Nan Desu Kan 25 Approaches

25 years in the Tivoli Student Union at Auraria Campus a small convention was held. It celebrated Japanese anime, art, comics, music, and culture. Fast forward to 2022 and NAN DESU KAN is set to be held in, what can arguably be the largest hotel in the Denver Metro area, the Gaylord of the Rockies during Labor Day Weekend between September 2nd - September 4th.

GUESTS

NDK always has great guests that visit the hotel every year, and this year is no different. A few of the wonder people that will be visiting for the 25th anniversary include:

Major Attaway whom is not only a voice actor for several properties such as Dragon Ball Z Kai, One Piece, High School DxD and Borderlands but he is also a Broadway actor and singer playing the role of “The ever impressive, the long contained, often imitated, but never duplicated … Genie of the lamp!" in Disney’s Aladdin in 2017.

Jessica Cavanah is a woman of many hats. She has been a voice actor properties such as My Hero Academia, Steins;Gate and One Piece. She has used her great writing abilities to adapt shows such as Recovery of an MMO Junky, Sakura Quest, and Kageki Shoujo for English-speaking audiences. That same writing hat has also been used for off-Broadway performance!

Jim Foronda is another voice actor. He is another Borderlands and My Hero Academia actor and has also done ad writing in addition to voice work.

Johnny Yong Bosch also known as the Black Ranger is appearing this year as well. Johnny can be heard as Vash the Stamped from Trigun, Kanda in Akira, Sasori in Naruto and Artemis in Sailor Moon along with many more then can be listed. IMDB shows Akira was his first role in 1988 and it is almost non-stop from there.

Dr. Alyssa Freedman is returning to NDK. She is always great to listen to and is a professor of Japanese literature at the University of Oregon. If memory serves she has even done classes on emoji due to their importance in Japanese culture!

NDK CHARITY AUCTION

Every year NDK and RMAA (the non-profit organization that produces NDK) helps to raise funds for charities. This is done with events such as the NDK Charity Auction. For NDK 2022 the charity the Maria Droste Counseling Center. “A Denver-based nonprofit mental health service organization comprised of mental health professionals, learners, and volunteers, The Maria Droste Counseling Center provides accessible, high-quality, community-centered mental health counseling.” Be sure to check out the auction, get some amazing and usually unique items, and help a good cause.