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Monthly archives for August 2020

The Otaku Culture

Japanese fashion brand to release Kingdom Hearts III themed footwear

August 31, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
SuperGroupies Kingdom Hearts III footwear

Japanese fashion brand SuperGroupies has announced a line-up of boots based on characters from the popular video game from Square Enix and Disney Kingdom Hearts III. Rather than go for the exaggerated styles used in the game, SuperGroupies has selected …

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Manga

Light novel of Haruhi Suzumiya coming November 2020

August 31, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Yen Press logo

Today, Yen Press revealed they are releasing a digital version of the light novel The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya on November 25th, 2020 coinciding with the Japanese launch, with a printed edition coming at a later date. Written by Nagaru …

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Local

Vancouver Aquarium closing due to financial issues brought on by COVID-19

August 31, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Vancouver Aquarium

The Vancouver Aquarium is closing its doors due to significant loss in income due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. An announcement posted to their online blog stated they are “temporarily pausing public programming after September 7, 2020.” The idea behind …

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Local

Granville Island

August 29, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Granville Island Public Market

In the shadow of Vancouver’s glittering high rises is Granville Island, an eclectic collection of culinary delights, artistry, entertainment and crafts crammed together under the steel frame of the namesake street running high above. It’s also one of my favourite …

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Gaming, Videos

New titles announced for Switch during Nintendo Direct Mini

August 26, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory

This morning, Nintendo held a Nintendo Direct Mini to showcase a handful of upcoming titles from publishers Square Enix, Ubisoft and Harmonix for the Switch console. Just Dance 2021 The latest in the Just Dance franchise, Just Dance 2021 includes …

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Anime, Videos

Viz Media brings Genie Family 2020 to North America this October

August 21, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Genie Family 2020

Viz Media granted the wishes of anime fans in North and Latin America today with the announcement of their acquisition to the broadcast and merchandise rights of Genie Family 2020. Genie Family originally aired in 1969 and this refresh series …

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The Otaku Culture, Toys

Ichiraku Ramen submitted as a Lego Idea

August 21, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Lego Ichiraku Ramen model

On the Lego web site, fans of the interlocking brick toy can submit ideas of building kits for consideration and to show off their design skills. Ichiraku Ramen, a small noodle shop in the Naruto world, is a miniaturized concept …

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Manga

Yen Press announces new acquisitions

August 16, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Yen Press logo

Yen Press has announced the acquisition of 13 new series for both print and digital publications coming later this year and into 2021. Cirque Du Freak: The Manga Omnibus Edition Written by Darren Shan, illustrated by Takahiro AraiDiscover the manga …

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Anime, Videos

Teaser videos of new Haikyu!! opening and ending themes released

August 16, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Haikyu!! To The Top

The opening and ending themes for Haikyu!! To The Top were announced today with short 15-second videos. The song Toppakō by Super Beaver serves as the opening, while the episodes will end with One Day by Spyair. Both videos give …

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Anime, Videos

Crunchyroll to stream Jujutsu Kaisen this October

August 15, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Jujutsu Kaisen

Anime streaming giant Crunchyroll has announced they will begin carrying the dark fantasy series Jujutsu Kaisen in October 2020. Yuji Itadori looks like an average high school student, but his inhuman strength hides within his adolescent body. In a world …

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