... is a FANTASTIC SHOW, you can now go and watch it. And Monster is on TV! Some stellar guests at anime conventions. Between Ishiguro, Tomino, and a whole bunch of others, this has been a highly informative and unforgettable year of conventions. Thanks to Ishiguro and Tomino as well, for telling me all about Nagahama Tadao. An explosion of new blogs. As the ...

... feature detailed instructions on costume making and materials as well as images of costumes from past conventions. Conventions routinely allow 'cameko' or 'camera boy' photographers who dedicate themselves to photographing cosplay events. Anime does not appear to be losing steam anytime soon and along with it; cosplay is only becoming more popular. The dedicated Manga fans ...

... Japan) has not quite been as warm as mine was of these two movies, or of anything based on anime or manga in general. Three of Hayao Miyazaki' ... book conventions and amateur comic book drawings of fans all over the world, one would think anime is one ... 's really quite a shame as there are quite a number of good works of anime that, with the advances in today's technology, could be adapted ...

... the question to you, my anime-savvy LJ-friends. I know many of you have been to large anime conventions where there's often a few panels going on. What makes a panel exciting? What's a topic that you would want to hear about if you were attending an anime panel? What's something that you'd be able to get a small handful of 'professional fans' ...

... won the first Yume Cosplay Prize (and will be traveling to the Tokyo Anime Fair in the Spring). Next year's Yume Cosplay Prize will ... . See, NYAF and the Yume Cosplay Prize are working with conventions throughout the USA to hold regionals, with every regional winner winning a trip ... for the 2010 Yume Cosplay Prize was just held at Anime USA this past weekend in Virginia. Who took home the prize? ...

... they have the power to disguise themselves as humans, so the fans have someone to dress up as at conventions. Why I Started Watching It: Just another recommendation from a friend. Target Audience: This ... Hellsing Why I Started Watching It: For the longest time, I actually got tired of anime because nothing was really hooking me anymore. Then I saw my co-worker was reading the manga of Hellsing ...