05/15/13

Preparing for a convention is quasi-art form, quasi-science. These lists are intended as a helpful guide on what to bring and prepare for.

05/08/13

The Citibank Dallas Asian Festival has asked us to help set up a Cosplay contest for their event this year!

05/07/13

              They were super popular at A-Kon 23 and at Mini A-Kon, so they’ll be returning for A-Kon 24.  Here’s all the info on food trucks.  They’ll be located near the hotel’s Jade Entrance. Two Locations now: The trucks will be in 2 locations – the Jade Entrance in Atrium 2 and outside of the...

04/23/13

A-Kon is proud to be a promotional partner for the screening of The Princess and the Pilot, a feature-length anime film produced by the animation masters, Madhouse (Summer Wars, Redline), and directed by Jun Shishido (Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger, The Story of Saiunkoku). This is Shishido’s first time directing an anime feature film. This film is being...

Mamoru Hosoda’s “Wolf Children” is coming to Dallas, and FUNimation has provided us with movie posters to give away!

03/15/13

Happy Action-Packed Birthday to Nikkatsu Pictures, Sushi Typhoon super action director & star TAK SAKAGUCHI. Sakaguchi-san called earlier this year from his dojo to tell us he is working on DEATH TRANCE II and wants to visit the U.S. with MONSTER ATTACK TEAM again. After last year’s fund-raising visit with MAT to AKON-23 he wrote: Thank you for always...

TOKYO —In Japan, Colonel Sanders has been known to dress up as Santa Claus around Christmas time and as a giant purple robot around … other times, but nowhe’s found an even cooler costume. Starting Feb 15, Colonel Sanders will cosplay as Dragon Ball Z’s Goku at seven different locations in Japan. Each statue will hold one of the seven dragon balls,...

02/07/13

As part of our mission to promote Japanese animation and pop culture, we will be planning and organizing meetups for A-Kon fans and attendees at relevant events of interest throughout the year, including anime movie screenings, Asian festivals, concerts, other conventions, and other cool things going on around the D/FW area that we think our members will enjoy!...

Thorpe, Patrick, and Everett Patterson, eds.  The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia.  Fwd. Shigeru Miyamoto.  Afwd. Eiji Aonuma.  Trans. Michael Gombos, Takahiro Moriki, Heidi Plechl, Kumar Sivasubramanian, Aria Tanner, and John Thomas.  Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Books, 2013.  $34.99.  277 pp.  Hardback.  ISBN 978-1-616-55941-7.  (Original publication: Aonuma,...

The holidays are over, you’ve gained a few extra pounds, but you’re finding it difficult to start a workout routine after so many peaceful days spent lounging around. What you need is a workout buddy to help you stay motivated. Preferably a cute girl.