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Gen Con 2015 Impressions
Although Gen Con sounds rather crowded, the convention is spread across various hotels that are connected to the convention center, which helps alleviate congestion. Badge pickup was surprisingly...
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Rie Tanaka Cosplay on FFXIV 2015 Live Stream Event
Celebrating it's second anniversary, Square-Enix held a 14 hour long stream that was filled with update news for upcoming changes and patches, to answering questions from fans. During one segment,...
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Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (Vita) Review
As the latest entry into its ongoing saga, Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls shelves away all of the trials, relationship building and evidence collecting from the main flagship titles...
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Isuna Hasekura Interview @ Anime Expo 2015
As the creator behind the award-winning light novel series, Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura has quickly penned his way into the minds of anime fans worldwide through writing classic storylines focused...
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The GazettE’s first US tour to stop by San Francisco
The GazettE, first founded in 2002, is a visual kei rock band that has toured the globe but for some reason never found their way to the States. 2016 marks the year they fix that with four shows, two...
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MIKU EXPO returns to California
Hatsune Miku needs no introduction. She's played a few times in the United States as part of MIKU EXPO and Anime Expo's Mikunopolis and now she's back for her biggest tour yet. I skipped the previous...
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Grand Kingdom PS4 Beta begins today
Grand Kingdom Beta officially begins TODAY! NIS America will host the Playstation 4 beta from May 3-10th. May 9th will be the last day to sign up for the beta. You can sign up for the beta by heading...
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Persona 5 Japanese Release Date Announced
Persona 5 will launch for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in Japan on September 15, and while Atlus still has not confirmed a date for the West, the game is still expected to be released potentially...
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MIKU EXPO Concert in San Francisco
Hatsune Miku needs no introduction for most fans of Japanese culture. For those who aren't fans of Japanese culture, or are fans but have somehow been living under a rock for the last half a decade,...
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MIKU EXPO Satellite Events in Review
The concerts of MIKU EXPO 2014 were accompanied by what was more or less a Hatsune Miku village full of exhibits, merchandise, music, and lots of fun. Fans in Los Angeles and New York were treated to a...
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A Look at Anime Expo’s Youth Protection Program
As part of their 25th anniversary event Anime Expo and parent organization the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation has announced a new initiative titled the "Youth Protection Program"...
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J-POP DANCE/VOCAL Group DA-ICE to Make Overseas Debut at Fanime 2016
Japanese dance/vocal group Da-iCE will make their American performance debut at FanimeCon later this month at the San Jose Convention Center, May 27-30. The groundbreaking five-member group has scored...
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Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius coming to the West this summer
Square Enix will be bringing Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius to the West this summer. Players may recognize the developer, Gumi, who created the popular and highly addicting mobile game, Brave Frontier....
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Anisong World Matsuri makes American Debut at Anime Expo 2016
AX has been very quiet about guests but there's a good reason why. A slew of musical guests has just been announced under the name "Anisong World Matsuri." This is BIG and quite possibly the closest...
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Nicalis Cinco de Mayo Event 2016
Traditionally, Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican Army's victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. In the United States, it’s more to celebrate Mexican culture. For me, it’s...
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Meet Sekai Project's New Mascot
Sekai Project is celebrating their third year as a publisher and licenser this year. So how did they celebrate you ask, well they didn't go to Disneyland or maybe they did I didn't ask. But what I do...
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MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death heading to the West this Fall
Idea Factory International will be releasing MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death (MeiQ no Chika ni Shisu in Japan) in North America and Europe both physically and digitally this Fall for the PlayStation Vita. It...
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Sekai Project and Vifth Floor Reveal Steam Release Date for Just Deserts
Lock and load, soldiers, it is time to prepare for battle! Sekai Project, a publisher and licenser of Japanese new media and electronic entertainment, in partnership with Vifth Floor, today announced...
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Phantom Brave coming to PC in July
We've got some exciting news for all of you PC gamers out there, dood! NIS America is proud to announce that Phantom Brave PC will be arriving on Steam this July! The original release for the...
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Square-Enix E3 2016 Booth Tour
This year E3 went all out with their budget with the imminent release of Final Fantasy XV. Check out our walk around their MASSIVE booth! {youtube}v5CTKB6uQTI{/youtube}
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