Go out, Jerboa!
It's the real-life inspiration for Pikachu and almost as cute! The very rare and mysterious long-eared jerboa of the Gobi desert has been caught...
NYAF Photo Parade Part 2
This may have been a con too far for The Beat...we're too tuckered to post anything, but we will run some photos by you,...
What you need to know about NYAF
We'll have our own detailed anthropological observations when we're not feeling under the weather. However here are facts and figures.
§ ICv2 interviews the...
New York Anime Festival — Day 1
The first day of the inaugural New York Anime Festival was a busy one. Crowds were good for a brand new show on a...
ICv2 Anime and Manga conference news and notes
The day began with a tediously long crosstown jaunt over to the Javits Center that took 30 minutes to go 10 blocks. WHY do...
This weekend — NEW YORK ANIME FEST!
We're going to spend much of the next four days at the Javits center for the inaugural New York Anime Fest, kicking off today...
Dear Lord! First Speed Racer pix!
USA Today via Superhero Hype
By the way, isn't it "The Wachowskis"...not "The Wachowski Brothers"?
AFRO SAMURAI now big in Japan
AFRO SAMURAI has made the rare reverse commute: the American-produced manag-adaptation anime in now popular in Japan:
Okazaki's strange tale initially failed to attract attention...
NY Anime Fest programming up
The New York Anime Festival is fast approaching (December 7-9) and the programming schedule has just been posted.
Even if you're not a manga or...
How Manga Conquered the U.S., a Graphic Guide to Japan's Coolest Export
How Manga Conquered the U.S., a Graphic Guide to Japan's Coolest Export:
How Manga Conquered the U.S., a Graphic Guide to Japan's Coolest Export
Inside the Otaku Generation
A couple of announcements from the upcoming New York Anime Festival. First the announcement of a number of web guests, and also an ICv2...












