Conventions & Events
From the buzzing halls of anime cons to exclusive fan meetups and digital premieres, this section covers the exciting world of anime-related events! Follow along with convention and events reports, cosplay galleries, panel highlights, guest appearances, and behind-the-scenes looks at the fandom in motion — whether you’re attending in person or living vicariously online.
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GeekFest is this weekend!
Oh my gosh, I just finished reading the press release for GeekFest and now I am really excited for this year’s event. This year the theme is Big in Japan. The theme, Big In Japan, makes me rather happy as it means that I have not missed the theme that could probably not be a better fit for my…
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My very first ComicEx!
Oh wow how quickly the time flies. I can not believe ComicEx has now already come and gone. ComicEx offers sci-fi, gadgets, tech, comics, movies, gaming, cosplay, Parkour, live entertainment, music, dance, magic and so much more. ComicEx presents a diverse range of exhibitors, artists, stage performers and competitions. They aim to be a geeky…
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ICON CGC 2019!
As most people are aware, next weekend is Easter weekend, but it is also time again for ICON Comics & Games Convention! According to their website, ICON has been running since 1992! This makes it South Africa’s longest running comics, gaming and popular culture convention (and a year older than me!) Last year was the…
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Japanese Cultural Expo Experience!
A few weekends ago it was the Japanese Cultural Expo at Brooklyn Mall and I had managed to make my way there! I could only make two of the three days though and I managed to miss half of the demos at the display stage. Due to work, I had to miss Friday but managed…
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Japanese Cultural Expo 2019
I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it, that’s right, this weekend is the Japanese Cultural Expo! It shall be at the Brooklyn Mall in Pretoria and I don’t care if it’s an hour’s drive away, I am going! Not all three days, which upsets me because that means I will be missing out…
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The “anime” cons & expos I aim to attend in 2019
When I first really fell into the whole ‘anime’ world and really got into it, there weren’t really stores or events in South Africa that helped me express this new found passion of mine. Or rather, so I had thought. It was only after talking to other people at rAge did I learn that there…
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