2025 Voice Acting Guests

A special thanks to our friends at Powell Talent for helping us with our guests this year! All Guest Schedules are subject to change depending on availability. Please check the print schedule at the convention for confirmed appearance times. 

Lisette Monique Diaz began her Anime career as a fan first- watching Anime,  collecting Manga, & attending Conventions since she was a kid… From Making Magic at the Disney and Universal Studios theme parks, to Playing Pretend in the Booth; Lisette has managed to turn her passion for all things Disney and Weeb related into a career. ♥︎ She’ll forever be grateful for the opportunities she’s been given and all the wonderful people she’s met along the journey.

You might recognize her as the voice of JAHY from “The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated,” MINI YAEMORI from “Rent-A-Girlfriend,” O-SOME from “One Piece,” HELLCAT ULIMINAS from “Chillin’ In Another World With Level 2 Super Cheat Skills,” ETERNITY DEVIL from “Chainsaw Man,” LADY ELSA from “Sasaki and Peeps;” as well as from other popular shows like “SpyXFamily,” Blue Lock,” “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War,” “Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts,” “Tales of Wedding Rings,” “The Duke of Death and His Maid,” and many more!

Cole Feuchter is an Androgynous Voice Actor based out of Dallas, Texas. They have worked extensively in the voice over industry since 2017, having lent their voice to several anime, numerous mobile games and even audiobooks and commercials.  

Known for voicing Tada Tomonari in BLUELOCK, Marcel in SAVING 80000 GOLD as well as Wheel in ONE PIECE, they can also be heard as Yoshio Asakura (ISHIDA & ASAKURA), Naoto Hamasaki & Archer Springfield (CAMP BUDDY), Lenga Valentine (FULL SERVICE). They can even be heard in the anime dubs of VINLAND SAGA, BUDDY DADDIES, THE SAINT’S MAGIC POWER IS OMNIPOTENT, THE CASE STUDY OF VANITAS, CHAINSAW MAN and more.

 Cole is also fluent in Japanese, earning their degree at the University of North Texas, and outside of voice work, they are also a content creator under the moniker ”The Retrocade” and was even one of the creators for GAMESTOP TV frequently featured in the “All-In” segments. Cole has also taught, and still offers, Japanese classes/lessons online and in-person for groups or individuals. Outside of voice over and sharing their love and knowledge of Japanese language and culture, Cole also finds joy in creating their own works of art. Be it hand drawn creations or handmade jewelry, it’s a joy they look forward to sharing with anyone and everyone who may be interested. 

 If you want to learn more about Cole, you can check out their Twitter @LordAzria or his website at colefeuchter.com.

Amanda Gish  is an accomplished actress, model, cosplayer, singer, and voice actor. You can hear her as Kinoko Komori in My Hero Academia, Witch in Goblin Slayer, Hanabi in Senran Kagura, Mariah in Hatena Illusion, Hop in Dragon Ball Super and many more. She has also lent her voice as Inara the Stone Warden in the video game Paladins and Lucy’s Mom in the Horror Game Visage.

When Amanda is not acting, you can find her creating k-pop music videos and English covers under the name Black Rose Garden on Spotify and Black Rose Garden Productions on youtube. You can also catch her on her personal youtube, AmandaGish0802, where she vlogs and creates content for lifestyle videos. Follow her on all social channels (Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok) @Mastagish!

Barbara Goodson is an American voice actress who has done voice-over work in live action, cartoons, video games, audiobooks, anime and foreign dubbing movies and episodic shows into English. Her best-known role was providing the English dub voice of the main villain Empress Rita Repulsa in the Power Rangers franchise, starting with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and including Power Rangers Zeo, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, and Power Rangers in Space and most recently the 30th Anniversary Special Once and Always as Robo Rita on Netflix.

 She also voiced Prince Sprocket and Orbus in Power Rangers Zeo, and Mandilok in Power Rangers Wild Force. One of her other favorites was Red Fraggle and Wingnut in Jim Henson’s cartoon series Fraggle Rock as well as Cruella Deville for Disney on Ice, Mother Talzin on Star Wars: The Clone Wars in which she received a Best Actress award from Behind The Voice Actors.

 Her other notable roles include Granny Chiyo from Naruto, one of the first Kid Goku’s aka Zero in Dragon Ball Z, Naota in FLCL, Laharl in Disgaea, the Queen of England in Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knights, the old lady in The Bad Guys and Enhatu in the soon to be released video game Asgard’s Wrath. Barbara also voiced Tom in HBO’s Adventures of Tom Sawyer and classic anime shows such as Doris in Vampire Hunter D, Takashi and Kaori in Akira and Marie Crystal and Sera in Robotech.

 For her work in the series CloudBread, as Wooley, Ruis, the Grandmas and Teacher Ellie, she and her fellow cast members were nominated for Best Children’s Programming in 2011 for an Annie Award. She was also proud to be awarded an Earphones Award for narrating Blair Clemons in the Time/Warner book On a Night Like This.

Brian Mathis  has appeared in over 140 titles with CRUNCHYROLL, OKRATRON 5000 , SENTAI FILMWORKS and many others! 

His first anime appearance was in HELLGIRL in 2007. Current and most popular characters Elias Ainsworth ( Ancient Magus Bride), Admiral Garp ( One Piece) Macao (Fairy Tail) along with Priest in Black Clover, Honda in Fireforce, Jormanngund in Sacrificial Princess and King of Beasts, Chukyu A in Natusme’s Book of Friends, along with roles and appearances in Salaryman’s Club, Estab Life, Chainsaw Man, Vinland Saga, Land of the Lustrous and many many more !

Marcus M. Mauldin started his career on stage in Musical Theater and then moved to more dramatic plays and roles, winning awards for Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actor, which include a Dallas Area Critic’s Award and an Irma P. Hall Black Excellence Theater Award.

Marcus then moved on to television where he landed recurring and co-star roles on such shows as The Good Guys, Dallas,Walker Texas Ranger, Breaking Bad, American Crime,Chase, and Queen Sugar.

Next came Film where Marcus M. Mauldin landed roles Teddy a psychopath in All Roads To Perla, A loving brother Seth Collins in Gallows Road, Officer Benson in Carter High, Country music producer Bob Chandler in A Cowgirl’s Song, Treacherous Mississippi Blue in Jo And The Reaper, Big Boss Roderick in Never Goin’ Back, the loving Wayman in Miss Juneteenth, the Tormented Samson in the Steps Of Faith film series, and his first leading role on film as the first African Pope in The Pope Drops In to be released later his year.

Voice work in commercials from McDonalds to Scholtsky’s eventually lead to several video games such as Dues Ex, Terminator: Dawn of Fate, Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi, Daikatana  –  and then Paladins offered Marcus the role of Mal’ Damba…Yeeeeesssss. 

Anime came calling next with Appare Runman and Kuma,Kuma,Kuma Bear. Next on the horizon in One Piece is the character Bonham. but the character that is beloved all over the world is in Borderlands, Borderlands game of the year, Borderlands 2, Borderlands 3, Borderlands The Pre-SeQuel, Tales from the Borderlands, Tiny Tina’s Wedding, The Award winning game Borderlands Science, Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragons Keep and the recently released Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. So please welcome The Doorman, The Meat Slab, Evil Genius Crusher, Berserk Merc, Prettiest Siren of them all, The Slab King himself…BRICK!!!

Wendy Powell  absolutely loves what she does, performing in all forms of media: film, television, radio, narration, and video games. But where her character-creating skills truly come to life is in anime! Mirroring the shapeshifting abilities of her iconic Fullmetal Alchemist role Envy, she changes her voice into anything and everything imaginable, including quirky robots, mysterious omnipotent aliens, little old fox ladies, wispy exorcists, and everyday human beings. 

In 2000, Wendy first began working with Funimation as Amick Hendar in Blue Gender, and from there she just kept on going! Her most well-known roles include Ilena in Claymore, Mukuro in Yuyu Hakusho, Miss Merry Christmas in One Piece, and as a “guest star” Popuko in Pop Team Epic! Of course, Wendy’s vocal transformations can be heard in so much more, including My Hero Academia, Overlord, Space Dandy, Fruits Basket, Case Closed, D. Gray Man, Fairy Tail, Sengoku Basara, Prince Adventures, Sgt. Frog, and… well, how much time do you have, because at over 120 titles, this list could go on for a while…

 Wendy has also performed in video games such as The Gunstringer, Bloodrayne 2, Spikeout: Battlestreet, and as the enigmatic “Watcher” in Borderlands: The Pre Sequel. She confesses that, while she plays characters in video games… she’s kind of bad at actually playing video games. (^_^;)

 Wendy’s passion for acting is matched only by her passion for teaching. For over a decade, she has taught middle school theater, grateful for the opportunity to educate and encourage young actors. She also loves meeting people at conventions, which lets her share her love of acting in person. 

Kiba Walker is an actor, musician, and drag performer based out of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Known for his roles in anime such as WINDBREAKER (Tasuku Tsubakino), LAZARUS (Jill), FIRE EMBLEM: HEROES (Dew), I LEFT MY A RANK PARTY (Sho), PHANTOM OF THE IDOL (Yuya Niyodo), MY HERO ACADEMIA (Cider House), ONE PIECE (Jo, Dachoman), BLUELOCK (Young Barou), HAIKYUU!! (Koganegawa, Komi), HORIMIYA (Makio Tanihara), 86:EIGHTY SIX (Erwin Marcel), THE TITAN’S BRIDE (Caius Lao Bistail), BLACK CLOVER (Paplo Espuma), SHANGRI-LA FRONTIER (Branch), REIGN OF THE SEVEN SPELLBLADES (Tim Linton), SUGAR APPLE FAIRY TALE (Valentine), BOFURI! (Christmas Rose), REINCARNATED AS A SWORD (Cruise Riouselle), OSHINOKO (LoveNow Director), SACRIFICIAL PRINCESS AND THE KING OF BEASTS (Young Leonhart), TOMODACHI GAME (Manabu), THE HEIKE STORY (Kiyotsune), EDENS ZERO (Foote Brother), SASAKI AND MIYANO (Higure), CLASSROOM OF THE ELITE (Beppu), SAINT SEIYA (Scylla-Io), JUNJI ITO COLLECTION (Tsukano Ryou), and many others.

 In video games, you can hear him in GENSHIN IMPACT, TINY TINA’S WONDERLANDS, DRAGONHEIR, LEGEND OF THE PHOENIX, CONTRA RETURNS, CAMP BUDDY, FULL SERVICE, TO TRUST AN INCUBUS, SINSATIONS, SINSATIONS 2, EARTHLOCK, to name a few. 

 He’s a former GAMESTOP TV host and correspondent, has worked with MATTEL, and runs a streaming channel and podcast with his partner, COLE FEUCHTER, called THE RETROCADE and FILE SELECT respectively. 

 Kiba also is a full time drag performer named SALEM MOON, who has a traveling convention show called READY PLAYER DRAG, an all-ages drag event that mixes fandom and drag

Kent Williams, a native Texan and long-time Dallas resident, received a BFA in acting at Southern Methodist University in 1987, and has since cultivated a dynamic career in the performing arts. A Telly Award winning puppeteer, Kent currently serves as Producing Director with LTDM Entertainment and regularly performs its repertoire of storybook classics and high-intensity variety shows at Geppetto’s Marionette Theater at the Hilton Anatole Hotel and at the State Fair of Texas as a featured performer in 2019.

As a stage actor and teaching artist in puppetry and Japanese kabuki theater, Kent has served with the Texas Commission on the Arts, Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs and Dallas ISD.  

Kent is a seasoned commercial broadcast and voice over actor represented by the Mary Collins Agency and can be heard in a variety of media including radio spots for Orkin, Mutual of Omaha and Diet Dr. Pepper.

Kent has a host of voice acting credits in over 200 video game and anime titles. Some of Kent’s most notable roles are, Dr. Gero, Tao, Supreme Kai, Kibito Kai, and Elder Kai as seen on DBZ, Blue Ogre (Jorge Sao Tome) and Chuu on Yu Yu Hakusho, Hatori Soma on Fruits Basket, Mr. Compress on My Hero Academia, Sid on Soul Eater, Father on Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Ghira on RWBY, Surge on Red vs. Blue, Mao on Darker Than Black, Captain Kuro, Shura and Clover on One Piece, Judge on Ace Attorney, Jura on Fairy Tale, Deus ex Machina on Future Diary and Byakuya on Dr. Stone

Barry Yandell  Nominated for Best Supporting Actor by BTVA for his iconic role as William T. Spears in Black Butler, Barry Yandell is a well-known and very busy regional stage actor and voiceover artist based in North Texas. 

Most recently, Barry lends his voice talent to the characters of Conehead in Fire Force, Zelada in Cop Craft and Kodai in Yu-No.  Fans will recognize his voice contributions in some of the most popular Anime series to date including Alexis Kerib in SSSS Gridman, Yoki in Fullmetal Alchemist, Mr. 2 Bon Clay in One Piece, Little Demon in Soul Eater, Dwarf Shaman in Goblin Slayer, and Popuko in Pop Team Epic.  Additional roles include an array of characters from Dragonball Z, Ghost in the Shell, Fairy Tail, and Attack on Titan to name a few. 

Please visit Barry’s actor pages at IMDB.com and behindthevoiceactors.com for a full listing of characters and upcoming new roles.

Welcome to our friends at 6MDB!

This year in honor of our Retro theme, NDK is holding an awesome 80’s night to kick off NDK on Friday night of the convention! Come ready to dance, sing and enjoy the amazing retro music that 6MDB has to offer. Even if you’re not from that era, you’ll know the music and it will get you dancing. Speaking of which, you’ll definitely have to fight NDK Jeremy for a spot in the front row. He’s a huge fan of the band. 

From their website: We are Colorado’s premier 80s dance band, specializing in the best of 80s New Wave, 80s Synth Pop, and good old fashioned 80s Rock & Roll, all delivered with concert-quality show production that’s guaranteed to keep the dance floor moving all night long.

(Fun fact- one of the lead singers, Brandon has been a regular attendee for NDK for years. We are so excited to have him perform at NDK this year!)