Arimura Moha, creator of world beloved brand Same-Z, will be making his Debut in America at Ohayocon 2018! I could rattle off his accomplishments and prattle on about how excited we are to have him but frankly I think his work speaks for itself. I mean, have you SEEN his sharks!? SO CUTE!!!!

Seriously, check out his twitter.

Or his website!

Or, if you’re feeling frisky, check out his bio in the Industry Speakers Guest Page!

This Feature Friday let’s all give a warm welcome to MADDØG, the inspiring DJ who wields her craft as a honed blade to cut through the hyper-masculine culture enshrining the music genre she loves! This warrior for EDM Equality can be found performing almost at Bars, Clubs and Events in Indiana and she’s bringing her talents to Ohio for our signature nighttime event, Club Ohayocon!

Read her bio full bio here!

Is it another Feature Friday already? Please don’t answer that, it’s really more of a rhetorical question — OF COURSE it is!

Today we’re excited to welcome Chris Moujaes to Ohayocon 2018 as an Industry speaker! Chris has over 9 years of industry experience under belt in both the anime industry and the American webcomics scene! He’s a brand visionary, a production wizard, an ace storyteller and all sorts of other buzzphases I could make up for you guys!

Hey, don’t let me ramble on aimlessly to convince you… check out his bio page and learn more about him here!

Voice Actor Jamie Marchi

It’s Feature Friday, and we are ecstatic to let you know we asked voice actor and director Jamie Marchi to visit us in January, and she said yes!

Marchi voiced the titular Panty in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Cana Alberona in Fairy Tail, Liz Thompson in Soul Eater, Gou Matsuoka in Free! Iwatobi Swim Club and Free! Eternal Summer, and the narrator in Hetalia: Axis Powers. Marchi also has credits in a number of other anime, including Witchblade, Baka and Test, Spice and Wolf, Sgt. Frog, Rosario + Vampire, Romeo X Juliet, and several more.

Read all about her on her bio page, and check back next Feature Friday to learn about our next Ohayocon 2018 guest!

Nightlife at Ohayocon is defined by our Signature Event: Club Ohayocon — and what would a club be without some incredible DJs to make it jump? For this Feature Friday we’re excited to announce our first DJ, Marson! Marson has been DJing anime events for 4 years and his deadly combination of J-core and Future Bass are sure to get the floor moving. Plus he puts those fun little anime clips voice acting clips into his music sometimes which the person writing this press release totally loves.

Go listen to some of his music here: https://www.mixcloud.com/Marson/

Or like him on facebook for updates here: https://www.facebook.com/Marsonmusic/

We’ve got another Fan Guest of Honor announcement for you! It’s Oriana Perón: Cosplayer, Costume Designer, Drag Queen, and Wig Designer to the stars! Oriana has been cosplaying since 2006. This long journey began in 1995 when her cousin introduced her to Sailor Moon. She is an award winning Mid-Western Drag/cosplayer and now spends her days as a costume and wig designer.

Read Oriana’s full bio HERE!