Silly as it may seem posting an article like this on an anime related blog but the internet does the wonderful service of giving the user whichever degree anonymity they so choose. Well thank heavens for that because if the people I know found out I watched cartoons then I would have to carry that [...]
About a month ago, my friend and I were at a loose end, so we decided to jump on a train and head to the Manchester Urbis, to check out the ‘How Manga Took Over The World’ exhibition.
About 2 hours later and we arrived in Manchester. The Urbis is a rather cool building, kinda coming [...]
Last weekend I was invited to attend the ninth Japan Expo at the Parc d’Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte. When I first read the names of the mangaka and anime artists who were appearing at Japan Expo this year, I had to pinch myself. Because the team who organize Japan Expo had accumulated a wealth of [...]
“We’re freaks,” “Get Sasuke,” and “Free hugs” are probably the three phrases I heard that best summed up expo this time around. I spent the entire queue waiting to get in next to a diabolically devilish Shigure from Fruits Basket. If you’ve been to an expo, you’ll know what to expect: anime, manga, gaming, [...]
One of the more interesting debates I’ve read lately was kicked off when the UK’s first and only dedicated anime TV channel “Anime Central” invited the so-called crème of British cosplayers to strut their wares on digital television in front our derisive nation. Though many of the UK’s long-suffering elite were excited by this, just as many were horrified; not as much by the cosplay itself, but rather the anticipated reaction from random outsiders (themselves potential anime fans) only too willing to rip-the-enthusiasm out of the inescapably “geeky-looking” anime addicts.
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