Looking for a local event to celebrate your love for anime, manga, superheroes, and other pop culture? BC has a number of conventions this year for every Trekkie, ninja, pirate, Jedi, Sith, otaku, gamer, Avenger, collector and the casual fan. …
British Columbia fan conventions for 2025
English-translated manga Kingdom to arrive in November 2025
The highly anticipated English translation of Yasuhisa Hara’s manga Kingdom is slated to arrive on Canadian bookstore shelves Tuesday, November 11th, 2025 according to publisher VIZ Media. It will also appear on VIZ Media’s Shonen Jump digital service after each …
Ruri Aoki to join Good Smile Company’s Nendoroid line-up
A Nendoroid of the character Ruri Aoki from the manga RuriDragon was revealed by creator Masaoki Shindo on his Twitter/X account. The post included a painted prototype where Ruri is wearing her school uniform consisting of a slate blue sweater …
Colombian musician J Balvin joins dub cast for Solo Leveling
Fans watching the English or Spanish dubs of hit anime series Solo Leveling may recognize a famous voice. J Balvin has joined to voice a yet-unnamed major character appearing in Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise From the Shadow- later this …
Welcome the Year of the Snake in Vancouver’s Chinatown this Sunday
On Sunday, February 2nd, 2025, Vancouver’s Chinatown will host the 51st Annual Chinatown Spring Festival Parade with a lively procession of lion and dragon dancers, community groups, and other cultural organizations through the city’s historic neighbourhood. Over 5,000 participants from …
Crunchyroll offers free dramas and rom-coms for Valentine’s Day
Through all of February, Crunchyroll is serving up a treat with 20 hit romantic comedies and dramas for free (ad-supported and must have a Crunchyroll account). Plus, between Wednesday, February 5th and February 14th, 2025, save upwards of 30% on …
Go behind the scenes of Naruto and BLEACH with NHK
Ever wonder how two of anime’s biggest series are made? A new episode of ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION from NHK WORLD-JAPAN visits Pierrot, the studio behind Naruto and BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War for a look behind how work is done on …
Build an adventure with LEGO and ONE PIECE
Craft your own adventure through East Blue as LEGO and Netflix crew up to bring building sets of the Straw Hats ahead of the live-action ONE PIECE series’ second season. Few details were mentioned, save for a simple video of …
Crunchyroll assures viewers their data is safe following alleged leak
On Thursday, a Twitter/X account under the handle @therealwilsn posted images of text purportedly containing usernames and passwords taken from Crunchyroll, among other services. I reached out to Crunchyroll, to which they confirmed account credentials were affected but have since …
VIZ Media announces their Fall 2025 line-up
North American publisher of manga VIZ Media has dropped the first batch of titles coming as part of their Fall 2025 release schedule. The list includes both print and digital exclusives available online and through the VIZ Manga app. Additional …