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Amber Lee Connors takes the stage!

Returning to Nyancon 2015 is Nyancon veteran, Amber Lee Connors! Amber Lee Connors is a professional Voice Actress specializing in character voices and video games. Her Anime credits include Tomomi Saikyou in Ladies versus Butlers and Lilith Kishimoto in Holy Knight. Other notable roles include Ginger in Dust: An Elysian Tail, Amber & Hailey in Dead Island: Epidemic, Circe & Death Metal Rhapsody in Heroes of Newerth, Ira in Dread Out, Beli in Huniepop, and Ava in Sunrider among many more. She also voices Android 18 in Team Four Star's Dragon Ball Z Abridged, as well as Schrodinger in their Hellsing Ultimate Abridged. Having grown up as a fan of video games and anime, one of Amber's hobbies includes bringing her favorite characters to life through cosplay. You can view her website HERE, or follow her on Twitter HERE!

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J.M. Dragunas appears out of nowhere!

We here at Nyancon are huge fans of this guy's unique art. If you've been to other comic shows and anime cons, and have seen his stuff.. you know what we're talking about. Feel free to stop by his table and chat! J.M. Dragunas hails from northern Ohio. A self taught illustrator, armed with naught but a quill, he specializes in antiquated illustrations. He spends most of his time working on his creator-owned series, ‘The Sires of Time’ a comic that follows the adventures of four time-traveling knights. Facebook | Website | Tumblr | Instagram

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Christopher Lambert appears!

Being taught to read on comic books supplied by his father’s own Golden Age collection, Chris amassed a large comic book collection which spurred on his love of reading and writing.    By the time Mr. Lambert was 16 years old, he was writing for the Cleveland rock and roll newspaper, The Scene Magazine.  Chris spent three years with the paper, writing record and concert reviews as well as interviews with stars such as Eric Clapton, Badfinger, Kenny Loggins, Billy Preston, The Guess Who and Humble Pie.    Getting back to his love of comics, Lambert amassed a giant collection of old and new comics and began writing about them, working with sci-fi great, Ron Goulart, on a Batman book.  About that time he began teaching a comic book class at Lakeland Community College for a decade, switching over to also lecturing on film, Hitchcock and Orson Welles.    Lambert then was approached to help write the national best seller, “Superman at 50” book, one of the first academic looks at super heroes.  From there he became a columnist for the News Herald for a dozen years.  He wrote humor, features, reviews and of course a weekly comic book column.  It was at this point that he was approached to write a national comic book entitled, “Happy,” while also writing for the White House as Mrs. Barbara Bush had Chris write for her PLUS program (Project Literacy U. S.).    Writing for television came next as Mr. Lambert contributed to an episode of, “VH-1, Behind the Music.”  Chris then began writing and performing his own radio show on the subject of comic books.  The show ran for three years.    More recently, Mr. Lambert has been writing adventure novels, and writing for his web-site, E-Comics Gazette.  His blog on comic books, “Comics: Don’t Get Me Started!” is seen through the News-Herald blog site.  In a recent contest of bloggers/ columnists/writers, Mr. Lambert finished 3rd in the entire country.    Now he spends his time writing more novels and research essays for Kirby Kollector, Alter-Ego and more, while finishing up a three year stint as a radio talk show host and performing his one man play, “Orson Welles, a Life.”    He frequently speaks at Barnes and Noble in Mentor and at local libraries and can be reached at HERE.  

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Abracadabra's NyanCon Dance Cover Contest Entries Open & Rules!

Rules and Instructions

Make sure that you have read the rules and regulations before applying. Thank you and good luck! What is the NyanCon Dance Cover Contest? Abracadabra Productions, in collaboration with NyanCon, will be hosting an Anime, J-pop, and K-pop Dance Cover contest at NyanCon 2015! Accepted applicants will be asked to perform in front of guest judges Abracadabra and any people who wish to join the audience.  Prizes will be awarded to chosen winners! More information will be sent via email to those who have been accepted to participate.  

 https://youtu.be/WUvnAWCTPZY

Disclaimer: Due to this being the first year, not every application may be accepted. Email notice to accepted applicants will be sent out with enough time to prepare for the competition.

Applications will be closed close to the convention date with  at least one weeks notice on Abracadabra Production's and NyanCon's media.

RULES:

- You must be age 10 or older. If under the age of 13, you must have a parent or legal guardian present. You must have an act prepared with 1 (one) to 10 (ten) people.

- Any props must be acceptable by NyanCon's standards and will not be provided for you. Tables, lights, fog machines, and weapons of any kind will not be allowed. Acceptable props may include fans, chairs, canes, microphone stands, etc.

- Performances may not be less than one minute or longer than four.

- Outfits should be in good taste, suitable for all ages, and follow NyanCon's rules and regulations.

- The song you perform must be relevant to Asian Pop Culture (Anime openings, J-pop, K-pop, etc.) or have some validity in the Anime convention or Asian Pop Culture scene. Should be suitable for all ages.

- The dance / performance should be suitable for all ages and follow the convention's rules and regulations. Violence, sexual behavior, or other inappropriate content will not be allowed.

- Performers will be required to stay for the full length of the competition to both show respect for fellow contestants and to maintain organization.

- Skits and/or medleys will be allowed as long as they meet the guidelines given above and have a heavy focus on dance.

- Music must be downloaded and ready to go on a personal MP3 player, iPod, or any device with a head phone jack.

- Original choreography is acceptable.

Reasons to get Disqualified:

- If props, dance / performance, outfits, or song do not follow the guidelines given here or by NyanCon. (Misuse of props, overly violent performance, etc.)

- Poor or disruptive conduct.

- Fairlure to stay the entire length of the competition.

Judges' and Crew Member's Rights

- Ability to stop or pull any contestants from the competition if they fail to follow the guidelines given here and by NyanCon.

- Judges reserve the ability to make the final decision regarding winners and places of the contestants.

How Contestants will be Judged

Scores will be tallied out of 100 points with the following criteria in mind.

Dancing = 40%

Uniqueness = 30%

Synchronicity / Timing = 20%

Outfits = 10%

Think you're ready to apply?? Then follow this link!

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Daman Mills returns!

Daman Mills is a fresh talent in the voice over industry, having been working professionally for 3 years, he is already accumulating a solid chunk of credits under his name. Working primarily from home, he also commutes to work in the New York "VO" community--working here and there and everywhere on everything from anime to video games to commercials and more!!!

Recently, Daman starred in his first anime for Media Blasters' English dub of the 2 episode OVA "Holy Knight" as the lead male character Shinta Mizumura. He also will be appearing as the voice of the mysterious Operator in AckkStudios' highly anticipated video game "YIIK: A Postmodern RPG". Other roles include an upcoming appearance as Riot from NostalgiCO's "Cryamore", Aelfnod and Krok in the visual novel Brilliant Shadows, as well as Dr. Terrestrial and a bunch of others in the video game "Super Ubie Island" and bunch of other stuff! Check him out on FaceBook and Twitter.

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NyanCon is proud to host three different categories of cosplay contest! The NyanCon Cosplay Contest, The Cosplay Challenge, and The Catwalk Competition!

 For those interested in NyanCon's Cosplay Competition! You can schedule a judging appointment online or at the event! Just visit http://www.nyancon.org/cosplay.html and make your appointment TODAY!

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Sure, Nyancon is free.. but make sure to bring some money with you to buy yourselves some goodies! For those with card that would like to buy from vendors unable to accept cards at our event, there is an ATM offered through Cardinal Credit Union at the college!

So join us in welcoming these wonderful artists and vendors that will be selling their wares at the Best Caturday Ever!

http://www.nyancon.org/vendors--artists.html

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Nyancon just got Del-tastic!

Del Borovic is our resident orange-loving professional freelance illustrator and comic artist friend. She is a 2008 graduate of Savannah College of Art & Design with a BFA in Sequential Art. Del has been a freelance artist for over eight years, specializing in digital artwork. Her true love is comics, and creating emotional, character-driven works. Between working she makes time for personal creative projects including original stories, graphic novels and ongoing character pieces. She can be found cosplaying along with her girlfriend Lindsey (Check out Delsey Cosplay. Trust me on this.) and attending conventions. Her comic work has been featured in the webcomic Midnight Tea Party, Afterlife's Dying to Tell collection, and The Uniques Tales to name a few. Her illustrations have appeared in many publications including Fantasy Flight Games' "Android: Netrunner" Card Game, the Oz Collectible Card Game, the covers of Kyt Dotson's Vex Harrow series, and as guest art in many comic anthologies. Con goers to Otakon might be familiar with her work, as she has done art featuring their mascot for their programs.. and helped draw our own Nyan-chan as the Magical Girl for this year's theme! You can also check out one of her latest works of art and character designs which is part of Inkhorn Games' Order Of Ancients, which is now on Kickstarter! She is always available for freelance comics and illustrations and continues to work on new projects. You can find her around the internet here: Site | Facebook | Tumblr | DeviantArt

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WOAHHHHHH. 2D6 INVADES!

2d6 is here to rock the Nyancon stage!! Strap on your spats and lace 'em tight to prepare for high-energy nerd-themed hip-hop with a lot of hyphenates! Otherwise, you know, your spats might blow off, and then you'd lose your spats. No one wants to lose their spats! 2d6's rhymes are about the geekiest of geek topics: anime conventions, Boba Fett, Amedeo Avogadro, daikaiju, geek girls, and the like. Do you like rocking out? What about high-energy concerts? Stupid videos on big screens? Silly hats? Do you enjoy eating candy? We will throw some at you. Do you just need a comfortable place to chill out and read some Dostoevsky? THIS CONCERT IS FOR YOU. A little about 2d6: In 2009, in Youngstown, Ohio, a runaway cat and dog were just trying to find their way home. When they found a pair of mystical 6-sided dice, they were transformed into men who couldn't stop rapping. It was terrifying and a little upsetting to everyone involved. Be warned! Naughty language is involved. (16+ recommended) Find 2d6 at 2d6music.com!

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OH SNAP! Abracadabra is at NyanCon 2015!

Abracadabra Productions is a J-pop, K-pop, and Anime dance cover group from the Cleveland area. Abracadabra is dedicated to entertaining Asian Pop Culture fans by giving them a K-pop like concert experience as well as teaching others how to dance like their favorite idols at their dance workshops. When they are not performing, they are vlogging and documenting their many adventures on YouTube.

Introducing, the first annual, NyanCon Dance Cover Contest hosted by Abracadabra Productions! For more information, please read all about it in the link provided below. Thank you for all of your support! http://abracadabraproteam.weebly.com/nyancon-dance-contest.html

They can be found on YouTube and Facebook.

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Nyancon 2015 is a go!

Sorry for the silence on Tumblr.. but we got some news if you haven’t been following our website or Facebook page! Nyancon 2015 is being held this year on Saturday October 3rd! So mark your calendars! We are excited to be hosting our third Caturday and hoping you’ll join us for lots of fun! This year’s theme is Transform! From our website nyancon.org: “Ever felt like you're not quite who you're supposed to be? Find yourself having in-depth talks with animals, feeling like you're supposed to be a hero, or piloting giant mechs? Well you'll LOVE NyanCon's theme this year. The official theme of NyanCon 2015 is: Transform! Magical Girls, Super Sentai, Masked Heroes, and giant robots. If it transforms, it's part of the theme! Since NyanCon began, we've always encouraged everyone to truly be themselves, and we hope that this year's theme will bring out the hero (or villain!) inside of you! We can't wait to see what you'll do with this year's theme, and we'll be opening panel submissions very soon! “

Also, you can follow Nyancon at these other Social Media Outlets Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lccnyancon

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nyancon

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Nya nya! We updated the NyanCon Fans page to host some really cool fan videos of the convention as well as posted the videos from the Super Smash Bros. tournament. Check it, senpai!

http://www.nyancon.org/news/fans-page-update-and-smash-bros-tournament-footage

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Blam! Survey is here! Voice your opinion and tell us how NyanCon can keep growing and being more awesome!

http://www.nyancon.org/news/the-nyancon-2014-survey

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Thank you. Today was amazing. We can't wait to do this again. I mean we totally can we're exhausted, but we're really looking forward to seeing those smiles again :3

We love you!

http://www.nyancon.org/news/thank-you-nyancon-2014

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"Newbie Cosplayers 0 - 100%" has unfortunately been cancelled by panelist request!

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Hey hey hey, Caturday is tomorrow!!! We have some tips and updates we want you all to see! Woooo!

http://www.nyancon.org/news/tips-for-nyancon-2014