Rent-A-Girlfriend, the new anime about, well, renting a girlfriend, kicks off in Japan tomorrow, July 10. For a final bit of pre-broadcast enticement, Shonen Magazine has published a photo spread with popular cosplayer Enako dressed as the show’s main squeeze, Chizuru Mizuhara. In the series, …Read more »
Yuriko Koike, the governor of Tokyo best known by some anime fans for her cosplay skills, has won reelection. Koike, who first took the governorship in 2016, easily won reelection July 5, earning some 3.6 million votes. The second place candidate, Kenji Utsunomiya, received about …Read more »
Entertainment facilities and theme parks have had it rough during the pandemic, and that includes the Tokyo One Piece Tower. The world’s first permanent indoor theme park dedicated to One Piece first opened its doors back on March 13, 2015, and it will be closing …Read more »
Those who tune into Funimation’s upcoming virtual con FunimationCon will be treated to a host of anime premieres. That includes getting a peek at two shows before they debut in Japan. The first of those shows is Deca-Dence, the upcoming series from director Yuzuru Tachikawa (Mob …Read more »
Otakon 2020 was one of the many conventions around the country canceled in the face of COVID-19. But the legendary east coast con has just announced an online version set for August 1, 2020. Called Otakon.Online, the virtual convention will feature “all the content you’ve …Read more »
The World Cosplay Summit 2020 event was originally scheduled to be held in Nagoya on August 1 and 2, but that’s not going to happen this year. Citing “multiple aspects that might affect the celebration of the ‘World Cosplay Summit 2020’ up to this point,” …Read more »
Chinese cosplayer and singer Liyuu was a regular at Comiket and moved on up from there, eventually performing as the opening theme song artist for the Hatena☆Illusion anime. Now, despite the inability to actually go and show off her work at events, she’s back online …Read more »
Anime Expo 2020 was canceled last month in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. But it appears we’ll be getting at least a taste of the convention that was. That’s because Anime Expo has announced Anime Expo Lite for July 3 and 4, 2020. But, …Read more »
Time for a matsuri. COVID-19 lockdowns have forced most anime conventions for the foreseeable future to cancel. That’s led to a new phenomenon: the online con. We’ve already seen a few fan conventions take place on the ‘net, and Funimation has announced its own online …Read more »
COVID-19 has put a damper on anime conventions for this year, but there’s good news: Funimation is setting out to replicate the con experience at home. Funimation Con 2020, the first convention for the anime distributor, will take place online July 3-4. That’s when Anime …Read more »
Enako is Japan’s top cosplayer for a reason, reportedly pulling in around 10 million yen (about $91,250) for a single Comiket event. Unfortunately, there aren’t any events at the moment where she can show off her amazing skills, but that hasn’t stopped her from putting …Read more »
We have some disappointing news for those looking forward to getting in on one of the biggest parts of anime convention season later this year. Due to the current state of events and complications from COVID-19, Otakon 2020 has officially been canceled. Otakon 2020 was …Read more »
Anime Expo, the biggest anime convention in the US, has been canceled for 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The Los Angeles convention, which attracts over 100,000 anime fans each year, posted the following to its Twitter feed April 17: It is with heavy …Read more »
Comiket 98 may have been canceled, but that isn’t stopping one crafty would-be attendee from making an event of their own. Twitter user Yukierock took to the one place where creativity and socializing come together safely, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. While the extensive lines and …Read more »
Japan officially has a new Cool Japan ambassador. As revealed on her Twitter account, the honor goes to professional cosplayer Enako. She promised, “I will do my utmost to spread the pop culture I love, as an ambassador and as a cosplayer!” Enako added that …Read more »
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