We know you’ve been waiting and here it is! Our first guest announcement for 2025!
You may have heard him as foul-mouthed, under-caffeinated NPCs Lor [Borderlands 3] & Paladin Mike [Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands], or even in various anime [Chainsaw Man, Black Butler, Pop Team Epic!, Tomo-chan Is A Girl!, Requiem of the Rose King, AOASHI, Apothecary Diaries, The Case Study Of Vanitas, SK8 the Infinity] and video games [Monster Camp, Umbraclaw, High Times by YangYang Mobile] — but IRL he’s Ciarán Strange, an eccentric transgender voice actor, indie rockstar, and multimedia artist. At the tender age of seventeen, he left his family, friends, and English fishing village behind in order to chase his dreams across the Atlantic!
Strange has become a familiar face throughout the American geek scene, in most parts via his music. After touring the US, UK, Canada, and Japan, performing at hundreds of shows, conventions, and festivals, Ciarán has been known for his geeky covers and parodies, as well as his own original pop-punk-rock songs, which you can find on streaming platforms under Kieran Strange.
After a hiatus, Ciarán is returning to livestreaming this Fall with a fresh concept project, combining his love of song-writing, world-building, story-telling, mental health & LGBTQ+ activism, and (with any luck!) a Nat 20 or two in charisma… So make sure you check in with him this weekend to learn about his cosmic new VTuber, CL (@CozypunkCL)!
Vocal ventures aside, this British import to the States has been swept up relaunching his LGBTQ+ urban sci-fi series. Its debut novel, Black Tie by Ciarán Strange, is a gay romance thriller he’s pitched as “an awkward James Bond navigating a world full of superhumans”.