Mitsuo Fukuda was born in Hiroshima, Japan in 1960. He started working at Sunrise in 1979. His first anime was "Cyber Formula". His most popular anime are "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED" and "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny". Anime directed by Mitsuo that have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award include: "Future GPX Cyber Formula" in 1991, "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED" in 2002, and "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny" in 2004 and 2005. He is a "Star Wars" fan.

Ms. Furukawa was born in Yokohama, Japan. She has been singing all over Japan and has performed in numerous concerts. Some of which were with Mr. Akira Kamiya, including: "Fureai Concert", "Summer Anime Concert", and "Detective Conan Minkiishirajama Concert". Some of their concerts were aimed at children to teach traditional Japanese songs and folk tales. Ms. Furukawa also sings anime songs. Ms. Furukawa's CDs include "Shooting Star in the Mid-Winter", "Alice in Wonderland", "Looking for Words for a Long Time", and others. Ms. Furukawa's hobbies are watching movies and listening to music.

Keiko Han is not only a voice actress but also and author and an instructor at Tokyo Media Academy. She has published five books about the western horoscope. Her numerous roles include: Sasha in "Yamato yo Eien ni" (Be Forever Yamato), Lala Sun in "Mobile Suit Gundam", Prof. Uchikido in "Pocket Monster", Atsuko Kawada in "City Hunter", and Luna in "Sailor Moon".

Kogoro Mouri from "Detective Conan (Case Closed)", Roy Fokker from "Macross", Ryo Saeba from "City Hunter", Kyusaku Natsume from "Bannou Bunka Neko-Musume", Kenshiro from "Fist of North Star", Shutaro Mendou from "Urusei Yatsura", Prof. Tomoe from "Sailor Moon S", Ashram from "Record of Lodoss War", etc.

Takeshi Kusao was born on November 20 in Saitama. He is interested in sports, especially volleyball and swimming. His roles include: Kai in "Akira", Hanamichi Sakuragi in "Slam Dunk", Trunks, Chibi Trunks, and Gotenks in "Dragonball Z", Dororo in "Sgt. Frog", and Parn in "Record of Lodoss War". He dubs Billy in "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" and he dubbed Smoky in the Japanese "Power Ranger Mystic Force".

Photography by Jun Koyama.

Kotono Mitsuishi is a prolific Japanese voice actress from Tokyo. She made her debut in 1989 as Tomoyo on the OVA "Ace o Nerae! Final Stage". Her breakout role came in 1992 as Usagi Tsukino in "Sailor Moon". Since then, she has done numerous roles, including Jean from "Claymore", Misato Katsuragi in "Neon Genesis Evangelion", Excel in "Excel Saga", Mireille Bouquet in "Noir", and Kagura Sohma in "Fruits Basket". She has also provided voices for numerous games and OVAs, as well as voice-over work for American shows such as "Baywatch" and "Grey's Anatomy". Her official website (in Japanese) is http://www.kotochawan.com/.

George Nakata is a voice actor from Tokyo. He attended Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music and began his career in voice acting in the 1990s. He is most known for his roles of Giroro in "Sgt. Frog", Amshel Goldsmith in "Blood+", The Count of Monte Cristo in "Gankutsuou", and Alucard in "Hellsing". In addition to his impressive list of voice roles, Mr. Nakata has also worked on dubbing such American movies as "American Beauty" and "Exit Wounds", and TV series "Sex and the City". Mr. Nakata has an established reputation for his astringent voice, usually being cast as either the intellectual veteran soldier or the narrator.

Started acting in "Ultra Q" when he was a child. Radio personality, singer and voice acting such as Mayuri and Kurotsuchi Mayumi from"Bleach", Freeza from "Dragonball Z", Eric from"One Piece", Baikin-man from "Anpanman", etc.

Michihiko Suwa is an executive producer for Yomiuri Television. His productions include television shows: "City Hunter" in 1987, "Rayearth" in 1994, "Case Closed" (Meitantei Conan) in 1986, and "Black Jack" in 2003. He also produced movies for "City Hunter" in 1989 and 1990, "Case Closed" from 1997 to 2004, and "Inuyasha" from 2001 to 2004.

As an animation director he has directed "Sangokushi", "Mikuroido", "Majinga Z", "Majinga Z vs Devil man", "Majinga Z vs Ankoku Daishogun", "Saibogu 009", "Star Blazer", etc. He did the original design on "Oyayubi Hime", "Dai Yamato", and served as the assistant director for "Galaxy Express 999" and "Yamato Forever". He was the art designer for "1000 nen Jyoo oo", etc. A professor at Seian University of Art Design and Toei Animation School.

Kumiko Watanabe has performed a wide range of voices from young boys and girls to middle aged women. Her well known roles include Shippo in "InuYasha", Keroro in "Sgt. Frog" and the mother in "ATASHIn'CHI".

In 1963 he started as an assistant director at Toei/Tokyo Satsueejo, later transferring to the Production Department. He produced "Wolf Boy Ken", "Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro", "Getter Robo" , "King Kong", etc., and became an anime picture producer, producing titles including "Candy, Candy", "Story of Maple Town", "Tatsu no ko Taro", etc. As chief of the production section, he produced "Sailor Moon". He is a founder of the Toei Animation Research Center. In 1996 he started researching the digital anime making process for the Japanese government. He is also an adjunct professor at Tokai University.

Ms. Yamao moved to France when she was eight years old. When the Kabuki group Sarunosuke Ichikawa came to France, she acted as "Kogitsune" (a little fox). It sparked her interest regarding traditional Japanese culture. After she completed her undergraduate studies from Tokyo Art University, she earned her Masters Degree from the same institution. Ms. Yamao plays the Shamisen, Okinawa Shamisen, and Kokyuu, which are Japanese musical instruments similar to guitars. She teaches at her alma mater, Tokyo Art University, as well as Surugadai University, Higashino High School and other institutions. She has been invited to and played in Europe, Australia and the United States.

Kara Edwards began her career in anime as the voice of Goten, Gotenks, Lime, and Videl in "Dragonball Z". Since then, she has voiced multiple characters in "Dragonball", "Yu Yu Hakusho", "Solty Rei", "School Rumble", and more! Kara is also currently heard on PBS as the voice of Razzles on the preschool hit "Raggs". A voice actor for nearly 12 years now, Kara works full time from her home studio in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is looking forward to her second year at Animazement! Kara's website is http://www.karaedwardsvo.com/.

A voice actress and ADR director, Caitlin has been working in the anime industry since 2004. While still a college student, Caitlin was hired by FUNimation while on a tour of the studio. After her first small parts on "Case Closed", she went on to play Winry in "Fullmetal Alchemist", Triela in "Gunslinger Girl", Hiyono in "Spiral", and Takane in "Burst Angel". More recent roles include: Yakumo in "School Rumble", Nerine in "Shuffle!", Kaori Misaka in "Kanon", as well as roles in "Negima", "Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE", "Black Cat", "Witchblade", "BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad", "AM Driver", "Solty Rei", "Hell Girl", and "Ragnarok", among others. In 2006, Caitlin began her first major directing project, "Suzuka". Currently, she is one of a select few directors working on FUNimation's dub of "One Piece", airing on Cartoon Network. She also lends her voice to "One Piece's" Nefertari Vivi in the "One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates' Adventure in Alabasta". Along with directing, Caitlin enjoys adapting theme songs for FUNimation dubs, and can occasionally be heard singing one of them! She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theatre Performance from the University of Texas at Arlington and continues to pursue acting professionally in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. You can catch Caitlin as Miss Anderson in "Shin-chan", airing weekly on Adult Swim. This is her third Animazement and she feels very blessed to be returning!

You can read her blog at: http://kiristokyoto.livejournal.com/
And check out her fan group at: http://wrenchthrowers.com/

Kyle Hebert is an LA-based anime and video game voice actor, currently heard on Cartoon Network as Sosuke Aizen and Ganju Shiba on "Bleach", as well as Kiba on "Naruto". He is best known as the Narrator and teen Gohan on "Dragonball Z". Other credits include "Megaman Star Force" (Omega-Xis), "Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society" (Munei), "When They Cry" (Tomitake), "Fullmetal Alchemist" (Falman), "Fruits Basket" (Takei), "Eureka 7" (Ken-Goh), "Yu Yu Hakusho" (Karasu), "Ergo Proxy" (MCQ), and many more. Video game voice-over credits include "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "Bleach" for Nintendo Wii/DS, "Devil May Cry 4", ".hack GU Part 2-3", "Digimon Data Squad", "Baten Kaitos: Origins", "Dragonball Z", and "Naruto". You can also download his Internet radio show dedicated to news on everything geeky ("The Big Bald Broadcast") from his official website, http://www.kylehebert.com/.

Scott Houle was scholarshiped to the Interlochen Academy of the Arts at age 10, and by 16 was opening concerts for acts such as Pink Floyd, Santanna, The Who, John Lennon, etc. He toured on the road for over 15 years. Scott then began a career in dialogue replacement with the American Movie Industry and has worked on projects such as, "The Lion King", "Batman" II, III, & IV, "The Crow", and many more. He has also worked with actors such as Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Broderick, Dennis Hopper, Jim Carey, Katie Holmes, Pat Hingle, and Peter Jurasik. During this time, Houle was introduced to Anime! These projects include the English language versions of "Ah! My Goddess", "You're Under Arrest", "Lupin III", "The Fuma Conspiracy", "Baoh", "Spirit of Wonder", "Crusher Joe", etc. Scott also gave us the English dubs of the live action classics, "Ashura" and "Shogun Assassin" ("Lone Wolf and Cub"). His current project is the 26 episode series "CLAMP School Detectives" for Bandai Entertainment Inc.

Vic is a professional music composer/producer and veteran actor most well known as the voice of Edward Elric in "Fullmetal Alchemist". Currently he is playing roles that include Fai in "Tsubasa Chronicle", Ikkaku in "Bleach", and Yukito in "Air". He is also working on shows like "Wallflower", "Gurren Lagann", and "Shuffle". Vic has also performed in such roles as Dark in "D.N.Angel", Kurz in "Full Metal Panic", Broly in "Dragonball Z", Kougaiji in "Saiyuki", Tatsu in "Peacemaker", Virgil Walsh in "Trinity Blood", and many others. Vic has voiced characters in more than 100 shows and many video games.