GUESTS

UMAIGOSH ENTERTAINMENT

SWORDS VS. DEMONS

JUNE 10, 2023

GUESTS

UMAIGOSH ENTERTAINMENT'S

SWORDS VS. DEMONS

JUNE 10, 2023

SPECIAL GUESTS

Get information about our special guests joining Swords Vs. Demons!

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GUEST LINEUP

Swords Vs. Demons is excited to announce our full guest lineup!

MARK WHITTEN

Mark Whitten is an LA based actor working in animation and video games with companies like DreamWorks, Disney, Netflix, DC, Sony Playstation, Square Enix, Nintendo, Bethesda, EA, and many more.

Notable roles include Kyojuro Rengoku (Demon Slayer), Seteth (Fire Emblem: Three Houses), Oh (Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh), Leslie Kyle (Final Fantasy VII Remake), and Alex (Street Fighter V).

Additional roles in anime include Mikitaka (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure), Kyoya Kujo (Gundam Build Divers), Silas Karlisle (Beyblade Burst), Liu Tien Hua (Ingress: The Animation), Flutter (Hunter x Hunter), Drole (The Seven Deadly Sins), Enchu (Muhyo and Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation), Van Reichnott (The Rising of the Shield Hero), Cislo (The Promised Neverland), and Kato (Lupin the 3rd: Goodbye Partner), and Peppy Hare (Star Fox Zero: the Battle Begins).

Mark is also the co-creator/actor/voice director for the popular horror podcast, The Hotel, and the award winning sci-fi anthology, The Theatre of Tomorrow.

He has two cats, Ashi and Haku, who are the best children anyone could ask for.

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LUCIEN DODGE

Lucien is a voice actor specializing in characters for animation, video games, commercials, and other media. His anime credits include Zoicite and Motoki Furuhata in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal, Akaza in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train, Waver Velvet in Fate/Zero, Takumu Mayuzumi in Accel World, Blue and various Pokémon in Pokémon Origins, as well as Chili on the regular Pokémon series, Norba Shino in Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans, Yukio Hans Vorarlberna in Bleach, Ja'far in Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Adolf K. Weismann and Tatara Totsuka in K, as well as guest roles in Hunter X Hunter, Sword Art Online, Kill la Kill, Naruto Shippuden, Doraemon, Glitter Force, Blood Lad, Aldnoah Zero, Seven Deadly Sins, Ajin, Knights of Sidonia, B­Daman: Crossfire, and both the Tiger & Bunny TV series and movie, The Beginning.

Video game credits include Dust in Dust: An Elysian Tail, Mega Gnar in League of Legends, Elliot Craig in Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, Sin Kiske in Guilty Gear Xrd, Regulus Ringland in Grand Kingdom, Hifumi Yamada in Dangan Ronpa, Dr. Victor S. Court in Bravely Default, Kurgum in Final Fantasy X/X­2 HD, Dr. Vanus in Smite, Kortes in Atilier Shallie: Alchemist of the Dusk Sea, Kerith in the Dance Central franchise, Li Dian in Dynasty Warriors 8, and can also be heard in Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Mad Max, Pac­Man and the Ghostly Adventures, Disney Infinity, and Skylanders (Giants and Swap Force).

You can find out more about Lucien and his work by visiting his web­site.

KIRA BUCKLAND

Kira Buckland is a voice actress born and raised in Alaska and currently based in southern California. She is best known as the English voice of "Jolyne Cujoh" in her favorite series, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean.

Some of Kira's popular video game credits include NieR: Automata (2B), Soulcalibur VI (Talim & 2B), BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (Heart), River City Girls (Kyoko), Street Fighter V (Falke), Fire Emblem Heroes (Eirika & Katarina), Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice (Trucy), Tales of Zestiria (Edna), Danganronpa 2 (Hiyoko Saionji), Danganronpa V3 (Kirumi Tojo), Disgaea 5 (Seraphina), Dead or Alive 5 & 6 (Honoka), 13 Sentinels (Ryoko), Skullgirls (Marie), Persona 5 Strikers (Kuon Ichinose), and many more.

Anime credits include Kakegurui (Mary), Demon Slayer (Mitsuri), Edens Zero (Rebecca), YashaHime: Princess Half-Demon (Setsuna), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable (Reimi), Komi Can't Communicate (Makeru), Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle (Princess Syalis), Tower of God (Yuri), Magia Record (Iroha), Love Live: School Idol Project (Umi), Granblue Fantasy (Lyria), Accel World (Kuroyukihime), Blue Exorcist (Izumo), Sailor Moon (Mimete), Hunter x Hunter (Zushi), and ReZero (Beatrice).

Kira's other interests include coffee, cats, classic rock, fighting games, and Pokemon GO. She is also the founder of the Voice Acting Club, a community linking voice talent and content creators around the world.

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ERIKA MENDEZ

Erica Mendez is a Chicago-native now living in Los Angeles and working in the field of voice-over. She has played many fan-favorite characters, including Retsuko in Aggretsuko, Ryuko in KILL la KILL, Gon in Hunter x Hunter, Aladdin in Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Yuuki in Sword Art Online II, Sailor Uranus in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon, Megumin in Konosuba, Emma in The Promised Neverland, Akko in Little Witch Academia, Diane in Seven Deadly Sins, Nico in Love Live!, Mash in Fate/Grand Order, Raphtalia in The Rising of the Shield Hero, Bernadetta in Fire Emblem Three Houses, and Kamisato Ayaka in Genshin Impact.

You can also hear her in video games such as Final Fantasy VII Remake, Legends of Runeterra, Scarlet Nexus, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, The Fire Emblem series, Triangle Strategy, New Pokémon Snap, Ys IX, Tales of Berseria, Puyo Puyo Tetris, The Danganronpa franchise, Code Vein, Soul Calibur VI, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, and the Trails of Cold Steel series; As well as animated shows like OK K.O. Let’s be Heroes, Demon Slayer, Yashahime, Shaman King (2021) Your Lie in April, Anohana, Erased, Pokémon Journeys, To Your Eternity, Boruto, Re:ZERO, Fate/Apocrypha, My Hero Academia, and many more.

Voice acting isn’t the only way she keeps herself busy: Her script adaptation work includes The Promised Neverland, Little Witch Academia, Sailor Moon SuperS, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars, and Fate/Apocrypha. She made her directorial debut with the animated film, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, which she also adapted.

You can keep up with Erica's role announcements and incoherent rambling by following her on Twitter.

ERIK KIMERER

Erik Kimerer has always heard voices in his head and decided to do the only sensible thing; let them out. He was born and raised in Seattle, where he was trained in the Japanese method of anime voice acting by a veteran seiyuu. After graduating in Theatre Arts he moved to L.A. to pursue his love of telling stories through video games, animation, and even in the wrestling ring.

Recent anime works you may have heard Erik in include One Punch Man as Speed-O'-Sound Sonic, Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans as Biscuit Griffon, The Asterisk War as Ayato Amagiri, Your Lie in April as Takeshi Aiza, Toradora as Ryuuji Takasu, Magi as Alibaba Saluja, Accel World as Haruyuki Arita, Sword Art Online as Ducker, and "Seven Deadly Sins" as Gowther. In the world of video games, Erik has lent his voice to Cress and various other characters in Tales of Xilia 2, Oliver in 2064: Read Only Memories, Mark Evans in Inazuma Eleven, Oskar in Atelier Sophie, Joven Glacius in Heroes of Newerth, and a Black Egret in Skullgirls. Outside of anime and games, he has even delved into audiobook narration, recently portraying Koyomi Araragi in the Kizumonogatari light novel.

Erik is happy to travel and share his stories and experiences with his fellow anime/game fans, as well as make new ones along the way.

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JONAH SCOTT

Jonah Scott is a Voice Actor, Singer and Twitch Streamer from Los Angeles. Online and in the booth, he has done voice work with studios in Tokyo, Europe and across LA.

Jonah has provided his 'Leading Man' voice to many video games and serials including Aiden Caldwell in Dying Light 2, Legoshi in Beastars, Willy Tybur in Attack on Titan, Formaggio in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, and many more.

Not just an accomplished actor, he is a classically trained singer with over 15 years of instruction across all disciplines.

When he's not behind the mic, he is streaming as his VTuber, Alpha, to his large Twitch community (twitch.tv/AlphaAniki), watching anime or playing Dungeons & Dragons with his friends.

SPECIAL GUESTS

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GUEST LINEUP

Swords Vs. Demons is excited to announce our full guest lineup!

MARK WHITTEN

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Mark Whitten is an LA based actor working in animation and video games with companies like DreamWorks, Disney, Netflix, DC, Sony Playstation, Square Enix, Nintendo, Bethesda, EA, and many more.

LUCIEN DODGE

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Lucien Dodge is a voice actor specializing in characters for animation, video games, commercials, and other media.

KIRA BUCKLAND

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Kira Buckland is a voice actress born and raised in Alaska and currently based in southern California. She is best known as the English voice of "Jolyne Cujoh" in her favorite series, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean.

ERICA MENDEZ

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Erica is best known for her roles as Ryuko Matoi in "KILL la KILL", Aladdin in "Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic", Yuuki Konno in "Sword Art Online II" and Nico Yazawa in Love Live!

ERIK KIMERER

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Erik Scott Kimerer has always heard voices in his head and decided to do the only sensible thing; let them out. He was born and raised in Seattle, where he was trained in the Japanese method of anime voice acting by a veteran seiyuu.

JONAH SCOTT

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Jonah Scott is a Voice Actor, Singer and Sound Designer from Los Angeles. Online and in the booth, Jonah has done voice work with anime studios in Tokyo and LA as well as Sound Design work with clients from NYC, Denmark, and London.

EVENT SCHEDULE

2pm-3pm - VIP Experience

3pm-10pm Autograph Signings

3pm-10pm Vendor Hall

3pm-10pm Scavenger Hunt (while supplies last)

3pm - Opening Ceremonies

5:30pm - 1st First Raffle

7:00pm - Kids Cosplay Contest

8:00pm - Cosplay Contest

9:00pm - 2nd Raffle

9:15pm - Cosplay Roost

10:00pm - Closing Ceremonies

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EVENT MAP

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ABOUT UMAIGOSH

UmaiGosh Entertainment is a non-profit organization founded on the principals of wanting to bring more quality anime events, education, and Japanese culture to Southern California. UmaiGosh focuses on fan events that are theme specific, creating one-of-a-kind experiences while bringing fans, vendors, and voice actors together. We look forward to seeing you at one of our events!

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