C3AFA Tokyo is a fan event that has evolved over many years - the original event had a different name but the organizers merged with another group to become C3AFA.
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Good Smile X Animate Café
Fan focused cafés are really a thing in Japan. I've talked about the Gundam Café before and there are many more. Some cafés are really busy and require reservations, but many are first come, first serve. If you are walking around Akihabara, these cafés are a great place to take a break. One of my … Continue reading Good Smile X Animate Café
Anime Fangirling: Re: Creators
It's so hard to even pin down why Re: Creators is so awesome... Let's start with a brief synopsis: Sōta Mizushino is a young high school student and anime fan who dreams of writing his own light novel. While watching the anime adaptation of the mecha light novel Elemental Symphony of Vogelchevalier to look for … Continue reading Anime Fangirling: Re: Creators
Akihabara Gundam Cafe!
I've been meaning to post about this place for quite some time. On our last trip to Tokyo in 2015, Husband and I finally got a chance to visit the Gundam Café in Akihabara, Tokyo. The café is slightly separated from the main, and well known, nerdy areas of Akiba. It is nestled under a … Continue reading Akihabara Gundam Cafe!
Haropla! Quick and Satisfying Modeling
HAROPLA FOR THE WIN! Gunpla is modeling Gundams so Haropla is modeling HARO! One of my favorite characters in the anime show, Gundam is not a person; its the robot, Haro! He's so cute and much like my favorite Disney character, Tink, he's a helper. Haro follows along with Amaro Rey, the main good guy … Continue reading Haropla! Quick and Satisfying Modeling
Anime Fangirling: Wotakoi: Love Is Hard For Otaku
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard For Otaku is a new anime series I've been watching on Amazon Prime. If you are reading this site, and this article, you probably already know what the Japanese word, "otaku" means but for the "normies," an Otaku is a nerd. Otaku are generally geeks for games, manga, and anime. This … Continue reading Anime Fangirling: Wotakoi: Love Is Hard For Otaku
Anime Fangirling: Your Name
If you haven't seen Your Name yet, put down everything RIGHT NOW and go watch it. Amazon has it for rent and for purchase. Its the highest grossing anime film of all time. It is the most beautiful and sweet anime I have seen in a while. My eyes were leaking at several points in … Continue reading Anime Fangirling: Your Name
DARLING in the FRANXX
Darling in the Franxx is so good! Mechs and romance, "Oh, MY!" Take a look at the synopsis: In the distant future the land is ruined and humanity establishes the mobile fort city Plantation. Pilots produced inside Plantation live in Mistilteinn, also know as the "birdcage." Children live there knowing nothing of the outside world or … Continue reading DARLING in the FRANXX
Arby’s and Their Brilliant Targeting of Fandom
I don't think I've eaten at Arby's since I was in college. I liked their little meat and bread balls when I was kid too but never really frequented the establishment much. Since college, the chain got associated with fandom as a cheap and easy place to go eat fast food. I wish I knew the … Continue reading Arby’s and Their Brilliant Targeting of Fandom
Anime Fangirling: My Hero Academia
My Hero Academia is a cute newish anime. I've been watching since is started on VRV earlier this year. In all honesty, I didn't want to watch it at first as it seemed kind of dumb, but the Mr. convinced me that I should give it a try. Here is the synopsis from Funimation: In … Continue reading Anime Fangirling: My Hero Academia