1. Going to conventions is an awesome way to meet new friends, even if it doesn’t always work out in the end. 2. Waiting in lines at conventions is an excellent exercise in patience and self-restraint, but also an effective method in meeting new people. 3. Engaging in cosplay is challenging, entertaining and a great [...]
I haven’t been watching nearly as much anime as I’d like these days. I’ve been getting many, many recommendations for the series Angel Beats, which I’m bound and determined to begin soon (and which I’ve heard is a mix between K-On! and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya). However, I’ve also been given a heads up on [...]
Wow. Just wow. That’s pretty much all I can say about this year’s Comic-Con. I had an absolute blast at the panels I attended, the free swag that was so generously given out was incredible and there was plenty to see and do for everyone. Join me after the jump for a all the details [...]
Just when I thought the dust had settled, it’s time to gear up for San Diego Comic-Con International (hereinafter referred to as “Comic-Con”), North America’s largest comic convention. I’ve been attending Comic-Con since 2004, so I have a few years of experience in dealing with a convention of this magnitude under my belt, but I [...]
While I had a great time at Anime Expo 2010, it goes without saying that the cosplay at AX was also absolutely stunning. The following is just a sampling of the incredible cosplay featured at this year’s Anime Expo:
Day 4 was my Exhibit Hall raid, as I had yet to fully peruse every nook and cranny of both Exhibit Hall and Artist Alley and I had made sure that I’d checked out everything out as best I could (unfortunately, I’m sure I still missed a few things). At any rate, I managed to [...]
Day 3 began with Megumi Nakajima’s Q&A panel, where she disclosed that she was born to a Japanese father and Filipino mother and admitted that while she could read and understand Tagalog, she was not fluent. She also addressed various questions as to her Vocaloid voicework as “Megpoid” and hoped that future generations of Vocaloid [...]
Day 2 of Anime Expo dawned with the TokyoPop panel and the introduction of their “Who Is America’s Greatest Otaku?” contest, which my friend had entered, as well as the introduction of the Otaku 6 (TokyoPop interns) and the traveling TokyoPop bus (which I never did end up having a chance to check out). Following the [...]
I don’t think words can adequately describe the sheer elation and exhilaration that I felt at this year’s Anime Expo. There were definitely sub-par moments, but overall, this was the most incredible AX to date. I’m not even sure where to begin, how I can even begin to summarize the best 96 hours of 2010 [...]
I’d like to introduce Bonus Points, a round-up of noteworthy happenings in video games. Several interesting things have cropped up on my radar. Let’s take a look-see, shall we? Roger Ebert Wraps Up “Video Games Aren’t Art” Debate Earlier this year, Roger Ebert wrote that video games can never be art, a claim which obviously [...]
