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Swedish gaming and cosplay festival NärCon Sommar announced that they have to postpone the 2020 edition until next year due to the current situation around COVID-19 and the take measures...

Belgian agency and tour organisation HIGHFeeL mobilised a number of Japanese musicians and bands who will fill an hour with music during AnimeCon @ Home. From the famous names like...

After the decisions of the Belgium government to cancel all events in Belgium until the end of August 2020, it was clear that Summer Geek Festival could not take place...

The four ladies from SCANDAL announced that they had to cancel the Japanese shows that are part of their World Tour 2020 because of the current situation of COVID-19 and...

In a message on their official website and social media pages, the rock band MELT-BANANA announced that they have to cancel the upcoming US tour due to the current situation...

Multi-instrumentalist Yuko Araki, for some better known as the drummer of KUUNATIC, had the plan to tour Europe later in May, but that tour is cancelled due to the current...

Japanese theatrical group Japone will join the online convention AnimeCon @ Home in the weekend of 6 and 7 June. One of the group members, Kazuma, who is a dancer,...

Visual Kei musician SUI has little luck with his plan to return to Paris for a performance with his music project David in April, to celebrate the third anniversary for...

After quitting their fulltime jobs, it was time for the ladies of punk-rock-garage quartet Otoboke Beaver (おとぼけビ～バ～) to go touring all over the world. To celebrate their next step in life,...

A new campaign has started in the Netherlands with the name Liefde voor Muziek (Love for Music). The live music industry is in the toilet and it looks like it...

Metalcore band CRYSTAL LAKE announced that they will not come to Europe this Summer. The shows can't take place due to the current situation around COVID-19, making it impossible for...

Heavy metal band ANTHEM is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year and was planning to tour Europe as part of this celebration. This tour has been cancelled by the band....

MEX, Manga & Entertainment Expo, a convention in Berlin that was planned for 23, 24 and 25 October, has been postponed due to the measures taken by the local authorities...

The largest anime and Japan fair in Germany has planned their physical event in September, which normally would take place in May, but also decided to go online with DigiKomi,...

AVO Magazine has started a new project, a podcast, on the day of AVO's 17th anniversary. In the first (pilot) episode of AVO Magazine Podcast, editor-in-chief Francisca Hagen talks about...

Before we begin, let’s just clarify this isn't defending the quality of English dubs out there, particularly as this is written by someone who tends to watch anime in Japanese...

The mid-term results of the 2020 Sanrio Character Ranking were announced on May 12, showing Yoshikitty in the Top 5 of the current worldwide totals. Currently the top 3 consists...

London-based Japanese alternative rock band Bo Ningen will tour the United Kingdom to promote their new album Sudden Fictions. The tour is planned in October, consists of 11 shows and...

Salón del Manga y Cultura Japonesa de Alicante, a Spanish manga and Japanese culture fair in Alicante, announced earlier today that they will postpone the 10th edition of the event....

The Swedish festival High 5ive Summer Fest 2020 has announced that the 2020 edition will be postponed due to current measures and various travel restrictions worldwide, all due to the...

After cancelling the 2020 edition of the German convention Hanami Ludwigshafen, the organisation, Animexx eV, has been thinking of a way to sweeten the time until Hanami 2021. In the...

When the ladies of the Japanese pop-rock band GIRLFRIEND announced at the end of 2019 that they would perform outside Japan again, it was impossible to predict what eventually became...

The organisation behind the Belgian convention Atsusacon, Ganbaro VZW, has announced that the 2020-edition which was also supposed to be the 10th-anniversary edition will be cancelled. The decision to cancel...

Bad news, but expected, because the upcoming European tour of BABYMETAL, which would take place in June, has been cancelled. This was announced by BABYMETAL earlier today on their official...