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Sad news for the fans who were waiting to enjoy another edition of Desertfest in Berlin or London or maybe both, these editions are cancelled according to the announcements of...

AnimeCon Classic will not take place in June 2020, but in September 2021. That is what the organisation behind AnimeCon, J-POP Foundation, stated in an announcement that was shared yesterday....

It is a difficult situation right now, because of the COVID-19 pandemic a lot of events are uncertain, got postponed or even cancelled. Lately, AVO Magazine has been publishing a...

Nishicon's theme (Bizarre Adventure) may be suited with what's going on at the convention. The 2020-edition of the convention was planned on 2 and 3 May in Theater Hotel Almelo,...

Just like every year, Japan Museum SieboldHuis was planning to organise a new edition of the Japan Market on the Rapenburg in Leiden. For many Japan lovers it is a...

Thrash metal band SURVIVE was planning to return to Europe this month, to promote their latest album Immortal Warriors. Since the current situation around COVID-19, it has been decided that...

While we have been waiting for all the dates for the upcoming European tour of rock band THE BAWDIES after the announcement of the exclusive Dutch show in De Vorstin,...

The organisation of MONO JAPAN, a fair about contemporary Japanese craft and design, announced that they will hold their fifth edition of the event in 2021. Originally the event was...

The new rule of the Dutch government to ban events until 1 June in connection with COVID-19 also affects several Japan-related events. The first edition of Heroes Made in Asia...

After the most recent announcement by the Dutch government to ban events until the 1st of June 2020, the organisation of anime convention TomoCon had to decide to move the...

Due to the current circumstances surrounding COVID-19, the German convention DoKomi has announced to move the event from 23 and 24 May to 12 and 13 September. DoKomi will still...

Visual Kei musician SUI had the plan to return to Paris with his project David in April, in order to perform in the French city for the second time and...

Photographer Ryudai Takano would present his first solo exhibition in Europe, titled With Me, at IBASHO Gallery in Antwerp on 21st of March, but given the current situation in regards...

The organisation behind HYPER JAPAN Festival, a big event planned for 10, 11, and 12 July in Olympia London, announced that they will postpone the 2020-edition. In a message they...

Metalcore band CRYSTAL LAKE announced that they will join Australian metalcore band Parkway Drive in their European tour, titled Viva The Underdogs European Revolution, at the end of 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9kz9e487mA...

In the Summer of 2019, it was announced that AnimeCon would have two editions in 2020. But yesterday the organisation announced that this will be the case in 2021. The...

Haru Nemuri was planning to go to the United States for a performance on South by Southwest (SXSW), but this was cancelled due to the current situation regarding COVID-19. The...

Sad news for the fans of Visual Kei band MUCC, the much anticipated European tour, that was planned for April, has been cancelled. The band supposed to return to Europe...

Swamp Booking announced that multi-instrumentalist Yuko Araki, for some better known as the drummer of KUUNATIC, will tour Europe. The tour will start at the end of May and will...

Spring is coming, warmer weather, flowers blooming, baby animals and, of course, new anime series. With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping a lot of people indoors these series are a welcome...

One of the oldest art fairs for modern and contemporary art in the world, KunstRAI or for English speakers better known as Art Amsterdam, will focus this year on the...

Another band who caught some misfortune during the European tour is sokoninaru (そこに鳴る). The band started the tour just last week in Germany, with even a sold-out show in The...

Death metal band DEFILED just started a European tour as a support band for Polish death metal legends VADER, but after a few days, they were already standing on the...

Booking agency REDLIONMUSIC announced that the upcoming European tour of LOUDNESS, planned for April this year, will not take place. The organisation shared a statement on their Facebook page where...