Event goers will be unhappy to note that the next Wonder Festival, one of the top anime hobby events, has had its next opening cancelled completely. This means there will be no Wonder Festival 2009 Winter at all, though it is thought that future events will go ahead normally.
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Sayaka-chan here, who debuted into the world of idols at the tender age of 5, has apparently become the youngest idol ever to hold an event in Akihabara, with the event in question celebrating the anniversary of her first image DVD release.
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The sixth and latest opening of the grand Project Touhou only event, 博麗神社例大祭 / Hakurei Jinja Reitaisai, which is on track to unseat Comiket as the nation’s largest event if current trends continue, has been announced as falling on March the 8th, 2009.
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The huge success of the Strike Witches DVD edition has been accompanied by a commemorative event at Akihabara, with the cast in attendance; although the hoped for news of a second season did not emerge, announcements did include the news that there are to be Strike Witches games for both the Nintendo DS and the PS2.
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Featuring some of the best cosplay outside of the Cosplay Elite Gallery, the elect cosplayers of this gallery have certainly put together some impressive performances.
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Doujinshi event おでかけライブin沖縄91 / Odekake Live in Okinawa 91 has been cancelled over a threat of violence, we hear.
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A Vipper has returned from his visit to popular German anime event Connichi 2008, and was kind enough to share copious photos of his trip, focusing on cosplay.
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A herd of 73 painted cattle is gracing the streets of the Marunouchi area of Tokyo, as part of the popular bovine art celebration “CowParade”.
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You may have already heard of the Nagato-centric doujinshi event “Nagato-sai Daisuki”, now being held for the third time and boasting some 130 circles participating; this time, in concert with their usual Nagato showing, there will also be an event dedicated to that gender swapped toy of Haruhi, Kyonko.
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A giant Hachune Miku recently menaced (or should that be perplexed?) a festival with her leek, though fortunately nobody was injured. Witnesses report that the giant Miku was ensconced over the Asagaya shopping arcade throughout the period of the matsuri, several days, but made no demands.
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Wonder Festival 2008 Summer stayed open despite the escalator carnage, and so naturally this means a look at the fine crop of figures being exhibited there has been provided by a variety of sites.
What caught my eye is below – in particular, you’ll note the excellent Touhou figures, more Valkyria Chronicles figures, including Selvaria, some belated Odin Sphere figurage, and of course Tears to Tiara figures. Yoko seems to be much in evidence.
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