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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...

Originally, J-POP Foundation's AnimeCon Classic would take place in the first weekend of June. Since the classic edition got postponed and the regular edition of AnimeCon being planned for next...

In addition to uploading their whole discography on Youtube for a certain period, Acid Mothers Temple discovered that they have never made any official promotion video in the twenty years...

After all the cancellations and postponements of several big events in Germany, such as Connichi and Wacken Open Air, it may not come as a surprise that the 2020 edition...

The Danish convention J-Popcon announced their postponement for their 2020 edition, that was planned for May 2020. The convention will now take place from 19 to 21 February 2021. According...

The Jpop Double Trouble Tour that was planned for Europe in July with pop musicians 2& (DOUBLE AND) and Mariko Takei is postponed. This was announced by tour organisation Orion...

Due to the current situation of uncertainty, the organisation behind the Spanish convention Japan Weekend decided to organise an online edition of the well known Japan Weekend editions. The event...

The German convention Connichi is another major event that has had to inform both its visitors and partners that they have been forced to cancel the 2020 edition. After the...

In March, a special collaboration got announced through the website of Japanese Film Festival Magazine to bring everybody a step closer to the world of Japanese cinema. With the new...

The organisation behind Viencon, a cosplay-focused convention that takes place at Centerparcs de Limburgse Peel in The Netherlands, has announced that the 2020 edition will get postponed to 2021. It...

Art Punk Psychedelic Rock trio TsuShiMaMiRe (つしまみれ) recently announced their European tour for June a few weeks ago, but earlier today they shared the conclusion that this tour can't go...

As a result of the extension of the ban on events (with a permit) until 1 September, the organiser Duh-Events of the biggest outdoor gaming event was been forced to...

Following their sold-out shows at The Underworld Camden and Boston Music Room in 2018, Japanese electronic rock/metal band Esprit D'Air will be back in London to perform a special 10th-anniversary...

The organisation behind Abunai! has announced that they have to postpone the 2020 edition, with the theme The Good, The Bad and the Cheeky, to next year. The Dutch government...

Nishicon’s theme (Bizarre Adventure) is still very suited with what’s going on for the convention. The 2020-edition of the convention was originally planned on 2 and 3 May in Theater...