Liz Ohanesian

Hatsune Miku on stage in Los Angeles; Credit: Shannon Cottrell

Live Review: Hatsune Miku @ Nokia Theatre for Anime Expo 2011

Liz Ohanesian
For more photos, see Shannon Cottrell's gallery, "Anime Expo at Night: Hatsune Miku in Concert, Tune in Tokyo at Club Nokia." Read more about Anime Expo 2011 in Style Council. The big draw for this year for Anime Expo 2011 was Japan's virtual pop star. Hatsune Miku is a character......
Credit: Shannon Cottrell

Glomping: Convention Do or Don't?

Liz Ohanesian
See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's gallery, "Anime Expo 2011: Day One, Friday." Have you ever seen someone run and jump on top of an unsuspecting friend in an attempt to give a hug? It's called glomping (Check Urban Dictionary for a variety of definitions), and if you go to......
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Kanon Wakeshima Plays Solo and with kanon x kanon at AM2

Liz Ohanesian
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 "Suna no......
Ejen Chuang at the book release party for Cosplay in America

Ejen Chuang Brings Cosplay in America to Anime Expo

Liz Ohanesian
Check out Ejen Chuang's photography in "Cosplay in America: Ejen Chuang's Portraits from Anime and Comic Book Conventions." In 2010, Ejen Chuang self-published Cosplay in America, a photography book filled with images of cosplayers from six conventions across the United States. Almost immediately following the book release party at Royal/T......