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Anime and Manga

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Eat Totoro Watch the Film: Jan. 26 Feb. 12

    Cuteness is the mother of invention, and Totoro is the proof. The mythical creature with the lovable paunch and adorable expression from Hayao Miyazaki's anime film My Neighbor Totoro has inspired countless spinoffs. We mean the kind you can hold in your hand -- backpacks to booties and pillows to p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Animé Los Angeles 2012: The Changing Face of the Anime Convention Community

    See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's slideshow, "Anime Los Angeles 2012." I've been to Animé Los Angeles five times now. For my first three years, I visited ALA as a regular attendee (unlike many other conventions, they don't offer press passes). But, for the past two years, I've attended as a pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Frances Delgado, Host of Toybox Web Series on AX Live, and Her Crazy-Huge Anime Collection

    The world has been taken over by monsters. You and your family are forced to live in the bowels of the Earth. Against all odds, you decide to fight the evil beings above you and save the human race. And you do it all in a tiny bikini and knee high tights. This is the plight of Yoko, a 14-year-old r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Best of the Cons Part 1: 8 Standout TV Shows, Cosplays, Games and More from 2011

    There are still a few more conventions left for 2011, but it's not too early to begin the countdown of the best of the superfan scene. This week, I'm counting down a few of the most popular trends spotted at conventions this year. This list avoids perennial favorites (i.e. Star Wars, Star Trek and D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Art of Akira's Joe Peacock on What Might Go Wrong with Hollywood's Stab at the Anime Classic

    Akira production art courtesy of Joe Peacock/Art of Akira​Though talk of a Hollywood-made version of Akira has been around for years, it's been all the buzz amongst fans of the classic manga and anime since the project was greenlit last month. Unfortunately, that buzz hasn't been good. Many ha ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2011

    Asia-Vu

    Akira production art courtesy of Joe Peacock/Art of Akira​Though talk of a Hollywood-made version of Akira has been around for years, it's been all the buzz amongst fans of the classic manga and anime since the project was greenlit last month. Unfortunately, that buzz hasn't been good. Many ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    We Heart Performing for Japan Reunites Cowboy Bebop Cast and More

    Dianne GarciaStephanie Sheh, who organizes We Heart Japan events, at Meltdown Comics in March​Days after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, Los Angeles-based voice actor Stephanie Sheh, known for her roles on popular series like Bleach, FLCL, Naruto and The Melancholy of Haruhi Su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    ThunderCats to Appear at San Diego Comic-Con Before Cartoon Network Premiere

    Shannon CottrellEthan Spaulding, Michael Jelenic, Dan Norton of ThunderCats​ThunderCats art director Dan Norton has a sign in his office that reads, "This is the day you dreamed of when you were 12 years old." "I was a ridiculous ThunderCats fan," he says. "I mean, you would run home from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Durarara!! Remains a Big Hit at Anime Expo 2011

    Shannon CottrellDurarara!! cosplayers at Anime Expo 2011​When we covered Anime Expo back in 2010, we noted that characters from a new series called Durarara!!, then only available in the U.S. through Crunchyroll, were amongst the most memorable cosplays of the convention. We saw numerous femal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Chocolate Covered Cosplay Debuts at Anime Expo, Next Stop San Diego Comic-Con

    Shannon CottrellChocolate Covered Cosplay​Roughly two weeks before the start of Anime Expo, Chocolate Covered Cosplay was born. The group of six women-- Ashphord Jacoway, Neko Nivi, Ginger Burton, Angel Drake, Danielle McRae and Deanna McRae-- came together for cosplay with a purpose. "No ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Kanon Wakeshima Plays Solo and with kanon x kanon at AM2

    kanon x kanon​Japanese singer and cellist Kanon Wakeshima, who plays convention AM2 in Anaheim this weekend, is an anime fan. She watches "all kinds of anime" she said in a recent email interview with LA Weekly. And anime has been good for Wakeshima. Her first two singles-- "Still Doll" and "S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Danny Choo Makes Second Appearance at Anime Expo, Culture Japan to Air on U.S. Television

    Liz OhanesianDanny Choo at Anime Expo 2011 Press Day​"I've been through some tough times to get to Japan," says Anime Expo 2011 guest of honor Danny Choo. Raised in the U.K., but now living in Japan, Choo has turned his love of Japanese culture and language into more than a business. His web ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Yoshiki News: X Japan Drummer Composes Theme for New Buddha Film, Launches SiriusXM Show

    Kevin Scanlon​ On May 28 Tezuka Osamu no Buddha: Akai Sabaku Yo! Utsukushiku, the long-anticipated big screen adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's manga Buddha, will be released in Japan. This is a big deal for a lot of reasons, primarily that Buddha is an acclaimed work (it even won Eisner Awards in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Otaku Sanctuary Presents SoCal Cosplay Ball

    Shannon CottrellGinger Burton of SoCal Cosplay Ball​See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's photo gallery, "SoCal Cosplay Ball." Back in January of 2009, when Shannon Cottrell and I covered Anime Los Angeles together for the first time, we met Ginger Burton. At the time, Burton was a student at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Anime Fans Get Together at Tomo Neko Maid Cafe for Comedy, Games and More

    Shannon Cottrell​See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's gallery "Tomo Neko Maid Cafe." Sunday afternoon, we went to a maid cafe. Well, we kind of went to a maid cafe. No, we still haven't made our way to Tokyo. Instead, we were inside the Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo for Tomo Neko Maid Cafe, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Artist Camilla d'Errico Talks Femina & Fauna, San Diego Comic-Con and Her Anime Fan Secret

    Camilla d'Errico is part of a generation of artists whose work is as recognizable in art galleries as it is at fan conventions. Equally known as a painter and comic book creator (Tanpopo), d'Errico frequently depicts female characters that appear both hauntingly beautiful and fearless. Her new book ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 27, 2011

    Sunday Afternoons for Kids

    Camilla d'Errico is part of a generation of artists whose work is as recognizable in art galleries as it is at fan conventions. Equally known as a painter and comic book creator (Tanpopo), d'Errico frequently depicts female characters that appear both hauntingly beautiful and fearless. Her new book ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Eight Reasons We Love Anime Los Angeles

    Over the past few years, Anime Los Angeles has become a special convention for us. It was the first convention one of us attended and, after that, the first Shannon Cottrell and I covered together. This year, it became the first con where we sat on panels. Shannon Cottrell​ We think ALA, as i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Anime Babes from Sailor Moon to Rei Ayanami: This Isn't Cosplay, This Is Burlesque

    See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's gallery "Devil's Playground Presents Anime Babes." Over the course of the past two years, we've seen the burlesque performers from Devil's Playground channel fan favorite characters like Link and Zelda (Video Game Girls), Catwoman (Comic Book Vixens), and, of c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Pikachu Girls: Dressing Up Like Pokemon, The Cute, The Bad, The Slutty

    Why do cute girls like to dress up as Pikachu? It's a question for the ages. Pikachu is Nintendo's small, chubby, ground-dwelling rodent whose main powers are electricity and getting cute girls to wear short yellow skirts. You'll see them at every anime or comic book convention, rain or shine. I'd p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Top 10 Memorable Cosplays of Anime Expo

    Check out more photos in "Anime Expo 2010: Thursday, Day One," "Anime Expo 2010: Friday, Day Two," and "Anime Expo 2010: Saturday, Day Three." For Fourth of July weekend, tens of thousands of anime fans headed downtown to the Los Angeles Convention Center for Anime Expo. Many of them were in cospla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 4, 2010

    Adult Swim to Air More Episodes of Bleach Beginning in August

    Saturday morning at Viz Media's Anime Expo panel, the manga and anime company reiterated an earlier convention announcement that Adult Swim will begin airing more episodes of Bleach, the anime responsible for many an AX cosplay, on August 28. The popular series will continue beginning with Episode 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2010

    'Trigun: Badlands Rumble' to Screen Saturday at Anime Expo

    Check out photos from Anime Expo in Shannon Cottrell's slideshows "Anime Expo 2010: Thursday, Day One" and "Anime Expo 2010: Friday, Day Two." Trigun: Badlands Rumble will make its English subtitled premiere Saturday at Anime Expo, Funimation representatives announced Friday at the convention. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2010

    Andrew W.K. Cosplay Spotted at Anime Expo

    Check out photos from Anime Expo in Shannon Cottrell's slideshows "Anime Expo 2010: Thursday, Day One" and "Anime Expo 2010: Friday, Day Two." One of favorite cosplays from Anime Expo (so far) isn't an anime character. It's Andrew W.K., musician and host of Destroy Build Destroy. Shannon CottrellAn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    Cosplay Guide: What to Expect at Anime Expo

    Going to Anime Expo for the first time this year? If so, prepare yourself for the onslaught of cosplays. Even a diehard anime-watcher could get stumped trying to identify every character on the convention hall floor. With that in mind, we created a small sample of the titles you're likely to see rep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    The Fandom of Haruhi Suzumiya

    Thursday night, we headed to Laemmle's Sunset 5 for a special screening of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. The movie, released last February in Japan, is based upon the fourth novel in the popular Haruhi Suzumiya series. Shannon Cottrell​

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Ten Anime Series You Should See Before Anime Expo

    Check out photos from Anime Expo 2009 in Shannon Cottrell's slideshow "Anime Madness: Cosplay Characters at Anime Expo '09." This Thursday, tens of thousands of anime fans will head downtown to the Los Angeles Convention Center for Anime Expo. The largest anime con in the U.S., AX will feature fou ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2010

    WARNING : THE FOLLOWING BLURB CONTAINS SENSORY OVERLOAD

    Check out photos from Anime Expo 2009 in Shannon Cottrell's slideshow "Anime Madness: Cosplay Characters at Anime Expo '09." This Thursday, tens of thousands of anime fans will head downtown to the Los Angeles Convention Center for Anime Expo. The largest anime con in the U.S., AX will feature fou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Cosplay in America Celebrates the Diversity and Creativity at Anime Cons

    In 2008, photographer Ejen Chuang decided to head out to Anime Expo, which had just moved to downtown Los Angeles. He thought he would be there for just a few hours, but ended up spending the entire weekend at the anime mega-con photographing cosplayers. A year later, Chuang was setting up his porta ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 20, 2010

    Greg Hignight & Del Martin: Founders, Tune in Tokyo

    In 2008, photographer Ejen Chuang decided to head out to Anime Expo, which had just moved to downtown Los Angeles. He thought he would be there for just a few hours, but ended up spending the entire weekend at the anime mega-con photographing cosplayers. A year later, Chuang was setting up his porta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Cosplay in America: The Interviews

    Throughout 2009, Ejen Chuang spent five months traveling to anime conventions across the U.S. The result of his labor is Cosplay in America, a slick photography book documenting the creativity within the cosplay community. Sunday night, Royal/T will be hosting a release party for the book. Chuang a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Exquisite Mana "Le Ciel" Cosplay Documented on YouTube

    Ashley Conyers is a cosplayer who has undertaken the seemingly daunting task of transforming herself into rock star and fashion icon Mana for Seattle's anime convention Sakura-Con. Not only has she tackled the artist who popularized gothic Lolita, but she chose one of Mana's more elaborate costumes- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    DJ Nujabes' Anime Legacy: Samurai Champloo

    When word spread yesterday that beloved Japanese DJ/producer Nujabes was killed in a car accident in late February, fans were stunned. Followers of hip-hop and DJ culture mourned the loss of an artist who had a knack for twisting together one sophisticated track after the next and the founder of acc ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2010

    NOT FOR BETTY OR VERONICA

    When word spread yesterday that beloved Japanese DJ/producer Nujabes was killed in a car accident in late February, fans were stunned. Followers of hip-hop and DJ culture mourned the loss of an artist who had a knack for twisting together one sophisticated track after the next and the founder of acc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2009

    Rock Band Anime K-On! Second Gets Second Season, but is a US Release In Store?

    Yesterday, the buzz amongst anime fans on Twitter was that K-On!, the mega-popular, comedy series based on a four-panel comic strip about high school girls starting a band, got the green light for a second season. (Check out Tokyo blogger Danny Choo's post about it.) Of course, this bit of news is m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2009

    Naruto Tops American Idol in 2009 Yahoo Searches

    Check out Shannon Cottrell's timeline "Britney Watch Out, Naruto Dominates." It's not that Naruto hadn't made Yahoo's top searches of the year before, but when we saw the anime series sandwiched in between Britney Spears and American Idol, we couldn't help but notice the rank of the anime/manga fra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Top Ten Anime Themes of the Decade

    Though anime has had some sort of presence in the US for decades, it wasn't until the turn of the century that we've seen so many titles hit the domestic market. Combined with the increasing number of conventions and other related events, this could be considered the decade when anime became almost ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    Buxom Anime Heroine Gets Dolled Up

    Shannon Cottrell​If you go to anime conventions or Japanese pop culture events, chances are you'll see at least a handful of people armed with Dollfies, the incredibly detailed and very pricey Japanese ball-jointed dolls that double as works of art, and another handful of people cosplaying the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2009

    THE LITTLE ZINE THAT COULD

    Shannon Cottrell​If you go to anime conventions or Japanese pop culture events, chances are you'll see at least a handful of people armed with Dollfies, the incredibly detailed and very pricey Japanese ball-jointed dolls that double as works of art, and another handful of people cosplaying the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    How Stephanie Yanez Became an Akihabara Cosplay Idol

    Stephanie Yanez (center) at Dear Stage in Akihabara​ Anime convention regulars are probably readily familiar with Stephanie Yanez. Since winning the AX Idol contest at Anime Expo in 2004, the singer has traveled across the country performing cover songs of anime themes as well as her own mater ... More >>

  • Columns

    August 13, 2009

    Something About Lily

    Stephanie Yanez (center) at Dear Stage in Akihabara​ Anime convention regulars are probably readily familiar with Stephanie Yanez. Since winning the AX Idol contest at Anime Expo in 2004, the singer has traveled across the country performing cover songs of anime themes as well as her own mater ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    August 13, 2009

    Hayao Miyazaki on Ponyo

    Japanese animation master turns back the clock for his latest feature

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2009

    The Japanese Are Mad About Robots!

    Japanese animation master turns back the clock for his latest feature

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2009

    Fullmetal Trekkie: Voice Actor Vic Mignogna to Direct Star Trek: Phase II Episode

    You probably wouldn't recognize the actor as he sits down to eat a burger at Mel's Diner, but if youYoung Vic Mignogna in Star Trek cosplay watch enough late-night TV, you might recognize Vic Mignogna's voice from many an English dub anime. The recent LA transplant has voiced characters in over 100 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Heroes of the Final Frontier: Top 5 Space Cowboys from TV and Film

    William Shatner said it best at the beginning of every Star Trek episode, "Space, the final frontier." For decades since, life amongst the stars has unfolded on screens big and small like western epics, with bounty hunters, gunslingers and the losers of grand wars wandering through lawless lands, th ... More >>

  • Music

    August 14, 2008

    The Anime Collective: Baka Deshi Productions

    Where the otaku world and music geekdom collide

  • Film+TV

    May 31, 2007

    Paprika

    Where the otaku world and music geekdom collide

  • Columns

    July 8, 2004

    Anime Magnetism

    Where the otaku world and music geekdom collide

  • News

    January 10, 2002

    Mighty Tezuka!

    The God of Manga

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