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ANIME WE LOVE: IRON MAN

To celebrate Iron Man day, Marvel Studios has released the greatest comic book movie ever, Iron Man 2.  Go see it immediately! To give this review an anime twist, Genndy Tartakovsky, of Samurai Jack and Powerpuff fame, designed some of more »

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Cosplay Cabaret: Rules & Information

Singing! Dancing!  Acting!  Live Judging!   Welcome to the Cabaret where our Cosplay Cabaret players are here to entertain you on Saturday evening!   Your favorite anime characters compete in skits while our interactive panel of celebrity judges decides who will take more »

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Anime We Love: Detroit Metal City

  There’s a demon inside of everyone; a dark side that just wants to come out and party at the most unexpected of times! It is the greatest inner turmoil that brings about nothing but chaos. Detroit Metal City tells more »

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Anime We Love: Evangelion

  In the year 2015, the world is recovering from the tragic incident known as Second Impact. With half the world’s population gone, and the Earth going through radical changes in climate, only those in the organization known as Nerv more »

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COSTUME CONTEST

Dust off your favorite creation or make something new and magnificent to show off on Sunday August 7th, in the Anime Festival Orlando Costume Contest.  A runway styled event designed for all levels of amateur costumers. Qualifying costumes must be inspired by more »

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Anime We Love: Yu Yu Hakusho

It’s a heavy question that’s passed through the minds of philosophers and the everyman alike at one point or another, and despite being as far from a consensus as one civilization can possibly be we still stop every once in more »

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Anime We Love: One Piece

In the modern age of anime, the shows about heroes versus villains have changed considerably.   Older shows like Dragonball Z were very straightforward and easy to watch. Nowadays, what is referred to as the “neo-shonen” genre has become quite more »

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Anime We Love: Death Note

  Light Yagami is an intelligent college student working on a law degree. The son of a Tokyo police detective, he has a strong sense of morality and longs to see evil extinguished.   One night on his way home more »

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Sentai We Love: Power Rangers DinoThunder

It’s no secret that the staff of AFO loves Power Rangers. We’re well versed on every series both Japanese and American and can joyously talk at length given the slightest excuse. So when pressed to write a series of reviews more »

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Anime We Love: Fist of the North Star

“ATATATATATATATATATA! You are already dead!” That is the legendary catchphrase known by all who have grown up on action-packed anime from the eighties! Fist of the North Star is not only the manliest of all anime, but it is also more »

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