A regular camera-toting, video-game-playing, hockey-watching, snow-shoveling Canadian, Frederick, aka Nephrus, loves his anime. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Frederick runs amok between his hometown and the southern US, spending time with friends, at anime conventions and looking for some good burgers, pasta or ramen.
With the weather getting cooler, a German tradition is just around the corner. The Vancouver Christmas Market will light up the plaza in front of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from November 24th to December 24th, 2012. The Christmas market is…
The fourth Bleach movie, aptly titled BLEACH The Movie: Hell Verse, is finally coming to North America! After revisiting the final fight between Ichigo Kurosaki and Ulquiorra, Rukia Kuchiki and Renji Abarai drop in on Ichigo unannounced. Masked beings, the…
Get ready to put the pedal to the metal with your favourite blue hedgehog! Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is the follow up to Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing and not only introduces new vehicles but new characters as well.…
Transit users in Metro Vancouver will be paying more to get around on buses, SkyTrain, SeaBus and the West Coast Express starting January 1st, 2013. TransLink is raising fares to cover costs for maintenance, operations, along with inflation. The last…
After a year long hiatus, a revived Anime Evolution has risen from the ashes. Unlike previous events, Anime Evolution: Akimatsuri was only two days long instead of the usual three; only running on November 3rd and 4th, 2012. The last…
They’re back! Cosplay has finally returned to Simon Fraser University on Burnaby Mountain for Anime Evolution: Akimatsuri. Even though the weather outside was pretty dreary, the costumes inside weren’t. Take a look for yourself on Gallery.
In anticipation of the next Neon Genesis Evangelion movie, the Animate Cafe in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district will be serving up Evangelion-themed food for the month of November as the aptly titled Evangelion Cafe. The menu includes a variety of drinks…
The age old problem of dressing sharp while still showing your passion for manga has been solved. Japanese department store Isetan will be selling limited run trench coats with linings designed by popular manga artists. Artists including Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto), Takeshi Konomi…
Follow the lives of three Metro Vancouver cosplayers in the new documentary My Other Me: A Film About Cosplayers. Over the course of a year, the three cosplayers: Danae (who is a professional costume designer), Lilly (who is new to…
With Gaara subduing the Second Mizukage and Naruto’s clones rooting out the remaining soldiers of Zetsu’s army, things are looking favourable for the Shinobi Alliance. Utilizing the Second Tsuchikage, Kabuto resurrects another corpse; Madara Uchiha. This begs the question: who…