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With the current ongoing situation with a pandemic -we are sadly one year in- there are still those who are thinking of organising an event in a safe way that...

The birds are singing, the sky is clearing and winter is on its way out. Spring is around the corner and, as always, another season means new anime series as...

Tour organisation ORIONlive came with a final decision about the JPOP Double Trouble tour, a European tour originally planned with pop musicians 2& (DOUBLE AND) and Mariko Takei. The tour...

The first cherry blossoms have been showing up in Japan, which means that the cherry blossom season has started. It is still not possible to visit Japan, so we have...

Shonen Knife have announced that they will return to the United Kingdom this Autumn to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the pop-punk band. The UK tour will start at the...

With a large music industry such as Japan has, second largest in the world, it is inevitable that music fans will be inundated with a profusion of good (and also...

Graspop Metal Meeting will not have a 2021 edition. Just like last year, the Belgian metal festival will postpone its 25th edition due to the ongoing pandemic. It is now...

After a successful crowdfunding campaign, Visual Kei musician SUI was supposed to return to Paris on 11 April 2020 with his project David, to perform there for the second time...

Another year without the big festival Hellfest, it seems. The organisation behind the French metal festival announced that they will move the 15th-anniversary edition to next year, 2022. The organisation...

After a successful crowdfunding campaign for the album Oro Mike Mike May, ICHION (イチオン), consisting of Akira and Kyra, were able to release the album through HIGHFeeL. This album was...

We are still in a lockdown because of the ongoing pandemic which means there are few fun things to do outdoors and otherwise connected with many temporary rules to do...

The techno unit GOATBED announced that they will perform during their first studio two-part live broadcast show. The two live broadcasts, that are dubbed STUDIO LIVE BROADCAST, are planned for...

It is still a difficult situation right now due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty that is still lingering. There are still events getting postponed or cancelled. Because of...

The 2021 edition of Dutch cosy convention TomoCon will be postponed to the summer of this year, to be specific, the first weekend of August, 7th and 8th. The organisation...

The German convention DoKomi announced a new date for the 2021 edition, furthermore, they have cancelled AiKon and announced two DigiKomi editions. The organisation shared the following message: " After...

After the German government decided on extending lockdown measures and the current unpredictable development of the pandemic, the organisation behind the German convention AnimagiC decided that it is impossible to...

The details of the substitute shows for LUNA SEA -RELOAD- at Saitama Super Arena are announced by the rock band LUNA SEA. These shows were originally planned for December 2020...

Since there was no 2020 edition of Made in Asia at Brussels Expo, the organisation was full of hope with the 2021 edition that normally takes place mid-March. While other...

Although known for a while now, it has been announced that the Swiss event Polymanga 2021 is moved to August. The event was originally planned for April of this year,...

The theatrical group Japone Artists have put together a tribute for koto player Makiko Goto, who has suddenly passed away on 16th of January 2021. Goto was part of Japone...

While many people started the new year with some hope of attending (Japan-related) events again, we find ourselves in February and the first events have already announced that they will...

Pop-punk band Shonen Knife will stream a one-man performance for the very first time under the denominator The Cyber Show 2021. The ladies have planned the show for Saturday 6th...

Instrumental rock band MONO will move their European tour, planned for March 2021, to the next year, February 2022. The reason to postpone the tour is due to the ongoing...