The economy may be in the dumps, but with over 26,000 people having attending Otakon 2009 you sure wouldn’t know it. Granted, that’s roughly the same as 2008, but to just hold steady demonstrates that even though money is tight, people will still come out …Read more »
You might not guess it from reading our humble magazine, but Otaku USA is staffed by a bunch of rebel ne'er-do-wells. Last weekend three of us broke some of the toughest laws around - the laws of Otakon. Otakon 2009 was the year we all …Read more »
(Continued from Part 1 ) There was a lot of work involved with making both the series and the recent re-cap film Gurren Lagann: Childhood's end , which was presented to many excited attendees who seriously wanted their mech action and fanservice. The Gainax team …Read more »
Anime Expo 2009 hit the ground running yesterday with plenty for attendees to do after opening ceremonies commenced the event. Music lovers got to enjoy selections by Moi dix Mois, led by Mana of Malice Mizer. Also, people were able to enjoy the Battle of …Read more »
On what has become almost akin to San Diego Comicon's Preview Night, thousands of attendees came in and out of cosplay to pick up their badges and get a taste of downtown Los Angeles at the largest Japanese animation event in the country. Stay tuned …Read more »
The best part of Anime Boston is the killer location. Right in the middle of Boston's Back Bay, the Hynes Convention Center is connected to an upscale mall in the Prudential Center, (called "The Pru" by locals), home to the only good mall food court …Read more »
It's Sunday afternoon when I finally end up settling down for a much belated lunch at the Expoteria. Conveniently across the street from the Hyatt Regency 'O Hare, it's the cafeteria for the convention center where this year's Anime Central is now wrapping up. Outside …Read more »
This past weekend was WonderCon in San Francisco, and in case you hadn't heard, part of the Otaku USA crew made it down there to panel it up and, of course, spread the goodness of manga wherever we go. Not every second of …Read more »
Behold pictures from our cosplay contest at New York Anime Festival 2008. Unfortunately, we didn't have room to include pictures of every single contestant, but we tried to include as many as possible. Winners will be announced in the February 2008 issue of Otaku USA magazine …Read more »
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