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September 13th, 2018 At the beginning of September, anime fans descended upon the San Jose Convention Center for the second annual Crunchyroll Expo. Last year the event was held in the Santa Clara Convention Center, but this year they had moved not only for convenience but also due to the growth in attendance. The new location was really nice and overall...
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August 1st, 2018 When Nintendo first announced Octopath Traveler during a cryptic direct I had no idea what to expect. I knew it was a Switch exclusive by Square Enix so it had to be good. As time went on we got more and more information about this game and then we even got a three hour demo that transferred the data to the full game when we got it. That...
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July 10th, 2018 This past weekend Anime Expo was back, and it felt better than ever! The convention opened to the bang of taiko drums and thousands of fans rushed into the halls. Despite the heatwave in Los Angeles, Anime Expo seemed to really have its line issues under control this year and even opened the hall early to help avoid making people wait...
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June 22nd, 2018 *WARNING!* This post includes a spoiler for the June 2018 Loot Anime ACTION crate! Please do not proceed if you do not wish to see the Claymore item. When most people think of Claymore they think of action, demonic energy, humanoids, and swords but what they probably don't think about is fashion. This month we are looking to change that...
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April 19th, 2018 The world of Konosuba is full of exciting and fun characters that push the limit of hilarity. The anime is a parody of the isekai subgenre of anime where a normal person is transported into a magical world. Do you want to be transported into an alternate universe? Well we cannot do that... but you can find out which Konosuba character...
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March 26th, 2018 The last volume the Assassination Classroom manga will hit shelves this year and although we are sad to see it come to an end many of us are grateful for the amazing and unique journey the story took us on. Assassination Classroom centers around a class of young children who are training to be assassins by working together to kill their...
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February 22nd, 2018 The following interview with Battle Angel Alita creator Yukito Kishiro was originally run by Kodansha in Japan. Since then it has been translated for the French audience but this is the first time it has ever been officially translated into English.   More than most manga, the original Alita series told short,...
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February 13th, 2018 Welcome to the final part of our three part interview with Beau Billingslea, Wendee Lee, Paul St. Peter, Marc Handler, Mary Claypool, and Les Claypool III. We sat down with them at a local anime convention Anime Los Angeles where they were celebrating 20 years of Cowboy Bebop! If you missed the beginning of the interview please check...
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February 9th, 2018 Last week we began our three part interview series with some of the cast and crew behind one of the most iconic anime dubs in history, Cowboy Bebop. If you haven't checked it out yet you can catch up here! Beau Billingslea, Wendee Lee, Paul St. Peter, Marc Handler, Mary Claypool, and Les Claypool III all attended Anime Los Angeles to...
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February 1st, 2018 20 years ago Cowboy Bebop introduced many English speakers to the world of anime and for some it was the first venture into a more dark adult themed series. The series and film follow an un-expecting group of bounty hunters in a post apocalyptic world as they deal with facing their past and finding their footing in the future. This past...
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January 18th, 2018 The Nintendo Switch is off to a strong start with Nintendo's AAA hits like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey but the company has put their full support behind indie games as well. They even gave them a cute nickname: Nindies! Nindies have broken into the top selling games on the Switch and players could not...
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December 22nd, 2017 Winter has just begun and the weather outside is frightful but the anime will be so delightful! OK, OK... Even I can admit that was a really corny line but seriously, there are some awesome anime heading our way this Winter! Let's take a look at some of the titles debuting: (Photo: Funimation) Cardcaptor Sakura is a staple in the...
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December 7th, 2017 DC Comics has been taking Japan by storm lately. Last week we got the official trailer for Batman Ninja and the manga Batman and the Justice started running in Japan in June this year. Batman Ninja has risen from some of the most esteemed creators in Japan including; Jumpei Mizusaki (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) and Takashi Okazaki (Afro...
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November 29th, 2017 My Hero Academia has taken the world by storm and both the anime and manga have quickly become fan favorites. The story revolves around a boy named Midoriya who is born powerless but ends up inheriting the power of the world's greatest hero! You can follow his story in the Weekly Shonen Jump. We had the privilege of interviewing the...
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November 3rd, 2017 It is Fall and the chilliest months of the year are drawing closer and closer. I know I want to snuggle up in something warm and soft when the weather outside is frightful but I still want to show off some of my favorite fandoms. If you're a Disney/Pixar, Sanrio, or a Monster Hunter fan Kigurumi.com has officially licensed onesies...
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September 19th, 2017 As of this year anime is officially 100 years old! To celebrate this centennial Rydgen Inc. and Azoland pictures teamed up to bring about the very first Los Angeles Anime Film Festival. Over the past weekend the festival celebrated new and old anime alike by premiering some brand new titles as well as showing some classics on the big...
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September 18th, 2017 Alexis Kirsch is a influential editor and translator over at Viz Media, and has worked on titles such as One Piece, Rurouni Kenshin, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and Boruto (Just to name a few!) He also worked on the Black Clover manga which is receiving a anime adaptation this October. We were very lucky to get to ask Alexis some of our...
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August 23rd, 2017 The Sanrio Store has been a staple in the Los Angeles Little Tokyo Japanese Village for years and one of the best place to score all sorts of kawaii items that aren't available in most Sanrio stores. Recently Sanrio closed the small shop briefly for a remodel and they had their grand re-opening this past weekend. We were so lucky to be...
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