convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
Listen Can you imagine Toshio Maeda getting a background check?! Eri Kagami, Jared the Greek, Bart (Team Misaki), and Anthony (Mission Start Podcast) have a round table discussion on the SPJA “Youth Protection Program” and how it effects this year’s…
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Summer 2014 in Brighton. I remember boarding the B-train in my hellish red boots that often blister my toes. I looked up the casting agency on my phone. It was going to be a bit of walk from the Harvard…
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Listen Eri and Jared discuss running panels at Kraken Con Spring 2016. While we weren’t covering the con as press, it’s worth it to talk about this little Oakland con run by fans for fans. Photo above is Craig (Brain…
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Listen Eri, Jared, and Evan (Boston Bastards Brigade) talk about Anime Boston 2016 – line con, guests, events, panels, and more! On mobile? Click here to listen. Follow Us Subscribe to Zero Hour on iTunes
UPDATE: Anime Expo issued a statement on their website regarding few revisions to Youth Protection program: The main revision is the part: Optional background checks for Artist Alley Participants, Exhibitors, Press, Guests of Honor, Performers and Vendors, though all are…
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This is my first time ever attending Dapper Day at Disneyland in Anaheim. I first heard about it when I was living in Boston. Considering I love mid-century fashion and live for it, this event was something I’ve been dying…
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When I woke up this morning and checked out the world of tomorrow internet, I saw what seemed to be a very intricate and well-done fan art of Power Rangers re-imagined. Then I saw the Entertainment Weekly watermark. Then I…
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Here she is, Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa in the upcoming Power Rangers movie! My first reaction was: This is such a huge deviation from Rita Repulsa that I grew up with, I don’t even know what to say….
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Listen Eri and Jared talk about what’s up at Anime Boston – guests, panels, events, and where to eat! We also talk about our favorite sports anime. We’ll see you at the con! Note: This was mislabeled on the show…
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Listen Eri, Jared, Stan, and Deb talk about Long Beach Comic Expo. The little con that could has grown and is taking over the Long Beach arena (kinda). Listen in on our highlights (and lowlights) of LBCE (or is it LBCX?)….
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