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 Vancouver Canucks issued a brief statement today that they have parted ways with Mike Gillis who held the position of president and general manager of the team. Leading up to Gillis’ dismissal, the Canucks had an abysmal season that…
While the ever predictable Vancouver weather made its presence known, it didn’t dampen the experience at the Sakura Days Japan Fair. With the VanDusen Botanical Gardens in full bloom, it was an enjoyable weekend of food, performances, music, fun and…
With the Ten Tails revived, Obito and Madara Uchiha are now poised to move forward with their goal of wiping out the remaining shinobi — something Naruto won’t let happen. Meanwhile, Sasuke and his team are lead to a ruined…
Sonic the Hedgehog travels a lot. Not only has he attended multiple Olympics, but he can now add Hyrule to his passport. New downloadable content for Sonic: Lost World includes a Legend of Zelda-based level which is available starting today,…
Sunday lived up to its name over on Vancouver Island. After spending the weekend in Qualicum Beach, I was able to get out for a nice walk along the oceanfront with the sun breaking through the clouds. Plenty of people…
What’s better than one anime film? How about four films in one? How about four films by some of Japan’s best in anime? Eleven Arts and Sentai Filmworks have announced dates for the North American premiere the film anthology Short…
The City of Vancouver considers the heritage interurban cars unsafe and the cost to upgrade and maintain the vehicles could be put towards other projects. A memo posted to city councillor Geoff Meggs’ web site outlines numerous challenges in operating…
FUNimation has released the name of Eren Jaeger’s voice actor for the English dub of Attack on Titan. Bryce Papenbrook, who has starred as Kirito in Sword Art Online, Rin Okumura in Blue Exorcist and Zidane Tribal in Dissidia Final…
While Fuleco the Armadillo might be the mascot for the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup, Pikachu will be representing the Japan National Football Team in Brazil. The popular electric-type Pokémon, along with ten of his friends, will don jerseys to…
Haven’t purchased a PlayStation 4 yet? Be prepared to shell out a little more money for the gaming console in Canada now that Sony has upped the price to $449.99 CAD from $399.99 CAD. Canada is notorious for higher prices…