Gallery: Fanime 2012 – The Masquerade

For the thousands of attendees of the annual Fanime convention, the height of the weekend is the Sunday night masquerade contest. One part costume contest, four parts variety show, and twelve parts rock’n good time. This year had talent aplenty…

Editorial: Geek Christmas in July

by Kimberly Learned Kane, Reporter Remember being a kid? The days leading up to Christmas were the best; the pomp and circumstance, the tree, the lights, the Rankin/Bass and Peanuts specials. Christmas Eve was the best, the anticipation drawing to…

Gallery: Fanime 2012

Fanime 2012 swept into the San Jose Convention Center this past weekend and brought with it over 20,000 attendees from around the country and beyond. This year saw the introduction of Clockwork Alchemy as a satellite event. The event’s energy continues to permeate all of central San Jose as costumes from Anime of every imaginable persuasion come to life. The level of costuming and fabrication skills continue to amaze as every year new technologies emerge and old ones become more affordable.

WonderCon 2012: Photo Gallery

The sights, groups, and people of this year’s WonderCon 2012 in Anaheim, CA     [nggallery id=1]

Anime DVD/Blu-ray Review: Cat Planet Cuties: The Complete Series

Don’t worry cutie, there’s plenty of pussycat to go around! 

What’s better than cute kittens or cool aliens?  Busty aliens in skin tight suits with cat ears, naturally!  Prepare to have an extra close encounter with FUNimation’s Cat Planet Cuties:  The Complete Series on DVD/Blu-ray combo.  A sexy, harem-style anime with a sci-fi action twist and plenty of geeky references, Cat Planet is a fast-paced, playful series full of fan service in sleek, shiny animation.