Category: Conventions
Welcome to our dedicated conventions archive. Here you will find our complete, firsthand coverage of major anime and fandom events across the country, featuring breaking industry news, panel deep-dives, industry guest insights, and exclusive photo galleries straight from the convention floor.
FMA: The Sacred Star of Milos Premiere @ Otakon 2011
After only three weeks since its premiere in Japan, Funimation and Aniplex made an international premiere of Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos a…
Otakon 2011: Thoughts about CHEMISTRY Concert
As I rushed out the set list, the day after I received it, I was still in the middle of fixing images from Friday’s Otakon…
Anime Expo 2011 — “Skull Girls” Interview!
A few years ago, when I was employed with a video game magazine, one of my more enjoyable duties was meeting and making contacts with…
Nico Nico: A Closer Look and Interview with James Spahn, CEO
Nico Nico Douga, one of the largest sites in Japan, recently opened an English beta of their website. With its famed running on-screen captions over…
Otakon 2011: Summing up Makoto Shinkai Experience!
Getting together photos, and faithfully transcribing Makoto Shinkai’s appearance, just a week after Otakon is a great deal of work and I can only imagine…
Yoshiki at San Diego Comic Con: Panel Video Highlights
Here’s a highlights reel of the Yoshiki/Stan Lee/Todd McFarlane “Blood Red Dragon” panel at this year’s San Diego Comic Con! Yoshiki, the leader/drummer/pianist of X…