The 16th annual San Japan convention is taking place at Henry B. González Convention Center this weekend, drawing tens of thousands of anime and gaming fans for the largest event of its kind in South Texas. While there, we saw plenty of fans in crazy and creative cosplay portraying an amazing array of characters. We […]
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San Japan bringing 3 days of anime and gaming to downtown San Antonio over Labor Day weekend
The fan-run gathering bills itself as South Texas’ biggest anime and gaming convention.
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Otaku Food & Anime Festival returning to San Antonio this weekend
The free event will take over the Wonderland of the Americas with food, cosplay, anime and live entertainment.
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Otaku Anime and Food Festival throwing Lunar New Year celebration this weekend in San Antonio
The traveling festival is ushering in the Year of the Snake with food, anime, live music and sumo wrestling.
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Hello Kitty truck returning to San Antonio this Saturday
The mobile merchandising attraction will be at the North Star Mall offering exclusive, limited-edition items.
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Otaku Anime and Food Festival returning to San Antonio with Winter Wonderland event
The festival will bring cosplay, sumo wrestling, manga and dumplings to the Rolling Oaks Mall Dec. 14 and 15.
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San Antonio’s Paper Tiger hosting Hello Kitty rave this Thursday
Attendees are encouraged to wear their most kawaii costumes.
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Watch this week: Donald Glover and Maya Erskine heat up Amazon Prime in Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Plus everything else new on Netflix, Max, Hulu, Peacock and the rest of the streaming services.
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Mini-Mini Con returns to Wonderland of Americas on Saturday, April 29
The free convention will feature events including the Cosplay Show, Wonderland Maid Café and a swap meet.
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International Anime Music Festival coming to San Antonio’s Tech Port Center early next year
The event will feature virtual music stars from Japan.
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San Japan gets spooky for its 13th anniversary convention in San Antonio
Expect celebrations of horror anime as well as the horror-focused indie games that have exploded in the U.S.
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Chrissy Powell, Migrant Buses: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Our most-read story involved the revelation that missing San Antonio mom Chrissy Powell’s car sat in a shopping center parking lot for 12 days before a security guard reported it.
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Marvel and Star Wars celebrities head to San Antonio for Superhero Car Show & Comic Con Aug. 4-7
As the name suggests, a car show is also part of the draw.
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San Antonio lands at No. 5 on new list of geekiest cities in the U.S.
San Antonio’s geekiness is partly due to the city’s many pop-culture conventions including the annual San Japan anime gathering.
