Matsuricon Adds Last Second Guests as Several Cancel Appearance

Columbus, Ohio (August 10, 2011) - Matsuricon regrets to inform that two of their previously announced guests, Taliesin Jaffe.

Alexis Tipton has been a cosplayer for the past eight years and has been featured in a handful of magazines as well as the book Cosplay in America. Alexis is a world traveler and is finishing up her major in International Studies at UNT, already having completed a minor in Japanese.

Taliesin Jaffe started his career as a child actor appearing in films such as Mr. Mom, 2010 and Explorers, and television shows such as She's the Sheriff, Amazing Stories and The Facts of Life. After a brief adventure living in Japan, he went on to work as an Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria) to name a few. Taliesin has won numerous awards for his efforts, and is currently working on no less then three secret projects about which he may not utter the slightest word.

Matsuricon's 2011 guest list also includes voice actors David Brehm, producer Kevin McKeever, internet celeberty Doug "The Nostalgia Critic" Walker, and artists Joe Kovell and Alex Kolesar (creators of No Need for Bushido), Mindy Timpone, Steve "Warky" Nunez, and Kevin Bolk.

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Matsuricon 2011 is from August 19th-21st, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. More info can be found at http://www.matsuricon.org.