Announcing – Close Knit from Asian Pop-up Cinema
One of the best things about living in Chicago is access to culture from across the globe. As Chicago anime…
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Chicago’s own UNIQLO Opening on Friday Oct 23
In case you’ve missed my previous posts, I’m a bit of a UNIQLO fan. I’ve worn a variety of UNIQLO…
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The 2015 Anime Research Project
You may know tons about anime fandom, but did you know that anime academics are a thing? The number of ethnographic books and anthropologists…
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17 Ways to Celebrate Evangelion’s 20th Anniversary
October 4th 2015 marked the 20th Anniversary of the seminal, and often argued about, anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. Don’t…
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Anime Central 2014: Pre-registration and hotel blocks open Oct 1st
Set your alarms, mark your calendars, pester your friends. Pre-registration for the 19th annual Anime Central opens this Thursday, October…
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Announcing – Chicago Premiere of Princess Kaguya
AnimeChicago is packing the house for the the premiere of The Tale of the Princess Kaguya at the Siskel Film Center. We will…
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Call for Attack on Titan Cosplayers!
Local studio Seth Deming Films is producing a live-action short. They’re big fans of the series and want to feature local Attack on Titan cosplayers in…
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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…
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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…
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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…