Guests

Below are all of the guests that we have confirmed so far for Tora-Con 2009. With the steady growth of Tora-Con, we're looking to have our largest guest list to date for this year! Please check back often to find out what new guests we're bringing!

Confirmed Guests

Johnny Yong Bosch - Johnny Yong Bosch got his start fighting giant bugs as Adam, the Black Ranger on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He is also known for his voice work as Vash in Trigun, Kaneda in Akira, Ichigo in Bleach, Renton in Eureka Seven, Claus in Last Exile, Clair in Heat Guy J, Sakaki in Witch Hunter Robin, Mike in Please Twins, Albert in The Count of Monte Cristo, Nero in Devil May Cry 4 and Kiba in Wolf's Rain. Aside from acting Johnny's the front man for the edge rock band, Eyeshine.

Eyeshine - Eyeshine is a 4-piece edge rock band hailing out of Southern California. Their huge hooks and infectious melodies are bound to make it into your favorite playlist or just get stuck in your brain. Their debut EP, "How about that?" was received well by fans and helped them to get into the studio for the recording of their full album, "Red Stripes / White Lights". Random Facts: Maurice Salmin (drums) likes gummy bears, Alex Orantes (bass) loves ketchup, he loves it so much he wants to marry it and Johnny Yong Bosch (vocals, guitar) likes peanut M&M's and sometimes eating fire. Check them out at www.myspace.com/eyeshine or www.eyeshine.net.

Monica Rial - Monica Rial has been working in the anime voice over industry for 10 years. As an actress for ADV Films and Funimation Entertainment has lent her voice to over 150 anime including: Misuzu in Air TV, Nyamo in Azumanga Daioh, Chane in Baccano!, Hyatt in Excel Saga, Kyoko in Full Metal Panic, Kirika in Noir, Tashigi/Carue in One Piece, Renge in Ouran Host Club, Izumi in Princess Nine, Haruka in Rahxephon, Misa in Macross, Saya/Saizo in Peacemaker Kurogane, Momoka in Sergeant Frog, Lara in School Rumble, Asa in Shuffle!, Kagura in Speed Grapher, Sakura in Tsubasa Chronicles, Tsubaki in Soul Eater, Ai in Crayon Shinchan, Lyra/Dante in Fullmetal Alchemist, Amy in Case Closed, Vanessa in Trinity Blood, and many more. She is also an ADR script adaptor and director for Funimation Entertainment.

Christopher Sabat - Christopher Sabat has worked in voiceover and audio production for over 10 years. His experience in anime began in 1998 when he was cast as Yamcha and Igor on the Dragon Ball movie, "Sleeping Princess In Devil's Castle". Soon afterwards, he was asked to join the anime giant FUNimation Productions to direct the Dragon Ball Z series. Since then, he has directed over 800 episodes of various anime, cartoons and videogames. And along the way, he has voiced some of the world's most popular anime characters including Vegeta, Piccolo, and Yamcha in Dragonball Z, Kuwabara and Rizen in Yu Yu Hakusho, Jigen in Lupin III, Ayame in Fruits Basket, Alex Luis Armstrong in Full Metal Alchemist, Father Tres in Trinity Blood, Kikichio in Samurai 7, Kurogane in Tsubasa Chronicles, Naru Naru in Kodocha, Saiga in Speed Grapher, Roy in Solty Rei, Roronoa Zoro in One Piece and others.