Model and Musician
KERA model and Lead Singer of band DISACODE
Akira is the voice behind the band Disacode, who has done the ending theme for Black Butler. She is also a recurring model for fashion magazines such as KERA and Gothic Lolita Bible. She's back this year to showcase her amazing style and...
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Influencer
Kawaii fashion and life j-vlogger and the face of the popular Youtube channel Ask Japanese. Originally from Germany, Cathy moved to Japan to pursue her dreams. She is currently not only working with Ask Japanese and her personal channel, but she also appears on Japan’s international...
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Director Artist
Chiaki Kon, Director of Japanese animationHobbies are strawberry picking and cosplay.Known for “Higurashi no Naku Koro ni”, “Nodame Cantabile”, “Sailor Moon Crystal Death Busters Arc”, “Naruto Shippuuden Sasuke Shinden” etc
Director of Sailor Moon Crystal
Manga Editor
Fumio Osano, nicknamed Osabu and Osa-P by Sailor Moon Creator Naoko Takeuchi, is a manga editor who works for Kodansha LTD. He is best-known for being the first editor and Manager of the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon manga.
Domestic Cosplay Guest
Hana Dinh aka Hana Bunny is a Fashion Model and Cosplayer based in San Jose, California. Hana has been cosplaying since 2009 with around 200 projects completed. She takes pride in the ability to apply artistic skill and photo-manipulation into her own cosplay to bring the character...
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Voice Actor
Veteran Mexican Voice Actor, Mario Castañeda, will be joining Anime Matsuri 2018.
Mario started his career in 1983, with more than 35 years in the industry he has lent his voice to the Latin American dubs of movies, television series, and anime. He provided the voice of Goku in...
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Fashion Designer
Directly from the magical brand itself comes one of the brilliant minds behind some of your favorite dress prints! Joining us this year is the lovely Natsumi, a member of Meta’s fantastic design team. She is not only a part of the creative process for the brand but also models new...
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Voice Actress
Patricia Acevedo is a mexican voice actress and dubbing director who is widely known in all of Latin America for her starring roles as Serena Tsukino in Sailor Moon, Lisa Simpson in The Simpsons, Milk (Chichi) and Chaoz in Dragon Ball, and Angelica Pickles in Rugrats, amongst many...
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International Cosplayer/Cosplay Photographer, Pro-Contest Judge
Pugoffka is cosplayer and cosplay photographer from Ukraine, Kiev. She started her photography career in 2009. She has been photographing for more than 8 years and has done more than 700 cosplay photoshoots. As she travel a lot, she gets a chance to shoot cosplayers from all over...
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Model
KERA and Gothic and Lolita Bible model
Meet Root, a lovely crossdressing model Right out of your favorite japanese fashion magazines! She has been on the covers of and featured in KERA, Gothic Lolita Bible, and Men’s SPIDER magazines. She also co-starred in the Vampire Knight musical...
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General Manager, Atelier BOZ
Through showcasing both elegant, Aristocratic styles and beautiful gothic, lolita pieces, she always aims to bring out the very best for the brand and its patrons.The general manager of Atelier BOZ will be returning to join us this year along with our other special guests from Japan...
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Illustrator Artist
Hasegawa is an illustrator whose whimsical art has no boundaries. Formerly the Designer of the Japanese brand Putumayo, Hasegawa now spends his time pursuing his passions in illustrating and creating. Currently he does collaborations with brands such as Shop in Wonderland and creates...
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International Cosplay Guest, Pro-Contest Competitor
2 time World Cosplay Summit Championship winners. 2018 will be their debut in USA.
Butlers, Swallowtail
Iori, Kumagawa, Yurino and Furuya, butlers from Swallowtail Butler Cafe in Japan.
