The prolific voice actor famous for playing Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist will not only be on hand to meet and sign autographs for fans, he'll also be participating in these panels & screening at AFFNJ. (Times & Days TBD) #Intergalactic Alchemist: An evening with …Read more »
Another awesome cosplay guest! Mostflogged will be coming to Otaku USA Magazine's Anime Fan Fest - 5/6-8 at the Garden State Exhibit Center! Mostflogged has been sewing non stop since 2008 and since then has crafted well over 200 costumes from anime, comics & video …Read more »
Cosplay and photography are the clown fish and anemone of fandom. Cosplay is a swift, adaptable creature that can survive quite well on its own, but it needs the soft, protective tendrils of photography to truly flourish and preserve itself. Awkward metaphors aside, the fact …Read more »
Cosplayer YuffieBunny is coming to Otaku USA Magazine's Anime Fan Fest - 5/6-8 at the Garden State Exhibit Center! Since 2002, YuffieBunny has worked as a professional model, clothing designer, and cosplay artist. Her cosplay work has received worldwide attention for its quality and attention …Read more »
Another awesome guest announcement! Otaku USA Magazine 's Jason Thompson is coming to the Anime Fan Fest NJ - 5/6-8 at the Garden State Exhibit Center! Jason Thompson is manga editor for Otaku USA , author of the Eisner Award-nominated Manga: The Complete Guide , …Read more »
We're very happy to support the local cosplay community! Cosplayer Ashley Chantilly will be a guest at the 2016 Anime Fan Fest - 5/6-8 at the Garden State Exhibit Center! After discovering the world of cosplay five years ago in NYCC, Ashley has devoted her …Read more »
Ani-Mia has been cosplaying since 2008 and has been a major contributor both domestic and abroad. Along with cosplay, she is a writer for Otaku USA Magazine . Her love for video games, comic books and anime are reflected in her wide variety of costumes, …Read more »
So here's a story... Before "New-Media" officially had a name, there was a kid in Philadelphia who had a $20 microphone which he'd bought at a game store (there used to be more than one). At first he'd record himself doing voices, and emulating performances …Read more »
Although recently seen on many different screen projects and web series, Bonnie is most recognized for her time on ABC’s inventively fun fantasy/reality show, The Quest (now streaming on Netflix!). If her face doesn’t seem familiar to you, then perhaps her voice will… From video …Read more »
Another awesome guest we're very excited about! Anime Fan Fest is proud to have voice actor Aaron Dismuke joining us 5/6-8 at the Garden State Exhibit Center ! Aaron was only twelve years old when he voiced the role of Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist …Read more »
You want cosplay? You got it. Our resident cosplay expert Ani-Mia recently put out the call to some of her favorite cosplayers and photographers to see what they’ve been up to lately, and they’ve delivered the goods. Let’s see what we’ve got. First up, an …Read more »
Somerset, NJ, February 15, 2016 –OTAKU USA Magazine, the largest anime and manga magazine in the US, and MAD Event Entertainment producers of Comic Con in Long Beach CA, will partner to produce the OTAKU USA Anime Fan fest at the Garden State Convention Center …Read more »
I was having a conversation with a young Japanese friend of mine the other day when we hit on the works of manga artist Naoki Urasawa. My friend’s face immediately lit up, and we spent the next hour or so talking about our favorite Urasawa …Read more »
Photo: @usaaaaaaaaaaagi Being an anime fan means high school is never over. Whether 13 or 30, it’s an absolute given that you’ve watched and are probably currently watching one show or another prominently featuring at least one character in a pleated blue skirt or impeccably …Read more »
There has been a specter haunting Vietnam. It is the specter of cosplay. Out in the humid tropics of Ho Chi Minh City, cosplay events, once a niche within a niche in the nominally communist nation, have been becoming a common sight and a place …Read more »
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