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.
When The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released in 1998, the graphics were pretty amazing. Now that we’re in 2011, they pale in comparison to the majority of modern games. However Nintendo has done a great job in …
Nobuhiro Watsuki’s legendary samurai saga Rurouni Kenshin has been given the go ahead for a remake as announced in Shueisha’s Jump Square magazine. Watsuki’s story follows Himura Kenshin, a former assassin in Japan’s Meiji period wanders the land offering his …
The sky will light up over Vancouver once again as the Celebration of Light returns to English Bay this summer. Last year’s winner of the fireworks competition, Spain, will join China and Canada with their explosive style. China is first …
The Vancouver Canucks are facing the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again. This time, the number one Canucks are taking on the eighth-seeded Blackhawks in the quarter-finals instead of the semi-finals for the Western Conference. Vancouver will …
It’s that time again! Anime Central is just a few weeks away! If you haven’t signed up, you can do so at the con itself! There’s an all star line-up: FLOW, Sixh., Spike Spencer, and more, plus dozens of vendors …
On this day, 125 years ago in 1886, Vancouver was incorporated as a city on the south shore of Burrard Inlet. Since then, the fledgling community boomed into a cosmopolitan crossroads with people from all over the world. Vancouver has …
Wave after wave of undead ninjas storm through Konoha after Asuma is trapped behind a lightning barrier. However, Shikamaru has come up with a plan to stop the zombies but will it be enough? And will Furido’s ultimate plan on …
It’s not a visit to Florida without seeing the gentle manatee, the lazy alligator and the flamboyant flamingo. You can see them all, plus more creatures at the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Can’t make it to the Sunshine State? …
The Vancouver Canucks beat the visiting Los Angeles Kings with a score of 3-1 to clinch the President’s Trophy. This is the first time the Canucks have ever been awarded the prize for having the most points in the regular …
The winner of TransLink’s smart card naming contest has been finally announced. Compass is the name of the new fare card being introduced in 2013 with the transit system’s upgrade to electronic fare media. Burnaby resident Oleksiy Gayda came up …
