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Goodbye Lara is the 5-year long passion project marking the directorial debut of Takushi Koide--who is no newbie to the industry, previously working on storyboarding, key animation, and Assistant Directing on notable titles such as Made in Abyss, Bocchi the Rock, and Revue Starlight. And at this year's Anime Expo, we at OFF BLXXK not only got a chance to see the premiere screening of Goodbye…
When you think of fandom or geek culture conventions, your mind may think of events like Anime Expo, Anime NYC, New York Comic-Con, or San Diego Comic-Con. However, if you're not thinking of MomoCon, it may be time for you to rethink what large anime conventions look like. MomoCon 2026 was a HUGE geek convention filled to the brim with a wide variety of nerd and otaku fanfare, covering Japanese…
Dragons, castles, kingdoms, magic, and spells; the fantasy genre has always been a place for the fantastical and otherworldly. From the fantasy genre, we get stories of knights in shining armor saving the day and brave heroines standing against insurmountable odds. Oddly enough, when you see these stories, the faces of those characters are overwhelmingly white…
Well dear readers, if you’ve been with us at OFF BLXXK for a minute you’ll remember our relationship with Iyanu has blossomed over the past year. From our 2024 New York Comic-Con Interview with the creator of the series, Roye Okupe and the writing staff, to our review of the Iyanu: Age of Wonders movie, we’ve been covering Iyanu almost since it was first announced…
Discrimination Comics. That’s the nickname for DC that’s been echoing in Blerd spaces. To the casual or non-Black comics fan, this might be confusing. After all, there have been plenty of DC books throughout the years that have proudly featured queer, disabled, and POC characters…
In 2026, gaming is at its biggest and most volatile state. Big studios are eating smaller ones then spitting them out, developers are getting harassed online, and “gaming purists” are trying to push their prejudice and discrimination to the forefront. For many gamers, there seems to be no way to live in the current state of gaming. This goes double for women in the space and triple for black…
In recent animation news, you might’ve heard of a black-owned animation studio making something called “Afrime”. The combination of “afro” and “anime” to show that they weren’t just aspiring to make anime but to authentically conjoin it with the black experience. This studio is called N Lite, born out of the word “enlightenment” from the Buddhist traditional meanings of the “awakening” to the…
Anime Japan 2026 was the ultimate otaku experience. Thousands of Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, Tamon’s B-Side, and more fans gathered at Tokyo Big Sight on March 28th and 29th to purchase goods, watch voice actors talk about their projects, and interact with displays from their favorite anime…
Anime Japan had 200 stages to attend across the two-day convention hosted on March 28th and 29th. Stages are live events, equivalent to panels in western conventions, showcasing voice actors, production staff, and the inside scoop of their experience with the anime…
In 2001, Marvel was in a bad place. The 90s comic crash had left them in the worse financial position they’ve ever experienced. A half dozen of their promising young creators like Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, and Tom McFarland had abandoned them to start their own publication…
