SNAFU Con
Sierra Nevada Anime Fans Unite!
SNAFU Con is an anime convention in the Reno/Sparks area of Nevada. The 2024 con was November 1 - 3, 2024. The 2025 con has not been announced yet.
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Guests of Honor
Kayleigh McKee Index
Kayleigh is a Voice Actress, Writer, World builder and Artist from a cornfield somewhere in the backwoods of Illinois.She is best known for playing the fan favorite characters like Yuta Okkotsu in Jujutsu Kasien, Pina in the hit anime BEASTARS on Netflix, Testament in Guilty Gear Strive, Scarab in Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake, and as nonbinary mage Varden Dawngraspin the massive Hearthstone digital card game set in the world of Warcraft.
She is one of few Transgender women in professional voice over, and a major advocate of social progress blazing a new path in the realm of acting for anime, cartoons, and games. Her most striking attribute is her ability to portray a vast range of characters masculine, feminine and further, as well as just being an overall goof!"
Stuart Zagnit Index
Meet Stuart Zagnit, the iconic voice of Pokémon’s Professor Oak! Anime fans know him as the original mentor to Ash, guiding us all through the world of Pokémon. You may also have heard him as Zolf in Slayers, Dr. Kitaguchi in The Irresponsible Catain Tylor, or Kosho Shinogi and Seicho Kato in Grappler Baki.
Stuart’s talents go far beyond voice work—he's a seasoned Broadway actor with credits like Harmony, Caroline, Or Change, Newsies, and Seussical. He also starred Off-Broadway in the original Little Shop of Horrors, Lucky Stiff, and All in the Timing. You’ve likely seen him on TV, too, in hits like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Law & Order, The Blacklist, and more.
Stuart Zagnit’s diverse career makes him a must-see guest.
Christopher Escalante Index
Christopher Escalante is a voice actor, music composer, and on-screen personality for the YouTube channel, "Aphmau," with over 22 Million subscribers.As a voice actor, Chris has voiced many roles in anime produced by Funimation and Crunchyroll such as "Kinji Ninomiya" in The Dungeon of Black Company, "Ken Sonozaki" in Higurashi: When They Cry - Gou, "Mr. Yamagushi" in Ishida & Asakura, as well as Banished from the Heroes Party, A Couple of Cuckoos, The Prince of Tennis, Henkei Shoujo, and video game roles such as Batman in DC: Battle Arena, Rattrap in Transformers: Tactical Arena, The Nameless in Anima: Gate of Memories, Erik in the Seduce Me otome series, and many more.
As a composer and musician, Chris has written original music and songs for many films, video games, and artists that have reached the Billboard Charts at "#13 Classical Crossover Album" and "#14 Classical Album." His soundtrack credits include the Seduce Me series, Battle Rage, ACE Academy, Blood of Redemption, the Twice the Dream film series, Mythica: The Necromancer, and performs with ska-punk bands Divide by Zero and Long Distance Friends.
Steve Warky Nunez, a.k.a. Warky T. Chocobo Index
Steve "Warky" Nunez is an award winning Jack-of-all-trades in the entertainment industry.Hailing from New York, he started out narrating audio books for the blind and from there he branched out into all facets of media. He is widely known for his work on, "The Yaoi Xmas Carols", "Sonic The Hedgehog", "Ishida and Asakura", "Venom: Let There Be Carnage", "The Titan's Bride", "Ant-Man", "Yandere Simulator", "Aphmau", "Henkei Shoujo", "Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger Ix-2", "Camp Buddy", "Fire in His Fingertips", "Everything for Demon King Evelogia", and "Anima: Gates of Memories".
Warky looks forward to what the future has in store for him and hopes there will be singing and dancing along the way!
Jess Floam Index
Jess go with the Floam, the voice of the anime-inspired audiobook “The Dorm Room Cat Girl.” Raised on the shores of Lake Tahoe, Jess Floam is an enthusiastic and passionate Ukrainian-American voice actor, musician, vocalist, music and gaming broadcaster, cosplayer, and adventurer. When she's not making noise, Jess loves to explore the outdoors with her sidekick Tikka the Cat. They hike mountains, camp in rain forests, kayak brackish waters, and float along in the ocean.You may know her as Chimchar from Shippiddge's "Starter Squad", Canoness Commander from A Vox in the Void's Warhammer audiodrama "Gav and Bob", or Callie in 2022 Mobile Game of the Year "Catalyst Black".
Danielle McRae Index
Danielle McRae is a voice over actress residing in Los Angeles, California. Being a huge fan of video games and anime, her passion has led her to pursue a voice acting career in the industry. Some of her most notable credits have been in (League of Legends) as “Karma the Enlightened One”, (World of Warcraft: Cataclysm) as “Hagara the Stormbinder”, (Final Fantasy VII Remake) as “Gwen” and “Painwheel” in the Popular 2D fighting game, (Skullgirls Encore).She’s also been in anime and orginal animated shows such as (Sword Art Online), (Gargantia: On the Verderous Planet) as “Onderia”, (Magi: The Kingdom of Magic) as “Orba” (Kuroba Adventures) as Reina), “Beery Cool Fridge”in (Kindikids), (Death Battle) as “Lucy/Nyu”, (Ascendance of a Bookworm) as “Ralph” , Henkei Shoujo as "Nana" and (Kemono Friends) as “African Wild Dog”.
Danielle has also earned several other roles in many other video games including “Threia Hazelgrimm” in (Atelier Escha & Logy), “S-Sha” in (Megadimension Neptunia VII_, (Cyberdimension Neptunia) as Cheetah”. (Monster Prom) as Amira Rashid/Red & Faith:,“Rosemary Reed” in (Remothered: Tormented Fathers), (Arcade Spirits) as “Sue”, (Phantomgate) as “Renata, Harmony and Dark Harmony“, “Rift Arachna” in (Heroes of Newerth), “New Conglomerate solider” in (Planetside 2), “Sidel” in (Dragon Nest), “Captain Arley Si ms” and “the Adjutant” in (Starcraft Universe), “Wing Diver Unit” in (Earth Defense Force 2025), “Rogue” in (Nuclear Throne), “Commander” in (Warfare Online), “Zorin Blitz” in TeamFourStar’s (Hellsing Ultimate Abridged), “Female Keeper” in (Enderal: The Shards of Order), “Rami the Repossession Monk” in (Banzai Arcade) and Isys in “(Dead Island: Epidemic) and much more.”)
GumiV4 Index
Maggie, better known as GumiV4 Cosplay, is a 22-year-old self-taught seamstress, prop-maker, wig stylist, and cosplayer of over a decade! Maggie has won numerous awards for her craftsmanship both in the local Nevada area and out of state, and is best known for her larger than life Rachnera cosplay! With over 30 completely handmade costumes under her belt, GumiV4 has a passion for the craft of cosplay and loves to both learn from and educate the local and online cosplay community!
Brandon Boykins Index
Brandon Boykins is an actor/national cosplayer born and raised in the Northern Nevada area. Brandon has been cosplaying since 2019. He also specializes in challenging himself by staying in character and bringing his Cosplays to life. He is also the president and co-founder of a community organization called "Cosplay For Kindness". "Cosplay For Kindness" visits people in hospitals, birthdays, fundraisers and every other type of local events in the Northern Nevada area dressed as your favorite Superheroes and Princesses, bringing smiles and enjoyment to the children and families in the community.
Spencer Stoner Index
Author and creator Spencer Stoner brings his storytelling magic to the convention floor! Known for the Ophelia Legacy series and the upcoming graphic novel Divine Intervention, Spencer is also the mastermind behind "Con for a Cause," a local convention with heart. As the founder of Ohana Honua Productions, he’s produced the short film "Duplex" for the Carson Creepy Film Competition and is diving into audio dramas and an upcoming YouTube channel. Whether you’re a fan of thrilling stories or indie productions, Spencer’s work is not to be missed!