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Ghost Cat Anzu, The Colors Within, More Anime Compete at Annecy (Updated)
Also: Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window, The Imaginary, The Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of Gegege
― This year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival announced on Thursday the films screening in competition at the event. The official selection for Feature Films includes: Ghost Cat Anzu — Shin-Ei Animation and France's Miyu Productions' 2D-animated film
The Colors Within (Kimi no Iro)...
Oscars Allow Films to Compete in Both International, Animated Feature Categories
Best Picture category now also has expanded requirements for theatrical screenings
― The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Monday that the 97th Academy Awards for next year will allow films submitted for the International Feature Film category to also be submitted for the Animated Feature Film category, provided that the film is meets the eligibility requirements for both categ...
Suda51 to be Keynote Speaker at MomoCon 2024
Killer7, No More Heroes developer, Grasshopper Manufacture founder Suda51 to attend Atlanta event
― The staff of MomoCon 2024 announced on Thursday that game developer and Grasshopper Manufacture founder Goichi "Suda51" Suda will be the keynote speaker at the event. The event will take place from May 24-27 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Suda51's game studio Grasshopper Manufacture r...
Ghibli Art Director Youichi Nishikawa, Nihon Falcom President Toshihiro Kondo Attend Anime Expo
One Piece Symphony concert to also take place on July 6
― The staff of Anime Expo announced on Thursday that it will host Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo at this year's event. The convention will also host Studio Ghibli art director Youichi Nishikawa. The One Piece 25th Anniversary Symphony Orchestra will take place at the Shrine Auditorium on July 6 during the event as part of its North Ameri...
Hideaki Anno Leads Space Battleship Yamato Anime 50th Anniversary Project
Project to include book publications, screening event, exhibition
― Studio Khara announced on Saturday that Hideaki Anno will be planning and producing a 50th anniversary project for Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto's Space Battleship Yamato space opera anime franchise. The project will include several book publications, as well as a screening event on October 6, which would mark 50 years exa...
Tokushima's Machi Asobi Event Planned for This Spring Canceled
Organizers plan for scaled-down event this fall
― The organizers of the Machi Asobi anime and game event announced on Wednesday that this spring's event, which would have been the 27th Machi Asobi, has been canceled because it was difficult for staff to coordinate guest appearances. The organizers plan to hold a scaled-down event this fall, and then plan to hold the event at its normal scale in sprin...
Saint Seiya Creator Masami Kurumada's June Exhibition Canceled
Kurumada's 1st major art exhibition canceled due to 'various circumstances'
― The official website for manga creator Masami Kurumada announced on Tuesday that the first major exhibition of his manga art, scheduled in June, has been canceled "due to various circumstances." Kurumada's staff reported that he is also saddened by the cancelation, and acknowledges the disappointment of fans around the worl...
Anime Boston 2024 Hosts Yuya Hirose, Yuki Watanabe as Guests of Honor
Event takes place on March 29-31
― The staff of Anime Boston announced on Friday that the 2024 event will host voice actor Yuya Hirose and Tsuburaya Productions' Yuki Watanabe as Guests of Honor in association with HIDIVE. Hirose portrays Yuki Wakura in Chained Soldier, Yuta Hibiki in SSSS.GRIDMAN, Alto Goldfield in Kinsō no Vermeil, and Isumi Haruka in IDOLiSH7. Watanabe has worked on the production...
FanimeCon 2024 Hosts Voice Actor Yuu Hayashi
FanimeCon's Board address recent accusations of harassment ahead of May 24-27 convention
― The staff of FanimeCon announced on March 7 that the 2024 event will host Japanese voice actor Yuu Hayashi as a Guest of Honor. This marks Hayashi's first event appearance out of Asia. He has portrayed characters such as Ryunosuke Tanaka in Haikyuu!!, Manjiro “Mikey” Sano in Tokyo Revengers, Michizo Tachihara i...
Anime Boston 2024 Hosts Voice Actress Yukana as Guest of Honor
Code Geass, Full Metal Panic! voice actress appears at event on March 29-31
― The staff of Anime Boston announced on Friday that the 2024 event will host Japanese voice actress Yukana as a Guest of Honor. She has portrayed characters such as C.C. in Code Geass, Teletha “Tessa” Testarossa in Full Metal Panic!, Ai Nanasaki in Amagami SS, Cecilia Alcott in Infinite Stratos. She has also voiced character...
Godzilla Minus One, The Boy and the Heron Win Japan Academy Film Prizes
Blue Giant, Nanoka Hara, Yuki Yamada, Tokyo Laboratory also win awards
― The Japan Academy Film Prize Association announced the winners of the 47th annual Japan Academy Film Prizes at an awards ceremony at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo on Friday. Godzilla Minus One, Takashi Yamazaki's new film in TOHO's Godzilla franchise, won Picture of the Year. Hayao Miyazaki's latest feature film T...
'Demon Slayer: The Stage' Play's Cast Attends Japan Parade in New York City on May 11
Cast members in attendance will include Shogo Sakamoto, Yugo Sato, Hiroshi Yazaki, Yoko Kadoyama, Kenta Hoshi, Masahide Tada
― The staff of the Japan Parade New York City announced on Wednesday that the cast of the stage play adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga will attend the parade. The parade will take place on May 11, starting at Central Park West at West 81st St...
2nd Niigata Int'l Animation Film Festival Reveals Event Poster, Opening Film
Shigeyoshi Tsukahara, Twiflo's Kuramerukagari film opens this year's festival
― The Niigata International Animation Film Festival announced on Tuesday that Shigeyoshi Tsukahara and Twiflo's brand-new spinoff full-length anime film Kuramerukagari will premiere as the festival's opening film on March 15 at the Nippo Hall in Niigata. A talk by director Tsukahara will then follow after the screening. The...
YOASOBI Musical Duo Holds Concerts in L.A. on April 18, San Francisco on April 21
Duo to also perform at Crunchyroll Anime Awards on March 2, Coachella on April 12 & 19
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will host music duo YOASOBI as musical guests for its Crunchyroll Anime Awards on March 2. The duo will also have concerts at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles on April 18, and The Warfield in San Francisco on April 21. The duo will also perform at the Coa...
The Boy and the Heron Anime Film Wins 2 Awards at Annie Awards
Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 also wins 2 awards; Suzume shut out
― The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced the winners of its 51st Annual Annie Awards on Saturday, and Hayao Miyazaki's latest feature film The Boy and the Heron (Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka) won two awards. Hayao Miyazaki won the award for Best Storyboarding for a feature film, and animation director Takeshi Ho...
Niigata Int'l Animation Film Festival Honors Kazuki Higashiji, Takeshi Honda, Others
maboroshi art director, The Boy and the Heron animation director, Lonely Castle in the Mirror scriptwriter win Kōji Fukiya award
― The Niigata International Animation Film Festival announced on February 16 the winners of the Kōji Fukiya and Hiroshi Okawa awards, which include maboroshi (Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Kōjō, pictured at right) film art director Kazuki Higashiji and The Boy and the Her...
Survive Said the Prophet Announces U.S. Tour Dates in April
Band performs in Seattle, Portland, Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Diego from April 2-9
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Rock ensemble Survive Said the Prophet announced the tour dates for its “MAKE / BREAK YOURSELF The West Coast Tour” on Friday. Tickets for the tour are currently on sale. The tour marks the first American tour for the band. The band will perform on the following dates: April 2, 2024 – NEUMO's, Seattle WA
April 3, 2...
Texas' A-Kon 33 Convention Postponed
Last event was held in June 2023
― The official Twitter account for the Texas-based anime convention A-Kon announced on Thursday that it is postponing its A-Kon 33 event. The staff noted that the ripple effects from the pandemic caused unexpected challenges, which compounded with A-Kon's own "unique challenges." The statement explained that during the pandemic, the con set up a Board of Investors to ...
Japan's Biggest Cosplay Event Returns After 5 Years
Osaka's Nippombashi Street Festa canceled in 2020-2023 due to COVID-19
― The organizers of Osaka's Nippombashi Street Festa, which they promote as "Japan's biggest cosplay event," announced on Tuesday that the event will return in 2024, for the first time in five years. The event will run on May 12. The event was canceled completely in 2020 due to concerns over the outbreak of COVID-19. It was then c...
Splatoon 3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe World Championships Delayed to April 13-14
Nintendo previously canceled Japan events due to threats
― Nintendo of America announced on Twitter on Wednesday that it will host its "Splatoon World Championship 2024" tournament and "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe World Championship 2024" tournament on April 13 and April 14 in Japan. The company will announce livestream details on its Twitter account. Nintendo delayed the "Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Fina...
New Jersey's AnimeNEXT 2024 Event Canceled
Convention's parent company Universal Animation, Inc. faced circumstances that halted staff's planning
― The staff of New Jersey-based anime convention AnimeNEXT announced on Friday that it is canceling this year's event. Universal Animation, Inc., the convention's parent company, "recently faced circumstances" that halted the staff's planning for the 2024 event. As a result, the staff concluded tha...
Queen Bee Band Holds New York Concert on April 2
Band also performs at Anime Boston on March 29-31
― Sony Music Entertainment announced on Friday that rock band Queen Bee will hold a concert at the Sony Hall in New York City on April 2. The band formed in 2009, and has since performed theme songs for Dororo (TV 2019), Oshi no Ko, Raven of the Inner Palace, Tokyo Ghoul:re, Undead Unluck, and Chainsaw Man. The group has also performed theme songs for...
Shinya Komatsu's Afternoon Yawns, Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama's The Four Immigrants Manga, Moto Hagio Win Angoulême Awards
Festival held Master Classes, exhibitions by Moto Hagio, Hiroaki Samura
― The 51st Angoulême International Comics Festival has announced its winners as of Saturday. Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama's Four Japanese in San Francisco 1904-1924 (The Four Immigrants Manga) won the Heritage Selection category. Additionally, Shinya Komatsu's Afternoon Yawns (Gogo no Akubi, pictured right) volume 1 won a Special Jury ...
Koji Kondo Enters Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame
27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony to be held on February 15
― The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced on Wednesday that they will honor Nintendo composer and sound director Koji Kondo as a Hall of Fame inductee at the 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas on February 15. The ceremony will be livestreamed. Kondo began working for Nintendo in 1984. ...
Haruhi, Lucky Star Casts Reunite for Live Stage Readings of Unanimated Stories
Aya Hirano, Kaori Fukuhara, Emiri Kato, Aya Endo, Minori Chihara, Yuko Goto reprise their roles
― In honor of the 20th anniversary of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Lucky Star franchises, the casts of both anime are reuniting for special live stage readings of stories that were never animated on March 10. The readings will be part of the "SOS☆Appreciation Festival" at the Tokorozawa Sakura Tow...
Maboroshi, Kurayukaba Films Compete at 2nd Niigata Int'l Animation Film Festival
Film festival takes place from March 15-20
― The Niigata International Animation Film Festival revealed its feature film competition lineup on Friday, which includes two Japanese films: Kurayukaba (pictured at right) and Maboroshi. Twelve total films will screen in competition at this year's festival. Netflix began streaming Mari Okada and MAPPA's original anime film Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Kōj...
Falcom jdk Band Cancels Saturday's Tokyo Concert Due to Bomb Threat
Concerts in Osaka, Nagoya still slated to go ahead as planned
― Game developer Nihon Falcom (Trails, Ys RPG series) announced on Thursday that it has canceled the planned Saturday concert for its in-house Falcom jdk Band music group due to Club Seata, the concert's planned venue, receiving a bomb threat. The concert tour's second venue at 246 Livehouse Gabu in Osaka also received a similar threat, an...
The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus One, Suzume Confirmed Eligible for 2024 Oscars Best Picture
The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Gran Turismo, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Yoshiki Under the Sky also eligible
― The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the full list of films eligible for nomination for Best Picture for the 2024 Oscars on Monday. The list is strictly a list of eligible films, and is not a shortlist, nor a nomination. Among the 265 listed films, the anime films, or...
Godzilla Minus One Wins Best International Film at Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
The Boy and the Heron wins runner up for Best Animated Film category
― The Georgia Film Critics Association awarded Godzilla Minus One, Takashi Yamazaki's new film in TOHO's Godzilla franchise, Best International Film in its 2023 awards. Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron (Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka, or literally How Do You Live?) film was the runner-up for the Best Animated Film category. Godzill...
Newspapers: Go Nagai Museum Burns Down After Earthquake
Mazinger Z/Devilman creator is currently in Tokyo, while his studio refrains from commenting until later
― The Hokkoku Shimbun newspaper reported on Tuesday that the Go Nagai Wonderland Museum in Wajima City has burned down after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Ishikawa Prefecture on Monday. Kazushige Kobayashi, a photographer for the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, visited the Asaichi Street location of ...
Anime NYC Wins Japanese Consul General Award
Japanese Ambassador Mikio Mori presented Anime NYC's founder Peter Tatara, Event Director MK Goodwin with award on December 13
― ComicsBeat reported on Monday that the Japanese Ambassador Mikio Mori has presented Anime NYC the award of Consul General for promoting Japanese culture in the U.S. Mori invited Anime NYC's founder Peter Tatara and Anime NYC's Event Director MK Goodwin to his official resid...
Comic Market 103 Draws 270,000 Attendees Across 2 Days
Event sees 10,000 more attendees than Comiket 102 in August
― The Comic Market (Comiket) 103 event in Tokyo drew about 270,000 people across Saturday and Sunday. The event had about 140,000 attendees on Saturday and 130,000 attendees on Sunday. Comiket 102 in August drew 260,000 across two days — 130,000 each day. The organizers limited the number of attendees due to COVID-19 restrictions in the last...
Anime Boston 2024 Hosts Band Queen Bee
Band have performed theme songs for Oshi no Ko, Undead Unluck, more
― The staff of Anime Boston announced on Friday that the 2024 event will host Japanese band Queen Bee. The band formed in 2009, and have performed theme songs for Dororo (TV 2019), Oshi no Ko, Raven of the Inner Palace, Tokyo Ghoul:re, Undead Unluck, and Chainsaw Man. The group have also performed theme songs for the Sadako live-acti...
ESA Permanently Cancels E3 Event
E3 had been canceled this year
― The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced on Tuesday that it is canceling the E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) video game event permanently. In a message on Twitter, the ESA stated, "After more than two decades of E3, each one bigger than the last, the time has come to say goodbye. Thanks for the memories. GGWP (good game, well played)." In September, G...
The Boy and the Heron, The First Slam Dunk, 3 More Anime Films Confirmed Eligible for 2024 Oscars
Blue Giant, Lonely Castle in the Mirror, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Suzume are also eligible; Godzilla Minus One is eligible for Visual Effects
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Thursday that The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has notified the staff of the films eligible for consideration for the 2024 Oscars in the Visual Effects category. The Academy also revealed the f...
Singer Ado Announces 'Wish' World Tour Dates for U.S., Europe
Tour includes 8 different cities including Paris, New York, Los Angeles
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday it is bringing Ado's "Wish" tour to eight different cities in the United States and Europe in March and April. Tour stops include:Mar 9 - Brussels, Belgium - ING Arena
Mar 11 - Paris, France - Zénith Paris - La Villette
Mar 13 - London, England - Troxy
Mar 16 - Dusseldorf, Germany - Mitsubishi ...
Splatoon Tournament Delayed, Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo Canceled Due to Threats
Threats targeted Nintendo's employees, tournament's staff, spectators
― Nintendo announced on Thursday that it has delayed the "Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals" tournament and canceled the "Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo" event due to threats that have been made targeting the company's employees, as well as recent threats towards the tournament staff and spectators. The Splatoon Koshien 2023 National...
2023 Saturn Awards Nominate The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Suzume, Chainsaw Man Anime (Updated)
Awards ceremony takes place on February 4
― Update on February 4: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse won Best Animated Film and Star Wars: The Bad Batch won Best Animated Television Series or Special. Source: Steven Weintraub The Saturn Awards, the awards that honor the best science fiction, horror, and fantasy movies and television programs of the year, announced the nominations for the 51st annual...
Jump Festa '24 Event to Stream Globally With Some English Interpretation
Event to take place in Chiba on December 16-17
― Shueisha announced on Friday that it will livestream the Jump Festa '24 event on December 16-17 outside of Japan. The company will stream the "Jump Super Stage RED," "Jump Super Stage BLUE," and "Jump Studio" stage presentations by live stream. The "Jump Super Stage RED" and "Jump Super Stage BLUE" stage presentations will be the two main stages for th...
Anime NYC Moves to August in 2024 With Expanded Javits Presence
Convention changes next year's dates to August 23-25, takes over entire Javits Center
― The staff of Anime NYC announced on Thursday that the event will move next year's convention date to August 23-25, and that the event will take over the full main building of the Javits Center for the first time. With the change of dates, ticket sales for next year's Anime NYC will start on December 5. This year'...
Square Enix's Final Fantasy XVI, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Games Win at Golden Joystick Awards 2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Resident Evil 4 also win awards
― The Golden Joystick Awards 2023 ceremony announced this year's winners on Friday, and Square Enix's Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth role-playing games won the Best Audio and Most Wanted Game awards, respectively. Ben Starr also won the Best Lead Performer award for his role as Clive Rosfield in Final Fantasy XV...
Comic Market 104 Slated for August 11-12
The official Twitter account for the Comic Market (Comiket) event announced on Friday that Comiket 104, the next summer iteration, will take place at the Tokyo Big Sight venue on August 11-12, 2024. Comiket 103, the next winter iteration, will take place at the same venue on December 30-31. Comiket 102 was held at Tokyo Big Sight on August 12 to 13. The event drew about 130,000 people in each of i...
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Anime Screens at Manga Barcelona Festival
Festival runs from December 7-10 with concerts from anime theme song artists
― The Manga Barcelona Festival revealed on Monday it will host two screenings and exclusive presentations for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off — Netflix, Universal Studio Group's Universal Content Productions' (UCP), and Science Saru's anime series of Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series — from December 7-10 at Fi...
Makoto Shinkai to Attend Pop-Up Retrospective Event for His Films in Los Angeles on November 19
Event features artwork/materials for Suzume, your name., more
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Friday that Crunchyroll will open a special one-day private pop-up event titled "Makoto Shinkai: A Journey from Voices of a Distant Star through Suzume" at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on November 19. Director Shinkai will be in attendance at the event. The event wil...
Anime NYC Screens World Premieres for High Card Season 2 Anime, English Dub for Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet Film
Also: The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse
― TMS Entertainment announced on Thursday that it will screen the world premiere for the English dub of Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (Meitantei Conan: Hiiro no Dangan), the 24th film in the Detective Conan/Case Closed franchise, at this year's Anime NYC event on November 17-19. The company will also screen the North American premiere ...
Chainsaw Man Manga Wins Best Manga Harvey Award for 3rd Straight Year
Manga competed against Cat + Gamer; Goodbye, Eri; Shuna's Journey; Spy x Family
― The Harvey Awards, which honors outstanding work in comics and sequential art, announced the award winners for this year's awards at New York Comic Con on Friday. Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man won the award for Best Manga. Chainsaw Man competed against: Wataru Nadatani's Cat + Gamer (Dark Horse), Tatsuki Fujimoto's G...
Live-Action Gannibal's Yuya Yagira Wins at Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards
Actor wins "Asian Excellence Award" for role in horror series
― Actor Yuya Yagira won the Asian Excellence Award at the Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards in Busan, Korea on Sunday for his role in the live-action adaptation of Masaaki Ninomiya's Gannibal horror manga. The live-action series premiered in December 2022 and aired for seven episodes. Disney+ and Hulu are streaming the show worldwid...
Arizona's UwU Con Hosts Voice Actors Ryo Horikawa, Nobutoshi Canna, Kana Ichinose
Event takes place on October 27-29 in Mesa, Arizona
― Arizona's UwU Con event announced on Monday that it will host voice actors Ryo Horikawa, Nobutoshi Canna, and Kana Ichinose. The convention will take place on October 27-29 at Legacy Park in Mesa, Arizona. Horikawa is the president of the Aslead Company talent agency. He began his career in 1984 with the role of Hirono Kenta in Yume Senshi Wingman...
World Animation & VFX Summit Honors Hayao Miyazaki with Lifetime Achievement Award
Polygon Pictures' president Shuzo John Shiota also receives award
― The 2023 World Animation & VFX Summit announced on Wednesday that it is honoring Hayao Miyazaki with the Lifetime Achievement Award in its Hall of Fame awards and panelist lineup. Polygon Pictures' president Shuzo John Shiota is also an honoree at this year's Summit. Other honorees include Walt Disney Animation Studios' chief creativ...
Anime NYC Announces Hololive VTuber Concert, Guests
Suisei Hoshimachi to perform with guest appearance by Mori Calliope
― Anime NYC announced on Thursday that Cover Corporation's hololive production VTubers will be attending Anime NYC 2023, which will run from November 17-19. The VTubers will be attending as guests, as well as performing a special concert. Japanese talent Suisei Hoshimachi will perform in the United States for the first time on Novemb...
Tokyo Game Show 2023 Draws 243,238 Attendees
Attendance numbers almost double that of last year
― Tokyo Game Show 2023 reported an in-person attendance of 243,238 over the course of four days (September 21-24). The number is almost double the attendance of last year's show, and approaches 2019's in-person attendance of 262,076. The first public day (September 23) had the biggest number of in-person attendees with 96,033, followed by the second ...
E3 Will Not Partner With ReedPop or Return to LA Convention Center in 2024
ESA had partnered with ReedPop to bring back in-person E3 event for 1st time since 2019
― GamesIndustry.biz reported on Friday that PAX organizer ReedPop and ESA (Entertainment Software Association) have parted ways by a "mutual decision" and thus ReedPop will not work on future E3 events. The ESA is still planning an E3 event for 2024, but it will not return to the Los Angeles Convention Center next...
New York Comic Con Screens U.S. Premiere of Dr. Stone: New World Anime's 2nd Part
Also: special screening event for My Hero Academia, 3rd episode premiere for A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday it will screen the U.S. premiere of the second cours (quarter of a year) of Dr. Stone: New World, the third Dr. Stone anime season, at this year's New York Comic Con event at October 12 at 2:45 p.m. EDT. In addition, Crunchyroll will hold a "special scr...
Crunchyroll Streams Sword Art Online -FULLDIVE- 10th Anniversary Event
Event took place last November in Tokyo
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it will stream the Sword Art Online -FULLDIVE- 10th anniversary event for the Sword Art Online series on Tuesday in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and India. The franchise's 10th anniversary event took place on November 6, 202...
Yoshitaka Amano Attends Screening of Angel's Egg Anime in New York City on September 10
Japan Society hosts screening of Mamoru Oshii, Amano's anime
― The Japan Society announced on Thursday that it will host illustrator Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy series, Vampire Hunter D) at a screening of Amano's and Mamoru Oshii's 1985 anime Angel's Egg (Tenshi no Tamago) at its museum in New York City on September 10 at 6:00 p.m. EDT. The LOMEX Gallery will also present a gallery show of Amano's...
Philippines' Best of Anime Convention Returns on September 16
UchuSentai:NOIZ, Starmarie return as musical guests
― The Philippines' Best of Anime convention announced on August 9 that it will return with an event at the SMX Convention Center on September 16. The new event is titled The Best of Anime 2023: The Reunion, and will mark the first time the event will be held since 2019 (the event was not held in the past three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Th...
Comic Market 102 Draws 260,000 Attendees Across 2 Days
Attendance jumped 40% after organizers lifted admission restrictions this year
― The Comic Market (Comiket) 102 event in Tokyo drew about 260,000 people across Saturday and Sunday, a 40% increase from Comiket 101's numbers last December. The event drew about 130,000 people in each of its two days. The event lifted admission restrictions (other than the Tokyo Big Sight venue's existing capacity limits...
Aniplex Reveals Aniplex Online Fest 2023 Event for September 10
Event will stream with English & Japanese narration, features musical performances, voice actor guests
― Aniplex announced on Tuesday that it will hold its Aniplex Online Fest event both online and in person in English and Japanese on September 10. The in person event will take place at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo featuring narration by voice actor Sōma Saitō. Haruko Iizuka (Horimiya) drew the below visual ...
U.K. Team Wins World Cosplay Summit 2023
Latvia, Mexico win 2nd, 3rd place
― The official Facebook account for the World Cosplay Summit (WCS) announced this year's full awards list on Saturday. 1st Place and Grand Champion: U.K.
2nd Place: Latvia
3rd Place: Mexico
Alumni Category / Tamakoshi Award: Latvia
Action Category / SAMURAI ENERGY Award: Indonesia
Dramatic Category / Nagoya University of the Arts Award: Vietnam
Sound and Direction Ca...
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