Julietta Suzuki, creator of hit shojo manga series Kanisama Kiss, has been named a Special Guest of Honor at the 2015 Anime Expo. Ms. Suzuki will appear in a panel and appear for two autograph sessions. This is her first-ever professional appearance outside Japan. For further details, follow the jump.
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Illustrator Yusuke Nakamura Named a Guest of Honor at 2015 J-Pop Festival!
Renowned contemporary pop artist Yusuke Nakamura – designer of album covers for Asian Kung Fu Generation as well as book covers for Tokuya Higashigawa’s Solve the Mystery after the Dinner and Tomihiko Morimi’s The Tatami Galaxy and Yoru ha Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome – has been named a Guest of Honor for the 2015 J-Pop Festival. The festival […]
Fans of “Once Upon A Time” Set to Takeover Anaheim at RegalCon
Anaheim brace yourself! Fans of the hit ABC series “Once Upon a Time” are headed your way May 8-10 in the first ever Regal Con fan convention. Your favorite stars such as Lana Parrilla (Evil Queen/Regina Mills), Rebecca Mader (Zelena/Wicked Witch) and Emilie de Ravin (Belle) just to name a few, are set to make an appearance with […]
FX Announces Panels For 2014 New York Comic Con!
FX has announced its schedule for the 2014 New York Comic Con. Panels focusing on The Americans, Archer and The League are set for Friday, October 10th and Saturday October 11th. Follow the jump for details.
BOOM! Studios Announces Panels and Exclusives For Baltimore Comic-Con!
BOOM! Studios wants to talk to you about what editors do (you know you want to know); show off some previously unseen work by legendary Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, and share with you the company’s achievements ad plans for the future and, not incidentally, provide you with some unique variant covers (like the cover for […]
Levitz, Martin, Stelfreeze, and Story Return to the Baltimore Comic-Con!
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor comes alive with the Baltimore Comic-Con 3-day event Friday, September 5th thru Sunday, September 7 2014 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Returning in 2014 are Paul Levitz, Laura Martin, Brian Stelfreeze, and Karl Story. More details about the convention after the jump!
Death Note Creator Takeshi Obata Appearing at New York Comic Con 2014!
If you’ve read Death Note, Bakuman or All You Need Is Kill, then you know the talent possessed by manga artist Takeshi Obata. Obata will be appearing at New York Comic Con 2014 where he will be taking part on panels and having autograph sessions. New York Comic Con 2014 will take place at the […]
2014 J-POP Summit Festival Offers a Taste of Japan!
The 2014 J-POP Summit Festival will offer attendees a taste of what might await them should they sojourn to Japan. The Festival, in association with web-based Japanese cultural channel Japankuru (a coined word with the approximate meaning of ‘Come to Japan’), will provide information about Tokyo and other Japanese cities – include what to see, […]
San Francisco’s 2014 J-POP Summit Festival Theme is POP Is Our Tradition!
San Francisco’s celebration of all things J-POP, the 2014 J-POP Summit Festival, opens in eight days with J-POP acts like Tomomi Itano (pictured) and Yûki Furukawa performing in a free concert; a special screening of Ask This of Rikyu introduced by director Mitsutoshi Tanaka; appearances by several of Harajuku’s iconic models and designers, including Ayumi […]
2014 Japan Film Festival of San Francisco Names Mitsutoshi Tanaka An Official Guest of Honor!
Mitsutoshi Tanaka, director of Ask This of Rikyu, has been named an official Guest of Honor for the 2014 Japan Film Festival of San Francisco. Ask This of Rikyu ‘depicts the final days of Rikyu, a renowned 16th Century tea master with the most profound influence on chanoyu, the Japanese Way of Tea. His outspoken […]
Tokyo Girls’ Style Make U.S. Debut at 2014 J-POP Summit Festival!
The 2014 J-POP Summit Festival continue to bring fresh faces to America as teen idols Tokyo Girls’ Style, a five-girl dance and vocal group, will make their U.S. debut as part of the J-POP Summit Festival Live at Union Square concert on Saturday, July 19th. The group will also appear at the Pagoda Main Stage […]