Chris Tergliafera and Kirk Thornton Comic to Matsuricon
2023 Guest Announcement
COLUMBUS, OHIO - JUNE 29, 2023 - Matsuricon is pleased to announce two more awesome guests for our upcoming convention Into Another World: Chris Tergliafera & Kirk Thornton!
Chris Tergliafera is a voice actor most notably known for his work in video games and animation. Presently, he can be heard in several shows, including the recurring character Rasticore in the hit series Star Vs. the Forces of Evil on Disney XD and the powerful fortune-teller Avdol in the fan phenomena series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders on Adult Swim. In video games, he plays the main antagonist, Sigma, and Ultron Sigma in Marvel vs. CAPCOM: Infinity. Chris has also been featured in other franchises such as God of War 4, Grand Theft Auto 5, Halo Wars 2, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Star Wars: Uprising, and the cult favorite: Danganronpa.
Chris' voice is regularly heard on commercials and promos nationwide for clients such as Jack in the Box, AM/PM, and the NBC series The Voice. An Anime mainstay, Chris stars as the protagonist's father, Silva Zoldyck, in Adult Swim's Hunter x Hunter, as well as Geronimo in Netflix's Cyborg 009, and the bombastic Tank-Top Tiger in the acclaimed anime, One-Punch Man. An ADR veteran, Chris has supplied his voice to Terminator: Genisys and as the voice double for Vin Diesel in Fate of the Furious. Connect with him on Twitter @Tergliafera.
Kirk Thornton has been a voice actor for over 40 years. His major roles include Brandon Heat in Gungrave, Hotohori in Fushigi Yūgi, Klein in Sword Art Online, Jin in Samurai Champloo, Hajime Saito in Rurouni Kenshin, Jet Link in Cyborg 009, Don Patch in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Ensign Nogami in The Cockpit and numerous Digimon. Additionally, Thornton co-directed for the popular anime series Bleach alongside Wendee Lee and also serves as the narrator. In video games, he voices Number VII Organization XIII member Saïx in the Kingdom Hearts series and Shadow the Hedgehog (since 2010) and Orbot (since 2008) in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Connect with him on Twitter @VOKirk.
This year's convention runs August 11-13th. Matsuricon can't wait to host such impactful guests at this year's con . . . or to see you there!
ABOUT MATSURICON:
With a name derived from the word “Matsuri[祭],” meaning ‘festival’, that's exactly what this convention is: a festival of everything geeky and otaku, from anime to video games. There is something for everyone at Matsuricon and the entire family is encouraged to attend! Matsuricon's annual convention started in 2006. We think of ourselves and our attendees as one huge family that keeps growing and growing every year!
Matsuricon 2023
URL: https://matsuricon.org/guests/
August 11 -13, 2023
The Hyatt Regency Columbus, the Columbus Convention Center
350 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
COLUMBUS, OHIO - JUNE 29, 2023 - Matsuricon is pleased to announce two more awesome guests for our upcoming convention Into Another World: Chris Tergliafera & Kirk Thornton!
Chris Tergliafera is a voice actor most notably known for his work in video games and animation. Presently, he can be heard in several shows, including the recurring character Rasticore in the hit series Star Vs. the Forces of Evil on Disney XD and the powerful fortune-teller Avdol in the fan phenomena series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders on Adult Swim. In video games, he plays the main antagonist, Sigma, and Ultron Sigma in Marvel vs. CAPCOM: Infinity. Chris has also been featured in other franchises such as God of War 4, Grand Theft Auto 5, Halo Wars 2, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Star Wars: Uprising, and the cult favorite: Danganronpa.
Chris' voice is regularly heard on commercials and promos nationwide for clients such as Jack in the Box, AM/PM, and the NBC series The Voice. An Anime mainstay, Chris stars as the protagonist's father, Silva Zoldyck, in Adult Swim's Hunter x Hunter, as well as Geronimo in Netflix's Cyborg 009, and the bombastic Tank-Top Tiger in the acclaimed anime, One-Punch Man. An ADR veteran, Chris has supplied his voice to Terminator: Genisys and as the voice double for Vin Diesel in Fate of the Furious. Connect with him on Twitter @Tergliafera.
Kirk Thornton has been a voice actor for over 40 years. His major roles include Brandon Heat in Gungrave, Hotohori in Fushigi Yūgi, Klein in Sword Art Online, Jin in Samurai Champloo, Hajime Saito in Rurouni Kenshin, Jet Link in Cyborg 009, Don Patch in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Ensign Nogami in The Cockpit and numerous Digimon. Additionally, Thornton co-directed for the popular anime series Bleach alongside Wendee Lee and also serves as the narrator. In video games, he voices Number VII Organization XIII member Saïx in the Kingdom Hearts series and Shadow the Hedgehog (since 2010) and Orbot (since 2008) in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Connect with him on Twitter @VOKirk.
This year's convention runs August 11-13th. Matsuricon can't wait to host such impactful guests at this year's con . . . or to see you there!
ABOUT MATSURICON:
With a name derived from the word “Matsuri[祭],” meaning ‘festival’, that's exactly what this convention is: a festival of everything geeky and otaku, from anime to video games. There is something for everyone at Matsuricon and the entire family is encouraged to attend! Matsuricon's annual convention started in 2006. We think of ourselves and our attendees as one huge family that keeps growing and growing every year!
Matsuricon 2023
URL: https://matsuricon.org/guests/
August 11 -13, 2023
The Hyatt Regency Columbus, the Columbus Convention Center
350 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
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