Every year, Japan Cuts, the NYC film festival dedicated to the freshest slices of new Japanese cinema, makes me sad I don’t live in New York. This year, like many events around the world, Japan Cuts won’t be able to take place in its usual …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 »
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 »
Last week Comiket, the world’s biggest gathering of otakudom, was canceled to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus. But while Comic Market 98 won’t officially take place, thousands of fans will be getting their hands on its catalog. The catalog was already scheduled for printing …Read more »
Comic Market is one of the biggest otaku events in the world, but this year’s Comiket 98—which was originally planned for May 2-5 during Japan’s Golden Week—won’t be happening. This cancellation came about as another attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), marking an …Read more »
Shortly after Anime Boston 2020 announced its cancellation over coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns, Sakura-Con 2020 made the same call. As the pandemic continues, this is going to be pretty par for the course for most spring events, especially after cities and states begin limiting public gatherings …Read more »
Thanks, Corona. The latest casualty of efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 is Anime Boston 2020. The event, which was scheduled for April 10 to 12, was officially called off this weekend. As the con’s chair wrote in the announcement: As you may be …Read more »
At this point, it should come as no surprise when an event is canceled. One of the latest is still a disappointment, though, especially since the Dragon Ball Symphonic Experience Tour offered up something pretty unique. Originally slated for a March debut in Chicago, the …Read more »
At this point, it doesn’t take long for a meme to run its course, double back, and completely lap itself a few times before dying completely. Over the weekend, an attendee of Minneapolis convention Galaxy Con took the “OK Boomer” meme—which started with a simple …Read more »
dragon ball world adventure Featured Spotlight: Dragon Ball World Adventure Are you interested in checking out all the latest the Dragon Ball franchise has to offer? If you’re looking for the ultimate way to celebrate Goku and co. while basking in some awesome exclusive items, you’ll want to …Read more »
One of the big events planned during this year’s Anime NYC convention is New York City’s first ever Lantis Matsuri anime music concert. This special concert aims to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Japanese music label Lantis, and will feature the likes of anisong legends …Read more »
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