At Crunchyroll Expo 2022, Japanese rock band Burnout Syndromes held their first U.S. performance, following a virtual performance at last year’s online convention. Formed in …
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CRX 2022: Interview with Rosalie Chiang of Pixar’s “Turning Red”
Bay area native Rosalie Chiang, known for her role as the voice behind the titular character of Pixar’s Turning Red, attended Crunchyroll Expo 2022 as …
AX 2022: Obey Me! Season 2 Premiere with the VA Cast
Following their participation at AX Lite, Anime Expo’s virtual convention, last year, the seven actors of the popular romance simulation game Obey Me! made their in-person appearance …
A Look at “One Piece: Red” at AX 2022
Upon entering the Los Angeles Convention Center for Anime Expo 2022, visitors are greeted with a huge inflatable figure of One Piece’s titular character, Luffy. …
Cooking and Anime: FanimeCon 2022 with Video Creator Alvin Zhou
Anime has a reputation for depicting food, real and invented, as otherworldly and delectable. It’s likely that every anime fan has seen at least one …
FanimeCon 2022 Reunites Anime Fans in the Bay Area
In late May, FanimeCon 2022 made its in-return person after three years due to the pandemic. Fans flocked to the San Jose Convention Center in …
The Girl From the Other Side: Film Review
Directed by Satomi Maiya and Yutaro Kubo, The Girl From the Other Side is a heartwarming tale of a blossoming friendship between someone presented as …
Exploring Pompo: The Cinephile with Director Takayuki Hirao
Pompo: The Cinephile is an animated film adaption of a manga about Gene, a timid film enthusiast who works as an assistant for one of …
Exploring Sing a Bit of Harmony with the Cast
When artificial intelligence starts to evolve into something more human, one might not expect that the first thing it would do is sing a song. …
Exploring Belle with Director Mamoru Hosoda
Oscar-nominated director and animator Mamoru Hosoda’s latest film Belle, which earned the title of third highest-grossing Japanese movie of 2021, is set to premiere in …