May 31 – June 2, 2013 at The Hilton Anatole Dallas

Anthony Brownrigg at A-Kon 24

Anthony Brownrigg at A-Kon 24

02/21/13

Anthony is by trade a writer, actor, director, and visual effects artist, and voice actor who’s work has been seen in various films and television shows including One Piece, Full Metal Alchemist, Trinity Blood, Cyberstalker, Cheaters, Bicycle Bobby, Red Victoria, Red Squad 4, and a host of others. Known as a jack of all trades, Brownrigg has been heavily...

Madoka Magica Movie Comes to Dallas!

Madoka Magica Movie Comes to Dallas!

12/20/12

Come join A-Kon at the screening of the Madoka Magica movie at the Texas Theater on December 29!

Vic Mignogna… he’s back!

Vic Mignogna… he’s back!

11/06/12

Vic has been acting for stage and screen since he was 8 years old. But he started his career in anime a little over ten years ago as Vega in Streetfighter II. Since then Vic has been in more than two hundred shows and video games, known for such roles as Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tamaki Suou in Ouran High School Host Club, Zero in Vampire Knight,...

Review, “Pilot” episode of Elementary

Sherlock Holmes reenters the American canon of detective fiction in the new series Elementary.

Meet Independent filmmaker Jon Keeyes at A-Kon 24

Meet Independent filmmaker Jon Keeyes at A-Kon 24

09/23/12

Jon Keeyes made his screenwriting and directorial debut in 2001 with American Nightmare. The critically-acclaimed horror film followed serial killer Jane Toppan on Halloween night as she brings to life the fears of a group of friends.

Todd Haberkorn comes to A-Kon

Todd Haberkorn comes to A-Kon

09/15/12

Todd Haberkorn received his BFA in acting from Southern Methodist University and continues to work professionally, primarily in Los Angeles as an actor, director, producer, and writer.

Kyle Hebert returns to A-Kon

Kyle Hebert returns to A-Kon

09/15/12

Kyle Hebert is a Los Angeles-based anime and video game voice actor whose credits include Wreck-It Ralph/Street Fighter (Ryu), Naruto (Kiba), Bleach (Aizen, Ganju), X Men Arcade (all male voices) and Gurren Lagann (Kamina).

Looking at Tokyopop (Again?)

Looking at Tokyopop (Again?)

08/16/12

The following article originally appeared at Mangapunk.com on 31 August 2006. I was reading an interview of Stuart Levy, CEO of Tokyopop, over at Publishersweekly.com and found some interesting and telling comments in the interview amidst the positive PR speak. “It’s a wonderful book called Parasyte. It’s one of the first books we ever...

A-Kon Reviews

A-Kon Reviews

08/12/12

A-Kon is now doing reviews of some of your favorite anime, manga, books, and movies in our Blog section, The Good, The Bad, the WTF!?

Art of TOKUSATSU Special Effects

Art of TOKUSATSU Special Effects

07/10/12

From NHK World. A celebration exhibit of the art of Hand Crafted Special Effects.

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