Otaku Life & Culture
A celebration of fandom beyond the screen through Otaku Life & Culture! This section explores the lifestyle, creativity, and community that anime fans around the world share. From cosplay adventures and anime crushes to gaming obsessions and fan art spotlights, this is where you’ll find the heartbeat of otaku culture.
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rAge 2019, a fun weekend
Only two days after ComicCon Africa, it was time to once again grab my mini tripod, my walking shoes and prepare for another long drive and get myself to the TicketPro Dome for the rAge expo of 2019. Friday 27 September happened to be my 26th birthday and the first day of rAge. Since it…
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ComicCon Africa, my 2019 experience!
I can’t believe I am here already writing about ComicCon Africa 2019! The time has just flown by. ComicCon Africa ran over four days, which made for the longest convention that I have attended for the ‘geek’ community. Saturday was so incredibly busy. Sunday even more so. Thankfully Monday offered a reprieve with a lower…
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AYA: 01 October 18
I did a thing. Or rather a couple things to be honest and each one of them were big movements and decisions for me. One of which a lot of people are telling me I am going to regret and I aim to prove them wrong. So first big decision of the day, I joined…
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AYA: 26 September 2018
Yip it is time again for another ‘A Year Ago’ post. I miss the days I looked forward to my birthday…
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AYA: 13 September 18
What a day, what a day. Tomorrow is the very first day of the very first Comic-Con in Africa, ever. I had made plans to stay over at a friend who lives closer to the con venue and I had also made plans to give an almost stranger a lift to the con and back.…
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Back on the go with Pokemon Go
Three years later and here I am back in the swing of things with Pokemon Go. The first time around I was not really able to play the game since my phone couldn’t handle it. However, soon after the initial craze the thrill and excitement of it all died out and many people gave up on…
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