Thank you to our 2025 Guests of Honour!
Guest of Honour: SungWon Cho
SungWon Cho is a voice actor you may have heard in Delicious in Dungeon, Lackadaisy, God of War: Ragnarok, Borderlands 3, Aggretsuko, Ranking of Kings, One Piece, Pluto, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Bigtop Burger, Pokemon, Neon White, AI: The Somnium Files: Nirvana Initiative, Like a Dragon, Granblue Fantasy, Odd Taxi, Craig of the Creek, Tuca & Bertie, OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes, Monster Prom, and more. You may also know him from YouTube. He loves his cats Effie and Sophie very much.
Guest of Honour: Cosplaimee
Cosplaimee has been cosplaying since 2012. She cosplays from all types of media including anime, video games, and movies. Cosplaimee has won multiple awards in both cosplay craftsmanship and performance. She has cosplayed professionally as the mascot for Meadowlark comic con and has been a guest at conventions in Oregon, Idaho and Montana though she is now living in Canada. She has hosted cosplay contests and lip sync contests for multiple conventions. She is a member of the cosplay performance group The Sakura Rangers and does a lot of the writing, choreographing, and audio editing for their group. As a dancer and former theater kid Cosplaimee is passionate about combining performance and cosplay.
Thank you to our 2024 Guests of Honour!
Guest of Honour: Michael Cassens
Michael Cassens is a teacher, a computer scientist, a creative technologist, a gamer, and a game and a mobile application developer. His current focus is on being a better instructor, using gaming practices and theories to deliver better course content, and building better and more exciting games and applications for the marketplace using different games engines and mobile platforms. Michael is also the Director of Esports at the University of Montana with an emphasis on inclusion, diversity, and educational pathways for their players and team members.
Michael is currently at the University of Montana as an Assistant Professor of the School of Media Arts. In addition to continuing his research, Michael teaches courses within the Game Design and Interactive Media concentration in the BFA program. These courses focus on preparing students to contribute to an evolving world using code and modern technology.
Michael also started his own consulting company in 2002 in which he still operates building software for small to medium-sized businesses. Michael has a B.A. in Biology as well as an M.S. Computer Science. Originally from Boulder, Colorado, St. Louis, MO, then, Victor, MT, Michael loves being outside with his family as well as mountain biking, snowboarding, hiking, photography, and just being in nature.
Guest of Honour: Tobias
Tobias, for many moons, has been specializing in costume design, prop making, and performance. He gained infamy through his appearance on the TV show Steampunk’d and is known for his unique approach to costume design in which he integrates special effects and often realistic practicality. With a background in performance, including sword fighting, fire breathing, stilt walking, and over ten years of technical theatre and live event production experience, Tobias is a jack of all trades in many fields.
Having worked on both sides of a stage as both a performer and an event producer, he has extensive experience in Live Action Roleplaying (LARP) across the United States and has participated and worked in a variety of genres including Medieval Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Steampunk, and more.
Tobias is proud to have had the opportunity to participate on projects involving various independent game studios, Critical Role, The Warp Zone, and more to bring even the most foolhardy and bombastic visions to life.
2024 Returning Pros!
Seattle Beast Cosplay!
He’s a beast and he’s coming back for more “WAH”
Zapp’s Spaceship of Love!
Eekie & Snow Cosplay
Montana natives Eekie and Snow are ready to help you create and conquer the costumes of your imagination. Eekie has been an active performer for 10 years and a costumer for 14 years: crying and sewing her way through many an event and creation. She specializes in cosplay that can be worn for performance purposes whether it be for dance, music, or LARP as well as thermoplastics and EVA foam armor. Snow has been an active cosplay photographer, costumer, and prop builder for 12 years. She specializes in working with thermoplastics, craft/EVA foam, and electronics to bring an otherworldly flair to the design. They have been a team for the past 12 years and look forward to sharing their passions with you.
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Thank you for our 2023 Guests of Honour!
Multimedia Guest of Honour: Kictor
Kictor is a professional YouTuber from Vancouver, Canada who combined her filmmaking degree with her gigantic love for anime and donghua to become a full-time fangirl. Some of her favorite series to talk about include Heaven Official’s Blessing, Trigun, and Mo Dao Zu Shi. Whether you have questions about pursuing your own passions as a content creator or just love the same shows, don’t hesitate to say hello!
Cosplay Guest of Honour: The Sakura Rangers!
From the forested trails of Oregon to the rich soil of Saskatoon, Canada, Sakura Rangers have come together with the goals of entertaining and making our conventions a more fun place. A decade ago a random game of cosplay chess brought the original members together. From that, grew collaborations, podcasts, and many cosplay contests. Over the years, they grew in numbers and became less of a group and more of a family. They are best known currently for their numerous contest performances and hosting Kumoricon’s own Cosplay Contest and Halftime Show in 2019-2022. They can’t wait for the convention to arrive so they can entertain and have fu n with everyone attending the event.
Thank you for our 2022 Guests of Honour!
onestitchfromhell
Stitch believes that cosplay is not only a celebration of fandom, but an outlet for creativity and self-expression. She has been making costumes since her first convention in 2012 and has since participated in cosplay contests, skits, and cosplay chess across Montana, Utah, and Washington. Her favorite activities include sewing and photography, and she is currently learning new skills like embroidery, beading, and 3D printing to incorporate into future projects. She would rather work with fabric than craft foam and sew by hand instead of use glue, but begrudgingly appreciates how cosplay pushes her to try new things and accept imperfection. Stitch shares much of her work-in-progress on instagram @onestitchfromhell and loves to learn by chatting with other cosplayers. She’s always down to talk fandoms or help brainstorm your next build!
Eekie & Snow Cosplay
Montana natives Eekie and Snow are ready to help you create and conquer the costumes of your imagination. Eekie has been an active performer for 10 years and a costumer for 14 years: crying and sewing her way through many an event and creation. She specializes in cosplay that can be worn for performance purposes whether it be for dance, music, or LARP as well as thermoplastics and EVA foam armor. Snow has been an active cosplay photographer, costumer, and prop builder for 12 years. She specializes in working with thermoplastics, craft/EVA foam, and electronics to bring an otherworldly flair to the design. They have been a team for the past 12 years and look forward to sharing their passions with you.