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You know, anime fans–hell, people with “nerdy” interest in general–get a bad rap for being antisocial, out of touch with the rest of the world, and have never known contact of someone of the opposite sex; hell, the word otaku itself is a derisive term meaning “house” (albeit as an honorific), implying that they have […]
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Ari Rockefeller presents Otakon 2011 — It’s Like I Never Left
August 5th, 2011 
Ari Rockefeller … … … Yes, it was quite fun. When Ari isn’t writing for Anime Jam Session or catching Pokemans, he’s writing for the Philadelphia Exa*THUMP* *CRACK* *WHAP* *BOOM* *SMASH* *WHCRUNCH* Ay dios mio—fine. Every otaku and everyone who’s made a habit out of going to conventions (anime or otherwise) […]
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July 13th, 2011 Ari Rockefeller The worst nightmare of American anime fans will mercifully never be realized. It was a terrible concept from the first day of its conception, but finally, the live-action adaptation of AKIRA has been condemned to an unnamed circle of Development Hell for an undisclosed amount of time. The animated adaptation of AKIRA is very widely […]
Katsucon 2010 Tainted by Pedophilia
July 7th, 2011 Ari Rockefeller No matter how much pride you have in being an anime fan and/or visiting conventions, stories such as this will make you feel embarrassed to admit to it. Back in February 2010, a 34-year-old man coerced a minor into sexual acts over the course of the convention. The girl was 13 years old at the […]
Cassandra Hodges, voice actress, passed away
July 3rd, 2011 Ari Rockefeller We here at Anime Jam Session are sad to announce the recent passing of voice actress Cassandra Hodges. She was only 28. Fellow voice actor Christopher Ayres confirmed this via his Facebook account on June 30th. Though an autopsy has been performed, the circumstances of her death have yet to be ascertained. She was slated […]
