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Demand Evangelion: 3.0!
ELEVEN ARTS recently announced a list of cities that will be screening the latest Eva film. Brace yourself… Chicago did not make the cut. How come? Because not enough fans have…
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Origoh
AnimeChicago’s Interview series highlights local organization leaders, artists and personalities. We’re chatting Hiro Morita, CEO of Chicago-based company Origami Creative. Origami recently launched Origoh, an online community connecting Japanese creatives with art-collecting…
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Alleged pickpocket targets Chicago cosplay community
Word is some attendees at cosplay gatherings had some cash disappear on them recently. Local cosplay artist and photographer RamenCartel posted a notice about a potential pickpocket attending these events,…
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Announcing – Our club officers!
Jamie here with a quick update on club business. Back in August, I proposed forming a team of Officers to push AnimeChicago to its furthest limits. Our board members supported this vision…
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Update – Convention Organizers in Hot Water for Unauthorized Use of Domo-Kun Brand
Update at 8:40pm on July 27: The folks at AnimeCon.org (including Kopf) sent a notice to their email subscribers on the newly renamed convention, Con Alt Delete. No other changes…
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Meet Chicago Cosplay Photographers in this Awesome Interview Video
Videographer Hikikomorisama captured a summer cosplay outing at the Chicago Botanic Gardens and took the opportunity to highlight some of Chicago’s local photographers and videographers in action. Meet Viet, Soy Sauce, Keir, Kersten, Sen…
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AnimeChicago on Games.Anime.Stuff Podcast
Our friends at Games.Anime.Stuff. podcast invited AnimeChicago to chat about all types of animation and live-action goodness, from City Hunter to Rocko’s Modern Life. Listen to Episode 17: We Forgot to…
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Justin Yeh
AnimeChicago’s Interview series highlights local organization leaders, artists and personalities. We’re chatting with Justin Yeh, president of the Northwestern University Anime Club during the 2012–2013 school year. AC: When was Northwestern…
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AnimeChicago on Chicago Nerd Social Club Podcast!
Local organization Chicago Nerd Social Club invited AnimeChicago to share our knowledge and entice the anime-curious on their monthly podcast. Check out Episode 7: A Slice of Anime at ChicagoNerds.com for the full interview. Subscribe…
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Games. Anime. Stuff.
AnimeChicago’s Interview series highlights local organization leaders, artists and personalities. We’re chatting with Carl Dayagdag of Games. Anime. Stuff., a Chicago-based podcast for anime and video game fans. AC: Who…
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Cosplay photoshoot ends with security escort
I attended a moderately-sized cosplay photoshoot on Saturday, April 13th at Navy Pier. This was a private event in order to control attendance size. The organizers took steps to ensure…
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Chicago film critic Roger Ebert passes at 70
Long-time Chicago icon and legendary film critic Roger Ebert passed away today after recurring battles with cancer. Ebert was known by the anime community as an admirer and advocate of…
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AnimeChicago on Geekspotting
I was recently invited to promote AnimeChicago on local podcast Geekspotting, a bi-weekly show that entices listeners to diversify their fandoms. Check out Episode 21 – Super Weaving Power at The Geekspotting Website. A big…