14 Letter from the Directors AFWCON Rules Big Blue Hello and welcome to AFW14! 1. IF you have A problem, find A staff member! 2. Your Anime Festival Wichita badge is proof of your participa- Bare back We are very happy to be at the beautiful Wichita Hyatt Regency Hotel tion. Wear your badge, where we can see it. This means EVERY- okay once again! Thank you for spending this weekend with us. ONE! No side Boob As always AFW is changing, and we want to thank all of you who have 3. Don’t sell stuff unless you have been accepted as a vendor. Thia includes Photographers. helped the event grow. We at Wolfmoon Productions will continue to 4. Cosplayers: please be aware of the personal space of others. No underboob work to keep this Convention evolving and growing . With your help, we (You can poke an eye out with that thing!) No side Boob can mold this convention into the best convention in Kansas, so keep 5. Help us keep our location clean, put trash in containers scat- your ideas coming! tered thoughout the con. 6. Clothing must be in accordance to state and city ordinances. leotard, boy shorts, No Cheeks Enjoy AFW14, and please help others enjoy it too. SEE BIG BLUE boxer briefs Holly Crain and Randy Stuhlsatz 7. Don’t hand out anything unless it has been approved by AFW Management first. No Cheeks Co-Directors AFW 8. No pets. Wolfmoon Productions LLC Big Blue drafted by Flip flops These are the people who run your con. Get to know us! A. Jinnie McManus at least WEAPONS POLICY - No Real Weapons! All Weapons brought to the con must be FAKE and part of your costume; specifically no live steel or guns. Items that could be used as actual weapons, such as wooden swords or big sticks will need to be tied securely before hand or Props check table. Replica toy fire-arms need to follow government standards with the safety orange cap attached properly to the end of the barrel. Projectile weapons such as BB Guns, air-soft, paint guns will not be allowed due to city codes. Spring loaded toys and slingshots will not be permitted for safety reasons. Replica fire-arms & bow and arrows will be inspected to ensure compliance.Any item that is used as a blunt weapon (I.E., thwacking someone with ANY object) will be confiscated. Verbal warning may not apply. SIGN POLICY Wolfmoon Productions LLC Carrying signs in the convention area will be restricted to signs that have approval by AFW Staff. As soon as you enter the convention area with your sign, find a Safety Monitor or go to the information desk to ask for your sign to be ap- Hall Cosplay proved. Be aware we may stamp or mark your sign of approval and still possibly question later for verification. Examples of signs that COULD BE APPROVED: In your welcome bag you will receive a hall cosplay ticket . Give this to your favorite Cosplayer . They A sign that is used as a part of a cosplay costume for a non-speaking anime character. Please use wording that is ac- collect them and turn them in before 3pm on Sunday to the Cosplay registration table. The Cosplayer ceptable for young anime fans. Serves a reasonable purpose. with the most tickets wins a Prize. Examples of signs that are NOT APPROVED: The AFW STAFF, Reserves the right to ban any item we deem hazardous Signs that advertise services in exchange for goods or other favors (i.e. Will Glomp for Pocky, Hugs for Whatever). All or Offensive to the general public. AFW decisions are final! Debating panhandling, with or without the use of signs, music or entertainment WILL NOT BE ALLOWED! with the staff will not sway the decision! Abusing these privileges may Also, T-shirts with slogans that would be unacceptable as signs are also unacceptable for T-shirts. The wearer may be result in a verbal warning, confiscation of your item, or even expulsion, asked to change or cover up the slogan if they wish to remain in convention space. Yaoi & Yuri Paddles will be classi- without refund, from the Con. fied within the signs category and therefore will not be allowed. Guests Guests Tyson Rinehart Caitlynn French Tyson Rinehart: Voice Actor. Writer. Musician. Comedian. Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the Coming to the booth, from Austin, Texas, with Wichita, Kansas ori- sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. And unto this, Tyson, gins, weighing in at (an undisclosed weight, probably less than your destined to wear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. waifu collection) pounds, It’s Caitlynn French! Caitlynn is fairly new It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga... Let me tell to the scene, having debuted in 2012 as Qumola from Book of Ban- you of the days of high adventure! torra. She’s ran the ropes and trained hard to conquer roles such as An avid gamer/nerd, Tyson started doing voice over work with Funi- Shiro (No Game No Life), Chris (Cross Ange), Hana Isuzu (Girls und mation, and has progressed to ADR scripting as well. His notable VO Panzer), Matsurika Shinouji (Maria-Holic, Maria-Holic Alive), Tina credits include: DARU in Steins;Gate, GEORG in Eureka Seven:AO, Sprout (Black Bullet), Mei Tachibana (Say “I love you”), Mio and KAGIRI in Karneval, MATSUDA in High School DxD, AUSTRALIA Midori Nishizono (Little Busters, Little Busters Refrain), Sakura Ina- in Hetalia The Beautiful World, OIMO in One Piece, and CABRA- mi (Beyond the Boundary), Ai Astin (Sunday Without God) and Miyu KAN in the game Smite. Various other work includes Black Butler, Space Dandy, Deadman Wonder- Edelfelt (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya & 2Wei), and most recently land, Michiko & Hatchin, as well as HUGO and Freddie Mercury Titan in Attack on Titan. reprised her role as Shiro and took on Schwi Dola for No Game, No Life Zero. His script credits include Attack on Titan, Aqaurion: EVOL, Karneval, Hetalia The Beautiful World, and High School DxD New. Caitlynn recuperates from her time in the booth by playing video games, MMOs, and watch- ing professional wrestling. She goes through grueling vocal conditioning playing tabletop Tyson also provides vocals and rhythm guitar for the punk band Bullet Machine. He did the same for roleplaying games, and enthusiastically yelling at the television during her shows. She likes to the now defunct, WW2 themed punk band The Tommyguns. In the blues-rock, Led Zeppelin-ish band keep her life simple but unique. Ever changing hair dye, superhero capes, blacklight paint, and Smokestack Lightning, Tyson sings and plays harmonica. yoga pants are all just routine parts of life. At the end of the day she likes to wind down with a So, did Tyson return the wayward daughter of King Osric to her home. And having no further concern, good nightly read of the Necronomicon. It is unconfirmed, but highly suspected, her blood is he and his companions sought adventure in the West. Many wars and feuds did Tyson fight. Honor and pure caffeinated Pepsi fear were heaped upon his name Children of Proteus Samurai Dan Come check out this amazing group of peo- Dan Coglan, a.k.a. “Samurai Dan” is an acknowledged master ple who seem to do it all. Cosplayers, Comic of martial mayhem. He travels the civilized portions of the U.S., book Authors, Make-up Artist and so much bringing a unique show to curious and horrified audiences alike. more. Their cosplay is predominantly based In addition to high-energy, mostly safe stage shows (where razor on their own original characters, within the sharp blades and barbs fly) Dan teaches historical and hysterical worlds of mermaid folklore and steampunk. panels on the way of the warrior. Offering a wide range of lectures They have been active in the cosplay com- and interactive workshops, he is guaranteed to provide con attend- munity since 2014, they continue to push ees fun and fulfillment. themselves and grow better and better every Due to a supreme lack of filter, Dan also performs standup comedy, day. Check them out on facebook and watch and lives to embarrass himself onstage, in censored and uncensored make-up Monday and see some of the en- settings. chanting ideas they come up with. A storyteller at heart, Dan is finishing his third horror novel, and offers insights into the creative pro- cess with panels for the aspiring writer as well. Check Dan out at http://www.facebook.com/SamuraiDanAndJillian Michael “Knightmage” Wilson Katelyn Barr (International Cosplayer/Entertainer/Philanthropist) Michael “Knightmage” Wilson was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and now resides in Youngstown, Ohio. Katelyn Barr is a Texas-based voice actress and ADR scriptwrit- A current decorated 18 year Deputy Sheriff for the Mahoning County er working for FUNimation Entertainment, Sentai Filmworks, Sheriff’s Office in Ohio, Michael has been cosplaying since 2012 but Okratron 5000, Blujay Studios, and many other exciting produc- the love for the comic and video game genre has been in his heart since ers of anime, video games, and YouTube content. As a voice he was little as it shows when he creates his costumes. Having created talent, Katelyn has recently provided the voice of Luka in Phoe- over 100 costumes which many have been praised and displayed on nix Drop High: Graduation Days and Falcon Claw University, numerous platforms in print and online, Michael is regarded as one of two of many popular series by well-known YouTuber Aphmau, the most influential male cosplayers in the world.