Tokyo Desu writer and anime master George Art Baker attended this year’s Anime Japan and – as our shrewder readers will have guessed from the title – wasn’t disappointed.
Anime Japan 2015 was the anime festival to end all anime festivals, so nerdtastic that online server populations of MMORPGs no doubt dwindled in a cosmic display of Otaku stepping outside for the first time this year.
This guy came outdoors… but quickly needed to be put back into an MMORPG ( Otaku life support ) before completely losing his status as no.1 Thoraxian Arch-Mage of Neverpantiesville
Like a hedgehog lulled out by a solar eclipse, on March 19th-22nd, I descended upon Tokyo Big Sight in search of Cosplay, Seiyuu (voice actresses) and bedspreads that should carry a ‘WILL KEEP YOU SINGLE FOREVER’ warning…
Alright, some of it was a little creepy…
One of the things I loved was that this year it was a lot more family friendly than Comiket. Aside from a few particularly racy cosplay artistes and that seemingly abominable visual motif – high school girl’s underwear… this was refreshingly non-soul churning.
The anime series that dominated were Tokyo Ghoul, Psycho Pass and the classically titled Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Comedy Wa Machigatteiru, pictured here.
They really need to talk to someone in marketing about that title!
Producers were welcoming and spent hundreds of hours answering painstaking questions about unconfirmed seconds series and cup size, and a lot of effort went into the exhibitions including this stunning springtime scene featuring real cherry blossom.
I found a hentai detective.
This obsessive-compulsive marvel
Phenomenal cosplay artist Maegami.
I even managed to digitally implant myself into the world of Detective Conan.
Anime Japan is a fantastic, annual event, the kind of creativity-focused, passionate hobby fair that anime needs more of. Best of all, when it all gets too much, you can go to the world’s most cinematic Tully’s!
