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Anime Next 2003 Convention Report
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 10-13-2003)

Usually our convention year is limited to one convention down in Baltimore. This year, due to a new local one in our area, we bumped up to two. And then due to some events in the region, we ended up with three. Anime Next, normally in New Jersey, shifted...

Connecticon - Overall Convention Report
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 07-18-2005)

In an effort to hit a few more conventions in 2005 than I did in 2004, I opted to check out the relatively new one down in Connecticut this past weekend. This is their third year I believe and they took advantage of their overall growth to do two things. ...

ANIME EXPO® 2008 ANNOUNCES FREE ONLINE SHUTTLE SERVICE TO THE LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER (Thu 04-10-2008)

... official convention hotels to this year's Anime Expo® 2008 held from July 3-6, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org . Shuttle service is provided between t...


ANIME EXPO® 2008 TAKES OVER THE LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER (Thu 07-03-2008)

New Full Service Registration System a Huge Success Los Angeles, California (July 3, 2008) Over 8,000+ extremely ecstatic pre-registered attendees were able to obtain their badges and convention items a day prior to the convention, within a time spa...

PROVIDENCE ANIME CONFERENCE 2008 ANNOUNCES LAUNCH DATE AND ROBOTECH CONVENTION TOUR (Tue 11-20-2007)

Boston, November 16, 2007: The Providence Anime Conference (PAC), Rhode Island's first anime convention, is pleased to officially announce a launch date of October 3 - 5, 2008, at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The world's...

ANIME EXPO® 2008 STORMS INTO THE LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER (Sat 07-05-2008)

Opening Ceremonies, Industry Conference Panels, AMV, Battle of the Bands and More Los Angeles, California (July 4, 2008) Over 18,000+ extremely ecstatic pre-registered attendees took over the Los Angeles Convention Center for the first full day of fun...

Ohayocon - Convention Recap
by Justin Richardson (Thu 01-12-2006)

OhayoCon kicked off the 2006 convention season off with a solid convention that could easily be enjoyed by most anime fans. There were plenty of sights to be seen as thousands of fans filled the Hyatt Regency Columbus and Columbus Convention Center over ...


HELLBOY and DAWN OF THE DEAD invade convention
by Sue Schneider and Steven Klotz (Tue 02-17-2004)

On February 7th and 8th Bruce Schwartz held his monthly convention, but this time comic book fans and science fiction fans invaded the Pasadena Civic instead of the Shrine Auditorium.Fans filled the seats to hear the comic book writers and artists of the ...

SANDMAN convention adds guests
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 06-22-2004)

Calling all fans of Neil Gaiman's SANDMAN: the character's creator and four VIPs from the award-winning comic book series will be in attendance this fall at a convention held in honor of Gaiman's Shaper of Dreams.Fiddler's Green: A Sandman Convention is t...

Bandai to premier titles at Local Convention (Thu 01-09-2003)

BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT TO PREMIERE "ARGENTOSOMA" AND "KIKAIDER" AT THE LOS ANGELES COMIC BOOK AND SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION Cypress, CA (January 9, 2003) - Bandai Entertainment announced the premiere of two new upcoming anime series, Argentosoma an...

HIGHLANDER Reunion Convention Report Part Two
by Abbie Bernstein (Sun 10-28-2001)

The HIGHLANDER Reunion Convention was held Aug. 24-26 at the LAX Westin Hotel in Los Angeles, marking the 15th year of the existence of HIGHLANDER. Both onscreen and behind-the-scenes talent from the various HIGHLANDER shows and movies attended this year,...


Cinescape covers T3 convention invasion
by Sue Schneider (Fri 06-20-2003)

Okay you've seen the convention from a fans view, now here it is from Cinescape's. On June 8th at the Shrine Auditorium Expo Center, Bruce Schwartz held his monthly convention and this month the fans were treated to a special event from Warner Bros. Pictu...

HIGHLANDER Reunion Convention Report Part One
by Abbie Bernstein (Tue 10-23-2001)

At a lot of conventions, downtime between panels can feel like hanging around in a theatre lobby between acts of a play. The HIGHLANDER Reunion Convention, held Aug. 24-26 at the LAX Westin Hotel in Los Angeles, has an atmosphere much more like a party wi...

2007: A Convention Year Ahead
by Matt Kamen (Fri 01-26-2007)

...coming UK conventions.  Midlands Expo – 24th February  As I’ve covered this before, there’s not a great deal to add besides the recent guest announcements of Gareth David Lloyd (Ianto Jones from Torchwood), Chris Barri...

FARSCAPE Convention Report
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 08-07-2000)

The first official FARSCAPE convention started Saturday August 5th, 2000. Approximately 1000 fans congregated at the Burbank Airport Hilton Hotel, in Southern California. Creator Rockne S. OBannon greeted the crowd. OBannon, clearly thrilled to see s...


Anime Boston 2007 announces second round of guests Northeast s largest anime convention to host worldwide talent (Fri 03-16-2007)

Boston, MA -- Anime Boston 2007 is pleased to announce its second round of guests. From Japan, the convention welcomes Junji Nishimura, director of "Ranma ½" and the "Violinist of Hamelin", and also Yasuhiro Imagawa, the creator of "Giant Robo" and chie...

OniCon Convention Announcements (Sun 10-24-2004)

It\'s somewhat rare to be late into the year and get new licensing announcements from a convention but with the arrival of first-year con OniCon in Houston this weekend, some new ADV Films information has come out and we have confirmed these licenses with...

Fanime Convention Report (Sat 06-28-2003)

Now after having taken some time to get back into the groove of things and out of the chaos that is being a convention staffer, Andrew Tei has written up some thoughts on various panels he came across during Fanime Con 2003.

Fanime Convention Announcements (Sat 06-21-2003)

Through an amusing series of relays due to our convention reporter being on staff at Fanime, we\'ve got the Bandai new title announcements that were just announced moments ago at Fanime:Dragon DriveTenshi no Shippo


Superman Convention brings out "Superman," "Smallville," "Superboy" Stars
by Jim Harvey (Wed 03-30-2005)

Vulkon has announced their Tampa line up, for the first Kryptkon - a Superman convention held on August 5-7 2005 at the Doubletree Hotel Tampa Airport in Tampa, Florida. The Special Guests include John Schneider (Smallville's Jonathan Kent), Erica Durance...

Convention Coverage (Wed 09-11-2002)

Though a bit late, something is always better than nothing and Mariela has provided a detailed and interesting look at her time spent at this years Shoujocon 2002 Convention.

AnimeOnDVD 2002 Convention Season Contest (Wed 05-15-2002)

We\'re kicking off our 2002 convention season contest today, which runs from now through October and involves a fair bit of fun I think. Check it out here and keep in mind we will be adding to the prize pile over the course of the summer.

Update on Site Merch/Convention Contest (Tue 06-18-2002)

For those participating in the convention season contest, where the pictures of t-shirt wearers are being taken, Riki has updated the stores to add shirts with the pictures on the front and the logos on the back. There\'s also a variety of new things in t...


Convention Report: International Manga & Anime Festival 2004 (Tue 12-28-2004)

Paul Jacques attended this convention that was held at the County Hall on London\'s South Bank back on the 16th–19th of December. With a few pictures and some words put together, we\'ve got a report on some of the key events there.

FIREFLY cast and creators entertain convention crowd
by Sue Schneider (Mon 12-29-2003)

Season's Greetings and Happy New Year Cinescape readers. At the recent Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention, December 21st, which is held by Bruce Schwartz monthly at the Shrine Auditorium Expo Center in Downtown Los Angeles the fans got ...

Convention Stop: Anime Next (Mon 09-15-2003)

We\'re gearing up for our next convention stop, which will be Anime Next on October 3rd through the 5th. We\'re lined up for an Anime & Internet panel as well as hosting our own AnimeOnDVD.com panel, which is where we\'ll be giving away a number of prizes...

Otakon Convention News (Thu 08-07-2003)

For all your Otakon news this weekend, be sure to check out the forums. But also bookmark our special Otakon 2003 Convention News page.


At the Days of Darkness convention
by Sue Schneider and Steven Klotz (Mon 05-31-2004)

DAYS OF DARKNESS was a two-day convention, although I only went on Sunday when Cinescape's Editor-in-Chief and Director of BOO, Anthony C. Ferrante, would be on stage to promote his movie. Joining him was Producer David E. Allen, cast members Nicole ...

Convention Celebrates 15 Years of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
by Sue Schneider (Fri 10-04-2002)

On September 27th 29th, Pasadena, California hosted a massive STAR TREK Convention to honor the 15th anniversary of the inception of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Featured guests included John Logan, screenwriter of the upcoming film STAR TREK: NEMSIS ...

Robert Quarry (aka Count Yorga) at Cult Movies Convention
by Steve Ryfle (Thu 10-26-2000)

... Magazine convention in Hollywood, so of course I approached him and asked for a few comments. He told me a hilarious story about how he almost quit the first Count Yorga movie after the first day of shooting because he was so disgusted with the ineptn...

Convention update (Thu 04-11-2002)

Ok folks, we\'ve got our next good sized convention coming up soon. Anime Central is taking place on April 19th through the 21st in Rosemont, Il. Courtesy of Fans View, we know that they have the following guests: Guests of honor: character designer Hiden...


Anime Boston - All Reports
by Andrew Tei (Fri 04-18-2003)

...APTE is a convention where most of the deals are made. The Japanese are now going to US companies when they produce an anime, since they now count on the additional source of revenue. The Japanese also are worried about grey market imports, like R1 D...

HIGHLANDER Reunion Convention Report Part Three
by Abbie Bernstein (Thu 11-01-2001)

The HIGHLANDER Reunion Convention was held Aug. 24-26 at the LAX Westin Hotel in Los Angeles, marking the 15th year of the existence of HIGHLANDER. Both onscreen and behind-the-scenes talent from the various HIGHLANDER shows and movies attended this year,...

Horror Greats Gather At Fangoria Convention
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 07-31-2001)

The Fangoria Convention that will be held in Pasadena, CA, on August 11th, will feature a "Boogeymen" panel that will feature a number of well known horror figures. The convention will close with a panel featuring Clive Barker, Robert Englund, Gunnar Hans...

RELOADED and ANGEL stars appear at convention
by Sue Schneider with Steven Klotz (Tue 05-20-2003)

On Sunday May 4th, at the Shrine Auditorium Expo Center the Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction convention held their monthly event. This time the audience was there to greet the star of The WB's ANGEL as well as the men portraying two of the new ...


ANIME EXPO® 2008 PREVIEW (Wed 07-02-2008)

Excitement Builds for Nation's Largest Anime and Manga Convention Los Angeles, California (July 1, 2008) With a huge colorful 200 foot long banner proudly facing major L.A. freeways, a fantastic list of talent from the U.S. and Japan, 2 huge concerts,...

SEVEN SEAS ANNOUNCES ANIME EXPO 07 CONVENTION SCHEDULE (Mon 06-25-2007)

(LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2007) " Anime Expo 2007 (June 29-July 2) in Long Beach is almost upon us and Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce its upcoming convention plans. SEVEN SEAS BOOTH Booth No. 1021, 1120, 1122 You like sexy maids? How abo...

HIGHLANDER Reunion Convention
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-05-2001)

The cast of the HIGHLANDER TV series will be gathering again to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the franchise. The event will be an upcoming fan convention called REUNION, which will be held on August 24-26 at the Westin Los Angeles Airport in Los ...

Convention Weekend Photos
by Sue Schneider (Thu 12-05-2002)

On Sunday, November 24th, the Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention played host to a number of genre notables promoting their various upcoming projects. On hand at the Shrine Auditorium Expo Center in Los Angeles, Calif. were Emma Caulfiel...


HIGHLANDER Reunion Convention Report Part Four
by Abbie Bernstein (Sun 11-04-2001)

The HIGHLANDER Reunion Convention was held Aug. 24-26 at the LAX Westin Hotel in Los Angeles, marking the 15th year of the existence of HIGHLANDER. CINESCAPE's extensive coverage of the event continues today with a look at the "Script to Screen" panel, th...

X-MEN News: Sabretooth at L.A. Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 05-22-2000)

X-Fans got a treat at the Los Angles comic Book and Science Fiction Convention on Sunday May 21, when Tyler Mane (who plays Sabertooth in the highly anticipated film) showed up on stage to answer questions from the audience. Fliers for the event had impli...

Anime Boston - Overview
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 05-02-2005)

Anime Boston has come and gone and the one convention that I ensure that I make every year has by all appearances been just as successful as the previous years have been. Anime Boston is rather special to me since it was something I saw forming from the s...

THE CHICKEN FLIES THE COOP TO ANIME EXPO® 2008 (Fri 04-18-2008)

Emmy Award Winning Show Attends the Nation's Largest Anime/Manga Convention Anaheim, California (April 18, 2008) The Emmy Award winning and popular stop-motion animation sketch comedy show, Robot Chicken, which airs on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim is...


CINESCAPE covers the official FARSCAPE convention
by Sue Schneider (Wed 12-29-2004)

... FARSCAPE convention. Although the show has been off-the-air, FARSCAPE fans still enjoy coming out and seeing stars from their universe. Gary Berman and Adam Malin from Creation Entertainment held the recent three-day FARSCAPE Convention in Burban...

Hellboy: LA Comic Convention (Mon 02-09-2004)

Scooper checks out the next Hellboy trailer to be attached to Dawn of the Dead

Confirmed Convention Reports (Mon 07-08-2002)

So far, we\'ve received two confirmations and a clarification from the studios on the ace reporting our folks did this week. Media Blasters confirmed late last week that all the new licenses are accurate and noted no other issues. Pioneer contacted us tod...

Photos: 'The Dark Knight represents at summer apparel convention (Tue 09-04-2007)

The latest MAGIC apparel industry show in Vegas has come and gone, and as always there was a plethora of licensed clothing on display, including a booth for "The Dark Knight" licensed goods featuring the Batpod, Harley Quinn's line of clothing from South ...


FARSCAPE Convention Pix
by Sue Schneider (Tue 09-18-2001)

Back on September 1-3, the 2nd official FARSCAPE convention was held in Burbank, CA. The event brought together the program's fans with much of the series' cast as well as those behind the scenes creators.Attending and participating in panels were Brian H...

Anime Expo Convention News (Fri 07-01-2005)

The con reports from our team on the ground are starting to roll in from Anime Expo 2005.Right Stuf has licensed 2x2 Shinobuden and will use the English language name of Ninja Nonsense. Be sure to see the specific report for that and more on the previousl...

New Smallville, Superman and Superboy Convention (Tue 05-10-2005)

The Organisation 'Vulkon' will be holding their first annual Smallville event in Tampa, Florida this weekend. It will feature stars from Smallville and other incarnations of our favorite super hero

Anime North - Full Report
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 05-30-2002)

First, just a little bit of background. Prior to AN2002, my only convention going experience has been Otakon in Baltimore since 1999, meaning that AN was the fourth convention I\'ve attended. On the plus side, there were no gas main breaks this t...


ANIME EXPO® 2008 ANNOUNCES THE 2008 SPJA AWARD WINNERS (Sat 07-05-2008)

...s Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org . Winners of the 2008 Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation Awards are: Best Voice Actor (Japanese) Tomokazu Sugita - The Me...

FUNimation Convention News from Animefest (Sat 09-04-2004)

Forum regular Geoduck has posted some sweet news coming out of Animefest related to FUNimation (which had additional pieces posted over at Dub Review as well):FUNimation has licensed Galaxy Railways (it will be a late 2005 release).Spiral and Full Metal A...

Convention coverage updated (Mon 04-21-2003)

Our stalwart con reporter Andrew Tei has continued to upload new Anime Boston 2003 convention reports today, reports that were written as he travels via plane back home to California and uploaded while waiting for a connecting flight. That\'s dedication!

Convention Reports (Mon 07-29-2002)

We\'ve got two new reports up this morning, but in an amusing twist, they\'re the final reports from Anime Expo. Check out the Masquerade piece as well as Mariel\'a Closing Thoughts.


The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 1: After the Cancelation
by Edward Gross (Tue 12-07-1999)

...idea of a convention dedicated to the show, which would be held in New York during January of 1972. Episodes would be shown; merchandise pertaining to the show would be sold, and fans would be given the opportunity to meet and listen to the creative ta...

LEAP THROUGH THE NINJA RANKS AT ANIME EXPO® 2008 (Wed 04-30-2008)

...s Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org . The Kage is the leader of the Village and Naruto CCG Players are separated into different Villages based on where they live. Anime Ex...

Being a Brief Discussion with Mike McFarland
by Way Jeng (Thu 03-03-2005)

...ited to a convention or I take it upon myself to go to one, because I'm a fan too, I see the thousands of people who are into it, and that's just the minority of people who show up at these conventions. I'm amazed by the number of people who have opene...

New Hosts Join AX Idol Season 6 at Nokia Theater L.A. Live (Fri 03-07-2008)

...ime/Manga convention and win amazing prizes! Anime Expo® 2008 will be held from July 3-6, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org . Anime Expo® 2008 atten...


Charm City Charms Comic Conventioneers
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 10-30-2002)

I just can't believe it took so long, but at last Baltimore has its very own comic book convention...and it looks like it's here to stay. Organized by Marc Nathan, owner of a local comic book shop in Reisterstown (that won't mean anything to those of you ...

ANIME EXPO® 2008 CONTINUES EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS (Sat 07-05-2008)

Over 34,000 Attendees Registered So Far on 2nd Day of Nation's Largest Anime and Manga Event Los Angeles, California (July 5, 2008) Rave reviews of the convention performance continues with high praises of the successful registration system, programmi...

A Look at the Providence Anime Conference
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 10-06-2008)

The Providence Anime Conference kicked off this past weekend in its inaugural event. The conference – a convention by any other name – was put into reality by the people behind the New England Anime Society. Though that name may not be too fam...

FARSCAPE Chat Transcript: Gigi Edgley, Lani John Tupu & Wayne Pygram (Mon 09-18-2000)

... FARSCAPE convention, so I`d like to ask our guests how they are enjoying their visit to the United States?gigiedgley [smirks, smiles] hey guys....thanks for having me..hehehheeee. am having a very surreal adventure. lov`n itlanijohn I`m happy to be he...


Sakuracon Convention Reports (Sun 03-26-2006)

Be sure to check out the convention reports page for an additional Geneon report and some new information from the FUNimation panel and FUNimation Channel.

Mature Humor: Convention Rules (Fri 06-11-2004)

Check out this animation that was made for A-Kon 15. Thanks to Ferggs via Riki.

The Cosplay Complex
by Janet Houck (Thu 02-08-2007)

Seeing people dressed up in costumes at conventions is just an accepted reality now at anime conventions and larger comic shows, even at trade shows with the notorious booth girls. The practice has its origins at sci-fi conventions where fans showed t...

ANIME EXPO 2008 BATTLE OF THE BANDS CALL FOR ENTRIES (Sat 03-15-2008)

...s Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org . Interested bands can enter the event beginning March 14th, 2008 via mail by submitting a video recording of their band's performance to...


Metrocon Sets Up For 2009
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 10-01-2008)

Metrocon has set up their plans for 2009 and sent out that information today for the growing convention. Billed as the largest anime convention in Florida, their 2009 plans have them open for fans during the weekend of July 19th through the 21st at the Ta...

Anime Expo - Sunday Report
by Andrew Tei (Fri 07-05-2002)

...e fiction conventions do you do in Japan? Morioka: Japan Science Fiction Convention is the main one. Aside from that, there are many local science fiction conventions. I go to a few every year. Andrew: Are they panels or signings? Morioka: There are...

Battling Battlestars
by John Thonen (Tue 10-26-1999)

... a sci-fi convention. There, all expressed a willingness to join with Hatch if his trailer, which has been receiving consistent standing ovations at the conventions, should spark interest in a feature film or new series. Production of the SECOND COMING...

Comic Party Vol. #1 (-)

... exchange convention! Jostled by the crowds, what will happen to Kazuki and Mizuki?The Review!If you\'re into doujinshi (anime-inspired fan art), \"fan boys\", \"otaku\", and its larger-than-life, but still unknown world, you won\'t want to miss this ...


Mumbling Kitsune: Otakon 2008: The Good, The Bad and the Costumed
by Nadia Oxford (Sun 08-17-2008)

Otakon has come and successfully gone. The Otaku Convention's fifteenth year was a success, breaking attendance numbers with over 26,000+ anime-crazed souls bouncing around the Baltimore Convention Center. The special guests were a hit, especially Japan's...

Anime Expo 2008 Pursues Beauty and Cuteness (Wed 06-04-2008)

Nation's Largest Anime and Manga Convention Welcomes Famed Character Designer Anaheim, California (June 4, 2008) Anime Expo® proudly announces famed character designer Akemi Takada as an official Guest of Honor to this year's Anime Expo® 2008...

ANIME EXPO® 2008 ANNOUNCES FIRST JAPANESE GUEST OF HONOR (Thu 03-13-2008)

Nation's Largest Convention Welcomes Famed Pokemon Director Anaheim, California (March 12, 2008) Famed director Masamitsu Hidaka is the first addition to the hottest line up of Anime Expo® 2008 Guests of Honor for the highly anticipated 2008 conve...

Con Report – AmeCon 2007
by Matt Kamen (Sat 08-18-2007)

Amecon, the UK's largest and most successful anime convention, was held last weekend, returning once again to the campus of the University of Leicester. As the third instance of the convention, there was a degree of familiarity to the proceedings from rep...


PROVIDENCE ANIME CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES TWO NEW GUESTS AND THE COMMENCEMENT OF ONLINE REGISTRATION (Fri 04-04-2008)

Boston, April 2, 2008: On October 3 - 5, 2008, Rhode Island will receive its first anime convention when the Providence Anime Conference (PAC) makes its debut at Providence's Rhode Island Convention Center. Open only to attendees 21 and over, PAC features...

NEW ENGLAND ANIME SOCIETY CELEBRATES FIRST NIGHT BOSTON WITH ANIME SCREENINGS AND IN-PERSON REGISTRATION FOR ANIME EVENTS (Thu 12-27-2007)

...the Hynes Convention Center, Room 100. This First Night anime screening program is family-friendly and includes first episodes from shows both old and new, such as Hikaru no Go, Prince of Tennis, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, and Tsubasa Reservoir ...

ANIME EXPO® 2008 ALTERNATES YOUR VISION (Thu 06-19-2008)

Nation's Largest Anime and Manga Convention Launches New 'Sneak Peek' Videos Los Angeles, California (June 16, 2008) Anime Expo® 2008 and Alternate Vision Productions presents a new promotional video with a 'sneak peek' of Anime Expo® 2008 wil...

SF Vs. Apathy
by Chris Wyatt (Sun 09-08-2002)

One of the topics often discussed at this year's World Con was the fact that so few new, younger readers are becoming interested in science fiction. "Look around the convention," said David Brin at one point. "You don't see that many younger faces; and ye...


Del Rey Manga Announces Manga-Ka Hiro Mashima's Comic-Con International Schedule (Sat 06-28-2008)

New York, NY - June 27, 2008 - Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today plans for popular Fairy Tail manga creator Hiro Mashima's first-ever US convention appearance at Comic-Con International in ...

Lost Weekend - Part One
by Andrew Hershberger (Fri 02-01-2002)

...about the convention January 5 & 6 at the Brooklyn Marriott Hotel - was the vast amount of space; it seemed empty. Last year's convention - held in the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan - was an entirely different scene, jam-packed with fans lining up...

J.G Jones Named G.O.H at WW Philly!
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 04-24-2008)

Superstar artist J.G. Jones has been a guiding creative force at DC Comics for years and is now being named the Guest of Honor for the upcoming Wizard World Philadelphia comic convention. His wide breadth of work and iconic depictions of the company&rsquo...

Anime Boston to announce its second round of guests (Wed 02-13-2008)

Death Note and Fullmetal Alchemist leads head an impressive group Boston – Anime Boston, the largest anime convention in New England, announced its second round of guests today. Guests include voice actors Colleen Clinkenbeard, Aaron Dismuke, Todd ...


Central Park Media and The New England Anime Society Celebrate 2006 (Fri 12-23-2005)

CPM and the NEAS Ring in the New Year from Boston's Hynes Convention Center BOSTON, MA (December 23, 2005) - Boston is home to America's longest running First Night celebration, and for the past two years, the city's New England Anime Society has proudly...

Anime Boston 2006 announces first round of guests (-)

...7;s first convention in Northeast. Robert DeJesus is an Indiana-born, self-taught artist. In 1990, he got his first art career break when he sent an eight-page short story to Antarctic Press' anthology, Mangazine. From that, he was asked to work on ot...

Anime Central - Full Report
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 04-24-2002)

... 7 at the convention, and by Sunday, there was one subtitled VHS left that hadn\'t been bought. I was pleased. ^^) Fortune Quest isn\'t doing that well, and it was an experimental title for them. He mentioned that they had no real master for M...

Bandai Visual USA To Host Panel On Galaxy Angel Rune With Special Guests; Adds Guests For Freedom Panel at Anime Expo 2007 (Fri 06-08-2007)

...ong Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif. June 29-July 2, 2007. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org. Bandai Visual USA, exhibiting throughout the show at booth #1605, will be offering "FREEDOM" volume 1, which will ...


Anime Expo - ADV Sneak Peek Panel
by Jason Yeh (Fri 07-04-2008)

...el at the convention. He mentioned some titles from Sojitz will stay with ADV, but others will not. The break-up with Sojitz has been long and slow, so they are still not sure which titles they will be able to keep. After the introduction, Matt took s...

Anime Expo gets early showing of Transformers (Fri 06-08-2007)

...ated 2007 convention June 29-July 2 at the Long Beach Convention Center. Releasing nationwide on July 4, 2007-Anime Expo® 2007 attendees will have a first glance look of the entire film on July 2, 2007 in 35mm print at the Long Beach Terrace Th...

STAR TREK Special Effects Redux, Part I
by Frank Garcia (Fri 01-14-2000)

... Creation Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and the audience reacted in awe. Later, in November, 1998, when Digital Stream succeeded in completing the entire episode, the results were screened at a convention in Philadelphia, for 500 fans. `The ...

Robotech Weekend in Dallas and San Jose (Sun 06-03-2007)

Robotech fans in both Texas and California will have an opportunity to find out the latest information on the future of Robotech when the Robotech Convention Tour makes a stop at A-Kon in Dallas and Super-Con in San Jose during the first weekend of June! ...


Anime Boston announces Guests of Honor Daisuke Moriyama, Scott McNeil, Monica Rial, and Brianne Siddal (-)

...the Hynes Convention Center. Daisuke Moriyama is best known as the creator of Chrno Crusade, one of the most popular manga serials featured in Comic Dragon and Dragon Age magazines. He began his career in the video games industry drawing illustrations...

Free Film Screenings at Comic Con (Wed 07-13-2005)

There's going to be a lot of movie screenings at the San Diego Comic-Con this year. All movies are FREE for anyone attending the convention. Friday: Convention Center Room 5AB 7:30pm Hellboy 9:45pm Blade: Trinity 11:45pm The Punisher Saturday: ...

Anime Central - FUNimation Industry Panel
by Marc Lunden (Wed 05-16-2007)

...will be a convention-exclusive item, possibly starting at A-Kon. Suzuka volume 1 and the starter set, and a picture of a convention-exclusive patch. Beck, with a picture of the "amplifier" box and bonus sticker sheet, and a note about the exclusive g...

Bandai Entertainment Celebrates Independence Day With A Series of Launches and Events During Anime Expo 2003 (Tue 06-03-2003)

Popular Anime Convention Will Be Held July 3-6 in Anaheim, CA NEW YORK, NY (June 30, 2003) During Anime Expo 2003, Bandai Entertainment, the premiere distributor of Japanese animation in North America, will introduce three new, highly anticipated anim...


More On Evangelion Platinum (Tue 04-20-2004)

...akura-Con convention out there in Washington. We\'ll be eagerly awaiting details of that panel and others and hope that folks that are attending the convention will take a few minutes to let us know what\'s going on as I don\'t believe I have anyone at...

Comic Party Vol. #1 (also Limited Edition w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 02-11-2004)

...ive comic convention. Lost amidst hoards of buyers, sellers, and cosplayers, Kazuki is about to be baptized by fire, all in order to lead him toward his true calling: to take over the world through fan comics! Meanwhile, Kazuki?s childhood friend Miz...

Anime Central underway (Fri 05-16-2003)

The next convention in the 2003 convention circuit is getting underway this morning, and we\'ve got several folks from the site there checking out things (wish I was there guys!). We\'ll be updating the main page when reports do come in (though likely not...

Site Notice (Sat 04-12-2003)

...hough the convention doesn\'t start until Friday, we\'ve got events going on starting on Tuesday and Wednesday, so we\'re going to be out of touch for the majority of the week. We\'ll be checking in when we can and when I can nab net access from someon...


Anime North 2002 Photos (Mon 05-27-2002)

We\'re still getting settled back into the way of things here after our trek up to Toronto this past weekend, but the first thing we\'ve got up that\'s from the convention is the pictures, as taken by staff convention photographer Riki LeCotey. You can ch...

Super Milk-Chan Show Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 12-30-2004)

...tors to a convention. Audio: For our primary viewing session, we listened to this show in its English Language dub. To be more specific, we listened to the English language version on the 100% Whole disc. All the language tracks available are in ster...

Kamichu Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 09-19-2006)

What They SayBeing a god is a lot of hard work. Yurie must find the time to communicate with an old war-vessel, run for student office at school and locate Matsuri\'s missing little sister. Her hands already full, she is then requested to attend a god con...

The Grand Slam Show VIII: Celebrating Sci-Fi and Star Trek
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 04-10-2000)

Creation Conventions eighth Grand Slam STAR TREK and Sci-Fi convention, held the weekend of March 31st through April 2nd, 2000, offered something for everyone. In the main auditorium, actors from every incarnation of TREK appeared. This included VOYAGE...


Bandai America and Bandai Entertainment Features New Toy and Anime Properties at Comic-Con International (Mon 07-14-2003)

...San Diego Convention Center. Bandai America's new toy properties Jagun Fighters and Superior Defender will be previewed, as well as perennial fan favorite Gundam, now in its fifth year in the U.S. Bandai Entertainment will give convention attendees ...

RahXephon Character Designer to Attend Anime Boston 2003 (Thu 03-13-2003)

Hiroki Kanno Making His First North American Anime Convention Appearance BOSTON, Mass. - March 13, 2003 - The New England Anime Society is proud to announce that acclaimed anime character designer Hiroki Kanno will be attending Anime Boston 2003 as the ...

2003, Be Careful What You Wish For...
by Luis Cruz (Wed 01-14-2004)

...jor anime convention in the Boston and my first anime convention ever. Among the myriad of activities was the ever popular panel for AnimeOnDVD.com; at one point, Chris was asked about his review pace; his answer included the statement that he wished h...

AnimeOnDVD.com Five Year Commentary
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 03-02-2003)

...e tale at conventions, my main goal was to pick up some HTML skills and gain a little familiarity. I had just come off of a four year huge commitment as a GameMaster for a pay text-only MUD game where I got to spend my time building up a world of evil,...


More voice actors announced for Anime Boston 2005 (-)

BOSTON, Mass. - February 26, 2004 - The New England Anime Society is pleased to announce that voice actors Johnny Yong Bosch, Melissa Fahn, Cynthia Martinez, and Chris Patton will be Guests of Honor at Anime Boston 2005, New England's largest anime conven...

Photos from the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors - Part 2
by Anne Moore (Thu 09-05-2002)

...er to the convention scene, actor James C. Leary plays Clem, a "loose skinned demon" in BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. He was first seen in Season 6 during a card game with Spike and two other demons. The extremely "nice" demon was a success and the charact...

DramaQueen Talks Otakon (Mon 08-07-2006)

DRAMAQUEEN ANNOUNCES NEW YAOI & MANHWA TITLES AND STREET RELEASE DATE FOR RUSH YAOI ANTHOLOGY AT OTAKON 2006 Baltimore, MD- August 07, 2006 - Alas the Otakon 2006 is over. The DramaQueen Staff had a wonderful time at this marvelous convention and wants t...

Experience "Anime Avenue" at Gen Con So Cal (Sat 10-14-2006)

...ine anime convention. Attendees of the show can look forward to more anime with events such as video premiers and sneak previews, anime music videos, celebrity appearances, live panels and hundreds of vendors dedicated to the art of anime. "We are ...


Kaiju Big Battel to perform at Anime Boston 2006 (Mon 03-27-2006)

Be warned, Anime Boston attendees: Danger Can Happen at this year's convention! BOSTON, March 22, 2006 " The New England Anime Society is pleased to announce that Kaiju Big Battel will headline Anime Boston with the bruising bouts between giant monster...

Central Park Media and The New England Anime Society Celebrate 2006 (-)

CPM and the NEAS Ring in the New Year from Boston's Hynes Convention Center BOSTON, MA (December 23, 2005) - Boston is home to America's longest running First Night celebration, and for the past two years, the city's New England Anime Society has proudly...

Anime Boston Announces First Guests (Sat 12-04-2004)

FIRST ROUND OF GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR ANIME BOSTON 2005 New England's Largest Anime Convention Warms Up Its Guest List With Some Big Names In Voice Acting BOSTON, MA - December 4, 2004 - The New England Anime Society is proud to announce the following Gues...

BANDAI VISUAL USA TO SCREEN FIRST HIGH-DEFINITION ANIME TITLE TO BE RELEASED ON HD DVD / DVD TWIN FORMAT IN NORTH AMERICA AT ANIME EXPO® 2007 (Fri 06-22-2007)

...ong Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif. June 29-July 2, 2007. Bandai Visual USA will be screening "FREEDOM" volume 1 (episode 1) and volume 2 (episode 2) on a continuous basis in a specially built 30-seat theatre located within the Bandai Vi...


Viz Media's Shonen Jump Welcomes Bleach Manga CREATOR TITE KUBO (Mon 05-26-2008)

... American convention. Both series are published domestically by VIZ Media and BLEACH is currently serialized in SHONEN JUMP Magazine. Comic-Con International is renowned as the nation's largest comic book and science fiction event and takes place July ...

'Gotham Knight' Flies Over Anime Expo 2008 (Tue 06-17-2008)

...s Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org. As the third in the popular DC Universe series of original, animated PG-13 films, Batman Gotham Knight is a fresh and exciting new entry i...

Hero fan films absent at this year's Comic-Con
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 06-29-2004)

...t of the convention's position. "Comic-Con International received a letter in early June from Warner Bros. requesting that we honor their intellectual copyrights by not screening films which may infringe upon those copyrights. Needless to say we h...

Anime on DVD: Otakon 1999 Travelogue (-)

Friday, July 2nd Convention day at last! Being the prompt people that Melanie and I are, we head off from outside of Philadelphia around 7 AM and drive down to Baltimore. While driving down I-95S, I shake my fist in the direction of Washington D.C. and ...


Anime on DVD: Otakon 1999 Travelogue (-)

Saturday, July 3rd Bright eyed and bushy tailed, we head off in search of... McDonalds! Success! A quick trip to there and CVS to stock up on Coke and some new toothbrushes (curse those cleaning people!) and we're back at the Convention Center. Video Ro...

Comic-Con International - All Reports
by Andrew Tei (Thu 07-17-2003)

...ck to the convention center. I think walking to the convention center would have been faster. I still got there ten minutes before the convention center was open at 10:00. When the doors opened everyone rushed inside to head upstairs. I wish I had foll...

Being a Brief Discussion with Greg Ayres
by Way Jeng (Wed 11-10-2004)

... going to conventions-which I love, I guess that's my recreation right now-going to conventions, and meeting people, I'm spending all my time working either in the studio or at the theater. I work as a marketing director for a local theater in Houston....

Site Update (Thu 04-28-2005)

As you can tell from the tidbit above this, this coming weekend is Anime Boston 2005 and it\'s our hometown convention so we spend a lot of time there. It\'s been a full year since I managed to get to a convention due to a lot of parental medical issues b...


Ozdreams
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-14-2003)

...C - Games Convention 2003 (www.gamesconvention.de) in Germany on August 20th, and will be performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra at Gewandhaus (www.gewandhaus.de), Leipzig. The event is being launched by the GC - Games Convention organizers...

Michael Myers DVDs in July
by Karl Schneider (Thu 06-01-2006)

...Halloween Convention Montage- Halloween Convention Behind-The-Scenes gallery- "Fans of Halloween" Featurette- "Horror's Hallowed Grounds" Featurette- Halloween Convention Panel Discussion Footage- Halloween Location Still Gallery- Original Artwork Gall...

A GIFT OF DRAGONS
by Aaron W Shale (Fri 12-06-2002)

...nd gaming convention, this reviewer had his first and only encounter with the conquering horde that is Anne McCaffrey fans. McCaffrey was the guest of honor and her "riders" were out in droves. They seemed to dominate the whole convention, constantly s...

Hot Stuff
by ANDREW KARDON (Thu 07-18-2002)

Can you feel it? The energy crackling in the air. The anticipation hovering in the wind. The rush of insanity. The stench of unwashed fanboys. Yep, that can mean only one thing in the summer: convention time! As convention season really swings into high g...


ACTOR features at Wizard World
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 08-09-2001)

...ard World convention in Chicago.The convention takes place August 17-19, 2001 at the Rosemont Convention Center, and the ACTOR auction will be held on Saturday, August 18 at 6pm in the Hyatt Regency Hotel.President Jim McLauchlin and CrossGen Comics Se...

Amecon Hangover
by Matt Kamen (Wed 08-16-2006)

It was convention time again this weekend, as the University of Leicester played host to the second bi-annual Amecon event. After the first Amecon was held in 2004, incidentally becoming the largest anime and manga convention ever held in the UK, expectat...

Independent Inc.
by Janet Houck (Fri 02-23-2007)

...Doujinshi conventions are regularly held, the largest being Comiket in Tokyo, which is held in the Big Sight convention center during the summer and winter. Over 20 acres of doujinshi are bought, sold and traded at the convention. Comiket is also kn...

THE EVIL DEAD: Ultimate Edition (3 Discs)
by Robert T. Trate (Wed 12-19-2007)

...ut on the convention circuit to meet the fans and speak about the film. Many of their stories repeat over the new bonus features but it seems as if Anchor Bay recorded a lot of these interviews during the same convention. What’s fascina...


HATCHET (Unrated)
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 12-14-2007)

...to Horror Convention in the wilds of New Jersey. At the convention, Anchor Bay, the film’s distributor, was promoting ‘Hatchet’. They handed out T-Shirts and kept saying, “Join the Hatchet army”. They also h...

Event Guide
by Matt Kamen (Sat 08-25-2007)

With the hangovers from Amecon fading, the pangs of longing kick in for the next convention where you can drain your wallet and damage your liver. With that in mind, let's take a look ahead at what the rest of the year promises in terms of cons and events...

Con Men
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 02-28-2007)

The warm weather arouses dreams of baseball diamonds and beer for sports fans.  And, well, even happier dreams for everyone else.  But spring brings something else for otaku: The Con season.  Dozens of anime conventions take place in N...

McGregor's DETECTIVES INC. film debuts in San Diego
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 07-11-2001)

...rtainment convention in the world will host the premiere of a feature film version of DETECTIVES INC., written and directed by McGregor himself. Starring Alex Simmons, Richard Douglass and Marsha McGregor as familiar characters from the graphic novel,...


Enchanter Anime Expo Contest (Wed 07-05-2006)

...after the convention ends: Two Grand Prize Winners: Autographed copy of Enchanter + limited edition convention poster Two Runner Up Winners: Copy of Enchanter + limited edition convention poster Izumi Kawachi's panel is Saturday July 1, 2006. She will ...

ANIME EXPO® 2008 ANNOUNCES 2nd MAIN EVENT CONCERT GUEST OF HONOR (Tue 04-15-2008)

Dynamic Musical Duo Attends the Nation's Largest Anime/Manga Convention Anaheim, California (April 15, 2008) Anime Expo® 2008 is proud to announce the attendance of Jyukai-the musical duo consisting of Manami (vocals) and Dewa Yoshiaki (compositi...

ANIME EXPO® 2008 INVITES A STRANGER (Fri 05-09-2008)

Latest Guest of Honor Announced for Nation's Largest Anime/Manga Convention Anaheim, California (May 9, 2008) Anime Expo® 2008 announces the attendance of Masahiro Ando as an official Guest of Honor to this year's Anime Expo® 2008 held from Jul...

SHOKOTAN "FEVER" TO SHAKE UP ANIME EXPO® 2008 (Wed 03-26-2008)

Song Siren to Perform at Nation's Largest Convention Anaheim, California (March 26, 2008) The new Japanese "It-Girl", television celebrity, blogger, voice actress and illustrator Shoko Nakagawa ("Shokotan" as her fans call her) joins the hottest lin...


Anime Boston announces final round of guests (Mon 04-02-2007)

Northeast's largest anime convention announces latest additions to all-star lineup. BOSTON, April 1, 2007 " Anime Boston is pleased to announce its final round of guests. From Japan, the convention welcomes Hiroshi Iwata, producer of Macross, and Kenji ...

The Art of the Con
by Janet Houck (Wed 10-11-2006)

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending my local anime convention, Denver's Nan Desu Kan. Now in its tenth year, Nan Desu Kan (and yes, that is Japanese word play) has grown into a multi-faceted festival of Japanese culture, including anime and...

The Dark Knight Flies Over Anime Expo® 2008 (Wed 06-04-2008)

...s Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org . As the third in the popular DC Universe series of original, animated PG-13 films, Batman Gotham Knight is a fresh and exciting new entr...

Bang Zoom! Entertainment Invites Fans and Media to Special Series of Voice Acting Workshops Taking Place During 2008 Anime Expo (Wed 07-02-2008)

...and manga convention and takes place July 3-6, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. Bang Zoom will also have copies for sale of its new DVD release, ADVENTURES IN VOICE ACTING- Volume One, at its booth located in the Main Exhi...


Good Eating To You, Citizen G'Kar
by Jason Davis (Mon 02-20-2006)

As with so many things, you make plans and life, in this case death, gets in the way. This week, I was going to bring you all the news that's fit to print from the seventeenth Gallifrey convention in Los Angeles, but I'm afraid that will have to wait. A...

Otabound
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 07-12-2007)

Anime fans, rejoice and be merry, for next Thursday marks the start of Otakon. For one weekend, Baltimore will be transformed into a humid seaside Mecca. Otaku will make the pilgrimage to the city's giant Convention Centre, dragging their time-battered co...

Horrarama Drive-In report
by BRIAN THOMAS (Mon 08-01-2005)

The folks at Flashback Weekend once again presented the most innovative convention idea ever this past weekend in Rosemont, Illinois, just outside Chicago. The Horrorama was conceived as a cross between a horror convention and a film festival something t...

HIGHLANDER WORLDWIDE (HIGHLANDER DOWN UNDER) L.A. WORKSHOP
by Abbie Bernstein (Thu 02-17-2005)

When is a convention not a convention? The HIGHLANDER Worldwide (formerly known as Highlander Down Under) L.A. Workshop, held at the LAX Hilton in 2004, addressed that issue. It resembled a convention in many ways it had a lot of guests from the TV serie...


Jeffrey Combs: A Transcript of Our Online Chat (Thu 03-09-2000)

...ttend any convention/film festival in Germany/Europe this year?Jeffcombs: It looks as if I am coming to Berlin. In the first weekend in September for a convention.Nebula_7: When and what can we expect from Beyond Re-Animator?Jeffcombs: Well, there is t...

2002 World Con is in High Gear
by Chris Wyatt (Sun 09-01-2002)

World Con, the seminal SF literary convention is in full swing. The 2002 convention, called Con Jose, is currently being held in the McEnery Convention center in San Jose, California. The five day event began unofficially with a round of parties last Wedn...

Comicscape: The Ever-Expanding Comic-Con
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-06-2008)

...r’s convention hosted over 125,000 fans. The numbers are still out for this year’s con, but every single pass was sold out in advance of the event. It began in 1970 as an event with 300 fans at the U.S. Grant Hotel to see Jack Kir...

HOSTEL torture session: $30
by Brian Thomas (Fri 07-21-2006)

The Flashback Weekend Horror Convention & Drive-In continues to offer innovative convention ideas with their fifth annual show this year on July 28-30. To celebrate the first convention appearance of instant cult star Brabara Nedeljakova who played the f...


Live Action Akira & More Cosplay
by Nadia Oxford, Columnist (Thu 02-21-2008)

...side of a convention, a well-tailored costume can make you a king as attendees kneel before you and fumble with their digital cameras for a good shot. Outside of a convention, a well-tailored costume might get you pelted with a Big Gulp. You are also c...

Stardate 0008:28 - Trekkies in the White House?
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 08-28-2000)

It`s common knowledge that Chelsea Clinton is a Star Trek fan, but last week U.S. citizens learned that Vice President Al Gore may be as well. At the Democratic National Convention, where he accepted the Democratic party`s nomination for president, Gore`s...

Robert Picardo: The Man Behind the Monster Makeup
by Anna L. Kaplan (Thu 04-13-2000)

Just finishing up with STAR TREK: VOYAGERs sixth season, Robert Picardo (the Doctor) takes some time to talk about his upcoming visit to his first horror convention. He says, `The Chiller Theater Convention, in Rutherford New Jersey, goes three days, an...

DARK KNIGHT Footage at Wizard World Con
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 08-12-2007)

Hah, trust it for our friends over at Wizard  to do a step by step breakdown of the Wizard World Chicago Convention footage shown by Warner Bros... There may be no video footage to post yet but columnist Kiel Phegley at Wizard Universe did ...


Anime Weekend Atlanta Panel Reports (Sat 10-01-2005)

AWA isn\'t your typical convention and in a sense, it\'s a convention that\'s often considered the closer to the summer convention circuit and the audience it draws is always just a little bit different. With something of a reputation as a party conventio...

NYCC 2006: Interview with Dallas Middaugh
by Ed Chavez (Mon 03-06-2006)

...omic book convention? Dallas: My first comic book convention, oh god, I think I first went to the San Diego Comic Con…no, my first would have actually been WonderCon when it started back in nineteen…ninety? I think? Ed: Was it in Oakland...

Otakon - Complete Report
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 07-31-2002)

...efore the convention, letting everyone just hang out together and have a good time. This year was no different in that regard. It also went off extremely well, thanks to the able hand and planning of our social coordinator, Rebecca. It was probably the...

Otakon - Full Report
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 08-10-2001)

By Chris Beveridge Otakon 2001 has come and gone, and much like the past two conventions, this one is just as varied as those. Be forewarned that we\'ll ramble a bit here. The convention, as is unfortunately typical of Otakon, lacked any serio...


ANIME EXPO® 2008 ANNOUNCES ONLINE TICKETING FOR MAIN EVENTS (Mon 04-07-2008)

...s Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org . All Main Events will be held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live (Past, current and future events include the Grammy Awards, American Music Awa...

ANIME EXPO® 2008 ANNOUNCES FIRST U.S. GUEST OF HONOR (Thu 03-20-2008)

One of the Biggest Talents of Anime and Video Games Comes to Nation's Largest Convention Anaheim, California (March 20, 2008) Famed American voice actor and writer David Hayter is the latest addition to the hottest line up of Anime Expo® 2008 Gu...

Voice Acting "Brawl" to Take Place at PortConMaine 2008 (Mon 03-10-2008)

Voice Actors from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pokmon, Gravitation to Attend PORTLAND, Maine - March 9, 2008 - PortConMaine, New England's longest running convention for Japanese animation, gaming, and pop culture, has proudly announced that stars of the hi...

Anime Boston Update (Wed 05-08-2002)

...animation convention that will be held April 18-20, 2003 in Boston, Massachusetts. Anime Boston's diverse programming schedule includes a masquerade contest, game shows, music video contest, art show, role playing games, karaoke and more. Panel progra...


Casting a Spell Over The City of Brotherly Love
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 05-20-2002)

About a week or so ago, on May 10-12, Wizard World debuted its brand-new comic book convention at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia. Wizard World East was, as most comic insiders know, the work of WIZARD Magazine, one of the hobb...

VIZ Media Announces Agenda for 2006 Comic-con (Fri 07-14-2006)

...23 at the convention center in San Diego, CA. Among the notable news for this year's convention will be rare at-show appearances by internationally renowned manga artists Matsuri Hino and Nobuhiro Watsuki. Hino has created several critically acclaime...

HARUHI AMERICAN VOICE ACTORS AND ASOS BRIGADE MEMBERS JOIN THE SOS BRIGADE INVASION TOUR at ANIME EXPO ® 2007 (Tue 06-19-2007)

...ong Beach Convention Center June 29-July 2, 2007 at Anime Expo 2007 ®. They will join their voice acting counterparts from Japan: Aya Hirano (Haruhi), Yuko Goto (Mikuru), and Minori Chihara (Yuki) in a live concert on Saturday June 30th 2007 at ...

Random Tracks 01
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 07-14-2001)

... at their convention. After we had posted the link to the Pirate Anime FAQ in the days following the convention, we got a number of emails from disgruntled convention goers who had unknowingly bought such things. This has spawned an interesting debate,...


Aya Again 2003
by Paul Jacques (Wed 11-05-2003)

...le into a convention? Well, you ask them to form a line, and they do it- queuing, it's something we Brits still do well. Having got my room (yes, they also lost my pre-registration), unpacked what little items I brought- it was time to join the maddin...

Entering the Asylum
by Matt Kamen (Thu 05-17-2007)

Con Coverage   There were two conventions of note this past weekend that, annoyingly enough, I was unable to attend due to real-life constraints. First was the Bristol International Comics Expo, which I’ve devoted a bit of lead in coverage to...

Aya Again - All Reports
by Paul Jacques (Fri 10-31-2003)

...le into a convention? Well, you ask them to form a line, and they do it- queuing, it\'s something we Brits still do well. Having got my room (yes, they also lost my pre-registration), unpacked what little items I brought- it was time to join the maddi...

STAR TREK's Tim Russ Records First CD
by Anna L. Kaplan (Fri 03-31-2000)

...d fans at conventions have heard him sing everything from his VOYAGER version of the GILLIGANS ISLAND theme, to his own music, backed by the Neil Norman and his Cosmic Orchestra. They played at last years Grand Slam Convention, and they will again t...


COMIC CON: Two STARGATE casts, one out of this world panel
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 07-07-2004)

MGM Television has announced plans for a special STARGATE panel at this year's San Diego International Comic Convention. Beginning at 11:30 AM on Saturday, July 24, cast members and key creative personnel from both STARGATE SG-1 and the new spinoff series...

Anime Expo
by Allen Divers (Thu 07-18-2002)

Anime Expo is the ultimate candy store for Anime fans everywhere. It's 4 days of sights and sounds that tease the senses as well as the wallet. This year's Anime Expo was the first time I attended a convention in the guise of Press. My experience with ...

Spider-Man 2
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Thu 07-01-2004)

...ego Comic Convention. Thousands of fans will be the first in the world to get a taste of what's to come next summer.If you were quick and you knew where to look yesterday, a look at Ock's arms was posted online yesterday. Savvy readers of Superhero Hyp...

Hellboy
by Coming Attractions (Tue 02-10-2004)

...d Chicag