A Brief Introduction to Macross
Because Mari Ijima made a concert appearance at the Japan Festival in Arlington Heights this year, it seems like a good time to look at the original Super Dimension Fortress…
Reviews
Anime Marathons & Session Beers
Some anime you watch in the same way you’d enjoy a fine glass of whisky – slow, and with contemplative revenance. Other series are just so damn fun that you…
Furious Spoon
Boasting three locations in the city of Chicago and creating lots of buzz with two successful Kickstarters, Furious Spoon capitalizes on the Ramen craze. With locations in Logan Square and…
Across the Board: Anime Directors
The AnimeChicago team meets weekly and we sometimes we find ourselves in heated discussions about anime. Here’s just one of the many topics we’ve covered. (As before, we have kept…
Lessons from the Scrubbin’ Bubbles: Tabletop Gaming in the World of One Piece
Warning: Minor spoilers for One Piece. I’ve been a fan of the massively popular shounen adventure series One Piece since I was in high school. Getting into One Piece is…
Across the Board: Anime Studios
Did you know that the AnimeChicago team meets weekly to plan all the great events around Chicago? Just like every other anime fan out there, we sometimes get into heated…
My Favorite Anime of 2016, Erased: A Time Traveling and Character Driven Delight
I was blown away by Erased, which is called Boku Daki ga Inai Machi in Japan. I consider myself a bit of an author, and I’ve written all types of…
A Small Taste of Craft Beer in Japan – Part 3
Hitachino Nest turned around my disappointing Kyoto craft beer experience. At this point, my opinion on Japan’s craft beer scene was positive, though not overwhelmingly so. However, the last few…
Ramen Review: High Five Ramen
I’ve been struggling to come up with something to write for AnimeChicago for the longest time when I stumbled upon Jamie trying to guide fellow anime fans in the right…
A Small Taste of Craft Beer in Japan – Part 2
You can find part one of this craft beer adventure here. Osaka had showed me that Japan’s beer scene is not to be ignored, but my brief time in that…