Yuri Fair 2019 is an exhibition celebrating love between women, and it’s coming to five cities throughout Japan this March. The exhibit—which first began in 2016 and has Village Vanguard on board as a sponsor—will feature around 30 artists celebrating the yuri theme, from books …Read more »
Fate fans have a big celebration to look forward to this year. TYPE-MOON, Aniplex of America, and Delight Works, Inc. have teamed up for Fate/Grand Order U.S.A. Tour 2019, which kicks off with a two-day event in Los Angeles this February. It all starts on …Read more »
An arson case that took place during this weekend’s Anime Los Angeles convention ended up spreading from a single car to seven, leading to scorched vehicles in the Azure Hotel and Suites parking lot. Video surveillance supposedly showed a man dumping two cans of gasoline …Read more »
The World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya Japan has been making headlines every year since 2003, as cosplayers from around the world stun judges with their well-crafted costumes. One thing that tends to be overlooked however, is that Nagoya’s governor Hideaki Omura shows up in costumers …Read more »
Back in 2016, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French president Francois Hollande agreed to organize an event called Japonismes 2018 to celebrate 150 years of diplomatic relations between Japan and France. From July through February of next year, Paris is to host a showcase …Read more »
If you ever wanted to see what Luffy looks like in the real world, the latest opportunity comes in the form of the One Piece Oto Utage – Episode of East Blue stage production. Performances will be held at the Tokyo International Forum Hall C …Read more »
The Dragon Ball Super movie isn’t the only event Dragon Ball fans have to look forward to later this year. Ahead of that is the Dragon Ball Tour, which is coming to the United States and Canada this year for a seven-stop tour full of …Read more »
The Haikyu!! stage play’s fifth HYPER PROJECTION ENGEKI HAIKYU!! show, “Hajimara no Kyojin” (“The Start of the Giant”), made its way to the stage in Tokyo over the weekend. Now we can get a taste of what the performance is like thanks to a new …Read more »
In what will no doubt be a dream come true for many anime fans, Studio Ghibli is getting its own theme park in Japan. The opening is now scheduled for sometime in 2022 on a 200-hectare plot of land in Nagoya, and concept art has …Read more »
Get ready for a big Dragon Ball event sometime this year! Bandai announced plans to host an event called Dragon Ball Tour in seven cities across the United States and Canada, starting with San Diego this July. More locations will be revealed at a later …Read more »
You thought manga cafes had a lot of comics? Think again. The Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Exhibition, hosted in Roppongi, Tokyo, will have virtually every volume of the magazine available for reading from March 15 to 26. That’s 50 years of shoneney goodness. Meanwhile, a …Read more »
Night two of the G1 Climax brought on the B Block action with plenty of satisfaction from the Mecca of Martial Arts, the Temple of the Toe-Hold, Korakuen Hall. The stench of death didn't quite fill the air as it did on night one, …Read more »
If you're just now joining us, be sure to check out our G1 Climax primer ! Night one of the G1 Climax saw an evening that began as sport, but ended as a raw expression of the inherently self-destructive human soul. A …Read more »
Are you one of the many Hatsune Miku fans first pumped to learn about the North American tour, then disappointed to find out it wasn’t coming to your city? You may be in luck, as the Expo has now expanded from six to ten U.S. …Read more »
The anime industry increased profits about 10% in 2014 over the previous year, according to a new report published by the Association of Japanese Animations due out Sept 18. The industry as a whole pulled in 1.63 trillion yen (about $13.5 billion). To what does …Read more »
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