Tag Archives: Anime

A Preview of Tigercon 2011

I got a chance to sit down with Mykeal Spivey and Catherine Cronin, chair and co-chair of Tigercon, to get the inside scoop on the upcoming anime convention. Tigercon will be held on December 3rd at Towson University’s West Village Commons from 10am to 10pm. And guess what! It’s free.
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Otakon 2011: A Recap

It has been a week since Otakon 2011, and I trust that everyone has gotten over their hangover, “conplague”, and POD (that’s “Post Otakon Depression”) by now. I know I had a blast! But before I get to my recap, I’d to publically shame and shun whoever brought illness to this year’s Otakon – I [...]
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Magfest 9 – 2011 Promos Starring Jon St John and Hey Ash

With MagFest Looking to sell out this year (3000+ attendees), They have received press all over the net. Destructoid, PlatformNation, Elder-Geek, OcRemix, and more. They just released two promo videos: One starring Jon St John( The Voice of Duke Nukem) and The other made by Anthony Burch (Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’?), Ashley Davis (Once Upon a Pixel) and Ashly Burch (also [...]
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Anime USA 2010

Slideshow of photos from AnimeUSA 2010. Subscribe to our newsletter here for local gaming news and events!
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Nekocon 2010 Con Report

Nekocon 2010 has just ended after a weekend of good times for all of the attendees. Fans of anime, video gaming, and Japanese culture and fashion attended the convention over the weekend of November 5th through 7th, 2010 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center.
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Expanded Horizons: Zombie-Con

We always remember that first game that was so totally different than anything we had ever played before. For me, that game was Pokemon – you mean there’s 150 of these cute little critters for me to collect? My Middle Schooler god-complex was ecstatic. With this column, I want to challenge myself and my readers [...]
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Otakon 2010: Game Tournaments, Anime, Music and Breakdancing

It was that time of the year again, when Baltimore is host to the largest Anime/Manga convention on the East Coasts. People of all ages came from all over the country to participate in the many things the convention had to offer from Gaming to cosplaying (dressing up like characters) to collecting of domestic and [...]
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Otakon 2010: Gaming, Fire Alarms, and Naughty Tetris – Oh My!

“Please do not monopolize the games,” barked signs posted around every television in Otakon 2010’s massive gaming room. They dictate that winner stays and loser moves on – but with so much variety in gaming, being the loser might be best. BlazBlue looked positively stunning on HD, widescreen televisions. Fans of the game wore expressions [...]
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Getting Ready for Otakon 2010: Anime, Gaming, Cosplay, and More!

Ask 26,000 people what they are most excited about with Otakon 2010 just around the corner, and you’ll receive 26,000 different answers. As one of the largest Anime, video game, and Asian pop-culture conventions held in the United States, it’s no wonder that fans are squirming in their seats in anticipation for the July 30th. [...]
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BaltimoreGamer Members Travel to New Jersey for AnimeNEXT

Misty with Pikachu Way out in Somerset, NJ this past weekend was the annual Anime and gaming convention AnimeNEXT.  We didn’t have any official coverage leading up to AnimeNEXT because it is pretty far from Baltimore, and thus out of our normal coverage range. We decided to have a recap article because four people from [...]
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