Author: Shelby Mcweeb

If you’re a fan of the mobile game sensation BanG! Dream, chances are your heart has already been stolen by the Yukina Minato. Yukina is the leader of the band Roselia, which won first place in the  BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! For the 1st General Election voting contest. Lovers of the popular character are also quick to become fans of Aina Aiba, the voice actor behind Yukina. The personality behind the silver-haired vocalist is quite popular herself. She radiates cool energy at every event she attends and has an endearing personality on all of her social media. It’s hard…

In 2015, cosplayers at conventions across the country donned purple gloves, stockings, and bright pink frocks. Anime fans far and wide quickly learned the location of the blue haired mascot, known as the famous girl from the Me!Me!Me! video. Me!Me!Me! was composed by TeddyLoid with vocals provided by Daoko that was debuted by Studio Khara in 2014. The animation went viral soon after and achieved international success. However, this was not the first time the EDM star has made an impact in the Anime world.       I had the honor of interviewing TeddyLoid at Anime Expo, an event that the…

If you’ve ever been waiting in a line at an Anime Convention, sat at a bus stop, or have downloaded one of their games as your own you’ve probably already seen one of KLabGames’s amazing games in person. For those who haven’t, KLabGames is a gaming software company that brings us titles like Love Live! School idol festival, Bleach: Brave Souls, Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team, and Utano☆Princesama Shining Live. On KLabGames’ website, the gaming company describes itself as “An image viewed from the inside of a mobile device, this unique logo shows three people peeking into a smartphone screen”. This slogan represents KLabGames’s passion…

At Wondercon, fans wait for hours to meet the artistic geniuses behind their favorite comics. I was lucky enough to meet one in particular, whose work has been shared by people on my facebook ages 8-67. The woman in charge of the Pocket Princesses series. Pocket Princesses is a comedic series about a hypothetical situation where all of our beloved Disney princesses share a space together and spend their time hanging out and bonding. Most of us have dabbled in  scenarios like this when we were younger playing pretend, so it’s no wonder so many people are fans of how…

Bushiroad does it again! After the wild success of Love Live! School Idol Festival, a mobile game still wildly celebrated at all US conventions to this day, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! has successfully gotten over one million downloads on the App Store and Google Play. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bkl21sog7qv/?hl=en&taken-by=bangdreamgbp_en The English version of the title was released in April 2018 globally on the App Store and Google Play. To celebrate the recent accomplishment, they have released a “1 Million Downloads ★4 Guaranteed” campaign, which is an in-game events have been set up for players to potentially win in-game currency and level four characters. …

If I could chose one celebrity from the Anime Convention circuit to be considered for the title of “Renaissance Man,” Danny Choo would probably be one of the biggest contender. Danny’s bio on his website reads as, “Born in the UK to Chinese Malaysian parents and currently residing in Tokyo since 1999, Danny Choo is the creator of a brand called Culture Japan which shares Japanese culture through in-house produced TV Shows, Character Content and a Fashion Doll known as Smart Doll. Danny also writes about life in Japan as a foreigner on his blog and has been doing so…

Viz Media made an announcement publically on their social media that the famous My Hero Academia mangaka Kōhei Horikoshi will be traveling to the US for his first appearance appearance at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2018. Viz Media has also posted this video featuring the creator: https://www.instagram.com/p/BjXoWOvF-eg/?hl=en&taken-by=vizmedia If you’re a fan of My Hero Academia,  there will be a panel you can attend. Voice actors Christopher R. Sabat (All Might) and Justin Briner (Deku) will also be in attendance. He will also be invovled in the Shonen Jump panel and two autograph sessions hosted by Viz Media. Check out Anime News Network for more updates and Nerdbot for more Nerd News!

Have you been an anime fan on the internet for more than ten years? Well, chances are you’ve dabbled in Gaia Online. Have you been an anime fan on the internet for more than five minutes? Well, chances are you’ve heard of Fanime. However, attendees for Fanime 2018 in San Jose will get to experience both simultaneously, because Gaia Interactive is having a panel! Gaia Online describes itself on it’s “What is Gaia?” page as, “Gaia Online is more than just an online hangout. It’s a world populated with millions of people gathering to chat, play games, watch movies, and show off their…

Are you in love with the slice of life anime March Comes In Like A Lion? Do you have a passion for voice acting? Well, you’re in luck! Anime fans traveled far and wide to attend one of the most popular anime conventions in the country, Anime Central. Anime Central is held annually in Rosemont, Illinois at the  Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Lucky fans who attended Bang Zoom! Entertainment’s panel at the convention were able to learn exclusive news before anyone else about the tv-series anime March comes in like a lion. They announced that the 2nd season’s…

 Anime Expo is the largest anime and Japanese pop culture event in North America. The larger it grows, the more world famous talent they can book straight from Japan. 2018 promised to be no exception, with Anime Expo’s social media pages posting teasers the entire week leading up to their announcement. Every year they host “Anisong World Matsuri”. Anisong World Matsuri is a company that is in collaboration with BANDAI NAMCO Arts, Inc., Amuse Inc., Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and other companies. Anisong World Matsuri’s mission is to bring anisong concerts to the world. This is their third year…