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Epica Aspiral World Tour Begins in the United States in Early May

Epica makes their return to North America in early May. We last saw them in America back in 2022 as they toured alongside Sabaton. That time, it was in support...

Brian Lee - 01-05-2025

Music

Arch Enemy's Blood Dynasty Tour 2025 Has Begun

On April 16, Arch Enemy made their return to San Francisco in support of their newest album, Blood Dynasty.

Brian Lee - 18-04-2025

Music

Korea's ROLLING QUARTZ On Tour Now - Coming to California in May

Korean rock band Rolling Quartz are currently on tour and will be stopping by California in the coming month.

Brian Lee - 11-04-2025

Music

DIR EN GREY Returns to America for Three Concerts in April 2025

Before last year, it had been a while since I saw DIR EN GREY. Pre-pandemic, actually, way back in December 2019. I figured, you know what, I'm going to Japan...

Brian Lee - 02-04-2025

Anime News

Anime News

BEYBLADE X at San Diego Padres Games

BEYBLADE X is going to San Diego, offering fans an opportunity to battle at Petco Park during two San Diego Padres home games. The event will take place on August...

Theodore Mak - 18-08-2024

Anime News

Shion Wakayama AVIOT Talk Show @ Anime Expo 2024

Anime Expo 2024 was brimming with excitement, and one of the standout moments was the talk session at the audio company AVIOT’s booth in the Entertainment Hall featuring the talented...

Administrator - 18-07-2024

Anime News

Warner Bros Anime Expo Panel - Batman Ninja vs Yakuza League and Suicide Squad Isekai

Warner Bros. Animation unveiled the Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League trailer at their recent panel at Anime Expo. This highly anticipated sequel to the 2018 film Batman Ninja gave fans a glimpse of what to look...

Salvador Mateos - 16-07-2024

Anime News

FAKKU Guest Spotlight Q&A: Karasu Chan

NOTE: This article is meant for those 18+. Discretion is advised. For this year, FAKKU's guest is none other than Karasu Chan, an artist from Taiwan. Karasu Chan is well known...

Brian Lee - 14-07-2024

Anime News

Studio Bones Gachiakuta Panel @ Anime Expo 2024 Report

Studio BONES held a panel on July 4th, 2024 at Anime Expo. Hosted by Joey Bizinger (aka The Anime Man), fans got to hear about the upcoming anime adaptation of...

Theodore Mak - 12-07-2024

Gaming News

Gaming News

Monster Hunter Wilds x Street Fighter 6 Collaboration Trailer Revealed

It's no surpise that Monster Hunter Wilds players are running out of content to keep them coming back until now. 

Ken Dubois - 22-05-2025

Gaming News

Final Fantasy XIV Director Naoki Yoshida to Host a Panel at Anime Expo 2025

Incase you missed it, Final Fantasy XIV will be heading to this years Anime Expo. Additionally, Naoki Yoshida the director behind the game, will be hosting a panel as a...

Ken Dubois - 22-05-2025

Gaming News

Switch 2 Pre-Orders Begin in The U.S. on April 24

Just incase you missed it, Nintendo will be launching its new system, Switch 2 on June 5th with a wide variety of exclusive Nintendo only titles as well as some...

Ken Dubois - 18-04-2025

Gaming News

Goddess of Victory: Nikke 2.5 Year Anniversary Livestream Set For April 19

The ever popular hit mobile game Goddess of Victory: Nikke will be hosting a special anniversary livestream set for April 19 via the official Nikke youtube channel. 

Ken Dubois - 07-04-2025

FanimeCon 2013 faced probably one of the biggest obstacles that has been in the making since 2011, which is the expansion of the San Jose McErney Convention Center. This year, space within the convention center was at an all-time premium, due to the constant construction of the new wing, forcing some unexpected relocations of certain mainstays.

Beginning with Hall One, the biggest change was that it was used for food vendors and a mini archery demonstration booth; this change also brought about its own headache for Artist Alley. Hall Two, remained as the Dealer's Hall, although it seemed a bit more intimate due to the blocking off of certain areas, though there were more areas to sit than before. Hall Three was once again the gaming room but had been expanded to include not just the usual console, arcade and board games but also more tables for collectible card games (ccg) as well as a billiards table. Finally, the ever popular Artist Alley was forced to the South Hall, which, for what proved an unexpected experience for attendees, was located outside of the convention center. Although adjacent to the main convention building and was a very spacious area, Artist Alley seemed almost to be an afterthought due to being located outside rather than inside the convention center.

The largest, yet completely unexpected problem to crop up this year from the loss of convention center space were the lines for registration itself. Rather than using the convention halls to line up attendees, this year, attendees were forced into the various rooms and hallways of the Fairmont Hotel for hours on end. With such a huge turnout, even pre-registered attendees were forced to weave through rooms and hallways up until the wee hours of the morning of Friday after having probably spent most of Thursday at the beginning of the line. Line control issues also seemed to crop up in the programming wing, as there was no rhyme or reason for how certain lines were located.

7!! Oops performing at FanimeCon MusicFest 2013, courtesy 7!! official facebook page https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=466223646792224&set=a.466223476792241.1073741827.345566158857974&type=1&theater

A huge success this year was undoubtedly MusicFest, which showcased the rock/punk stylings of ROOKIEZ is PUNK'D and the pop-rock sounds of 7!! (pronounced Seven-Oops). Though the acoustics of the Civic Center have much left to be desired (bass being the overwhelming thing one will usually hear during a performance) both bands easily got the crowd engaged, energized and entertained with their respective hit songs.

Despite the chaos, Fanime 2013 was very successful in what it had set out to do this year, which is to provide attendees with entertainment for all. Though I felt that Artist Alley got dealt the raw deal due to being outside of the main convention center as well as certain programming panels, due to mismanagement, I will safely say that I probably enjoyed myself even more this year than previous years past.

With its twentieth anniversary approaching, I honestly cannot wait to see what will be in store for us next year.

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May.22

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Apr.18

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Just incase you missed it, Nintendo will be launching its new system, Switch 2 on June 5th with a wide variety of exclusive Nintendo only titles as well as some...

Apr.11

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Korea's ROLLING QUARTZ On Tour Now - Coming to California in May

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Goddess of Victory: Nikke 2.5 Year Anniversary Livestream Set For April 19

The ever popular hit mobile game Goddess of Victory: Nikke will be hosting a special anniversary livestream set for April 19 via the official Nikke youtube channel. 

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Music

DIR EN GREY Returns to America for Three Concerts in April 2025

Before last year, it had been a while since I saw DIR EN GREY. Pre-pandemic, actually, way back in December 2019. I figured, you know what, I'm going to Japan...

Apr.01

Convention News

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Aya Hirano Announces Solo Single “evolutions” Release May 10th

Aya Hirano is making her long-awaited return to solo music with the release of “evolutions,” her first new single in 11 years. Dropping digitally on May 10, 2025, the track...

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Music

Lotus Juice Live Concert Coming to San Francisco in March

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Music

Live Report: Phantom Siita Makes Their US Debut With the "Moth to a flame" World Tour

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Music

Hanabie. US 2025 Tour Announced!

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Music

Arch Enemy United States Tour 2025 Announced

The Arch Enemy Blood Dynasty Tour begins on April 14 in San Diego, CA, and winds its way north up the coast before traveling east and looping around towards the...