13 Mar, 2012

Hyper Japan is the UK’s foremost J-Culture event, and took place from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th February 2012, at Earls Court in London. I attended on the Saturday and whilst no review can truly do an event justice, I shall endeavor to provide the highlights of what we saw! The location of the Brompton Hall at Earl’s Court was ideal, being...

20 Feb, 2012

Hyper Japan is the premier J-Culture event in the UK and is running it’s Spring show this weekend, from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th February 2012, at Earls Court in London. I attended the Sunday of the  last show, in July of last year, and it was an absolute blast, you can read the review here. Spread across the whole weekend and half of Friday, Hyper...

13 Feb, 2012

Held bi-annually, Wonder Festival, or WonFest as it is often known, is probably the biggest toy and model show on the Japanese calendar, with many companies choosing the occasion to unveil their brand new lines and figures. The first major show of 2012 was dominated by Good Smile Company and their subsidiary Max Factory, with the unveiling of more than 20 new...

27 Nov, 2011

London Gaming Con is fast approaching this 3-4 December. Make sure to Register Now for the event which will bring Gamers together! It will be a 1,000 person-event by fans for fans at the Rocket Complex on Holloway Road, taking place from 11am in the morning right through to well past midnight. Remember, you must be over the age of 18 by 3rd December to...

29 Aug, 2011

We’re drawing towards the end of the summer show season in Japan, but last weekends Chara-Hobby event was arguably one of the biggest yet, with all the major manufacturers in attendance to show off their wares, display finished designs and new prototypes and make announcements. Among the torrent of news, Good Smile Company announced it was working on...

27 Jul, 2011

Hyper Japan, the UK’s biggest J-culture event was held at Olympia Two in London from the Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th July. This wasn’t a expo I’d heard of before, but when my friend discovered it via a Groupon offer, we figured it might be worth checking out, so we attended for the Sunday. I’ve never actually reviewed a con before, so I figure...

25 Jul, 2011

This weekend was the Tokyo Wonder Festival 2011 Summer event. Wonfes for short is a bi-annual event held in Tokyo and gives all the major anime figure manufacturers the opportunity to exhibit there up coming releases. The event is also a showcase for up and coming garage kit creators to show their works to the general public. Wonfes is often a first step for...

1 May, 2011

In recent weeks Good Smile Company has become the latest anime merchandise manufacturer and distributor to change the way they do business with customers and retailers outside of Japan. The changes that Good Smile are implementing will inflict a certain amount of pain on themselves and their consumers but in the long-term could be seen as acceptable losses...