The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, also known as C2E2, was one of the very last shows we were allowed to show before the pandemic hit in early 2020so it’s great to be able to welcome the event back into rotation in 2022 after a few years on the sidelines. This show 2020 was an ...
Just like big shows in the USCosplay conventions are slowly returning to the calendar in Europe too, and that includes the Japan Expo, which takes place in France and is the largest of its kind on the continent. It’s been three years since we last ran a gallery from the show, billed as “the largest ...
The 2022 edition of MomoCon took place a few weeks ago in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center. MomoCon is neat because not only is it a big nerd show in general (over 40,000 people attended this year’s event), with cosplay and merch and celebrities, but there’s also a big gaming element, covering everything ...
Anime and/or cosplay cons are now common enough to be found in cities big and small across America, but in 1995 people’s ability to share their interests (and buy related merch) was much more limited . Back then, you could know a few kids from school who also liked much of the same stuff as ...
Since most of the scene was closed during the pandemic and big shows are just beginning to make their way back into the lineupIt’s nice to bring our attention back internationally with this feature at the Japan Expo 2022 that took place in Bangkok a few months ago. These photos and videos are thus the ...
Like so much in recent years, the pandemic has hit the cosplay scene hard, shutting down the conventions that in many ways are the lifeblood of the community. but after getting things back on track with Dragon Con last DecemberI’m really excited to present our first cosplay showcase for 2022. One of the first big ...
The end of an era. screenshot: Rushia Ch. Uruha Rushia / YouTube / Kotaku VTuber (Virtual YouTuber) agency Hololive Production has canceled its agreement with popular virtual streamer Uruha Rushia, alleging that she violated her contract and disclosed private information. Hololive production has over sixty VTubers on his roaster and more than 43 million YouTube ...
If you’ve been to Kyoto, you might have made the trip to Nintendo’s headquarters– well, at least to stand in front of the gates. The building is no longer new. But a newer one thread on 2chJapan’s largest online bulletin board, took a moment to respond – and sometimes toast – to Nintendo HQ. The ...
Pachinko has become a visible landmark in Japan’s urban landscape. But will that change?photo: Prism by Dukas/Universal Images Group (Getty Images) Japan’s pachinko industry, a bulwark of the country’s entertainment industry, has been hit hard during the pandemic. According to Pachinko news site Green Belt, Almost 640 pachinko parlors were closed in 2021. As of ...
The picture shown is from the anime adaptation of Please Tell Me! Galko-chan. Screenshot: KADOKAWA Anime / YouTube Japanese police arrested 40-year-old manga creator Kenya Suzuki on suspicion of importing child pornography in violation of the country’s laws governing the importation of banned goods. Suzuki’s most famous manga Please tell me! Galko-chan debuted in 2014 ...
