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Dark Horse Comics have just launched their own digital iOS comics app, which means… manga is on its way as well! Actually, there's already some on the service, as they've added volumes of Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima's classic manga, Lone Wolf & Cub . …Read more »
Spring is in the air! Fat bees are buzzing! Butterflies swoop! And, best of all, a host of blisteringly hot new anime is arriving at Crunchyroll.com. Over the next few days and weeks, Crunchyroll will be announcing a slew of titles for their Spring 2011 …Read more »
Sunday, January 23rd, 12:35 p.m. The sidewalk just outside Akihabara’s Electric Town exit swells with people. Thousands of cameramen, both professional and amateur, snap shot after shot. Reporters interview a group of Gundam cosplayers. Three news helicopters circle overhead. The sidewalk, which feels as crowded …Read more »
Rika Ishikawa came from Japan to appear at the New York Comic Con/New York Anime Festival combined event on October 8 & 9, 2010. A former member of girl group sensation Morning Musume, Ishikawa came in character as the “Angry” half of the punk/gothic rock …Read more »
Mio is thinking about joining the literature club. Silly girl. She’s going to be forced into the pop music club. Unfortunately, the pop music club is about to be disbanded. That means it must be rescued! Four members are needed and soon Yui, Mio, Ritsu …Read more »
Sword Takeda, Tim, Yuki Hijiri, Mie Hasegawa On December 2 I teamed up for the second time with Sword Takeda and made for the little-known district of Jimbocho. Little known to American anime/manga fans, that is. I learned about it while researching my first trip …Read more »
Download it here! Subscribe to us via iTunes! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!! -Friday ACE, under siege?! -Kamen Rider W gets a sequel?! -And Christmas is next Saturday?! All that, and the epic final showdown, in this week's Friday ACE! SHOW NOTES: Mike here. How'd …Read more »
Lately, many anime fans are lamenting the dilution of their favorite anime conventions as more of them begin to take on non-anime programming. I recommend that anime con attendees try to go to an all-encompassing convention to get their fix of other fandoms, and the …Read more »
It’s a Wednesday night. A group of young women are dressed for a night on the town, when suddenly they spot a warehouse, a long line, guys in suits guarding the doors, and thumping techno music. Looks like a special club event’s snuck under the …Read more »
Without any background on its creator, Felipe Smith, being a tad confused by what exactly Peepo Choo is would be understandable. You see, Felipe had the proper mixture of fortune, hard work and guts to be able to produce manga in Japan, where it's considered, …Read more »
Roman Album book cover for the 1979 Galaxy Express 999 movie. Boffo b.o.! Call me old-fashioned, nostalgic, or just plain crazy IF YOU WILL, but I just can’t stop thinking about the year 1980 and what it meant to anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture …Read more »
“Comiket vs. Comic-Con International: both have “comic/k” in the name, one is still all [about] them.” - Lea Hernandez, comic artist and former Vice President General Products USA It’s telling that San Diego Comic-Con is almost always framed in the context of a celebration. A …Read more »
These were my personal goals for Otakon 2010: • Give a panel – Failed! (I was wait listed.) • Record a group podcast – Accomplished! (I'll have it online eventually.) • Interview Felipe Smith for my podcast and/or this website – Failed! • Interview Michael …Read more »
This one was more of a laid back day than the previous couple, but still there was plenty to do, especially if you were a cosplayer. Anime Expo is well renowned for the fans' enthusiasm toward emulating their favorite characters, and this year was no …Read more »
For Day 2, we jumped straight into the craziness of industry activity and con events. First stop was the Universal Geneon panel, where the representatives talked about the titles Geneon was releasing in Japan and preparing for license in the U.S. and other places. Titles …Read more »
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