has voiced in JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE (Alessi), CELLS AT WORK CODE BLACK (Red Blood Cell AC1677),  DRAGONBALL SUPER (Nigrissi), SWORD ART ONLINE (Critter), EDENS ZERO (Jamilov and Spider), KUROKO’S BASKETBALL (Kiyoshi Miyaji and Yoshinori Susa), FLCL PROGRESSIVE (Mori), MOB PSYCHO 100 (Edano, Bandai, and Takenaka), GUNDAM IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS (Zack), HUNTER X HUNTER (Binolt, Kazsule, and Number Zero), and numerous others.

Paul Castro Jr.

Paul Castro Jr is a LA-based actor, writer, producer, and director. Born in Brooklyn but raised on the Jersey Shore, Paul spent a decade in NYC working in film, television, and off-Broadway. In the world of voiceover, he’s best known for voicing Rindo in Square Enix’s NEO: The World Ends with You, Dragon/Kei in Mamoru Hosoda’s critically acclaimed anime movie, BELLE, Jun Sadamoto in Lost Judgment: The Kaito Files, Allegro in Vampire in the Garden, Rikuya Yoshida in High-Rise Invasion, Forseti/Abel in Record of Ragnarok, and many more.



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Ray Hurd

American voice actor working for Crunchyroll and OkraTron 5000. He has an incredible lineup of shows he has been in such as: #MyHeroAcademia, #FireForce, #DragonballSuper, #Overlord, #OnePiece, #Fairytail, #HighSchoolDxD

Phil Parsons

American voice actor working for Crunchyroll and OkraTron 5000. He is known for voicing characters from series like : #FireForce, #AttackOnTitan, #DragonballZ, #MyHeroAcademia, #HighSchoolDxD, #OnePiece, #TokyoGhoul, #FullMetalAlchemist



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Kristen McGuire

Kristen McGuire is a professional voice actor, ADR Director and script adaptor. When it comes to voice work, Kristen has worked on hundreds of projects, but she is most well known for her work as Milim Nava in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Ruri in Dr. Stone, Alice Lendrott in Duke of Death and His Maid, and many other characters. Kristen is also a long-time anime artist! She draws all of her own prints and is known for her anime-style caricatures she offers at conventions.

Charles Campbell

Charles “Charlie” Campbell has worn many hats in the industry: ADR Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, and Composer. Charlie has voiced numerous characters such as Hakurou from That Time I Was Reincarnated as a Slime, Gran Torino from My Hero Academia, Fujitora from One Piece, Fritz in Attack on Titan, and so many others. In addition to his extensive career in anime he has also worked on numerous sci-fi and horror films.



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Lex Lang

Get ready, Edison, because legendary voice actor Lex Lang is coming to AnimeNEXT 2023! With over 500 credits to his name, Lex has brought to life numerous fan-favorite characters in Anime, TV, and Video Games. In anime, Lex is recognized as Suguru Geto in the smash hit Jujutsu Kaisen, but other notable roles include Wargreymon in Digimon, Goemon in Lupin the Third, and Sanosuke Sagara in Rurouni Kenshin. 

Jeremy Inman

Began voice acting in 2000 with his first role as Android 16 in Dragon Ball Z. Since then Jeremy has voiced many other fan favorites, including such roles as Captain Obi in Fire Force, Magne in My Hero Academia, JJ in Yuri on Ice!, Taurus in Fairy Tail, Magellan in One Piece, and countless others. Along with over 20 years voice acting, Jeremy is also a full time Director with Crunchyroll/Funimation. He’s helmed popular hit shows like Trigun;Stampede, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Golden Kamuy, Cautious Hero, and many more. 



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Sandy Fox

Sandy Fox is known as one of the cutest voices in the industry, and has brought to life some of the most beloved characters in anime, animation, and video games.  She is recognized for her work as the voices of Hello Kitty, Chibiusa & Black Lady in Sailor Moon, and Kriketina Kylie in Pokemon Journeys.  Through her charity, The Love Planet Foundation, she presents meditation and mindfulness workshops to children and teens, sharing practical tools to promote mental health and well-being.

Tara Sands

Tara Jayne Sands can be heard as over 50 characters in the original English Pokemon TV series including Bulbasaur, Richie, Jasmine, Oddish, and Tori.  Tara has recorded over 250 audiobooks and for 2 years (over 100 episodes!) Tara was the on-camera host of Cartoon Network’s weekly Friday night lineup, appropriately titled “Fridays.” On “Fridays” Tara interviewed dozens of celebrities like Johnny Depp, George Lucas, Robin Williams, Charles Barkley and Daniel Radcliffe, and had more on-camera food fights than she cares to remember.



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Dom Palombi’s Game Night!

Dom Palombi’s Game Night!, a Funk-Fusion Video Game Music Band with sounds like Vulfpeck, Scary Pockets, Lettuce, Snarky Puppy, and Louis Cole, bring a new twist to the scene playing Dom’s arrangements of video game soundtracks, and original compositions inspired by video games.

BLUE ENCOUNT

BLUE ENCOUNT is a 4-piece band hailing from Kumamoto, in southern Japan. They pride themselves on always giving it all they’ve got, their shows exciting and drawing in the audience, resonating with their spirit to create a beautiful kinship. They made their major label debut with EP “TIMELESS ROOKIE” in September 2014, and have since released four full albums: ”≒”, ”THE END”, ”VECTOR”, ”Q.E.D”. They also have a few exciting anime theme songs under their belt. In spring of 2023, the band’s bassist Tsujimura will be moving to New York, so who knows what adventures await them!



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“We had a wonderful experience and definitely am open to more projects in the future!”
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2022 Road Map

2022 Roadmap

2022 Roadmap

Our Revised Plan

Since we’ve released our original cheat sheet for 2022, we’ve gotten A LOT of positive feedback. As a result of the 2022 Call-Off, we’ve overhauled our roadmap to reflect our updated plans and Team’s current collaborations.

We’ll continue to update our roadmap as this year progresses and work diligently to release our 2023 roadmap in the early fall.

*Please be advised all dates listed are subject to change, if needed we will update the dates ASAP.

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Call-Off Details

Due to the recent developments with our venue, we’ve decided to call off all public-facing attractions of AnimeNEXT 2022. Meaning we will not be having an event for attendees, vendors, guests, etc. as we traditionally do.

You can read more about the call-off here: https://animenext.org/2022calloff/

*Please note that our Support Team will not answer any attendee questions regarding the “status” of any refund until after May 15th.

Recent Attendee Feedback

As expected, there were a lot of comments, thoughts, and feelings surrounding our 2022 call-off. We’re beyond grateful for the overwhelming support from our community and industry peers. Some of you even started weighing the pros/cons of future venues for the convention.

Naturally, with so many different opinions, some rumors have popped up. Unfortunately, even some major Anime Industry News sites had some inaccuracies, so we’d like to clear a few things up for everyone.

Is AnimeNEXT Dead?

Of course not having an in-person event has put pressure on the organization. Fortunately, our Team made critical decisions in early 2020 to audit our expenditures, reallocate resources, and cut costs to insulate ourselves. So confidently, we can say that we are planning to continue forward and forge a new path. This meme is a pretty accurate summary of our thoughts on the situation.

Our thoughts on the “is AnimeNEXT Dead?” questions

Will there be a virtual event?

No, we will not be holding a virtual event in 2022. We’re all zoom fatigued to the next dimension, we don’t want to add to that stress.

Even if we have some virtual-only content in the future it would be free with an option to support us, the same as our 2020 and 2021 events were. If this wasn’t the case we make it very clear up front.

Where will AnimeNEXT be located in 2023?

As of right now, we’re already looking at new venues for next year’s event. However, we plan to continue having the event in New Jersey as it has been historically. We’ll keep providing updates as more information is available.

April

Transfers, Deferments, & Refunds

As part of the call-off, we provided the AnimeNEXT 2022 membership holders the choice to pick one of three options: Transfer your membership to a partnered event, Deffer their memberships to AnimeNEXT 2022, or Have their AnimeNEXT 2022 memberships be refunded.

As of 4/13/22, the transfer and deferment form has closed, and our Team has started to process your submissions. To provide some insight, our process is:

  • Cross-checking each request against the AnimeNEXT 2022 registration database
  • Compile a master list of discount codes used for all deferments/ transfers and send out an email with this information
  • We’ll start the mass refund process and provide an email update

Our Team will go through these steps in the same order laid out above to ensure the process is as seamless as possible. We expect all of this to be completed by May 15th, 2022.

May

Collaborating with industry peers

Since we’re unable to have the public-facing attractions of AnimeNEXT;  We’re working with other events to bring our Team’s efforts and projects to life, even if it’s not at our event. 

We’re currently working with our Peers to get all the details locked in.  We’re projecting to have all of this info by mid/end of May. We’ll continue to update this section as new info rolls out, as provide a more detailed look into each collaboration.

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blerDCon

7/08/22

7/10/22

TBD

Otakon

7/29/22

7/31/22

TBD

DerpyCon

10/28/22

10/30/22

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*You can click each event’s name to visit their website.

June

AnimeNEXT 2023 Planning

The Team is preparing for the logistical challenges we’ll face moving to a new venue in 2023. Unfortunately, we don’t have much to currently share on this topic since our Teams are still laying out the groundwork for our next evolution. 

Traveling Manga Library

The AnimeNEXT Team travels to other events with our collection of manga for others to read and enjoy. With over 5,000 unique titles in our library we’re sure you’ll find something you like or one of Staff would be happy to make a recommendation.  You can see our Traveling Manga Library schedule below. 

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Castlepoint Anime Convention

4/30/22

5/1/22

Otakon

7/29/22

7/31/22

DerpyCon

10/28//22

10/30/22

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AnimeNEXT COVID-19 Safety Requirements

****THIS INFORMATION MAY HAVE CHANGED, PLEASE SEE https://animenext.org/covid19****

At AnimeNEXT our community members’ safety is our number one priority. This is why we have chosen to forgo in-person events over the past two years. So it should not come as a great surprise we’ve put together additional safety precautions required of all in attendance during AnimeNEXT 2022.

Everyone in attendance at AnimeNEXT 2022 will be required to provide proof of a completed vaccination treatment for SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) aka Covid-19 no later than 5/26/2022. Additionally, everyone will be required to wear a mask at all times in convention spaces.

Those who are unable to receive a vaccination due to medical exemptions and are age 11 or under will still be able to attend but will need to provide some additional information to verify exemption status.

This decision was fueled by:

Please make sure to visit our Covid-19 Safety Requirements Help Article for updates and more information. You can access this at any time from our web site’s navigation bar under the INFO > Covid-19.

Vaccine Requirement

AnimeNEXT 2022 is a vaccine-mandated event (even if you HAD covid and recovered). Only those having received their completed vaccine regimen (plus boosters) and showing their Covid-19 Vaccination Record Card at registration will be admitted into the convention.

Please be sure to have a copy of your vaccine card available to show when picking up your badge. If you do not/cannot show proof of vaccine, you will not be permitted to attend and no refund will be issued.

COVID-19 Vaccine Verification

In order to verify your identity and vaccination status, EVERYONE must show a valid government-issued ID during the badge pickup process. You can view the forms of acceptable ID in the Check-in Requirements section of our Help Articles.

Once your verification is complete you’ll receive a wristband that MUST be worn at all times throughout the convention weekend. Wristbands are NOT to be removed and will NOT be replaced if lost.

Forms of Vaccination Proof

  • A physical vaccination card(s) that has your proof of treatment from the vaccination site
  • If proof of vaccination was sent to you electronically, you can open the email (or log in) for us and show us the attachment/information sent from your vaccination site. You MUST open the email from your account (or login) in front of us to ensure that the vaccination information belongs to you. 
  • We WILL NOT accept screenshots/pictures

Medical Exemptions

If you are unable to receive a vaccination against COVID-19 you must provide a valid doctor’s note stating you are unable to receive a vaccination in addition to a negative COVID-19 Test.  The doctor’s note and negative COVOD-19 test must be dated no earlier than 5/26/2022.

Children Ages 11 or Younger

Children ages 11 and under – ALL children under the age of 11 who cannot be vaccinated must have a negative COVID test dated no earlier than 5/26/2022.

Should a vaccination for children ages 11 and under be approved, our team will revisit this and update the policy as needed.

Badge Shipping

We will not be shipping badges to those who pre-register for the convention. Since we need to verify you meet the aforementioned requirements, everyone must pick their badge up at the on-site registration booths.

Mask Mandate

Everyone in attendance will be required to wear a mask covering their mouth and nose at all times in the convention spaces. We’ll also be providing everyone in attendance one free AnimeNEXT branded cloth mask during badge pickup. Who doesn’t like freebies?

This includes:

  • Taking cosplay photos
  • While you are not actively putting food/drink into your mouth
  • Talking to others
  • On your cell phone
  • If it isn’t clear we’ll spell it out… All times means ALL TIMES

Deferral Application

We understand that not everyone may be able to meet these requirements or may still not wish to attend for personal reasons. This is why we’ve also taken the extra steps to make sure that we can accommodate those community members as well.

For those who do not wish to attend or are unvaccinated, you’ll have a chance to fill out a deferral form. Once you fill out this form our team will automatically defer your memberships until all COVID-19 registration requirements have been lifted. Should your stance change or you receive a full vaccination treatment you will need to reach out to our support team to be removed from the list once added.

We’ve sent this form out via email to everyone who has a deferred membership (originally from 2020). Please make sure to check all tabs (social, promotions, etc) and any spam filters. The Deferral Application must be filled out prior to 2/28/22.

You can view more information about 2020 Memberships in our Help Article here.

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2022 Guests

Guests In Their Own Words

Instead of paraphrasing or copy/pasting the same bios available online, our Team has come up with an innovative way for our Guests to describe themselves to you. Ranging from key roles they want to highlight, to fun facts, and random bits of knowledge! Best of all it’s directly in their own words!

Any of the bold and underlined text is a direct quote from our Guests. The twist is, they don’t always know what questions they are answering. Leading to some really funny moments. 😂  

You can visit our schedule page for more information about how to participate in our Guest’s events.

Guest Updates Coming Soon!

We know you’re eager to see who’ll be at the convention.

You can check back later for more updates!



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CDawgVA

CDawgVA “Connor Colquhoun” is best known for his YouTube videos and voice-over work. Often being absurd, over the top, and getting himself into precarious situations while discussing Otaku-related topics in addition to his popular anime character impressions-based series. He has currently amassed a following of over 2 million subscribers on YouTube alone.

Dorothy Fahn

You know me best as Lillymon from Digimon, or my recent role as Mercedes Von Martritz from Fire Emblem: Three Houses. A challenging role for me was Chihiro from Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc because it was hard to “find” a fluid voice. A hobby I’ve pursued during this past year was cooking. Three things I can’t live without are: coffee, my iPhone, and lots of books.



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Ellyn Stern

You know me best as Masaki Kurosaki from Bleach, or my recent role as Agatha of the Elite Four from Pokemon Generations. A challenging role for me was my work in Lupin because voicing numerous characters and making them unique can be difficult. Hobbies I’ve pursued during this past year are pilates, yoga, astrology, and genealogy. Three things I can’t live without are: my family, my career, and my dreams.

Katsura Sunshine

Katsura Sunshine began in entertainment as a playwright, composer, and producer of musical theatre. In 2008 he became the 15th apprentice to the great Rakugo Master Katsura Bunshi VI, from whom he received the name Katsura Sunshine. He is also the first-ever Western Rakugo-ka in the Kamigata tradition (Osaka / Kyoto) and only the second in Japanese history after his predecessor, after his predecessor Kairakute Burakku a hundred years before.



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L.A.V.A.

Loud, Annoying, and Very Annoying (L.A.V.A.) is an anime and pop culture variety show consisting of voice actors MaxMittelman, Robbie Daymond, & RayChase.

Lex Lang

You know me best as Dr. Neo Cortex from the Crash Bandicoot games, or my recent role as The Candlemaker from Doom Patrol. A challenging role for me was playing a fictitious version of myself from the movie Fame-ish because I had a completely different life and family. A hobby I’ve pursued during this past year was music production. Three things I can’t live without are: my wife Sandy, our pets (Angel, Tino, Daisy, and Baci!), and my guitar.



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Oriana Perón

Oriana Perón is a cosplaying, fashion designing, drag queen. Oriana has been cosplaying since 2006 where this nerdy hobby turned into a passionate career. She has studied theatre and costume design at Indiana University and continues her studies with a focus on fashion design. She also is a producer and host for, “World of Fantasy” and “World of Gayming”. Her favorite things are dressing up like cartoon moms and sending memes to all her friends.

Richard Epcar

You know me best as either Raiden from Mortal Kombat, or my recent role as Joseph Joestar from JoJo’s. A challenging role for me was The Joker from Injustice because everyone has their own image of what the character should be and it took a lot of effort to get it just right. A hobby I’ve pursued during this past year was online gin rummy. Three things I can’t live without are: family, my career, and kindness.



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Sandy Fox

You know me best as Chibiusa from Sailor Moon, or my recent role as Vryn from Gran Blue Fantasy games. A challenging role for me was Haruna from Durarara x2 because she’s was a bit crazy, zombie-like being, and I couldn’t emotion. A hobby I’ve pursued during this past year was becoming a certified Kids Yoga Teacher. Three things I can’t live without are: clean water and trees (does that count?), my Italian coffee pot, and my phone.

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Featured Twitch Streamers

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Featured Twitch Streamers

About our Streamer Program

During AnimeNEXT: Almost Home we’ll be working alongside Featured Twitch Streamers to provide live content directly to viewers. We hope you’re just as excited as we are to see all of the Streamers participating. 🥳

ABMXI

My name is Aurora aka AB – a One Piece lover, and really, lowkey (highkey) otaku. A variety streamer, who is always down to play anything and have a good time. Se habla Español (especially when stress lvls are high), but primarily will be speaking in English.


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AlisonBirbz

Hi! My name is Alison and I am a New Jersey based streamer, content creator, and bird lover! My nickname is “Birb” so feel free to address me as such. I enjoy playing games like Apex Legends, Overwatch, Animal Crossing, and many more! I’m also a semi-professional Cosplayer who specializes in foam armor. I’ve previously worked with the Overwatch League and Philadelphia Fusion as a sponsored cosplayer.


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BlackWhimsy

Full-time magical girl, Part Time Content Creator, Anime & Manga Lover, Official @BlackGirlGamers Streamer, Foodie, D&D enthusiast, @1000DreamsFund Ambassador♀️


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CDawgVA

CDawgVA “Connor Colquhoun” is best known for his YouTube videos and voice-over work. Often being absurd, over the top, and getting himself into precarious situations while discussing Otaku related topics in addition to his popular anime character impressions-based series. He has currently amassed a following of over 2 million subscribers on YouTube alone.


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CosTalkLive

CosTalk LIVE (aka CTL) is a Cosplay Talk Show that streams LIVE weekly (12 PM MST). We are a group of cosplay friends who LOVE sharing our experiences with others. Join our hosts Jinx, Ambrose, Kii-Chan, and ThermoCosplay as each week we feature a new cosplay theme or topic; we also invite industry guests to share their knowledge with our fans.


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DaniGrillo

An artist from Venezuela living in NY. I stream my art process on twitch. Some games I enjoy are Dragon Age, Digimon, Monster Munter, TLoZ Majora’s Mask.


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DexterChacko

Hey y’all, my name is Dexter Chacko and I’ll be your friendly neighborhood queerdo on Twitch. I’m a bisexual lefty who loves making music, playing weird old retro games, and talking about life, the universe, and everything. My goal is to express myself fully and honestly and create a community where everyone feels empowered to do the same. Also, we may or may not have legitimately the funniest chat on Twitch, so if that’s your bag, come on in.


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DJAwesomusPrime

Hi! My name is AWESOMUS PRIME, The Mech Warrior DJ! Anime, Gaming, Sci-Fi and Comic enthusiast. Podcaster, Manga writer, Music Producer, Gamer and Warrior of Love and Justice! Follow me on Social Media @djawesomusprime


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Dr_Squeakers

Dr Squeakers is a New Jersey-based multi-instrumentalist and visual artist. He creates improvised live-looped performances accompanied by reactive live visuals. Performances are made interactive through the use of chat commands, allowing the viewers to take solos on analog synths by writing in chat.


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DreNav

Welcome in! My name is Dre. I play mainly Apex Legends but every now and then, I switch it up and do variety. Thanks for the support and join in the community, The Inner Circle!


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EelGuyLIVE

Eel Guy (@EELGUY) is an award-winning photographer whose live photo editing sessions encourage viewers to be creative and silly in their own way. Brought to life with colorful characters (such as a talking microphone and a “living” room with googly eyes), absurdist humor, photo editing magic, and a plethora of wacky distractions; a binge of EelGuy’s streams might just change your life for the weirder (and the better)!


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FallenNeophyte

Your resident Weeb Dividing Cheeks on the daily! My life consists of Anime, Video Games, Hiking, Bouldering, Horror Movies, Friends, Family & Developing a Community on Twitch where everybody is welcome!


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Gleaney

The rising tide raises all boats! Come join Gleaney and together we can float!! Hi I’m Gleaney, I’m a British Professional Actor, an Official Genshin Impact Content Creator, and an occasional Pikachu onesie wearer! My biggest Flex: I have all the characters currently in the game!! I enjoy helping my community get 5 stars!


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HorrorQueenCosplays

Horror Queen Cosplay has been an avid cosplayer since 2008. She is a variety gaming streamer playing genres from horror to atmospheric indies! On top of playing games with her community, she hosts weekly crafting streams making new cosplays


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KawzNova

What’s up gamers, I’m KawzNova of team Devolv, variety pc streamer! I get down in a lot of racing games like Forza and CarX, but I also play shooters and RPGs! Come hang out lets talk anime/scifi/games/cars/drifting/ or whatever!


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KickPunchBlock!

Kick-Punch-Block!, is made up of gamers not limited to the Fighting genre who just love what we do and have a passion to keep it alive. Currently based in NYC/Westchester, we want to deliver more community gaming, live broadcasting, and events space by keeping it fresh and fun. From friendly casuals, tournament competition, and leveling up not only our skills, but the skills of all players in our community are our goal in this project.


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KidYuki

Anime and video game cover musician who is totally not just lazily cosplaying Koyuki from Beck. Stop by for acoustic request streams and also drum request streams. Pick a song, chill out (or rock out), and chat with your fellow music-loving anime nerds. What could be better?


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L.A.V.A.

Loud, Annoying, and Very Annoying (L.A.V.A.) is an anime and pop culture variety show consisting of voice actors MaxMittelman, Robbie Daymond, & RayChase.


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LordKnight

Arc System Works Game Legend from $NJ$. Fire Emblem fanatic. Streams fighting games and other stuff. Sponsored by Beastcoast.


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MisMangoPlays

The Honeydrop Cafe is a virtual cozy coffee shop designed with community, personal growth,h and your health in mind. The cafe often plays host to engaging community events with unique and immersive themes! MisMango (she/her) is a proud LGBTQ+ artist and real life craft coffee barista looking to explore and learn whatever she can. She’s ever eager to bring people along on that journey while supporting the people and causes dearest to her heart.


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Neraj89

Hello! what’s up and welcome to my channel! my name is Jaren but if you flip it around you get Neraj. I am an Overwatch streamer but I play a variety of games and do some IRL streams as well. make yourself at home and don’t be afraid to hit that follow button! We shall talk real soon!!!


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NYSnarkExchange​

The New York Snark Exchange is a personality-based stream team that resides in the Tri-State area. Blending humor, musical performances, games, and thoughtful critique of the media we consume, NYSX has created a loyal community that has found acceptance in the oversaturated Twitch space. We wear our passions on our sleeves, are not afraid of a difficult conversation, and most importantly, stay genuine while creating content with a conscience.


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OtakusWithAttitude

Come Party with Otakus With Attitude until 2AM both Fri (6/11) and Sat(6/12)! With DJs: Kenneth Rage, MANA SOUL, DJ Awesomeus Prime, DJ KYON, SANiTY, & SomeKid!


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PhoTW

Pho The Win ! Also known as Melissa Nguyen 🙂 I consider myself a variety streamer but mostly a gamer. I try to dabble with art and candle-making. I’m not extremely talented at any of these but I enjoy entertaining people through my awkwardness xD


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SchwamGames

The Schwam is a rock/ska/punk band from NJ! Brandon is the lead singer and guitarist of the band and he streams games and improvised music using a loop pedal on Twitch!


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Setsucon

The official streaming channel for Setsucon – Winter’s Warmest Anime Celebration. Held each January, Setsucon is an annual celebration of anime and Japanese culture at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The Setsucon Twitch Channel streams weekly anime and gaming-related content, including party games, adventure games, anime talk shows, and our weekly original tabletop rpg series Setsu Roll.


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Shawn

 I’m Shawn, a 26-year-old bisexual/queer partnered content creator on Twitch who specializes in Genshin Impact content in addition to mindfulness & sex education. You might know my face from TikTok and my famous “Genshin Impact Players!” We are live Sunday – Tuesday from 9 AM – 2 PM EST.


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StarryEyesCreations

Hey, creatives! I’m Sarah Elizabeth. I am an artist, that works with polymer clay, comic markers, and procreate for digital. I frequent my local Comic Convention Scenes as an artist/ vendor. I use this twitch to show my creative process and behind the scenes of being a vendor.


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Uxieu

Hello, I’m Uxieu (pronounced yuuk-see-yuu)! I’m a VTuber variety streamer, I’m 20 years old, and I love video games, drawing, dance, anime, and Hatsune Miku.


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Waldo0120

Hello, my name is Waldo and i am a variety streamer.  I play all sorts of games on stream including shooters like Valorant and nice, chill games like Minecraft.  I am also a long time attendee of AnimeNEXT, starting back in 2007, and have presented panels at the event since 2008.  My most popular panel, one which I still present to this day, is called Would You Rather: Anime Edition.


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ZandraNightshade

The name’s Zandra but you can call me Zara or Z! I’m a designer, artist, and audio content creator. I really like the adrenaline rush from horror games a little bit too much (yikes) so you’ll see me dabbling in the Resident Evil series, Dead By Daylight and other horror games I can get my grubby hands on. Feel free to join in on the tomfoolery and good vibes!


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