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Eir Aoi Interview at Anime Expo 2014
Japanese singer Eir Aoi performed at Anime Expo, celebrating the hit original anime series, KILL la KILL. Apart from KILL la KILL, Aoi's music has been featured in other anime series such as Sword Art...
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J-POP Summit 2014 Impressions
Since the J-POP Summit first started 2009, local Bay Area residents have been treated to a special one-of-a-kind event celebrating Japanese fashion, anime, art and of course J-POP. From its humble...
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Macross Frontier Sketches Sells for $7.5K Each
Six years has passed since the original televised airing of Macross Frontier ended, and fans clearly have not forgotten. Over the weekend a pair of hand drawn gorgeous colored sketches of the show’s...
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May'n SF Dots and Lines 10th Anniversary Tour Impressions
J-Pop Summit Festival 2014 took place on July 19-20. This was the sixth rendition of the event and by all accounts the biggest. Just a few weeks ago it seemed hard to surpass last year's event which...
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Nanoha Returns to TV: Magical Girl Lyrical ViVid
After 6 years missing from TV and with numerous movie and manga adaptations, promotional fans handed out at this week's Comic Market 86 announced an anime adaptation of Magical Girl Lyrical ViVid. The...
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LiSA releases her 6th single, “BRiGHT FLiGHT / L. Miranic”
Earlier this year, J-pop starlet LiSA released her 5th single, "Rising Hope" which became the opening theme song to the hit anime series The Irregular at Magic High School and climbed all the way to...
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Photographer Sinme (Spiral Cats) Interview
Spiral Cats is arguably one of the most recognizable and popular professional cosplay group. Hailing from Korea, they have made various appearances around the world including ones sponsored by...
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Spiral Cats Full Interview @ Anime Expo 2014
Did you know Spiral Cat's Tasha and Doremi will be appearing in Korean drama on television? In one of our last feature with their visit to Anime Expo 2014, check out our full interview with the pair....
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“Persona Concert” to be Held at Taiyou Con Next January
For fans of video game JRPG series Persona, Shoji Meguro's evocative compositions have always played a key role in accentuating the immersive environments found in the Shin Megami Tensei, Catherine...
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ANISONG World Tour to Feature a Las Vegas Pit Stop in 2015
As part of the Lantis Festival 2014 Tokyo Live, it was announced by Jam project member, Kageyama Hironobu that there will be an Overseas tour tour starting in Las Vegas from January 16-17th, followed...
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(VIDEO) Akira Yamaoka Silent Hill Concert @ Japan Expo USA 2014
Watch our full video of Akira Yamaoka along with The Silent Hill Band including Mary Elizabeth McGlynn rock out at the San Mateo Event Center during Japan Expo USA 2014! Stay tuned for the rest of our...
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Gen Urobuchi Interview @ Japan Expo USA 2014
Also known as "Urobutcher," Gen Urobuchi has penned some of the most notorious anime scripts for series such as Fate/Zero and Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Famous for taking his audience on a journey...
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Key/Sekai Project Interview @ Japan Expo USA 2014
For fans of Japanese visual novel-style games, the name Key evokes a lot of fond memories, magical storylines and endearing characters that often culminate into an cathartic bliss that I personally...
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Shinji Aramaki Interview @ Japan Expo USA 2014
Shinji Aramaki is a pioneer in 3D Japanese animation. As a director, he brought cell shading to the movie screen with Appleseed in 2004 and followed up with a new and stunning graphical direction for...
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Fate/stay night Unlimted Blade Works Screening Impressions
On Sunday, I was one of the few lucky people in Los Angeles to attend the premier screening of Aniplex's Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works, which was sold out. The location was the Downtown...
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Gencon 2014 Impressions
Gencon was held again this year at the Indianapolis Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. Known mainly as a tabletop-gaming convention, Gencon celebrated its 47th year of running this...
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Fairy Fencer F (PS3) Review
Fairy Fencer F is the latest PlayStation 3 exclusive to come from Japanese developer Compile Heart. With franchises like Mugen Souls, Hyperdimension Neptunia, and Record of Argarest War it's no...
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Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2014 in Las Vegas Report
One of the most popular Japanese MMO held a festival for about 2000 fans in Las Vegas. Filled with jaw dropping cosplays, lots of sneak peeks for upcoming releases, and of course gambling and alcohol,...
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Sekai Project Reaches Goal for CLANNAD Kickstarter
Fueled by the passion of Key fans worldwide, English localization group, Sekai Project's recently released Kickstarter campaign for the translation of CLANNAD managed to reach its target stretch goal...
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New ClariS Member Karen Revealed in Lis Ani! Magazine
Earlier this week, the official Japanese website for the pop duo ClariS was updated with a character visual for the newest member Karen, illustrated by Otohiko Takano. As the replacement for Alice,...
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