BABYMETAL – METAL GALAXY (Review)
BABYMETAL METAL GALAXY Review by David Cirone If you’ve kept up with BABYMETAL’s single releases in the 3-year-gap since 2016’s METAL RESISTAContinue reading…
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Case Closed Runner: Race for the Truth (Review)
Conan Edogawa is speeding toward the finish the line in a new 2D-racer mobile game from Bushiroad. Case Closed Runner: Race for the Truth is a colContinue reading…
LOVE LIVE! SUNSHINE!! Aqours World LoveLive! in L.A. (Gallery)
LOVE LIVE! SUNSHINE!! Aqours World LoveLive! in LA ～BRAND NEW WAVE～ July 5-6, 2019 The Novo, Los Angeles, California Idol group Aqours from LContinue reading…
Gacharic Spin at Anime Matsuri 2019 (Live Report)
Gacharic Spin Anime Matsuri (Houston, Texas) – June 14, 2019 Live Report by Todd Nelson (photo: Judy Escalante/Anime Matsuri) Gacharic Spin Continue reading…
OTAQUEST LIVE 2019 in Los Angeles (Live Report)
OTAQUEST LIVE 2019 in Los Angeles powered by LDH USA CAPSULE, CrazyBoy, Hiroomi Tosaka, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, m-flo The Novo (Los Angeles) – July 3,Continue reading…
The GazettE – “THE NINTH” Phase #04 -99.999- at The Wiltern Los Angeles (Live Report)
The GazettE The Wiltern (Los Angeles) – April 30, 2019 Concert Review by Nhu Nguyen (photo: @the_gazette_official) “Wow, where did all theContinue reading…
Perfume at Ace Hotel Los Angeles (Live Report)
Perfume The Theatre at Ace Hotel, April 19, 2019 Live Report by Nhu Nguyen In between their two weekends at Coachella, Perfume brought their Continue reading…
ONE OK ROCK “Eye of the Storm” at Hollywood Palladium (Live Report)
ONE OK ROCK Hollywood Palladium – March 19, 2019 Concert Review by Nhu Nguyen At the L.A. stop of ONE OK ROCK’s “Eye of the Storm” North AmContinue reading…
MUCC TOUR 2019 “Kowareta Piano to Living Dead” (Live Report)
MUCC MUCC TOUR 2019 “Kowareta Piano to Living Dead” Zepp Osaka Bayside Live Report – February 17th, 2019 by Michelle Minikhiem MUCC’s dedContinue reading…
Netflix’s The Outsider checks all the wrong boxes despite strong Japanese cast (Film Review)
The Outsider Film Review by David Cirone Slickly-produced with flawless costume and set design, Netflix’s The Outsider is an emotionally emptyContinue reading…