Category: Cosplay

AniMinneapolis 2012 Coming to Ramada Mall of America

AniMinneapolis 2012 Coming to Ramada Mall of America

Bloomington, MN – September 27, 2011 – AniMinneapolis is excited to announce that the 2012 AniMinneapolis anime convention will be held June 29 – July 1, 2012 at the Ramada Mall of America in Bloomington, Minneapolis. After its triumphant first year, with over 1200 unique attendees, AniMinneapolis is excited about moving to Bloomington, where many [...]

Exist†trace to Perform at Tekkoshocon 2012

Exist†trace to Perform at Tekkoshocon 2012

September 5, 2011 – Japanese all-female visual kei rock band exist†trace will return to America for Japanese culture and anime event Tekkoshocon 2012. The band will perform a live concert and attend autograph and Q&A sessions for fans during Tekkoshocon’s four-day event in Pittsburgh, PA from March 22 – 25, 2012. Tekkoshocon information and pre-registration [...]

Nekocon Announces More Guests of 2011

Nekocon Announces More Guests of 2011

Nekocon 2011 – November 4th – 6th Hampton Roads Convention Center Hampton, VA 23666 Nekocon Announces more Guests of 2011! Nekocon is honored by the return of International lecturer Akemi Solloway and other guests! It is with great honor that Nekocon announces the return of Miss. Akemi Solloway. Miss. Akemi Solloway (née Tanaka) is the [...]

Singapore’s 1st Official Anime Portal Offers Guilt-Free Anime At a Low Price

Singapore’s 1st Official Anime Portal Offers Guilt-Free Anime At a Low Price

SINGAPORE, August 23 2011 – Imagine a future without anime, a future where rampant infringement of piracy has wiped out creativity for good. Anime fans in Singapore have long wished for piracy-free anime alternatives, and IMMG, one of the leading animations, merchandising and licensing companies in the South-East Asia region, has answered that call with [...]

New People Entertainment Licenses the Japanese Pop Music Bio Film Documentary of AKB48– To Be Continued

New People Entertainment Licenses the Japanese Pop Music Bio Film Documentary of AKB48– To Be Continued

New Film Follows The Rise To International Fame Of Japan’s Most Popular Pop Idol Group And Will Have Exclusive U.S. Premiere August 28th At The 2011 J-Pop Summit Festival In San Francisco San Francisco, CA – August 15, 2011 – NEW PEOPLE Entertainment, a film division of NEW PEOPLE, Inc. that focuses on the licensing [...]

International Cosplay Day Coming This August

International Cosplay Day Coming This August

This 27th of August 2011 will be a day like no other. You will wake up. You will put on cosplay (you will hopefully shower before hand). And you will live without regulations. It WILL be bold. It WILL be daring. But know that out there in the world, others will be joining you on [...]

MTAC Announces New Venue and April 2012 Dates

MTAC Announces New Venue and April 2012 Dates

NASHVILLE, TN – MTAC is pleased to announce its post-apocalyptic MTAC Omega scheduled for April 6-8, 2012 at the Nashville Convention Center and Renaissance Nashville Hotel. MTAC is excited to move into downtown Nashville, host to numerous famous and photogenic locales (such as the world-famous Ryman Auditorium right across the street). The Nashville Convention Center [...]

NEW PEOPLE Welcomes Japanese Fashion Designer h. Naototo 2011 J-Pop Summit Festival

NEW PEOPLE Welcomes Japanese Fashion Designer h. Naototo 2011 J-Pop Summit Festival

San Francisco, CA, August 1, 2011 – NEW PEOPLE, San Francisco’s dynamic entertainment destination showcasing the latest examples of Japanese popular culture, welcomes edgy fashion label h. Naoto to its 2011 J-Pop Summit Festival, happening in the city’s Japantown for two days – Saturday and Sunday, August 27th and 28th. A dedicated web site is [...]

Animaritime 2011 A Sunny Success With Over 1200 Attendees

Animaritime 2011 A Sunny Success With Over 1200 Attendees

Moncton, NB, July 21, 2011 – With 2011′s event behind them, Animaritime’s staff is excited to announce it was another successful year of anime, gaming and cosplay. The three day event held over Canada Day weekend saw over 1200 individuals in attendance and raised thousands for the IWK Health Centre. The event broke single-day records [...]

Japan Safe For Monster Fan Tourists

Japan Safe For Monster Fan Tourists

TARZANA, CA – July 20, 2011 – The March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku region of Japan has depressed tourism throughout the country. Author Armand Vaquer says this is totally unnecessary. Prior to the earthquake, tourism amounted to 7% of Japan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) recently declared [...]