Convention season is still going strong, even if it’s been downgraded a tad to virtual convention season. Unfortunately, another event has been fully canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the latest is Anime NYC Powered By Crunchyroll. Anime NYC 2020 was scheduled for …Read more »
The slew of conventions going virtual to avoid the spread of COVID-19 continues with New York Comic-Con. Typically held in fall, it was previously unclear whether the con would go ahead or not depending on how things were looking in regards to the pandemic, but …Read more »
The pandemic has been tough on a lot of people, and that definitely applies to events and those who depend on them. In the case of the World Cosplay Summit, the executive office issued an announcement this week that they will be turning to crowdfunding …Read more »
There’s another new virtual anime convention on the block! This time it’s OTAQUEST CONNECT, which is coming about next month as the result of a partnership between OTAQUEST and Anime Central. You’ll be able to catch OTAQUEST CONNECT Powered by Anime Central exclusively online on …Read more »
We’ve had stories in the past about Enako, known as Japan’s top cosplayer, but what exactly does that title mean for her earnings? Well, Enako decided to let everyone know in an effort to shut up an Internet commenter who asked if she had a …Read more »
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 »
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