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Yuko Miyamura

Cast · Known for Berserk, Neon Genesis Evangelion

Yuko Miyamura is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and sound director. Her nickname is Miyamū. She played Kazuha Toyama in Detective Conan and Asuka Langley Soryu in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

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Hideaki Anno

Writer · Director · Known for Neon Genesis Evangelion, Shin Godzilla

Hideaki Anno (born May 22, 1960 in Ube, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese animation and film director. Anno is best known for his work on the popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. His style has come to be defined by the touches of superflatism and postmodernism that he injects into his work, as well as the thorough portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotions, often through unconventional sequences incorporating psychoanalysis and emotional deconstruction of these characters. He married comics artist Moyoco Anno in 27 April 2002. Anime directed by Anno that have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award have been Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water in 1990, Neon Genesis Evangelion in 1995 and 1996, and The End of Evangelion in 1997. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hideaki Anno, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Shoichi Masuo

Shōichi Masuo was a Japanese animator, animation director, and director renowned for his contributions to the anime industry. He began his career in the late 1970s and became known for his work on series such as Gunbuster (1988) and Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995), where he served as an animation director and key animator. Masuo was acclaimed for his dynamic action sequences and mechanical designs. In addition to his animation work, he directed the OVA series Aim for the Top 2! (2004). Masuo's influence extended through his mentorship of younger animators and his dedication to advancing the quality of animation in Japan.

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Shiro Sagisu

Composer · Known for Bleach, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Shin Godzilla

Shiro Sagisu (born August 29, 1957) is a well-known Japanese music producer and composer. With a career spanning over 25 years (beginning in the late 1970s), he is best known for his work as a record producer for acts including Misia, Satoshi Tomiie, and Ken Hirai. Sagisu has also worked as a film composer for several anime and films and is well known for his collaborations with Gainax, especially the soundtrack to Hideaki Anno's series Neon Genesis Evangelion and for the Bleach anime adaptation.

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Megumi Ogata

Cast · Known for Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Yu Yu Hakusho, Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series

Megumi Ogata is a Japanese voice actress and singer from the Greater Tokyo Area. As a singer, she goes by the name em:óu. She attended Tokai University, but left due to lack of interest. She is also best known for voicing Makoto Naegi and Nagito Komaeda from the Danganronpa Series, Sailor Uranus from Sailor Moon, Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho, Tier Harribel from Bleach, and Shinji Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion, as well as playing Yugi Mutou and Dark Yugi in Yu-Gi-Oh! and also Yukito Tsukishiro/Yue in Cardcaptor Sakura.

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Taliesin Jaffe

Cast · Known for The Legend of Vox Machina, Critical Role

Taliesin Jaffe (born January 19, 1977) is an American voice director, script writer, voice actor, and former child actor. Jaffe was born in Los Angeles, California. He is known for directing and writing many English language anime titles for New Generation Pictures, most notably R.O.D the TV and Hellsing. He is also co-directing BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad with Christopher Bevins for FUNimation. Together with Amanda Winn Lee and Jason C. Lee, he recorded commentary tracks for the North American DVD release of the films Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth and The End of Evangelion. Jaffe has also written many articles and spoken as a guest lecturer at universities and libraries. Description above from the Wikipedia article Taliesin Jaffe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Kotono Mitsuishi

Cast · Known for Sailor Moon, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

Kotono Mitsuishi is a Japanese voice actress and narrator from Toda, Saitama. She was affiliated with Arts Vision and Lasley Arrow. As a young girl, Mitsuishi lived in Nagareyama, Chiba. Mitsuishi graduated from high school in 1986, and entered the Katsuta Voice Actor's Academy. In 1988, Mitsuishi made her voice acting debut as Tomoyo in the OVA Ace wo Nerae! 2. She became an instant celebrity with her role as Usagi Tsukino, when Sailor Moon debuted in 1992, and her popularity increased again with her role as Misato Katsuragi in the anime television series Neon Genesis Evangelion, as well as Murrue Ramius in both Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, in 2002 and 2004 respectively.

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Megumi Hayashibara

Cast · Known for Ranma1/2, Pokémon Horizons, Detective Conan

Megumi Hayashibara (林原 めぐみ, Hayashibara Megumi, born March 30, 1967) is a Japanese voice actress, singer, radio personality, and lyricist from Tokyo. She is currently affiliated with Aksent. Her nicknames include: Megu-san, Megu-nee, Bara-san, Kakka, and Daijin. She is best known for her roles in Ranma ½ (as Ranma Saotome (female voice)), Neon Genesis Evangelion (as Rei Ayanami), Cowboy Bebop (as Faye Valentine), Slayers (as Lina Inverse), Detective Conan (as Ai Haibara), Pokémon (as Musashi/Jessie of Team Rocket), All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku Nuku (as Atsuko Natsume and her counterpart Atsuko Higuchi from the OVA Nuku Nuku Dash!) and Shaman King (as Anna Kyoyama). She is also a fully qualified and registered nurse.

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Miki Nagasawa

Cast · Known for Neon Genesis Evangelion

Miki Nagasawa (長沢 美樹, Nagasawa Miki, born July 11, 1970) is a Japanese voice actress. She was raised in Fukushima. Formerly affiliated for Haikyo, she is affiliated with Atomic Monkey. On anime roles, she played the eponymous character in Vampire Princess Miyu, Wedy in Death Note and Maya Ibuki in Neon Genesis Evangelion. In video games, she played Shelinda in Final Fantasy X and X-2, Kuyo in Genji: Dawn of the Samurai, Karin in Shadow Hearts 2, and Sleigh Presty in Super Robot Wars. Nagasawa attended Nan Desu Kan in 2009.

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Tetsuya Watanabe

Tetsuya Watanabe (渡邊 哲哉, Watanabe Tetsuya) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist known for his work on various television series and films. He began his career in the animation industry in the early 1990s, contributing to notable projects such as Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) and Cowboy Bebop (1998). Watanabe has directed episodes for series including The Big O (1999) and Fairy Tail (2009). His directorial debut came with After War Gundam X (1996), where he served as the series director. Watanabe's work is characterized by dynamic storytelling and a strong visual style.

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Makio Inoue

Cast · Known for Lupin the 3rd

Makio Inoue (井上 真樹夫, Inoue Makio, November 30, 1938 – November 29, 2019) was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He began voice acting in the 1960s, landing small roles in Astroboy, and was the actor of choice for deep-voiced, serious males in the 1970s. He is most noted for his two longstanding roles, as the title character in Captain Harlock from 1978 through the 1980s and 1990s (Kōichi Yamadera of Neon Genesis Evangelion and Cowboy Bebop fame took over this role in 1998), and Goemon Ishikawa XIII of Lupin III from 1977 to 2011 (taking over from Chikao Ōtsuka, who played the role in 1971 and 1972). He was succeeded in the role of Goemon by Daisuke Namikawa.

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Keiichi Sugiyama

Director · Known for Neon Genesis Evangelion

Keiichi Sugiyama (杉山 慶 一) is a Japanese director born on January 1, 1965. He is the director of Origin. He has also worked on City Hunter's (Nicky Larson) special episodes, on the popular Macross (Robotech) series, and directed an episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion, among countless other works. He has also composed many music for video games. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Toshimichi Otsuki

Producer · Known for Neon Genesis Evangelion

Toshimichi Otsuki was born December 18, 1961 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He is an anime and tokusatsu producer, managing director at King Records and the founder and current representative director of animation studio Gansis. He graduated from the Department of Agriculture and Veterinary Science at Nihon University. He is a guest professor at the Osaka University of Arts Department of Arts and a guest teacher at 81 Produce. Ootsuki's first venture into the animation business was a part time job at animation magazine Animage. In 1984 he joined Starchild, where he started working as sound producer. He was involved in the making of special effects for Godzilla. After Fujita Junji left to establish Starchild was on the verge of ceasing to exist, after losing many of its staffers but was made by Ootsuki a successful company once again. Ootsuki is one of the key people in the animation industry, having been heavily involved in the establishing of a female voice actor boom starting in the early '90s. Which was supported by the production of image songs and radio drama cds, many of which he was the sound producer of. One of the voice actors he brought into stardom was Hayashibara Megumi. He was also involved as producer and planner of many hit shows throughout the '90s. Such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Utena, Nadesico - Prince of Darkness, Slayers and Lost Universe. (Source: AniDB)

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Neón

Neón (born October 25, 1998) is a Mexican professional wrestler currently signed to CMLL who debuted in 2018 and has also competed under the names Asteroide Humano and Futuro. He is a two-time CMLL World Trios Champion and one-time RevPro Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion.

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Jodie Turner-Smith

Jodie Turner-Smith (born 7 September 1986) is a British actress. She made her feature film debut in The Neon Demon (2016) and has since acted in Queen & Slim (2019), After Yang (2022), White Noise (2022), and Tron: Ares (2025). She is also known for her television roles in the TNT series The Last Ship (2017), the Apple TV+ series Bad Monkey (2024), the Syfy series Nightflyers (2018), and for portraying the title role in the Channel 5 series Anne Boleyn (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jodie Turner-Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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T.J. Lowther

T.J. Lowther (born May 17, 1986) is an American actor. He started as a child star, appearing in Neon City in 1991 at the age of 5. In 1993, he appeared in his most famous role, as Philip Perry in Clint Eastwood's film A Perfect World, alongside Kevin Costner, for which he received significant praise. Lowther has moved into more roles on television, including a cameo on the successful Grey's Anatomy. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 2008. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sarah Durn

Sarah is an award-nominated actor known for her lead role in Chris Stuckmann's horror thriller Shelby Oaks (2024), distributed by NEON. Sarah's also known for her work in Where the Crawdads Sing (2022); Universal's Renfield (2023) opposite Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, and Nicholas Hoult; Netflix's We Have a Ghost (2023), opposite David Harbor; NBC's Chicago PD Blood Relation (2022); Ava Duvernay's Queen Sugar Mid-March 2020 (2021); and Boots Riley's I'm A Virgo It Requires Trust on My Part (2023), opposite Walton Goggins. On stage, she's acted in over ten professional shows, including regional premieres of Stupid F***ing Bird, A Doll's House Part 2, and The Wolves. Sarah is also a bestselling author and journalist. Her first book, The Beginner's Guide to Alchemy, was published in May 2020 by Rockridge Press. Sarah has also written for The New York Times, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Popular Science, and Atlas Obscura, among others. Sarah grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated summa cum laude from NYU, where she earned her BA in acting and medieval studies.

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Karl Glusman

Cast · Known for The Running Man

Karl Glusman (born January 3, 1988) is an American actor. He had a lead role in Gaspar Noé’s controversial pornographical drama Love (2015) and appeared in The Neon Demon (2016) and Nocturnal Animals (2016). In 2020, he appeared alongside Tom Hanks in Aaron Schneider's Greyhound. His upcoming projects include Civil War, The Bikeriders, and Reptile.

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Micaela Nelligan

Micaela Nelligan was an actress, known for SLC Punk! (1998), Neon City (1991) and Promised Land (1996).

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Lavinia Postolache

Cast · Known for April X

Lavinia Postolache was born on April 21, 1989 in Pitesti, Romania. She is an actress and producer, known for The Neon Demon (2016), Muse (2015) and Por Sofia (2016). Formerly Miss World Romania 2010, Lavinia Postolache moved to Hollywood, California and caught the attention of producer / director William Norton who cast her in her first feature film, False Colors.

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Steve Little

Steve Little is an American actor, comedian and writer, best known for his roles on the shows Camp Lazlo, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Eastbound & Down, Adventure Time, The Grinder, and Haters Back Off. He also used to co-star on the Adult Swim series Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter. Little was a member of The Groundlings, an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles. Veteran animator Joe Murray encountered Little and asked him if he was interested in being a voice actor and decided that Little matched the "Dung Beetle" characters Chip and Skip on Camp Lazlo. Following a period working as both writer and actor, he starred in the 2011 Todd Rohal film The Catechism Cataclysm. Little also wrote and starred in a Nickelodeon pilot called Cosmic Signals. He has also voiced characters such as Dr. Barber, and Lolly Poopdeck on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, as well as The Duke of Nuts, Turtle Princess, Abracadaniel and Peppermint Butler on the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time. Little plays the recurring character Stevie Janowski, a middle-school band teacher who idolizes and serves as the personal assistant of the main character, Kenny Powers, on the HBO series Eastbound & Down. He hadn't met Danny McBride or the showrunners before auditioning for the role, but the family atmosphere was "very welcoming." After being cast, Little based some of Stevie's mannerisms and emotions on people he went to high school with. Subsequent to his exposure on Eastbound & Down, he went on to make appearances in series such as 30 Rock and The Office, and Romantic Encounters. Little co-starred in two of Quentin Dupieux's surreal films, Wrong and Wrong Cops. In 2014, he starred in short film Rat Pack Rat, which won jury award at 2014 Sundance Film Festival.[6] In 2015, he starred as Cleve Menu in the Adult Swim show Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter. From 2016 to 2017 he acted in the Netflix series Haters Back Off as Miranda Sings' uncle Jim alongside Colleen Ballinger and Angela Kinsey. During that same year he portrayed the character of George in the comedy horror film Another Evil.

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Sarah Chalke

Cast · Known for Rick and Morty, Scrubs

Sarah Louise Christine Chalke (born August 27, 1976) is a Canadian actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Kate Mularkey on Netflix's Firefly Lane, Gabi in the movie Mother's Day, Paula Crowe in Chaos Theory, Dr. Elliot Reid on the NBC/ABC sitcom Scrubs, Gloria Macintosh in the movie Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy and on the subsequent CBC series, Muriel Jake's on Showtime's series Dead Man's Gun, Annie on CTV's series Neon Rider, and "Second Becky" Conner on Roseanne. She's had recurring roles as Merrill Morgan on Netflix's Friends from College, Melanie Hertzal on ABC's sitcom Speechless, Amy Gazanian on FOX's series Backstrom, and Stella Zinman on CBS's sitcom How I Met Your Mother. She's also voiced a number of roles including The Professor on Disney Channel's Hailey's on It!, Stella on Netflix's Dogs in Space, Gina Jabowski on Netflix's Paradise PD, Beth Smith on [adult swim]'s Rick & Morty, and Magee in Prep & Landing series of animated shorts. In December 2006, she became engaged to Canadian lawyer Jamie Afifi, after three years of dating. In September 2022, she announced that they had called off the engagement and "separated some time ago". They have two children together, a son born in December 2009, and a daughter born in May 2016. Her son was diagnosed at two years old with Kawasaki disease. (​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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Dave Caplan

Executive Producer · Producer · Known for Babylon, In the Grey, Longlegs

Dave Caplan is the Chairman and CEO of C2 Motion Picture Group, where he leads the development, financing, production, and global sales of all C2 projects. Under his leadership, the company has produced several high-profile independent films, including the breakout horror hit Longlegs, which grossed over $100 million and became the most successful independent horror film in over 16 years. Caplan also produced The Monkey, directed by Oz Perkins and starring Theo James (releasing via Neon in February 2025); In The Grey, directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Henry Cavill (releasing via Lionsgate in January 2025); Goodrich, starring Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis (releasing via Ketchup Entertainment in October 2024); and Azrael, starring Samara Weaving (releasing via IFC/Shudder in September 2024). He led C2’s $100 million multi-picture co-financing deal with Paramount Pictures, which supported major studio releases such as Babylon, Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Caplan is also an executive producer on Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Sony’s 65, starring Adam Driver, and The End We Start From, starring Jodie Comer. Before founding C2, Caplan spent 16 years as a television producer and showrunner. He was also CEO and executive producer of Trooper Entertainment, overseeing daily operations and expanding the company into a full-service international production business. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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Marta Kober

Cast · Known for Friday the 13th Part 2

Marta Kober was born on October 23, 1963 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Rad (1986) and Neon Maniacs (1986).