Anime – Access Point

The Collapse of a Flagship: Inside the 14-Hour Disaster at the One Piece Card Game US Nationals

The Los Angeles Convention Center was supposed to be the stage for a massive celebration of tabletop gaming. Hosted over a weekend, the Bandai Card Games Fest was a two-day…

Brian Depaul September 4, 2026

Anime AnimeNYC Conventions

Anime NYC 2026

Anime NYC 2026 transformed the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from August 20 to 23, bringing an estimated 150,000 fans together to celebrate Japanese animation, manga, cosplay, and pop culture.…

Brian Depaul September 2, 2026

Anime Hi-Dive

HiDive’s Summer Schedule

Summer is in full swing, and HIDIVE is keeping subscribers glued to their screens with a freshly updated catalog of simulcasts, highly requested sequels, and an ambitious localization push. Spanning…

Brian Depaul July 14, 2026

Anime One Piece Toei Animation

World in Chaos: Toei Animation’s Egghead Finale Trailer Teases Massive Leap to Elbaf

Toei Animation has officially dropped the long-awaited trailer for the finale of the Egghead Island arc, and the anime community exploded the moment it went live. The footage wastes no…

Brian Depaul November 25, 2025

Anime AnimeNYC Conventions

Anime NYC 2025: The Weekend Crescendo

By the time Saturday rolled around, the Javits Center had fully transformed into a neon-lit celebration of anime, manga, and everything in between. If Thursday and Friday felt like the…

Brian Depaul August 27, 2025

Anime AnimeNYC Conventions

Anime NYC 2025: A Celebration of Fandom, Creativity, and Community

New York City turned into a beacon for anime lovers this past weekend, as Anime NYC once again took over the Javits Center with an energy that can only be…

Brian Depaul August 22, 2025

Anime AnimeNYC Hi-Dive

“Dusk Beyond the End of the World” Shines a Human Light on the Future of Love — Coming to HIDIVE This Fall

In a world teetering between what was and what’s to come, where humanity’s biggest questions now echo through neural networks and synthetic minds, a new anime quietly dares to ask:…

Brian Depaul July 29, 2025

Anime Anime Expo Conventions

Square Enix Reveals 10 Must-Have Manga and Game Books for 2026: Final Fantasy IX, NieR, and New Manga Series Announced

LOS ANGELES, July 7, 2025 — Square Enix, the renowned publisher behind some of the world’s most beloved games and manga, lit up Anime Expo this weekend with a surprise-packed…

Brian Depaul July 7, 2025

Anime Netflix

From Outsider to Overlord: Netflix’s Billion-Dollar Anime Takeover

Netflix, the quiet behemoth of global entertainment, has stealthily climbed to the top of the anime mountain—and hardly anyone saw it coming. If you'd asked anime fans a decade ago…

Brian Depaul July 6, 2025

Anime Anime Expo

HIDIVE to Exclusively Stream Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 in Fall 2026

At Anime Expo 2025, isekai fans finally got the news they’ve been waiting for: AMC Networks’ HIDIVE will exclusively stream the eagerly anticipated second season of Reincarnated as a Sword.…

Brian Depaul July 5, 2025