Anime-Zing Game Show
Where voice actors dub live
Ever wondered what voice actors actually do?
Anime-Zing! Game Show: where real voice artists go head-to-head in epic voice battles, challenges, and live dubbing of indie anime live onstage!
It’s a sneak peek into the studio —performed live, (un)scripted, and just a little, “OMG! I’m sinking in quicksand!”
Whether you’re an Otaku who’s translated the lyrics to DanDaDan or spent your childhood glued to Saturday Morning Cartoons–you’ll love this!
What happens when anime voice actors dub live on stage?
✅ Family-friendly clean
✅ Bilingual fun (EN/JP)* (in Japan)
✅ New show each day!
Anime-Zing! at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Theme song sing-along Karaoke.
Lyrics by Soness & Yuji Kitano. Composition by Nubia.
“You don’t need to know anime to love this joyful show!”
The Games
Think you’ve seen voice acting? Think again.
Our cast challeneges through unrehearsed voiceover games, mystery scripts, and silly sound challenges—all live, all unpredictable.
Every show has a unique combo of cast, games, and indie anime.
Even we don’t know what’s coming next!
“The best show of the Fringe — dubbing indie anime live was incredible!”
Meet the Voices
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Creator. Voice actor. Possibly an appliance.
You’ve heard her somewhere...
Soness is a Tokyo-based voice actor, comedian and creator of “Anime-Zing!” Game Show.
🍎 Insists Hello Kitty is a little girl (English voice 1999–2024)
⚠️ That calm voice warning you not to lick industrial machinery
🤖 Accidentally taught AI to do her job—but she still does it better
🍙 Once ruptured her Achilles in a sumo match. Worth it.
🎤 Screamed “Take this!” 237 times in a sound booth
🚃 The voice of your train delay—and your nightmares -
Creator. Voice actor. Possibly an appliance.
You’ve heard her somewhere...
Soness is a Tokyo-based voice actor, comedian and creator of “Anime-Zing!” Game Show.
🍎 Insists Hello Kitty is a little girl (English voice 1999–2024)
⚠️ That calm voice warning you not to lick industrial machinery
🤖 Accidentally taught AI to do her job—but she still does it better
🍙 Once ruptured her Achilles in a sumo match. Worth it.
🎤 Screamed “Take this!” 237 times in a sound booth
🚃 The voice of your train delay—and your nightmares
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Vocal Chameleon. Stage Jedi. Ultimate Player Two.
American voice actor, actor, and director based in Tokyo. He’s the ultimate Player Two in this game of voiceover mayhem. Can voice a villain, a schoolgirl, and your GPS.
Trained at The California Institute of the Arts, Chicago Academy of the Arts, and The Royal National Theatre. Brings the energy of 3 Red Bulls and a Broadway pedegree. He’s unmasking from Babylon 5 fame, to entertain you with Anime-Zing.
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Who will it be today?
Every day brings a new surprise! From Tokyo's top voice talents to international comedy stars, our Player 3 is voiced by a rotating cast!
Watch a new show daily! Unique combination of voices, games, and indie animations.
“Feels like you’re playing party games with your friends — except your friends are incredibly talented voice actors!”
Cast & Guest Stars
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![A bold, colorful illustration of two blue-skinned alien characters standing in the middle of a futuristic, high-rise city street. One is a tall, serious figure with a giant afro, holding a sci-fi blaster and protectively blocking the other. The secon]()
Amy Drummond
Amy Drummond is an award-winning, Edinburgh voice actor of dinosaurs, Barbie dolls, and video-game princesses.
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![Alt text: Hamish Wyllie, a man with short dark hair and light stubble, wearing a black V-neck shirt, looks confidently at the camera against a dark background.]()
Hamish Wyllie
Hamish Wyllie is an Edinburgh-based voiceover artist whose work ranges from Welsh cows in CBeebies’ Wonderblocks to the Scottish Government’s Sepsis Awareness campaign.
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![Alt text: Chloe Eves, a non-binary voice actor with short brown and blonde hair, wearing black glasses, a red blazer, and a white shirt, looks directly at the camera while adjusting their glasses with both hands against a neutral background.]()
Chloe Eves
Chloe Eves is a non-binary UK voice actor known for Zenless Zone Zero, Genshin Impact, LEGO: Fortnite, and anime like Kakushite! Makina-San and Isekai Onsen Paradise!
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![**Mary Kennedy** — a Los Angeles–based actor and comedian — is pictured with shoulder-length blonde hair, wearing a pink top and plaid shirt, smiling warmly against a light blue background]()
Mary Kennedy
Mary Kennedy is a Los Angeles–based actor and comedian known for Shameless, Shameless: Hall of Shame, ER, and CONAN.
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![Alt text: Lee Apsey, a bearded man with short brown hair, wearing a black leather jacket over a patterned shirt, looks confidently at the camera against a softly blurred green outdoor background.]()
Lee Apsey
Lee Apsey is a UK actor, improviser, and filmmaker seen in CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation, Your Flaws: The Musical, and Slice of Rhyme.
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![Alt text: Jayda Fogel, a woman with long curly brown hair wearing a black top and silver hoop earrings, smiles softly at the camera against a dark background.]()
Jayda Fogel
Jayda Fogel is a poet, musician, and proud otaku who gained a global following acting in Twitch actual play streams during lockdown. She produces improvised shows Talk Radio and ¡Horario Estelar!
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![Alt text: Kat Harrison, a woman with wavy dark brown hair and bangs, wearing a yellow top and teal earrings, smiles softly at the camera against a light blue background.]()
Kat Harrison
Kat Harrison is a Glasgow-based working-class actress, writer, director, and voiceover artist who founded Chaos Collective in 2023 and launched Break a Leg Academy in 2024.
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![Alt text: Jesse R. Tendler, a man with short gray hair, a trimmed reddish beard, and glasses, wearing a light patterned shirt, smiles warmly at the camera in a softly lit indoor setting.]()
Jesse R. Tendler
Jesse R. Tendler is a New York–based actor, director, and voice artist best known for roles in Law & Order, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Clio Award–winning commercial work. Video games including Bully (Canis Canem Edit) and Grand Theft Auto.
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![Alt text: Ruth Urquhart, a woman with long reddish-brown hair wearing a black top, stands outdoors in a sunlit forest surrounded by trees and blooming bluebells, looking calmly at the camera.]()
Ruth Urquhart
Ruth Urquhart is a Scottish award-winning voice actor known for roles in China’s Fantawild Animation (Boonie Squad, Boonie Bears, Adventurer Carly), RWBY, and over 200 audiobooks.
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![Alt text: Christiane Brew, a woman with wavy brown hair, wearing a coral top and a light beige jacket, smiles brightly at the camera against a soft brown background.]()
Christiane Brew
Christiane Brew is a Tokyo-based British improviser and actress known for Death Stranding 1 & 2, Godzilla, Shiseido, and NHK Newsline, and UK One Voice Award.
Show Schedule
Venue: Nineties at Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
19 Blair Street, Edinburgh EH1 1QR
Edinburgh Fringe 2025 Dates: July 31 – August 24 (not Aug. 11)
Daily @ 18:10
“Enormous fun — a joyous celebration of voice acting and human creativity.”
Indie Anime You Haven’t Seen Yet (But will!)
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![A bold, colorful illustration of two blue-skinned alien characters standing in the middle of a futuristic, high-rise city street. One is a tall, serious figure with a giant afro, holding a sci-fi blaster and protectively blocking the other. The secon]()
Planetbound by Sasha Aldrete /Caterpillart Studio
Inexperienced but well-meaning Vi’nnix and her bodyguard Keros are sent to find out if Earth has the resources necessary to restore their dying planet, Heleth. Once arriving, they quickly discover that Earth is more than just its resources. Vi’nnix is determined to befriend the locals, explore their cities, and save this world. But Keros has a harder time ignoring his responsibilities, afraid of what might happen if they don't complete this mission.
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![A vibrant, cartoon-style illustration of five quirky characters from the indie anime New Earth. From left to right: a giant red mushroom-headed figure in a hoodie with a matching mushroom shirt; a hooded character with heart-shaped sunglasses grimaci]()
New Earth by Hekate Studios
In the smouldering desert of a New Earth, the first domino of an occult conspiracy falls in the shape of a missing persons case. This pilot and proof of concept follow the first steps of the main cast into a world hidden behind one flyer...
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![Scene from Thanksgiving by Douglas Cortese, featured in Anime-Zing! Game Show’s live dubbing segment. A quirky grandma chats over bagels with a frazzled yellow-haired scientist at a kitchen table, saying, “But we don’t have an oven.]()
Thanksgiving by Douglas Cortese
Meet Bubby—sharp-tongued, unpredictable, and entirely (un)forgettable. Thanksgiving is an animated short inspired by creator Douglas Cortese’s real-life grandmother, a Jewish woman from New York City whose filter-free honesty only grew louder with age and dementia. Set inside (and occasionally outside) the retirement home she loves to escape, Bubby’s world is a blend of sass, love, confusion, and comedy.
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![Black-and-white illustrated portrait of Lin Illu, featuring a stylized character with long hair, round glasses, and no visible facial features. The figure is outlined with bold strokes and soft textures, giving a dreamy, introspective vibe.]()
Comic Zines by Lin Illu
Lin Illu —Linda (she/her)— is an illustrator and media design student based in
Germany. She created Droplet, a monthly mini-zine series where she explores personal themes through art and storytelling in a DIY format. Each zine is self-published and freely available to download and print—because she wants her art to be accessible to everyone.
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![Page from Unfinished Business: Issue 2 by Tanya Roberts. Pink neon sign with swirling ghostly energy hovers over a crumbling city building. In the foreground, a demon-like character shouts at a white-haired human in a hoodie and boots. Speech bubble]()
Unfinished Business by Tanya Roberts
Comic book artist & illustrator based in Edinburgh, Tanya Roberts has drawn for Star Wars, Toy Story, Trollhunters, 2000AD, Netflix, and more. She also creates indie comics with her partner at BlueBottle Ink Studios—including Unfinished Business, a supernatural romp full of humor and heart.
Supporters & Thank Yous
Special thanks to Clifford Cideko for supporting our Fringe debut and helping bring Anime-Zing! from Japan to the UK stage.
Thanks to Yuji Kitano of Yokohama Physio for his incredible physiotherapy, support and design. I wouldn’t be on this Sumo Injury Comeback Tour without Yuji.
And heartfelt thanks to Johnny Stenhouse for his generosity, help getting us settled, and encouragement throughout the Fringe.
Partners
Laughing Horse Free Fringe (Alex Petty, Edinburgh Fringe venue partner)
Our community of indie animators and comic creators featured throughout the show
Creative Team
Created and hosted by Soness Stevens
Co-host & Performer, Edinburgh Fringe 2025 Jonah Hagans
Original score by Nubia @nubia_cello recorded at Studio Goshu
Character art by Aya Komaki @jpkomaki
