The worlds of Final Fantasy are sprawling, detailed and mysterious. In order to convey this magic, each game employs a vast library of melodies, leitmotifs, and epic pieces to round out the storytelling. This was my first Distant Worlds: Music …
The second annual Fan Expo Vancouver returned to the shores of Burrard Inlet under the iconic sails of Canada Place on the weekend of April 20th – 21st, 2013. Boasting additional floor space for larger crowds this year, plus a …
During this morning’s airing of Nintendo Direct, the Japanese gaming giant mentioned that another Legend of Zelda game is in the works. Unlike previous announcements that saw two popular titles re-released (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D for …
While fighting Mosquito deep inside Baba Yaga Castle, Death the Kid realizes that his soul wavelength has exploded exponentially thanks to “BREW” being activated. Reeling at Kid’s new-found powers, Arachne’s servant begins transforming himself in order to defend his mistress …
In Japan, it’s not unusual to see popular brand names release a product or a line of products based on a particular animated series. Footwear company MADFOOT! did so earlier this year with their crossover staring the one and only …
If you weren’t able to catch the two episode English dubbed premiere of Sword Art Online this past Sakura-Con, Aniplex USA has posted a nearly 3 minute trailer on YouTube. Here, you can get a taste of Bryce Papenbrook as …
The EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival is just around the corner for their 11th year. Returning to BC Place Stadium, the edible event brings restaurants, bakers, growers, distributors, and artisans from not only the Lower Mainland but around BC, …
Celebrating those brilliant blossoms, Sakura Days Japan Fair brings a Japanese tradition to Vancouver. Hosted in the elegant VanDusen Botanical Gardens, the spring fair offers delicious treats, music, haiku writing, tea ceremonies and goods from across the Pacific. Under the …
You know it’s springtime when the cherry blossoms are blooming with costumes posing outside the Washington State Convention Center. Sakura-Con is a celebration of Japanese pop culture with the pale pink petals not only providing part of the convention’s logo, …
With another successful Sakura-Con behind us, it’s time to go through the wonderful images from the weekend. For the first time, I decided to switch to the RAW format on my camera to make adjusting over-or-under exposed pictures look nicer. …
