*Updated 5/18/2025 Mark your calendars, we are only three months away from Anime NYC! Whether you’re a seasoned convention-goer or thinking about making your first trip, here’s everything we know about the con this year! When and Where Anime NYC 2025 will take place from …Read more »
Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair, or KYOMAF, is the largest event dedicated to manga, anime and games in western Japan. Now KYOMAF has revealed some details about the 2025 event, including dates and key art. This year’s KYOMAF will take place September 20 and 21 …Read more »
January 9-12, 2025 marks the return of Animé Los Angeles, which is celebrating in a big way with its most packed event ever. There will be a ton to do over the weekend—from concerts and cosplay to industry panels and more—and the guest lineup is …Read more »
Last weekend Grand Rapids Comic Con took place in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It attracted thousands of fans, including many cosplaying otaku! Here’s a sampling of their outfits, from Dragon Ball Z to Demon Slayer to Naruto to Sailor Moon. And a lot more! Grand Rapids …Read more »
As a voice actor, Jason Douglas’s credential include Dragon Ball Super, Attack on Titan, Chainsaw Man, Black Butler and many others, while his work in live-action has had him on-camera for shows like Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead. While at Detroit’s Youmacon convention, he …Read more »
Youmacon, Detroit’s annual anime convention, was in full swing last weekend. Fans had a chance to attend panels, meet voice actors, and, of course, to cosplay. People dressed as anime characters, Japanese video game characters and more, with outfits ranging from Dragon Ball to Ouran …Read more »
San Diego Comic-Con 2024 has concluded. And while the con is mainly known as a place where people with interests in comic books, movies, anime/manga and more like to gather, it’s currently getting a lot of news for another reason: the human trafficking sting that …Read more »
San Diego Comic-Con is in full swing, and mangaka Kenichi Sonoda and Hitoshi Ariga have won the esteemed Inkpot Award. Comic-Con explains that this award is “given to individuals for their contributions to the worlds of comics, science fiction/fantasy, film, television, animation, and fandom services.” …Read more »
The Deadpool series of films have taken on a surprisingly large fanbase in Japan, despite the difficulty of translating humor (I hear the dub is pretty good if you’re a Japanese speaker). Now the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine is even getting a pop-up cafe in …Read more »
There’s going to be a lot going on at Los Angeles’ Anime Expo 2024, and that includes a second visit from AmiAmi, which describes itself as “Japan’s largest online figure and hobby store.” But this time you don’t have to do online shopping. You can …Read more »
After starting as the Orlando-based Wasabi Anime club back in 2001, the company now known as Green Mustard Entertainment eventually launched its own WasabiCon convention in 2012. Now, one of its spinoff conventions is getting ready to kick off its inaugural event, and you can …Read more »
AnimeJapan is the annual industry event in Tokyo where anime distributors, producers, journos and fans alike gather to marvel at reveals, previews, cosplay, cardboard cutouts and more. AnimeJapan 2024, set for March 23 and 24, has just revealed its new key art for this year. …Read more »
With less than a month to go until Animé Los Angeles 19, it's time to take a closer look at what's going down at the Long Beach Convention Center this year. From a thrilling Masquerade in a new location to plenty of special guests, the …Read more »
The new year is almost upon us, and 2024 is guaranteed to start the anime cons off with a bang. Right out of the gate in January is Animé Los Angeles 19, which takes place January 4-7, 2024 at the Long Beach Convention Center. Let’s …Read more »
This weekend marks the arrival of Anime NYC 2023, which means it’s already time to look ahead to next year’s event. Some big moves are going on for the next installment, as Anime NYC plans to move to August. As if summer con season wasn’t …Read more »
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