Guests
Joel McDonald is a voice actor and director with over 15 years of experience in the industry. He has appeared in well over 100 titles, including Takumi from Initial D, Zeref from Fairytail, Kuma in One Piece, Aoyama in My Hero Academia, Ronald Knox in Black Butler, Dilandau Albatou in Escaflowne, Brief in Panty and Stocking, Take Hirako in Tokyo Ghoul, Meow in Space Dandy, Minato in Sekirei, Baccano in Jacuzzi Splot, Phichit Chulanont in Yuri!!! on ICE, Koki Mimura in Assassination Classroom, Milieus Zeremski in Attack on Titan, Hayato Ike in Shakugan no Shana, Oberon in The Ancient Magus' Bride and many more!
He started at Funimation and in his 11 years there, he worked as a producer, adaptive scriptwriter, and director for shows like One Piece, Space Dandy, and Sgt. Frog.
Joel then moved on to become Gearbox Software’s first VOverlord, overseeing casting and directing for Gearbox titles like Borderlands 3, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, and all accompanying DLCs and post-launch content. Come by and say hi- he’s pretty nice!
Linda Young is an American voice actress best
known for her work across Funimation
entertainment including the portrayals of Frieza
throughout the Dragon Ball franchise, Genkai in Yu
Yu Hakusho, and Porlyusica in Fairy Tail.
Young has been heavily involved as a voice actor
since 1988 when she voiced Arale Norimaki in
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure. Young’s versatility
and sheer skill soon saw her appear as numerous
other characters throughout the Dragon Ball
franchise including Baba, Fasha, Piiza, and Frieza,
the role that would solidify her popularity with
fans.
Several installments within the Dragon Ball saga saw Frieza grow into the catalyst antagonist of the entire franchise, becoming one of the most memorable
characters in the process. Young’s ability to give life to such a character for so many years is a testament to her devotion to the industry. An ever-growing portfolio has also seen Young voice characters in productions
such as Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Fruits Basket, Michiko and Hatchin, One Piece, and Yu Yu Hakusho.
Brandon Potter has been deeply involved in anime for nearly 20 years. For almost that entire time he’s been the voice of Red Haired Shanks, the legendary pirate emperor in One Piece. Other roles include GunHead in My Hero Academia, Rhya in Black Clover, Vesta in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Charles Phips in Black Butler, Shinohara in Tokyo Ghoul:re, Nicolas in Gangsta, Iyoten in .hack//Quantum, Harima in School Rumble, Fango in 91 Days, Ichinose in Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit, Uro in Karneval, Takinami in Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life, and many many more. Basically, he’s a supporting character fans love to love...and he loves 'em right back!
Check out our past guests we have had in previous years.