A regular camera-toting, video-game-playing, hockey-watching, snow-shoveling Canadian, Frederick, aka Nephrus, loves his anime. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Frederick runs amok between his hometown and the southern US, spending time with friends, at anime conventions and looking for some good burgers, pasta or ramen.
The National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety has handed a three game suspension to Alex Burrows of the Vancouver Canucks following an illegal hit on Alexei Emelin of the Montreal Canadiens during the game on Thursday, October 30th, 2014. The…
Tucked away behind San Antonio City Hall is the Spanish Governor’s Palace. While this single-storey white adobe building hardly invokes the idea of a palace, it may have felt that way when Texas was still part of the Spanish Empire.…
On October 6th, 2014, Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto has revealed that the manga series has five weeks to go before it concludes this November in the 50th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump. Back in 2012, Kishimoto had announced that the…
Apple lovers, mark your calendars! The crisp fruit is the star of the Apple Festival which takes over the UBC Botanical Garden Saturday the weekend of October 18th – 19th, 2014. Not only will you find classics, like Fuji, Grimes Golden and…
With the festival at the True Cross Academy in full swing, another party is about to start. Searching for Izumo Kamiki, Rin Okumura and his friends uncover a story of betrayal and tragedy about Izumo. This information pits the Knights of the…
In an effort to stay one step ahead of the shinobi troops, Obito reveals himself as the container of the Ten-Tailed Beast. Harnessing the power of the Sage of Six Paths, Obito’s quest for unquenchable strength has now made him terrifying. With the help…
The seventh annual Fraser Valley Food Show is just around the corner. Head on down to the Tradex in Abbotsford from October 3rd to 5th, 2014, to enjoy everything about food and drink — from where it’s grown, prepared and finally,…
You might have thought it was Halloween this past weekend with throngs of people dressed up in costumes. Since it’s not the end of October, it has to be a convention. Anime Revolution (or AniRevo) turned Canada Place into a…
A little bit of Hyrule has made its way into Mario Kart 8. Nintendo has announced two new content packs for the latest release of its popular racing series on the Wii U, one of which will include Link as a…
Three days goes by quickly when you’re having fun. Costumes overtook Canada Place this past weekend for Anime Revolution (or AniRevo) to celebrate Japanese animation and comics. As Canada Place is multipurpose (with a cruise ship terminal and tourist attractions),…