While Gundam Wing wasn’t the first in the line of Gundam series to be dubbed, it was the first to be aired on TV in the US. A week after its premiere, Gundam Wing was the highest rated show on the Toonami Block and the highest rated show in the teen demographic on Cartoon Network […]
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Mako-chan presents PAX East 2013
Mako-chan here with the exciting tales of my first major con for the year: PAX East 2013. Learning from last year, the crew and I opted to head into Boston a day early. It allowed us to leave at a more reasonable time, and also have enough rest before the convention actually started. It also […]
Mako-chan Presents KotoriCon 2013 – Let the Con Season Begin!
Our con season began this year with KotoriCon, located in Sewell, NJ at Gloucester County College on January 12th. In its 4th year, KotoriCon is an anime con that has had an amazing run for a college based convention. Every year KotoriCon has grown, this year being no different and selling out at over 1000 […]
The Convention Community Helps One of Their Own
If you went to conventions in the early 00’s, chances are you’ve seen Kevin Lillard. If you were cosplaying at the time, chances are, he’s taken your picture. Friend to cosplayers and congers alike, Kevin was a staple to the convention scene at the time. Unfortunately as so many of us in the US know, […]
Is the Future of Collecting in Danger?
Was sitting in a car today listening to talk radio. Normally I’m not one to listen to people complain about their lives, but the story was pretty interesting, and could potentially effect collectors and fans in general of anime. The story starts out with college students importing their text books from India, who is allowed […]