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05/28/2026

SCANDAL's 20th anniversary album ECHO is out on digital now!

Stream it while you (re)read our interview with them from Sakura-Con last month!

Link in our profile.

Photo from their concert at Sakura-Con, shot by .

05/20/2026

SCANDAL at 20: Unbroken Record, Undying Echo

2026 is the 20th anniversary for SCANDAL, and when they came to Seattle to perform at Sakura-Con in April, I jumped on the opportunity to sit down with all the band members, Haruna, Mami, Tomomi and Rina, to have a chat about their past, present and plans for the future. Q: First off, for your upcoming 20-year milestone this year (2026), おめでとうございます (congratulations)! Looking back at your Shiroten street-performing days in Osaka, what is the one thing about your 2026 selves that would most surprise those high school girls? Haruna: I wonder what it would be… Mami: I think it…

05/07/2026

Happy 30th anniversary of Card Captor Sakura! Here's our mini cosplay shoot for friends and fans of CCS at Sakura-Con!

Can't believe it's been 30 years since the Card Captor Sakura manga was first released in the June 1996 issue of the shoujo manga Nakayoshi. Nakayoshi's June issues are usually released a month earlier, in May.

Photos by .

Cosplayers in order of appearance:



(maybe?)

05/01/2026

Our managed to sneak in a Trigun Stampede / Stampede cosplay micro shoot, right after the Trigun Stargaze panel, and just before our interview with Studio Orange!

Follow and get notified when we post the interview up!

Thank you all cosplayers!
Back row:






Front row:

03/31/2026

is back, is back, and we're back to celebrate Trigun one last time!

took the cosplay photos at Sakura-Con 2024. He also interviewed Studio Orange at Sak 2023, representing Japan-A-Radio then.

This year, we've applied for him to represent us and interview Orange again! Follow us to know when the interview drops!

Also, leave a comment if you know who these awesome cosplayers are!

02/03/2026

Crunchyroll Raises Prices - Again

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In an e-mail to Crunchyroll subscribers, Crunchyroll announced it was raising prices. The email states: We have an important update regarding your Crunchyroll membership, including…