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Otaku District at MEFCC Abu Dhabi, 11–13 September
1+ week, 3+ day ago (485+ words) Abu Dhabi’s Comic Con finally gave the anime queue its own neighbourhood. Middle East Film & Comic Con opens its first Otaku District at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 September 2026. Gulf News published the interviews on Wednesday: a…...
Your geek dreams have a home: Inside Abu Dhabi’s MEFCC 2026 and Otaku District
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1108+ words) From anime to gaming, MEFCC turns Abu Dhabi into a cross-border geek adventure It’s a little disappointing that you can’t just meet your favourite character and badger them with questions. Sigh, the stories Naruto could share. The effort it would…...
48 hours in pictures, 23 August 2026
2+ week, 6+ day ago (212+ words) Compiled by Michel Bega (For best view, click on image for fullscreen) Activists demonstrate and remember corruption whistleblower Babita Deokaran, 23 August 2026, in Mondeor, Johannesburg, on the fifth anniversary of her murder outside her home. Organised by the Ahmed Kathrada foundation…...
AniWeCon 2026 brings anime, gaming, creative communities together in Lagos
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (774+ words) More than 2,000 people attended AniWeCon 2026, an anime and pop culture convention held on August 15 at Paradise Event Arena in Yaba, Lagos, bringing together fans, content creators, gaming enthusiasts and entertainment industry representatives. Organisers said the convention hosted 42 vendor booths, gaming…...
Highlights from GalaxyCon San Jose 2026
1+ week, 5+ day ago (804+ words) News for Bay Area Gamers and Cosplayers GalaxyCon San Jose 2026 saw the pop culture convention return for a third year at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. Video Game Arena and Tabletop Realm was the ultimate destinations for all gaming…...
Govt notifies 405 key defence items worth Rs 3,070 crore for indigenous manufacturing
3+ week, 4+ day ago (365+ words) New Delhi, Aug 18 The Department of Defence Production has notified the sixth 'Positive Indigenisation List' comprising 405 strategically important items with an estimated business potential of Rs 3,070 crore, aimed at strengthening local manufacturing and reducing dependence on imports, according to a…...
"I Am the K-Artifact"... 50 Teams Advance to the Finals of 'Gukjungbak Bunjangnori"
4+ week, 1+ day ago (318+ words) Published 14 Aug.2026 21:42(KST) The National Museum of Korea has selected 50 teams to advance to the finals of this year's "2026 Gukjungbak Bunjangnori National Edition." '2026 Gukjungbak Bunjangnori' National Edition Finalists. Provided by the National Museum of Korea On August 14, the National Museum…...
What Is Gamescom? The World's Biggest Games Show, Explained
2+ week, 5+ day ago (719+ words) Gamescom is the games industry’s biggest public trade fair, held every August at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany. It is part trade show, part consumer festival, and it has spent the last decade quietly becoming the most important date on the…...
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…...
The three most interesting mobile games we saw at Korea's Gamescom pavilion
1+ week, 5+ day ago (455+ words) One of the more understated parts of Gamescom’s show is the country pavilions. While it’s easy to get lost in a maze of merch, business deals and cosplay, these pavilions help to highlight smaller developers from a specific region. And…...