Get over here, friends! Japan will finally be lifting its restrictions on tourist travel starting October 11, said Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while visiting the UN in New York this week. Visitors from countries that were previously exempted from visas for travel, such as the …Read more »
Are you counting down the days to the new (and final) season of Attack on Titan? The concluding season of an anime franchise this big is going to have big celebrations about it in Japan, and that includes the upcoming Attack on Titan Final Season …Read more »
Mathew Klickstein calls himself a Multi-Platform Storyteller, and his newest book, See You At San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture, is being released on September 6 by Fantagraphics. The 500-page book has all sorts of information and …Read more »
The annual Pokémon World Championships got called off the last two years because of COVID, but now that it’s 2022, they’re back on. The event runs August 18-21, and for the first time it’s taking place in London. That means the event is playing up …Read more »
In the past two years the COVID pandemic has had a major effect on all of our lives, and for all the otaku out there, that’s included anime conventions. Anime conventions in America have been cancelled or scaled back, and as Anime NYC has shown …Read more »
This past weekend was a big one for Comic Market, AKA Comiket. Its 100th show went down, and even with a typhoon on day one it managed to record 170,000 visitors over the course of its two-day showing. Comiket 100’s daily numbers were shared via …Read more »
For anyone wondering what would happen to this summer’s Wonder Festival, plans have been confirmed for the Japanese figure event. The fest returned for the winter event back in February, and now Wonder Festival 2022 Summer has been announced for July 24 at the Makuhari …Read more »
The “Dragon Ball Symphonic Adventure” is coming to America, and its first stop is the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on May 21. Tickets are on sale now. An official press release says the event “combines scenes and sounds of Dragon Ball together with live …Read more »
In December 2021, the just-finished convention Anime NYC was all over the news, and not for a fun reason. The second confirmed case of the Omicron COVID variant in America was found in a convention-goer, and shortly after it was reported that about half of …Read more »
Starting February 21 and going through March 10 Pacific Time, Sony Music Solutions in Japan is offering the VR online event called “`Sword Art Online -EX-CHRONICLE- Online Edition’ Global version.” The event is available for fans in America, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, …Read more »
MEGACON Orlando will be taking place May 19-22 at the Orange County Convention Center, and a whole list of exciting voice-over talents from My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, Dragon Ball Z, Cowboy Bebop, and Naruto will be there. In a press release, MEGACON revealed what …Read more »
Semi-annual figure event Wonder Festival hasn’t had an in-person event since February 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but that’s about to change this coming February. Barring any further issues, Wonder Festival 2022 Winter is officially set to mark the comeback for the festivities …Read more »
When it comes to events of any size, it’s important to know what to expect before you enter the premises. Like many conventions now, Anime Expo will be exercising caution during its next event, and as such attendees will need to show proof of their …Read more »
On Friday, December 3, Otaku USA reported that a Minnesota man attending Anime NYC tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID right after the convention ended. At that point various officials and Anime NYC were calling for people to get tested, but there were …Read more »
The second confirmed case of the Omicron COVID variant has been found in America, and the man who was diagnosed attended Anime NYC right beforehand. He was at the convention between November 19-21, and his symptoms appeared November 22. The Omicron variant was first detected …Read more »
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