Review: Remina

By Junji Ito

An unknown planet emerges from inside a wormhole, and its discoverer, Dr. Oguro, christens the body “Remina” after his own daughter. His finding is met with great fanfare, and Remina herself rises to fame. However, the object picks up speed as it moves along in its curious course, eliminating planets and stars one after another, until finally Earth itself faces extinction… Is the girl Remina the true cause of the catastrophe? A masterwork of horror from Junji Ito, unfolding on a universal scale.”

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Cape Anime Con

The people behind Cape Comic Con have added two new types of cons to their roster this year: Cape Anime Con, and Cape Fear Con – which is next month.

While I’ve been to cons that have had voiice actors from animes, or merchandise from various anime, I have never been to an anime specific con. But I enjoy anime, and my nieces are getting into it a lot as well, so I figured this would be a great way to test the waters.

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Get Pop-Cultured with Barnes and Noble

 

It’s Pop Culture Month at Barnes and Noble. July 1st – July 31st, you can get Pop-Cultured with different themed days:

  • July 3-5 — Time Travel Weekend
  • July 13th – 14th – Harper Lee Celebration
  • July 17th — Minions Fun
  • July 18th — Star Wars Saturday
  • July 19th — Manga Mania
  • July 28 & 31 — Dr. Seuss Spectacular
  • July 25th — Vinyl Day
  • July 8th – 12th — DC Comics Days
  • July 9th – 12th — Comic Convention Collectibles
  • Throwback Thursdays starting July 2nd
  • July 24th — Fangirl Friday

Friday, I attended the special Time Travel Weekend day that celebrated Doctor Who.

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