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 »
This year’s One Piece Day event will include two days of streams on July 21 and 22, and for the first time ever these streams will feature live English interpretation. The English will be dubbed over the Japanese speakers, giving more people a chance to …Read more »
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is holding Anime at the Modern, which will take place August 4 – 6. It includes movies, cosplay and special food. On August 4, the museum will stream Children of the Sea and Weathering with You. It will …Read more »
Otakon 2023 announced a very special guest for this year’s event with the reveal of legendary director and designer Shoji Kawamori. In addition to being one of the key figures behind the Macross series, Kawamori handled mechanical designs and directed anime like Aquarion and is …Read more »
The World Cosplay Summit, billed as the world’s largest cosplay competition and event, takes place every summer in Nagoya. Various world events have made the last few years tough — 2020 took place entirely online, while the last two years were held in person but …Read more »
MEGACON Orlando, which boasts being the biggest comics, sci-fi and anime convention in the southeastern part of the country, will be back March 30 to April 2. In addition to things related to American pop culture, it will have specific otaku interests, like a maid …Read more »
The anime Dropkick on My Devil! (original title: Jashin-chan Dropkick) is holding an event called “Jashin-chan Fes” on May 4, and is currently welcoming doujinshi group applications. There are some requirements for people who want to bring their doujin: the doujinshi must be something all …Read more »
General registration for Anime Expo 2023 gets started on January 24. But things will be a little different at this year’s anime con: Premier Fan badges are now a thing of the past. Previously, a Premier Fan badge could get you a lot of extra …Read more »
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