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 enthusiasts around the globe. AC: What is Origoh? What inspired you to start Origoh? Hiro: Origoh is a place on the web that gathers authentic…
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, using glomping tactics to swipe things. Cosplay meetups are relatively low-key and high-energy, so as always, be smart and keep an eye on your belongings.
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 right away, and we’ve gained a lot of momentum these last two months thanks to the contributions of this team. So today I’d like to officially…
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 to the convention itself have been announced. Update at 8:40pm on July 26: We just received word from Ryan Kopf. The convention is being renamed…
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 and Ruddy in this great interview video on YouTube!
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 Name This Episode at the Games.Anime.Stuff. website and while you’re at it, check out their featured AnimeChicago Spotlight article to learn more!
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 Anime Club founded and how has the membership grown?JY: It was founded in 2008, so about a year before I got enrolled to Northwestern. The…
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 to the CNSC podcast via iTunes for more insight into the nerdier side of Chicago. A big thanks to Jeff Smith for the invitation and moderation!
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 is the GAS team and how did you get started?CD: The GAS team primarily consists of me, David Reyes, and Gus Navarrete, with Keaton Heflin…
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 that enforcers and coordinators were clearly identified. Face paint, weapons, and other questionable props were banned. Whenever an attendee was getting out of hand regarding…