Matt Hill, Carly McKillip, and Vince Corazza to Appear at Pretty Heroes Convention in June
Toronto, Ontario – February 1, 2018 – voice actors Matt Hill and Carly McKillip to appear as voice actor guests of honour and be featured in a Cardcaptors reunion panel, for their roles as Keroberos and Sakura in the original English dub. Voice actor Vince Corazza to appear for his roles as Alan the alien and Tuxedo Mask in Sailor Moon.
Pretty Heroes (formerly Toronto Sailor Moon Celebration) will occur on June 16-17, 2018 at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This event is an official International Sailor Moon Day event and is sponsored by Moon Chase, Chop Shop Goods, and Girl Guides of Canada.
Matt Hill is recognizable to fans from many voice acting roles including the adorable guardian beast Keroberos from the Cardcaptors English dub. Some of his other recognizable roles include Kira on Gundam Seed, Bankotsu in Inuyasha, and Ed in Ed, Edd, and Eddy. Matt even jumped into the role (and suit) as everyone's favourite turtle in the half shell, Raphael, in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.
Carly McKillip was the original voice of Sakura from the Cardcaptors English dub. She is also known as an actress, songwriter, musician, singer, musical engineer/editor, and music producer. She's gone far since her voice acting days and fans are encouraged to check out her band One More Girl for a sampling of her musical endeavours.
Vince Corazza played Darien Shields/Tuxedo Mask as well as the alien Alan Granger in the DiC and Cloverway dubs of Sailor Moon. His voice has been in thousands of commercials and he has been a signature voice for many major networks. Currently he is the promo voice of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS. Vince has played roles in numerous animated TV shows, including Alden Jones on Braceface, Sam Sparks in Rescue Heroes, and Shickadance in Ace Ventura – Pet Detective. He's also been part of various successful video game franchises including Carlos Oliveira in Resident Evil 3, Zexion in Kingdom Hearts, and The Marquis De Lafayette in Assassins Creed III. His Narration credits are numerous, namely James Cameron's Last Mysteries of the Titanic, and most of the DVD extras for DreamWorks animated features from Bee Movie to Megamind to Shrek, Kung-Fu Panda, and Madagascar.
About Pretty Heroes: Organized by Emily Gonsalves, this is the fourth year running a convention with her team in the Toronto area. Originally started as the Toronto Sailor Moon Celebration, the event is expanding under a new brand name to incorporate additional franchises featuring strong female characters. It is the first and currently only “girl power” themed convention in the Greater Toronto Area. The convention team is unpaid – this event is run by fans for fans.
About Moon Chase: a Sailor Moon focused website (moon-chase.com) and network of social media profiles, run as a non-profit initiative. Founded to share information about Sailor Moon sightings and news from around the world, with the primary audience being English speaking North America. The network currently focuses on sharing fan creations as well as general news, merchandise information, and more – all with a Sailor Moon related focus.
About Chop Shop Goods: Our official clothing sponsor started back in 2012 providing custom orders for local friends and family. The team decided to take their love of pop culture and all things nerdy and bring their designs and custom print shop on the road. They started to showcase themselves at Comic Cons and anime shows and currently handle approximately 25 weekend shows per year. They continue to strive to provide great designs and a wonderful experience when at events allowing customers to be creative by choosing their design and shirt colors as garments are printed for them during the events. More information about them is available at chopshopgoods.com
About Girl Guides of Canada: the organization of choice for girls and women that aims to make a positive difference in the life of every girl and woman who experiences Guiding so they can contribute responsibly to their communities. Girl Guides of Canada - Guides du Canada enables girls to be confident, resourceful and courageous, and to make a difference in the world. Sponsoring a selection of activities at the event, you will also have the opportunity to learn more about getting involved with this non-profit organization. More information about them is available at girlguides.ca
About International Sailor Moon Day: founded by Sailor Moon fans in 2014 to celebrate the longevity and worldwide impact of Naoko Takeuchi's classic magical girl series. More information is available at sailormooncelebration.com/ismd
Pretty Heroes
Admission: $40 early bird, $50 pre-registration, $60 at the door for general weekend admission including exhibit access.
Children 6-11 are $10 off weekend admission. Children 3-5 are $16 early bird, $18 pre-reg, $20 at the door for weekend exhibit access (main events only are free for children 3-5). Children 2 and under are completely free. Single day admission, shopping only single day admission, and add-ons are also available. Complete information on ticket prices and how to buy tickets are available at prettyheroes.com/tickets
Hours: 11am to 9pm on Saturday, June 16th, 2018 and 10am to 6pm on Sunday, June 17th, 2018.
Programming Highlights: question and answer sessions with guests, cosplay panels, cosplay contest hosted by Bear Sailor Moon, video game area, fan-run panels, crafting, and more.
For additional information, including how to buy tickets, please visit prettyheroes.com
Pretty Heroes (formerly Toronto Sailor Moon Celebration) will occur on June 16-17, 2018 at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This event is an official International Sailor Moon Day event and is sponsored by Moon Chase, Chop Shop Goods, and Girl Guides of Canada.
Matt Hill is recognizable to fans from many voice acting roles including the adorable guardian beast Keroberos from the Cardcaptors English dub. Some of his other recognizable roles include Kira on Gundam Seed, Bankotsu in Inuyasha, and Ed in Ed, Edd, and Eddy. Matt even jumped into the role (and suit) as everyone's favourite turtle in the half shell, Raphael, in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.
Carly McKillip was the original voice of Sakura from the Cardcaptors English dub. She is also known as an actress, songwriter, musician, singer, musical engineer/editor, and music producer. She's gone far since her voice acting days and fans are encouraged to check out her band One More Girl for a sampling of her musical endeavours.
Vince Corazza played Darien Shields/Tuxedo Mask as well as the alien Alan Granger in the DiC and Cloverway dubs of Sailor Moon. His voice has been in thousands of commercials and he has been a signature voice for many major networks. Currently he is the promo voice of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS. Vince has played roles in numerous animated TV shows, including Alden Jones on Braceface, Sam Sparks in Rescue Heroes, and Shickadance in Ace Ventura – Pet Detective. He's also been part of various successful video game franchises including Carlos Oliveira in Resident Evil 3, Zexion in Kingdom Hearts, and The Marquis De Lafayette in Assassins Creed III. His Narration credits are numerous, namely James Cameron's Last Mysteries of the Titanic, and most of the DVD extras for DreamWorks animated features from Bee Movie to Megamind to Shrek, Kung-Fu Panda, and Madagascar.
About Pretty Heroes: Organized by Emily Gonsalves, this is the fourth year running a convention with her team in the Toronto area. Originally started as the Toronto Sailor Moon Celebration, the event is expanding under a new brand name to incorporate additional franchises featuring strong female characters. It is the first and currently only “girl power” themed convention in the Greater Toronto Area. The convention team is unpaid – this event is run by fans for fans.
About Moon Chase: a Sailor Moon focused website (moon-chase.com) and network of social media profiles, run as a non-profit initiative. Founded to share information about Sailor Moon sightings and news from around the world, with the primary audience being English speaking North America. The network currently focuses on sharing fan creations as well as general news, merchandise information, and more – all with a Sailor Moon related focus.
About Chop Shop Goods: Our official clothing sponsor started back in 2012 providing custom orders for local friends and family. The team decided to take their love of pop culture and all things nerdy and bring their designs and custom print shop on the road. They started to showcase themselves at Comic Cons and anime shows and currently handle approximately 25 weekend shows per year. They continue to strive to provide great designs and a wonderful experience when at events allowing customers to be creative by choosing their design and shirt colors as garments are printed for them during the events. More information about them is available at chopshopgoods.com
About Girl Guides of Canada: the organization of choice for girls and women that aims to make a positive difference in the life of every girl and woman who experiences Guiding so they can contribute responsibly to their communities. Girl Guides of Canada - Guides du Canada enables girls to be confident, resourceful and courageous, and to make a difference in the world. Sponsoring a selection of activities at the event, you will also have the opportunity to learn more about getting involved with this non-profit organization. More information about them is available at girlguides.ca
About International Sailor Moon Day: founded by Sailor Moon fans in 2014 to celebrate the longevity and worldwide impact of Naoko Takeuchi's classic magical girl series. More information is available at sailormooncelebration.com/ismd
Pretty Heroes
Admission: $40 early bird, $50 pre-registration, $60 at the door for general weekend admission including exhibit access.
Children 6-11 are $10 off weekend admission. Children 3-5 are $16 early bird, $18 pre-reg, $20 at the door for weekend exhibit access (main events only are free for children 3-5). Children 2 and under are completely free. Single day admission, shopping only single day admission, and add-ons are also available. Complete information on ticket prices and how to buy tickets are available at prettyheroes.com/tickets
Hours: 11am to 9pm on Saturday, June 16th, 2018 and 10am to 6pm on Sunday, June 17th, 2018.
Programming Highlights: question and answer sessions with guests, cosplay panels, cosplay contest hosted by Bear Sailor Moon, video game area, fan-run panels, crafting, and more.
For additional information, including how to buy tickets, please visit prettyheroes.com
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