This was my first convention where I ever had down-time. Typically, the minute I receive the schedule, I cover it in highlighter marks for all the panels I intend to attend — often multiple during the same block of time. Then, it’s a race to see how I can possibly be in three places at once, or a competition to see which panel is the most important for me to attend.

Hmm, what to cover for AnimeNEXT? Voice acting? Fashion show? Industry activity? Hey, the dub of A Certain Scientific Railgun S is being premiered at AnimeNEXT! I'll totally cover that!

At AnimeNEXT we conducted a round-table style interview which included Dani from all-fiction.net, Melissa from jrockrevolution.com, and me (Tempest) asking questions of three of the members of Rookiez is Punk’d: 2Rash, Shinnosuke and U. Takumi chose to stay out of the limelight and took pictures instead.

The kimono is one of the most distinctive items of Japanese culture. It's something we all know about yet don't really know at the same time. The opportunity to study this subject is rare at best.

The Yoshiki Classical World Tour concert at the San Francisco Symphony brought one of Japan’s premier musicians, Yoshiki Hayashi, to the Bay Area. With SFS and guest support, he brought the Davies Symphony Hall to life with classical adaptations of X-Japan hits and original compositions.

Kayarath found a new convention to attend and wanted to share pictures of the lovely cosplayers he met! Which ones are your favorite from KotoriCon?

Want a chance to win passes to Las Vegas's very own Sabakon? If your convention calendar is clear April 26th to 27th, then it's time to change that!

Truth be told, I've known about Kotoricon for years but never wanted to go.

For all of the times I’ve been to Rosemont, I feel like it’s almost become a strange home away from home, at least whenever there’s a great anime convention going on.

While you count the days down to Christmas, take a moment to appreciate the beauty of the cherry blossoms. Kayarath took a ton of photos from the last Sakura Sunday! Come experience the taste of spring!