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Costumes and??? politics: why Anime is taking off across Africa
1+ week, 3+ day ago (12+ words) Costumes and … politics: why Anime is taking off across Africa The Times...
Passengers stranded overnight by Kenya airport strike
1+ week, 6+ day ago (200+ words) NAIROBI, Aug 31 — Hundreds of passengers were stranded at Kenya’s main international airport overnight as the latest strike by workers entered a second day today. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi is a major hub for the east African region…...
Kenyan Anime Fans Get Creative With Cardboard, PVC in Cosplay Craze
2+ week, 5+ day ago (367+ words) Tue Aug 25, 2026 August 25, 2026 1:05 AM GMT+1 Cosplay culture is gaining popularity in Kenya, where anime and manga fans are turning to creativity and recycled materials to recreate the looks of their favourite fictional characters. Thousands of enthusiasts attended the latest Otamatsuri…...
Kenyans get creative to join manga cosplay craze
2+ week, 5+ day ago (304+ words) Cosplay has taken hold in Kenya, where fans must often get creative to dress up as their fantasy heroes. Thousands attended the latest edition of the Otamatsuri anime and manga convention in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, this weekend -- one of…...
Man arrested for allegedly defiling three sisters
2+ week, 5+ day ago (246+ words) A 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly defiling three girls who are his paternal cousins in Homa Bay County. In the shocking incident, the man defiled a 12-year-old girl and her twin sisters aged nine. The man went into…...
From cardboard to cosplay: Kenya’s anime fans turn creativity into culture
2+ week, 5+ day ago (514+ words) Thousands of anime and manga fans gathered in Nairobi for one of Africa’s biggest cosplay conventions, transforming recycled materials, craft skills and imagination into elaborate costumes. For many enthusiasts, the event is more than entertainment—it is a space for…...
PHOTOS: Glimpses of colourful Kenyan cosplayers at the Otamatsuri convention in Nairobi
2+ week, 5+ day ago (282+ words) Updated On: 24 August, 2026 12:45 PM IST | Nascimento Pinto Amid the craze for Japanese culture, anime, video games and manga around the world, the annual Otamatsuri convention in Nairobi showcases how fans all over the world are embracing it Cosplayer and overall…...
Otamatsuri 2026: Nairobi Set for Samurai, Anime and K-Pop Festival as 5,000 Fans Expected
3+ week, 3+ day ago (381+ words) Nairobi is set to experience a taste of Japan this weekend as Otamatsuri 2026, Kenya’s annual anime, manga and multi-entertainment convention, brings a Japanese samurai and ninja performance troupe, KATANAYA ICHI, to the city for a full day celebrating anime, gaming,…...
Anemones For Aphrodite Has Funk, Fog and Several Giraffes Sudden Merganzer Still Need to Explain
4+ week, 1+ day ago (235+ words) Indie Boulevard Music Awards™ I called Anemones For Aphrodite eighties cosplay during its opening minute and had to withdraw the charge before the album reached its middle. Sudden Merganzer certainly arrives carrying the decade’s full luggage: misted vocals, elastic funk,…...