With Anime Evolution 2015 being the first anime convention we've attended since coming back from our hiatus, we've decided to do things a little differently than usual. Rather than featuring individual cosplayers we were directly involved with, we've decided to spotlight some talented local photographers who were present at Anime Evolution partaking in photoshoots with various cosplayers which we've reached out to ask if they'd like their work featured on SUTORAIKUanime. The first photographer we'd like to present is fellow Vancouverite Scott Tsai from Scott Tsai Studio.

Jumping right into things after our nearly two-year-long hiatus, we found ourselves attending for the very first time AniEvo, held in the University of British Columbia. I've been wanting to attend this convention for quite some time now, and being finally able to participate in this three-day event and reacquaint myself with familiar faces as well as making new connections was definitely without a doubt, a great way to kick back into action. This post serves as a brief summary of what to expect in the coming weeks as we post updates on our exclusive interviews and photos.

It has been quite awhile since I have attended an anime convention, but I cannot be happier to announce that SUTORAIKUanime will be attending Anime Evolution for the first time! Held at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, I am looking forward to getting back into the community and sharing exclusive content with all of our readers. From July 17-19, I will be present at Anime Evolution, and this is one of the first signs of life from me since I announced our hiatus for site restructuring.

SUTORAIKUanime is pleased to share our exclusive interview with the highly versatile and legendary voice actor Yamaguchi Kappei at Anime Revolution 2013. His visit to Vancouver was surely one to remember for both his fans, and all of us here at SUTORAIKUanime.

SUTORAIKUanime is pleased to share our exclusive interview with highly prolific and timeless voice actor Furuya Toru at Anime Revolution 2013. Sometimes classified as the one classic Gundam voice, being able to talk with one of the most respected voice actors in the Japanese voice acting circle was certainly an experience to remember.

It's been an exhausting non-stop three days of fun at AniRevo 2013, and we have nothing but exciting content to share with everyone. AniRevo's second year in action did not disappoint, and the quality of special guests, panels, cosplayers and exhibitors certainly did not either. The special guests this year included the highly prolific Yamaguchi Kappei, and the legendary Furuya Toru, both of whom we managed to exclusively interview! This post serves as a brief summary of what to expect in the coming weeks as we post updates on our exclusive interviews and photos.

After bringing our readers exclusive coverage and having a blast at last year's Anime Revolution, the first one ever, we find ourselves once again attending Anime Revolution 2013. From August 16-18, SUTORAIKUanime will be present at Anime Revolution located in Vancouver, beautiful British Columbia, Canada. We're excited to catch up with fellow comrades, meet new people, and all in all bring our readers the best content we possibly can.

This year's musical guests featured Aoi Eir and Haruna Luna, both having a role in the anime Sword Art Online singing its opening and ending themes.

SUTORAIKUanime joined several other media outlets in a press conference conducted at Sakura-Con 2013 with musical artists Aoi Eir and Haruna Luna. Part of the Sakura-Con 2013's "Sword Art Online Mega Pack" guest lineup, Aoi sang the anime's second opening, "INNOCENCE," and Haruna sang the third ending "Overfly." Find out what these two talented young individuals have to say!

SUTORAIKUanime joined several other media outlets in a press conference conducted at Sakura-Con 2013 with Accel World and Sword Art Online novelist Kawahara Reki. We are pleased to share this interview with our readers, as it was a rather amusing session to take part in, and we hope some of the answers provided may serve to quench your own curiosities regarding Kawahara Reki and his works.

Being the huge Sword Art Online fan I am, realizing that the creator of the entire SAO franchise would be featured as a guest at Sakura-Con 2013 made me absolutely ecstatic. Not only did we get a chance to interview Kawahara Reki at the convention, we also got to meet the artists who sung the second opening and  third ending theme of the SAO anime, Aoi Eir and Haruna Luna, and exclusively record footage of their first concert in North America with high-definition multi-track recorded audio.

Every year for the past three years, we have ventured out of Vancouver, driving two hours south of the border to attend the oldest and most well attended anime convention in the Pacific Northwest. This year was an especially busy year for us at Sakura-Con, but definitely well worth it. We were very lucky this year to be graced by the presence Japanese guests such as highly acclaimed Sword Art Online and Accel World novelist Kawahara Reki, voice actor Fujimura Ayumi, BONES founder Kawamoto Toshihiro, Psycho-Pass producers and directors Motohiro Katsuyuki, Shiotani Naoyoshi, Wada Joji, and last but not least, artists Aoi Eir and Haruna Luna. Aside from meeting up with new and old comrades, we had a chance to interview Kawahara Reki, as well as interview both Aoi Eir and Haruna Luna. Regarding Aoi Eir and Haruna Luna, we are very excited to share footage from their first North American concert at Sakura-Con featuring SUTORAIKUanime exclusive high-definition multi-track recorded audio. This post serves as a brief summary of the events we attended at Sakura-Con 2013.

From March 29-31, SUTORAIKUanime's akinari-kun will be present at Seattle's Sakura-Con covering the event. This year, we've managed to secure a new sponsor Kurohi Photography who will be accompanying us on our trip providing us with their photography and filming expertise. We'll be attending most of the major events at the con and making sure to take lots of pics so be on the lookout for us!

Being the huge SAO fans we are, we were absolutely ecstatically delighted and rather surprised to discover that Sakura-Con would be hosting several musical guests and voice actors from SAO, as well as the creator of SAO. It may not be April yet, but fans of SAO may want to begin stocking up on merchandise for autographs.

SUTORAIKUanime is pleased to share our exclusive interview with the highly prolific and talented voice actor Nakata Jouji at Anime Revolution 2012. Questions were asked, and answers were given.

There were a couple guests which we were very excited to meet in person, one of which is none other than the legendary Nakata Jouji who we had a chance to interview featured in a separate post, and someone who's had an impact on my childhood via television, Sugar Lyn Beard.

After a long three days of tireless work, we're finally back from Vancouver's first Anime Revolution. Attending this convention was exciting in more ways than one, especially since this is the first local large-venue anime convention we have attended. Add on top the fact that we had a chance to meet with most, if not all of our local comrades, this was certainly a very memorable experience for us. We had the pleasure of speaking with and interviewing several special guests at Anime Revolution, including the well-respected and highly prolific Nakata Jouji, Sugar Lyn Beard, Terri Hawkes, and Ron Rubin just to name a few. Speaking of special guests, we were fortunate enough to have a chance to sit down with Nakata Jouji himself for a one-on-one interview, which is featured exclusively on SUTORAIKUanime. This post serves as a brief summary of the events we attended at Sakura-Con 2012.

Each anime convention has their own unique exhibitor's hall, where all the anime merchandise one could ever want is located. Anime Revolution had a rather small exhibitor's hall, which was somewhat surprising given that the actual venue was large, and many more stalls could have been squeezed in, offering much more variety and selection. Putting that aside, Etchimango and myself made our way through the sea of cosplayers and merchandise.

One of the most exciting things to do at an anime convention is to see all the hoards of cosplayers in all different outfits, looking their best. At times, getting the perfect photos can be a difficult task, as it's simply impossible to have the camera ready all the time. Lighting conditions can also hinder the final product, though final editing via an image editing software is an option. The end result is definitely rewarding to both the photographer and the cosplayers, having their hard work shared with the rest of the online anime community.

SUTORAIKUanime had a chance to visit Anime Revolution's Cosplay Show at the Summer Night Market in Vancouver, BC. Japanese rock and pop cover band Leilica gave us a great performance with classic songs including Fuwa Fuwa Time from K-On! and Melt by Hatsune Miku.