Chiemi Tanaka is a Japanese voice actress that has voiced various roles including Rina Tennoji from “Love Live! Nijigasaki School Idol Club”, Rikka from “The Little Lies We All Tell”, and Romi/Princess from “Catch! Teenieping”. In 2023 she released her first photobook “Mikakunin” and is active in a variety of media including her own radio show.

She is also active as a music artist together with Natsumi Murakami as NACHERRY and has performed for the opening for TV anime series “The Little Lies We All Tell” and the opening for “Gushing over Magical Girls”.

Coco Hayashi is a Japanese voice actress and actress.

In 2019 she won the Best New Actress award at the “13th Seiyuu Awards” and has voiced various roles including Setsuna Yuki from “Love Live! Nijigasaki School Idol Club”, Mirai Momoyama from the anime “Kiratto Pri☆Chan”, Taki Shiina from “BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!!”, Rossi from “The Promised Neverland”, and Sora from the game “Blue Archive”.

SPYAIR is a 4-piece rock band composed of YOSUKE (vocals), UZ (guitar, programming), MOMIKEN (bass), and KENTA (drums).

Originally formed in 2005, the band gained steady popularity for their aggressive style and intense live performances. 

They then made their major label debut in 2010.  In April 2023, YOSUKE joined the band as the new vocalist. Four months after YOSUKE joined, SPYAIR held their 7th solo outdoor concert “JUST LIKE THIS” at Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest, attracting huge audiences.  

Leah Clark is a voice actor and writer most known for her works at Funimation and Crunchyroll.

Her voice is most often recognized as Himiko Toga in My Hero Academia, Mavis Vermillion in Fairy Tail, Miss Kobayashi in Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, Asia Argento in Highschool DXD, Blair in Soul Eater, Coby and Miss Double Finger in One Piece, and Megumi in Fruits Basket.

She can also be heard as Carlita in Pokemon Black/White movie, Maron in Dragonball GT, Mio in Nichijou, Osaragi in Love is War, Ikuno in Darling in the Franxx, Minatsuki in Deadman Wonderland, Fuyuki in Sgt Frog, Saki Morami in Eden of the East, and Minami in Baka and Test. She has voiced over 350 characters in anime and video games; as well as commercial VO and narration.

Some of Leah’s favorite script adaptations include My Dress-up Darling, SK8 Infinity, Tomo Chan is a Girl, Yamada’s First Time, Panty and Stocking, Chio’s School Road, How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, and How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?.  Her writing is most often recognized by her quirky sense of humor and a knack for realistic, heartfelt dialogue.

Natalie Van Sistine is a voice actress, audio engineer, and writer who currently lives near Dallas with her dog, Nico.

You can hear her as Yor Forger in Spy X Family, Star and Stripe in My Hero Academia, Miorine in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, the Fox Devil in Chainsaw Man, Irene Adler/James Bonde in Moriarty the Patriot, Lilith in The Maid I Hired Recently is Mysterious, Arnheid in Vinland Saga, Natsuko Aki in Re: Cutie Honey, and dozens of other anime, including Attack on Titan, Kaguya Sama: Love is War, Full Dive, Pop Team Epic, Overlord, and One Piece. She has also appeared in over a hundred games, including Honkai: Star Rail as Serval and World of Warcraft as Dark Ranger Velonara. You can also hear her in Hearthstone, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Higan: Eruthyll, Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier, RWBY: Arrowfell, Goddess of Victory: Nikke, and Lost in Random. She can be found on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @nvansistine.

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Over the past decade, Alex has voiced characters in over fifty shows.

Favorites include Aizawa (Eraserhead) in My Hero Academia, Decim in Death Parade, Makishima in Psycho Pass, and Kaku in One Piece. Alex is also an accomplished stage actor and director, spending the past ten years as a member of the Resident Acting Company at the Dallas Theater Center. Alex currently stars as the English voice of Loid Forger (Twilight) in Spy x Family.

Megan Shipman works professionally as a Voice Actor and ADR Director for many different games, projects, and shows.

She’s voiced characters like Anya Forger in “SPYxFAMILY“,  Shion in “Sing a Bit of Harmony”, La Brava from “My Hero Academia”, Gigi Andalucia from “Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway”, Mayuri Shiina from “Steins;Gate 0“, Grey from “Black Clover”, Homura from “Dr. Stone”, Maple from “BOFURI”, Yuzu Aihara from “Citrus“, Aoba Suzukaze from “New Game!“, Camie from “One Piece”, Mare Bello Fiore from “Overlord“, Eripiyo from “If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It To The Budokan I Would Die”, Aries Spring from “Astra Lost in Space”, Snow White from “Magical Girl Raising Project“, Chibi from “Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits“, Rikou Takitsubo from “A Certain Scientific Railgun S“,  Mio Shimazu from “Yu-No: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World“, Yuzuru Yamai from “Date-A-Live“, IF from “Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation“, Shimakaze from “Kantai Collection“, Cassidy from “Dimension W“, Arisa Meigo from “A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion“, Hibari from “Senran Kagura“, and Corriente from “Show by Rock!!“.