As more and more live action Asian cinema begins to populate the US as well as the world, TenBu Productions, Anime FX and Anime Mid Atlantic would like to bring fourth Mr. Koshi and his management/ production company “BIG FIGHTER PROJECT.” Many Japanese action films as well as some American films (Last Samurai) could not have been possible without the tactical action advice of Mr. Koshi and his Production Company B.F.P.

CEO Yasuhiro Koshi, is known as an actor and chief advisor for action movies in Japan and the U.S. Using his knowledge and experience as a former sergeant in Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (i.e., Japanese Army), he provides advice for battle action scenes (e.g., how to hold and shoot guns), military roles (i.e., military formation), weapon design, and so on. He served as the chief military advisor and had guest appearances in many movies, including Battle Royal (2000), Returner (2002), Battle Royal II (2003), Last Samurai (2003), Calamari Wrestler (2004), Casshern (2004), Devilman (2004), Gozilla Final Wars (2004), Ultraman (2004), Lorelei (2005), Saikano: She’s the Final Weapon (2006), and Sukeban Deka (coming soon) which he has a major role in.

Yasuhiro also works closely with the Japanese anime and Jpop industry! B.F.P. has produced lots of talented artists since 1996. Major artists of B.F.P. are as follows: SALIA, a singer from the popular anime Cutie Honey, Vandred, and the live action TV series Gao Ranger; NEW JACK TAKURO, a singer for the live action TV series Dairanger and Dragon Ball Z; FUNNY STONES, a cosplay music group; ICHIGO-HIME, a rising star as a cosplay music group. Salia, New Jack Takuro, and Funny Stones held two successful concerts at Katsukon in February 2006!!

Mr. Koshi is also a well-known writer of the popular Japanese periodical called “Arms Magazine.” He has also published articles on the history of weapons and uniforms of the Japan Self-Defense Force.

Please welcome Japan’s top Cosplay Idol,Yunmao Ayakawa as she makes her American Debut as character “Toki Takahasu” from Austell Calwood’s manga, “Cove Pirate Mercenary!”

Just signed to Japanese Entertainment house, Big Fighter Project and working in conjunction with TenBu Productions, Yunmao is a very popular professional Cosplay Model from the Akihabara region of Tokyo, Japan. Known as a “Cosplay Idol” in Japan, Yunmao’s abilities as an accomplished designer, spokes person and Race Queen Idol in Japan has made her an authority on the subject of Costume Play (Cosplay). She has appeared in many TV programs both in Japan and overseas speaking on and showcasing her skills. She was a regular in “Moete Mucho” from Oct 2005 to March 2006 (TV Tokyo), a spokes person on “Japanorama” (BBC), and “Otaku,” (Spain).

Yunmao’s American debut As Cove’s “Toki Takahasu” will add to her many appearances in Japanese magazines like “Flash,” “Sabra,” “Arms magazine,” and “Position,” a magazine in which she writes a monthly column. She was chosen Race Queen for 2005 & 2006 for the Super Taikyu race in Japan. Yunmao’s popularity has also made her a Top Idol download for Japanese cell phone screen savers, games and even a “Dear Abby” style advice service via cell phones in Japan.

We’re not finished, she has more talents!!
Yunmao is also a sought after designer for costumes used for Japanese TV show’s, cosplayers and race queen models. She was commissioned to illustrate characters for the Japanese Television program Moete Mucho and has a license to teach Art in schools in Japan.

For 2 years Kristine flew back and forth between Toronto and New York on the weekends to record with Nemesis while going to school full time. During that time, some of her completed songs were released as promotional mp3s and Kristine amassed a following the world over. When "I Never Knew" was finally released in February of 2002, sales exploded and CDs were sold to fans all over the US and as far away as Taiwan, Australia and The UK. With "reBIRTH" Kristine continues to expand her loyal fan base, combining her trademark sound with new collaborations and producers and crossing-over to a brand new audience. As more people discover her music Kristine's dreams are slowly becoming reality.


Kristine has just completed vocals for an Anime remix album to be released by Jellybean/Sony. The album is called "AnimeToonz3: Kristine Sa" and will feature remixes of songs from some of the world's most popular Anime including Inuyasha, Cowboy Bebop, Ranma 1/2 and Gundam Seed. Nemesis labelmate DJ Jinnai will contribute heavily along with a host of other remixers and DJs. "AnimeToonz3: Kristine Sa" will be distributed by Jellybean Recordings directly to retail and online outlets beginning in December. Kristine's 3rd full length album "In My Mind" is due May 2006 on Nemesis Records.


Kristine will be performing late afternoon on Saturday of the convention.

In addition to convention concerts, Piano Squall also tours at college campuses throughout North America. Performances take place at anime clubs, festivals, and cultural events, where members of the student body, the local community, and the general public can get involved and excited about video game and anime music.

Finally, Piano Squall Benefit Concerts have raised money for charities across the globe, including Baltimore Reads, the Maryland Food Bank, and Tsunami Relief. Highlights include the 2004 Villa Julie College Benefit Concert, which raised nearly three hundred pounds of food for the homeless in a single evening.

In addition to his career as a performer, Piano Squall is also a composer of original video game music. Most recently, Piano Squall composed the music of Cyclescore—an innovative game that attaches to exercise bicycles, providing a fun and exciting workout experience. In 2005, Piano Squall’s original compositions were featured on MTV’s website.

Highlights of the 2005-2006 year include re-engagements at Tekkoshocon, Connecticon and Yasumicon, debut appearances at Llamacon and Nohcon, a second Benefit Concert at the Villa Julie College anime club, and two anime-style weddings!


Piano Squall will be performing on Friday evening of the convention.

Michael has also found a home for his numerous voices in the world of cartoons and radio! As a birthday gift one of his best friends (Kirby Morrow) gave him some recording time to make a voice demo. He quickly delivered this new CD to agents and studios and began working right away. Michael has established himself as a popular voice talent with appearances on several top anime and animation series Inuyasha, Megaman: NT Warrior, Gundam Seed Destiny, X-Men, Hello Kitty, Hamtaro, Infinite Ryvius, A Tree of Palme, Quintuplets, Dragon Ball Z, Ranma 1/2, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Galaxy Angel, Zoids: Fuzors and Cardcaptors.

Tommy grew up on a steady diet of anime, watching as much Prince Planet, Speed Racer, Gatchaman and Casshan as he could in Asia and the United States. Then he shunned television and went back to being a responsible student to the delight of his parents. However, right before entering the UCLA School of Engineering, Robotech brought anime back into his life and he eventually found himself at the ArtCenter College of Design instead. His parents wept.

Tommy first worked in an official capacity for the Robotech universe by helping design Robotech.com for its launch in 2001. He has now come aboard as Harmony Gold's creative director and oversees new development, including the new Robotech sequel scheduled for release in 2005.

Emily DeJesus - Writer, Editor, Story Creator and Manager.
Robert and Emily met at a convention called Anime Central and haven't been apart since that day. Emily has always enjoyed manga and anime, but never thought it could be her job. Emily has worked with Robert for over 6 years now. She helps write the web comic "How to Loathe Drawing in the Manga Style" and has just finished writing her first children's book. She enjoys the business side of working for Studio Capsule very much and is grateful that she has an opportunity to work in the comics business.

Studio Capsule
Studio Capsule is involved in creating a line of low print run doujinshis, portfolios, animated shorts, and other projects expanding Studio Capsule. Find out everything that's new with either Studio Capsule or Robert and Emily DeJesus at www.robertdejesus.com or view more current information on live journal under user banzchan.

2wcOnline started out as Wacky Warm-ups Creativity Services, a small artisitic business created by Danny Valentini and Jamie Godley (Sturges) as a trade name for all of their creative endeavors.  2wcOnline first made a big impression when Danny published the first Draconia calendar in 1999.  The calendars were originally just a collection of monthly pin-ups, but soon after a storyline emerged that ran tandem to the calendar art and told of a centuries-old war between female dragon and tiger warriors.  In the fall of 2002, Donnie Sturges took over as head writer for the growingly popular calendar series.  In the summer of 2004 it was agreed between the two that the Draconia storyline had simply become too big for the annual calendars and so began the transcension of the saga from calendar to web comic.  The web comic debuted in January of 2005 and a new creative team was formed to handle the exhaustive duties of maintaining it.  In addition to Danny and Donnie, 2wcOnline added the artistic talents of Jen and Renee Starling, and Jason Cumberledge.  Each member fills a vital role that keeps the Draconia story fresh and popular.  During the summer of 2005, Jen and Renee Starling brought a fresh, new web comic to 2wcOnline with Tales from New Winter.  Now, 2wcOnline has quickly become a fast-growing online web comics studio, adding new projects such as Jen Brown’s popular Aozora web comic, as well as Psycho Dreamatic – a new project created and written by Donnie Sturges with art by Jason Cumberledge.  And coming soon in 2006, 2wcOnline will be adding another new comic called Why So – created, written and drawn by Jamie Sturges.

As a huge fan of both anime and Asian cinema, Callwood was able to incorporate his love of this genre into his role as the lead illustrator and character designer for “The World of Neb” comic release by Sanknights Productions in 2001. When not burning the night oil hunched over his drawing table or developing projects for his new entertainment company, TENBU PRODUCTIONS, Callwood can be found at his Springfield, Virginia based Asian entertainment store, ANIME FX www.animefxdvd.com providing anime and Asian cinema to a loyal fan base as well as carrying Japanese gifts and articles. Callwood also uses his work and his store to educate the public on Japanese and Asian culture, through Japanese language classes, seminars, or friendly talks with customers. Callwood continues to produce new and exciting works that jump right off the page and are bound to amaze and mystify. Be sure to catch Austell Callwood at his panels discussing TENBU PRODUCTIONS and his new book, “Cove Pirate Mercenary,” Asian Cinema, Akihabara, and more!

She developed the Starblaze Graphics imprint for the fledgling line of graphic novels and art books. In pursuit of manga and anime titles, she discovered Harmony Gold’s then-new series, Robotech. Publishers and bookstores were hesitant to approach the anime market. No one had ever done it before. Her ElfQuest strategy – “If you publish, they will buy” – pushed Donning into the market. She wrote and edited the first Roman album influenced anime book in the United States, “Robotech Art 1,” the success of which led to “Robotech Art 2” and “Robotech Art 3.”

Still at Donning, Kay also wrote a graphic novel with her brother, Mike, called “Fortune's Friends: Hell Week.” It featured two detectives, an independent female and a gay male, and with art by Colleen Doran, it was definitely a tribute to shonen-ai manga.

She has had many short stories published in the horror and fantasy genres, for Tome, Barnes & Noble, and other publishers. Now working in journalism, Kay currently lives in Virginia, with her cats and collections, and writes a lot of non-fiction for The Virginian-Pilot.