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'It's a way to cope': Jerusalem anime convention gathers amid threat of Iran attack

The event featured various craft and fashion vendors, manga and anime booths, a cosplay contest, lectures, and panels.

 SCENES FROM last week’s Animatsuri anime convention in Jerusalem.
 MANGA ARTIST Makoto Tanaka.

Animix Festival at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque to focus on October 7, Jewish survival

 AN IMAGE from Japanese artist Makoto Tanaka’s manga story about the kidnapping of Noa Argamani on October 7.

Animix comics fest to focus on October 7

 The creator of the "Dragon Ball" franchise

'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68


Convention lets Israelis celebrate anime, manga in Jerusalem

Animatsuri was held at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem by the Association for Manga and Anime in Israel in cooperation with the Japanese embassy.

 COSPLAYERS DRESS UP as characters from ‘Avatar The Last Airbender’ at Animatsuri in Jerusalem, on August 24, 2023.

Flight woes: Influencer barred from plane due to 'inappropriate' cosplay

Influencer Kine-chan's airport ordeal: Barred from flight due to her cosplay; with public sentiment siding with authorities.

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Does anime have a Nazi problem? Some Jewish fans think so

“I think that most people who are telling these stories aren’t coming from an area where this would be as personally familiar,” a Jewish anime fan said

Nazis are villains in the "Hellsing" series and many other anime shows. (Screenshot from YouTube)

Israelis break Kamehameha world record for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

Led by Israeli voice actors Avi Meir and Uri Har Lev, who voice Dragon Ball's Goku and Gohan respectively, the 974 participants shattered the record in honor of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.

 Israeli fans of Dragon Ball break the Guiness world record for the most amount of people performing a kamehameha together at Cinema City on August 18, 2022.

Israel's biggest anime convention returned in time for Purim

Purim is a holiday where Israeli cosplayers and nerds alike can truly shine.

 THE WRITER recreates the famous Spider-Man internet meme with other cosplayers.

US House censures Republican Gosar for posting violent video

Gosar posted an anime video this month that showed him killing Ocasio-Cortez. It was the latest instance of escalating violent rhetoric in Congress.

US Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona speaks during a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US. February 27, 2021.

Arizona congressman uses Attack on Titan intro to attack Democrats

A video parodying the introduction of Attack on Titan, with photographs of Republicans and Democrats photoshopped onto the military fighters and titans, was shared on Sunday by Rep. Paul Gosar.

US Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona speaks during a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US. February 27, 2021.

What Makes Anime unique in Animation World

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