This year, we’re doing something a lil’ different on the site in regards to cosplay. This year, we’re holding The Anime Blog’s first ever People’s Choice Awards in Cosplay. You - the Con-Goer and You - the Reader, will finally be able to vote for who you feel really shone this year in the sphere of cosplay. To that end, we’re even letting You nominate cosplays!... Continue Reading...
I wanted to know what other fans were stoked about at the con and how they were planning on surviving the con this year. I spoke to a few fans and asked them about their game plan for ACen’s 10th Anniversary:... Continue Reading...
You can watch the first episode of Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy (Season 2) for free on
IGN.com. I’m not sure how long this will be available, since according to the ADV website, the viewing was good until May 7…but I checked and it is still playing. Just use the “Click Here to Watch” link to get to the proper IGN.com page.... Continue Reading...
Thursday, May 10th, 2007
Leave STL 8:00am. Am stoked. After two hours of cow county, am borrrred. We go over exactly what we’re going to see and who we’re going to meet. Get re-stoked. After two more hours, I start to get antsy and have a queasy stomach. Anyone who knows me, knows I don’t travel well. It gets hot in the car and rolling down the windows doesn’t help. ... Continue Reading...
Here it is, folks, the post you’ve been waiting for: The Anime Blog’s Anime Central 2007 Contest! I want to first off give a shout out to all the ACen volunteers that made this con happen. I then want to say how great it was to meet so many people from all around the country who made the trek to be at ACen this year.... Continue Reading...
[NAME WITHHELD] told me yesterday at Anime Central that Yasuhiro Nightow is working on pre-production of a new Trigun anime series that continues the story he’s telling in his manga. Let’s just say it’s from a very reliable source! 
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Every year, we look forward with sweaty anticipation to the end all be all of the anime convention: the Masquerade. Thousands of people line up hoping to see killer costumes and rioutious skits. It’s expected that the lines will be long, the wait will be lengthy and the crowd will be ansty. This year was no exception, except…it went beyond just being a ridiculously long wait. After thousands of folks lined up to see the spectacle, half of them were turned away. Why? Because they didn’t have a ticket. ... Continue Reading...
This afternoon at Anime Central 2007 (ACEN 07), I participated in a roundtable interview with Trigun and Gungrave creator Yasuhiro Nightow.... Continue Reading...