In sixteen short years, Anime Central has blossomed into a magnet for cosplayers. Rosemont, Illinois saw ninjas, pirates, pilots, heroes and villains descend upon their community for a three-day event celebrating everything related to Japanese pop culture and in between. …
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 …
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. …
After a year long hiatus, a revived Anime Evolution has risen from the ashes. Unlike previous events, Anime Evolution: Akimatsuri was only two days long instead of the usual three; only running on November 3rd and 4th, 2012. The last …
They’re back! Cosplay has finally returned to Simon Fraser University on Burnaby Mountain for Anime Evolution: Akimatsuri. Even though the weather outside was pretty dreary, the costumes inside weren’t. Take a look for yourself on Gallery. ■ ■ ■
Follow the lives of three Metro Vancouver cosplayers in the new documentary My Other Me: A Film About Cosplayers. Over the course of a year, the three cosplayers: Danae (who is a professional costume designer), Lilly (who is new to …
After a year-and-something long hiatus, Anime Evolution has been revived albeit in a more subdued fashion. For two days this November, Anime Evolution: Akimatsuri returns to its traditional venue at Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby Mountain campus. A number of guests have already …
Curious about what pictures don’t make it onto Gallery? How bad are the unseen shots that I take? Well, here’s your opportunity to see a selection of photographs that have never made it online before. Please remember that the subject …
Since Anime Evolution ceased operations after 2010, Anime Revolution (note the extra “r” in evolution) was created to fill the void in Vancouver’s Japanese comic and cartoon scene. The event was held August 17th through 19th, 2012 under the white …