Welcome, all, again. Today's discussion will focus upon The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent, a quiet isekai offering one of the least flamboyant--yet one of the most solidly constructed--storylines ...
Welcome, all, again. Our last discussion concerned a dark plot by an abused healer to remake his world, so I thought a much lighter take on world conquest might ...
Welcome, all, again. 2020 was a rough year the world over, and almost everyone I know is feeling lingering effects in some way. I myself lost relatives, coworkers, ...
Welcome, all, again--and happy holidays(!), of whatever flavor you prefer. This time around, we'll be looking at I'm Standing on a Million Lives, a show that has me puzzled ...
Welcome, all, again. This last was a slow viewing season for me, with my favorite genre (slice-of-life) severely underrepresented. Only three new shows managed to catch my interest, ...
Welcome, all, again. Since last my last column appeared here, Corona-chan swung by briefly (I tested negative, thanks!); my profession has been even further vilified; and Memphis regressed from ...
Welcome, all, again. Today let's talk about Princess Connect! Re: Dive, a show that can be kind of hard to pin down: it's comedy; it's adventure; it's bodaciously harem! ...
Welcome, all, again. We are transitioning from a particularly bountiful viewing season, and one of my favorites was yet another anime about anime, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! ...
Welcome, all, again. I recently raided my backlog of series-to-be-watched and pulled out 2011's Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl--literally pulled it out of my DVD collection, where it's lingered ...
Welcome, all, again. A new viewing season is upon us, with generous offerings in a number of genres. Today's topic, Ascendance of a Bookworm, is an isekai story ...
Posted on Jun 17 2016
You can’t judge a convention by its size.
I had the audacity to believe, even for just a moment, that I was superior to small conventions just because I had more than 10 years of experience attending, and 6 years of experience reporting for, bigger conventions. I was going to be proven very wrong.
Posted on Mar 31 2016
Today, AnimeNEXT announces some guests, Hundred ad previews opening theme song, Crunchyroll adds Bungo Stray Dogs.
Posted on Dec 15 2014
On the second day of Christmas, The Fan gave to me... two Miku's dancing! Some memories from AnimeNext!
Posted on Jun 15 2014
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.
Posted on Jun 12 2014
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!
Posted on Jun 11 2014
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.
Posted on Aug 12 2013
Kayarath, Knightshade, and Tempest Wind all braved AnimeNext to get these shots of quirky cosplays and awesome concerts! Make sure to check out what you missed or find a picture of yourself.
Posted on Aug 05 2013
Tempest Wind attended AnimeNext and got the chance to sit down with fashion designer Mint and talk about his line "Mint Neko"! This creative cat lover shares his fashion secrets with the world in this exclusive interview.
Posted on Jun 13 2013
What part of your job was to literally read manga? Wouldn't that be a dream job?
Posted on Jul 16 2012
AnimeNext was a wonderful event where we got to sit down with Berryz Kobo, but we also had the chance to see some gorgeous cosplay! Take a look at some of our favorites from the event.
