We love anime cons – they’re the best part of the year! We’re obsessive when we attend cons, so be prepared for lots and lots of cosplay photos, interviews, news and fun!
September 1 – 3, 2007
Anime Vegas – Las Vegas, Nevada (USA)
KumoriCon – Vancouver, Washington (USA)
September 7 – 9, 2007
Alcon – Leicester, England (UK)
Connichi – Kassel, Germany (Site languages are German, English, and Japanese)
MatsuriCon – Dublin, Ohio (USA)
MikomiCon – Northridge, California (USA)
September 14 – 16, 2007
Manifest – Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)
Nan Desu Kan – Denver, Colorado [...]
NYAF WELCOMES UNICORN TABLE, HAPPYFUNSMILE, AND VOLTAIRE*
*Press Release
The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) today announced musical artists UNICORN TABLE, HAPPYFUNSMILE, and Voltaire will all perform at its inaugural event December 7-9 in New York City. Japanese pop group UNICORN TABLE is renowned on both sides of the Pacific for its energetic alternative rock, and [...]
A recent exhibition at Tokyo’s J-Art Project called “Imagination of Evangelion” featured displays based on and inspired by Neon Genesis Evangelion. The displays were divided into four zones: “Eva at Work”, “Evangelion Store”, “Evangelion Inspired – New Generation” (displays by students who entered Bandai Visual’s design competition), and “Evangelion Inspired – Professional Designers”.
One exhibit [...]
August 2 – 5, 2007
Archon 31 – Collinsville, Illinois (USA) — (Primarily a Science Fiction Convention)
August 3 – 5, 2007
Anime Festival Orlando – Orlando, Florida (USA)
AtsuiCon – Houston, Texas (USA)
Fandemonium – Nampa, Idaho (USA) — (Primarily a Science Fiction Convention)
MechaCon – Lafayette, Louisiana (USA)
August 4 – 5, 2007
Otakuthon – Montreal, Quebec (Canada) (Site language [...]
Japanese music was the theme of Anime Expo this year. The con featured a number of standout j-rockers, and TheAnimeBlog.com was lucky enough to attend Anna Tsuchiya’s press panel! Most of the questions focused on Ms. Tsuchiya’s solor music career, but she’s also a model and actress. You might have seen her in the ever-so-awesome [...]
ORESKABAND performed live at Anime Expo 2007 on July 1, 2007 at the Long Beach Arena.
ORESKABAND is an all-female ska band from Osaka, Japan. They have released one full album, in July 2006, titled Ore. They have performed both in Japan and the United States, including the Fuji Rock Festival. Their songs have been [...]
For J-Rock fans at Anime Expo 2007, the Pop Shock Masquerade was a great event to see your favorite music-related cosplayers up on stage. The costumes were great and there were even a few performances! We have video featuring one the groups that did an excellent job cosplaying as Dir En Grey – they even [...]
Anime Expo is the nation’s largest (some argue it’s second only to the Tokyo International Anime Fair) anime convention and it’s growing larger every year. With the huge and diverse amount of attendees who cosplay at AX, there are bound to be some truly phenomenal costumes on display. While we couldn’t be everywhere [...]
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