A phenomenon of Japanese pop culture, anime is known around the world for its unique hairstyles, detailed storytelling, climactic battles, and catchy tunes.
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. …
Aniplex of America made a special announcement at Sakura-Con on Saturday regarding the English cast of Sword Art Online. Kirito will be voiced by Bryce Papenbrook with Cherami Leigh as Asuna. Information about the remaining English voices were not made …
Aniplex of America will be treating fans at Sakura-Con to a special screening of Sword Art Online. The premiere will let con-goers be the first in North America to view the series dubbed in English, in addition to being treated …
It’s not exactly Tokyo Disneyland, but everyone’s favourite Weekly Shonen Jump series will have their own theme park in Japan this year. J-WORLD TOKYO will let fans experience characters and games from Naruto, One Piece and Dragon Ball. J-WORLD TOKYO …
Looking for a place to share your cosplay and meet up with thousands of like-minded people into Japanese media? British Columbia has a handful of events, mostly in the Metro Vancouver area, with one on Vancouver Island. For 2013, here’s …
When the Naruto anime series first hit North American shores in 2005, stores started stocking their shelves with the orange-clad ninja. American toy maker Mattel produced a line of Naruto figures and accessories – from small posable action figures to …
As the end of one year passes, so does another manga series. Kotaro Mori posted a message via Twitter on December 31st, 2012 announcing the completion of the Gurren Lagann manga in 2013. The final volume of Gurren Lagann will …
Adding to the growing list of merchandise from the reboot of the Neon Genesis Evangelion series, comes two new skateboard decks. A collaboration with FTC Tokyo, intheyellow and RADIO EVA, the decks are based on the first two movies: Evangelion: 1.0 …
Japanese clothing company COSPA now gives you the opportunity to show off your favourite VRMMORPG, Sword Art Online. The t-shirt comes emblazoned with the Sword Art Online logo, tagline, and launch date on the front. The logo of the fictional …
There’s still time left to catch the best of Studio Ghibli flicks at the Vancity Theatre. Castles in the Sky: The Masters of Studio Ghibli celebrates the wonderful animation from Studio Ghibli, a Japanese studio established by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki …
