Castle Point Anime 2023 took place in Secaucus, New Jersey from April 29th until April 30th in the Meadowlands Convention Center. I went with DJ RanmaS to the event, first meeting up and then taking the conveniently located bus station together. Many fellow con attendees also took the bus in cosplay or nerdy apparel. Excited conversations […]
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#510: Overdrive? Not Likely…


We discuss Nan Desu Kan backpedaling on tonight’s Hot Take! Also, Anime NYC requires masks for attendance, Funimation now owns Crunchyroll,and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean gets a release date! Plus, Back To the Future gets a Japanese light novel, Good Smile Company (ENGLISH) announces their first US in person event, and the athletes at the Olympics love their anime, along with closing ceremonies with a ska version of […]

#509: Chill Weather is Chill.


What happened at Animanga, we’ll get into it! Anime Expo® and Comiket has convention updates for us! Plus Kadokawa’s President apologizes about his comment on manga, and what could have been in the Olympics opening ceremonies. Also, AKB48 cancels concerts and appearances, TikTok collabs with Rumic Festival, and manga sales skyrocket in France due to free money! Meanwhile in Japan, a country kimono project […]

Anime NYC 2019: My Mixed Thoughts


About the Con: AnimeNYC 2019 already finished its third year! This event took place on November 15th-November 17th in the same location, the Javits Center. According to AnimeNYC, about 40,000 people attended in 2019—twice the amount of people who attended back in 2017 The con has grown exponentially, with no signs of stopping anytime soon.

Castle Point Anime Convention 2019: It Shrunk in the Wash


Castle Point Anime Convention, or CPAC for short, was a small Sunday college con held on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology. Last year, the con moved to the Meadowlands Expo Center, due the size. Last year, I only went for one day, but it seemed packed (probably due to the rain), and there […]