Nekomimi Headphones Available for Purchase Online
Geek Stuff 4 U is now accepting preorders for their Nekomimi headphones. They will be available this September for around $30 US. Oh yeah and there’s a kawaii garu modeling them on Akihabara News. If you’re interested… Source: Geek Stuff 4 U (via Akihabara News)
Crunchyroll Acquires Season 1 of Hayate no Goku
Crunchyroll announced on it’s forum earlier today that it will be releasing the first 34 episodes of Hayato no Goku (Season 1). Premium members will be able to see all of said episodes, while free users (self included) will have access to four new episodes starting today. Episodes 41 to 50 will be released on [...]
Three More Bands to Join Far East to East Showcase Concert
The New York Anime Festival announced on Thursday that Boom Boom Satellites, Zazen Boys, and Echostream will be joining musical guests Puffy AmiYumi for the Far East to East Showcase (FETES) concert. The concert is produced by Superglorious. The concert will be taking place on Sunday, October 10 in Irving Plaza, (17 Irving Place, New [...]
Eirtakon Releases Convention Schedule
The Eirtakon released on Friday the full schedule for the upcoming convention. The convention will be taking place from October 15 to the 17. The press release goes on to mention that the schedule is almost twice as big as last year, as the staff has made the most of their larger venue – The [...]
Jin Kobayashi to End Natsu no Arashi Next Month
Square Enix announced in their September edition of Monthly Gangan Joker that “Natsu no Arashi!” will end on September 22. It was mentioned in Kodansha’s Sessatsu Shonen Magazine that creator Jin Kobayashi is planning a new series in said magazine. Source: Moe Otanews Sokuhou (via Anime News Network)
Iryu 3 to Air in October on Fuji TV
Tokyo Graph News reported today that the drama series Iryu will begin its third season this fall on Fuji TV. The announcement included the appearance of two new characters. Based on Akira Nagi’s manga by the same name, Iryu is led by actor Kenji Sakaguchi. Izumi Inamori will also be returning to the series after [...]
Ai-Kon to Return to Winnipeg Convention Centre in July 2011
Ai-Kon announced that they will return to the Winnipeg Convention Centre next year from July 15 to the 17. This will be their ten year anniversary. You can check out ther site at ai-kon.org or go on their twitter account on twitter.com/aikonwinnipeg.
Section23 Releases their November Lineup
Section23 sent out a press release today featuring a list of DVD and Blu-ray titles. They are are all set to hit the shelves in November. First on the list is Uta~Kata. Here’s a synopsis: Before you make a deal with a girl in a mirror, reflect seriously on the source of the offer. Ichika [...]
Video Games Battles
If you’re going to be in the Los Angeles Area on August 28th, there is an upcoming video game tournament in Burbank (East-side of the San Fernando Valley). Here’s how it breaks down. There will be five different video games throughout the day, with an entry fee of $5 per tournament. All matches are double [...]
Fred Gallagher to Appear at Intervention Convention
Last night Fred Gallagher announced on his Facebook page that he will be going to Intervention Convention. His newest release of Megatokyo will coincide with convention date (hint, hint). His appearance was followed by several other people. Cosplay Burlesque will be putting on fandom burlesque show that Saturday. They have also added Insane Ian to [...]