Silicon Valley Comic Con 2.0 took place in San Jose, CA with another great lineup of pop-culture superstars.

Day 2 highlights included a Star Trek: The Next Generation panel, moderated by Captain Kirk, William Shatner! Continue reading →

NCCBF 2017, Anime Talent Show, Cha & Kyoka:
Amaterasu Dance Cover

This is a highlight of the Anime Talent Show at the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco, CA on 4/16/2017. Featured is the first performance by Fanimaids Cha and Kyoka: a dance cover of Amaterasu from the iDOLM@STER! Continue reading →

Evgenia Medvedeva as Sailor Moon at the World Team Trophy 2017 Exhibition Gala in Tokyo, Japan.

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X4「Rockin’ It」from their newest album「Xross Mate」
X4 will be headlining the FanimeCon 2017 MusicFest.

X4 was formed in 2015 as a four member vocal and dance group in Osaka, Japan. The group was designed around Yuya Matsushita, an independent singer and actor specializing in J-Pop, who was previously signed with Sony Music. Continue reading →

Anisong World Matsuri makes its American debut at Anime Expo.

Featured Anisong World Matsuri Concert/Events:

Japan Super Live (7/2) Eir Aoi, JAM Project, Luna Haruna, Minami, sphere, T. M. Revolution, Yoko Ishida, DJ Kazu

Japan Band Battle (7/3) FLOW, OLDCODEX

ONE PUNCH MATSURI at AX (7/2) Performance by JAM Project, with guests Makoto Furukawa as Saitama, Director Shingo Natsume, and more…

Love Live! Sunshine!! Event: Nice to Meet You, We are Aqours! (7/2) Anju Inami as Chika Takami, Rikako Aida as Riko Sakurauchi, Nanaka Suwa as Kanan Matsuura, Arisa Komiya as Dia Kurosawa, Kanako Takatsuki as Hanamaru Kunikida, Ai Furihata as Ruby Kurosawa

Ticket information will be announced on the Anime Expo website.

Source: Eir Aoi, FLOW, JAM Project, OLDCODEX to headline Anisong World Matsuri at Anime Expo

FanimeCon 2016 brings together “by the fans, for the fans” a plethora of talent to the San Jose McEnery Convention
from May 27th, thru the 30th.

Announced are the following guests of honor:

Da-iCE 2nd album「EVERY SEASON」

Da-iCE a Japanese vocal and dance group, are the musical guests of honor this year. The members of Da-iCE are leader/dancer Taiki, vocalists Yūdai and Sōta, and dancers Tōru and Hayate. Each member represents one side of a six-sided dice, their fans representing the sixth side. The intentional “a-i” in the band’s name means “love” in Japanese. Continue reading →

FanimeCon has been selected to host one of the North American qualifiers for the 2016 Gunpla Builders World Cup. The entry awarded Best in Show in FanimeCon’s competition will move on to compete against other winners from the national qualifiers for the opportunity to represent North America in the finals in Japan.
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Yoshiki performs Endless Rain at SXSW JapanNite March, 18th.

Yoshiki performs David Bowie’s Space Oddity at SXSW.