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.
It’s never a dull moment riding rapid transit here in Vancouver. There’s always some interesting conversation going on, provocative people milling about, or odd item left behind on (or under) the seats. While taking the train to Waterfront for the…
Last year, Namco’s Namja Town served up various dishes promoting the new movie, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos. This time, the theme park is cooking up a storm for the upcoming film Naruto the Movie: Road to Ninja.…
While Metro Vancouver doesn’t get very many spectacular thunderstorms, I was fortunate enough to capture a few strikes from this morning’s storm. However, I’m quite impressed the way one of these photos turned out. I caught this multi-pronged fork of…
Android users, rejoice! Viz Media has released their VIZ Manga app for mobile devices running the Android platform. Now you can take your favourite manga on the go without having to carry any bulky books around. The app is free,…
The Vancouver Canucks announced the re-signing of left-winger Mason Raymond on Monday, July 9th. The 26-year-old Raymond signed a one year extension to stay on the west coast for $2.275 million, down from his previous season’s salary of $2.6 million.…
The official Rurouni Kenshin movie web site recently posted a new minute long trailer of the upcoming film. The movie is based upon Nobuhiro Watsuki’s classic manga series Rurouni Kenshin published in the mid-1990s. Additional trailers in other languages, including…
Using their newfound skills to defeat Arachnaphobia’s henchmen, Maka, Black Star and Death the Kid fall back to save themselves from the power that radiates out of the Demon Tools. One of the henchmen, however, manages to obtain a replica…
I had never heard of Jarritos before until I sampled a cup last year at MexicoFest. After that first sip, I knew I was hooked. There’s something about Jarritos that has my tastebuds dancing. A Mexican invention, Jarritos is Spanish…
There’s nothing like a good fireworks show to round out Canada’s 145th birthday. Two tugboats towed a barge into Vancouver’s Coal Harbour opposite the Vancouver Convention Centre to light up the evening sky. With a light breeze keeping the smoke…
The Vancouver Canucks have announced that they have struck a deal with goaltender Cory Schneider. The netminder from Marblehead, Massachusetts inked a three year, $12 million deal with the west coast hockey team. After appearing in 33 games in the 2011-2012 season,…