The Rise of Comic Con Last month, Blackburn News reported a recording-breaking attendance for the third edition of London Comic Con, which saw a whopping 10,000 attendees at the Western Fair District Progress building, 2,500 more than the year before. Because of the number of participants at the convention, organizers Read more…
I received a copy of the first book of this manga series and I found it pretty interesting, though it’s sort of like Death Note with angels instead of Shinigami (god of death). In a way, it’s also a little like Eden of the East in a survival of the Read more…
It has been awhile since I posted anything, since Examiner seems to be done with and I’m not really sure if I’m still contributing to AXS – I’ve focused on work and my General Assembly class (which I’ve had enough of after 7 weeks). A lot has changed in the past few Read more…
Though we didn’t attend all the panels we wanted to for one reason or another, we did actually get to a lot and overall had a great time despite not staying for the last day. The Toonami panel actually got us hyped up for FLCL2, which ended up disappointing over Read more…
So far, this year’s Anime Expo is enjoyable despite the heat and crowds. These are things to expect for this type of event and time of year. Still, I’ve attended some interesting panels: Aniplex and Toonami the first day and Indivisible/Skullgirls today. However, I missed SAO Festival with the English Cast of Sword Art Online. This Read more…
It’s that time again! Anime Expo is next week! Back in March, when I was applying for press access to Anime Expo – I wrote this article for AXS about it and ended up getting a press pass right away! However, now I’m not writing for AXS, so anything I Read more…
Sometime last month, I received an email from Examiner about AXS needing a live entertainment writer – so I applied and become an AXS contributor! My most recent article was a “Performer Profile” on Anime Expo, though more like a brief history and explanation of recent AX attendance and the 25th anniversary. One of my most Read more…
As fun as it is going to Anime Expo every year, it really is getting way too big. This may be great for the higher up people involved in running it, though it also seems to be having some growing pains (probably more so for the volunteers and staff who are Read more…
My enthusiasm for Anime Expo has slightly waned over the years due to exhaustion from the crowds (it’s grown A LOT). Also, lack of knowledge of many of the new anime that is being released. I recently picking up a manga series from 1998 (released by TokyoPop in 2004) called Faeries’ Read more…
I was recently contacted about a cool new website called The Collectionary: the best place to go on the internet to find and buy items for avid collectors. They feature many collections including Anime, and here’s some more info on them: What inspired The Collectionary into existence? The Collectionary was built Read more…