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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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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AYA: 6 April 18
It has been a while since I last sat down and typed up one of these ‘A Year Ago’ posts. I have thought of writing one and then life would catch up and before I knew it the day would have passed and I would feel slightly disappointed. So today’s AYA is going to be…
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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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Make a Friend Day
I recently (basically two hours or so ago) learnt that today is kind of known as Make a Friend Day and I thought I could have some fun with this. I discovered that the friend does not need to be made in person, but can be a pal over social media too! I know myself…
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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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