The CaliConBlogCast

In the spirit of March Madness, the CCB crew go through their own brackets to determine the most snubbed anime movie at the Oscars as well as the most anticipated upcoming anime as seeded by MAL. A link to the brackets will go up next week once we complete Part 2 of Anime March Madness. Follow the blog and us on social media! Main website - www.caliconblog.net Facebook - facebook.com/caliconblog Y...

On this quick episode of the CaliConBlogCast, Matthew reacts to the Promised Neverland S2 any% speed run and its finale. Follow the blog and us on social media! Main website - www.caliconblog.net Facebook - facebook.com/caliconblog YouTube - youtube.com/caconblog Twitter - twitter.com/caconblog Instagram - instagram.com/caconblog Twitch - Coming soon! Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88...

Did anime get snubbed once again at the Oscars? Does Sony own EVO now? And why does the crew keep bringing up stories of Matthew being drunk? Find out on this episode of the CaliConBlogCast! Oscar nominations 2021: ‘Mank’ leads with 10; Zhao, Yeun, Ahmed make history; complete list of nominees - https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/03/15/oscar-nominations-2021/ Welcoming Evo into...

Matthew, Ryan, and Jeriko piece their thoughts about the recent Atlanta mass shootings; the overall rise in violence, discrimination, and hatred towards the Asian American & Pacific Islander communities; and what really should be talked about here. Anti-Asian Violence Resources - https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/ Suspect charged with eight counts of murder in killings at Atlanta-ar...

On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, Matthew, Ryan, and Jeriko attempt to find the best $2,000 PC pre-build, the best accessories for our pre-builds for $1,000, and dole out advice about PCs and RGB.  There's also discussion about CRX going virtual and two high-profile anime movies coming to America in the next month or so as some states - including California - slowly start to reopen. Cru...

On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, the crew answer a long-standing question: if you wanted to create your own convention, where would you have it and who would be your guests? And in order to do, they embark on the first ever CCB Fantasy Convention Draft. Full draft order and results - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_MKP8lI6b6Sc1X9SG0Pk6CUdjlEupVEqdI3Pj0Ai9u8/ Follow the blog and us...

On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, Matthew, Ryan, Jeriko, Robbie, and Ray reminiscence about Pokémon as the franchise celebrates 25 years and discuss Persona 5 Strikers & the Persona franchise.  We also touch on the double cancelation of WonderCon AND SDCC, potential signs of Anime Expo going virtual prior to their announcement, and more COVID talk. Turtleneck & Blazer - https://www.i...

Ryan and Dalton interview Tia Ballard at Kumoricon 2019. Follow the blog and us on social media! Main website - www.caliconblog.net Facebook - facebook.com/caliconblog YouTube - youtube.com/caconblog Twitter - twitter.com/caconblog Instagram - instagram.com/caconblog Twitch - Coming soon! Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777 Ryan'...

On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, Matthew, Ryan, Dalton, Nate, Robbie (making his inaugural debut on the podcast), and Ray (also making his inaugural debut on the podcast)  talk about the decision by FanimeCon to go virtual and burning questions that we have regarding this convention and the rest of the 2021 convention season in general - if there is one. Plus we pay tribute to Daft Punk and...

On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, Matthew, Ryan, Dalton, Nate, and Jeriko discuss results of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2021 Powered By Princess Connect Re:Dive and the dangerous precedent that one thinks it sets. Plus we compare the CR Anime Awards to the r/anime Awards. Full list of winners for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2021 - https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/02/19-1/rewatc...

In this supercut, Matthew and Ryan react live via Discord to the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2021. Most of the Japanese speaking sections and portions of the trailers that did not have commentary have been cut out. Follow the blog and us on social media! Main website - www.caliconblog.net Facebook - facebook.com/caliconblog YouTube - youtube.com/caconblog Twitter - twitter.com/caconblog Instagram - i...

On this day in 2012, Animation on Display was held at Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco's Japantown. The convention formerly known as Anime Overdose started out at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara in 2003, had a long stint up north in San Francisco from 2005 through 2015, and ended where it started - in 2017 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.  Matthew previews and breaks down AOD with Rob...

In honor of the Valentine's Day/President's Day weekend, the blog puts their waifus and husbandos through the ringer in a no-holds bared roast session.  Follow the blog and us on social media! Main website - www.caliconblog.net Facebook - facebook.com/caliconblog YouTube - youtube.com/caconblog Twitter - twitter.com/caconblog Instagram - instagram.com/caconblog Twitch - Coming soon! Matt...

On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, Matthew, Ryan, Dalton, and Jeriko discuss the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2021 Powered By Princess Connect Re:Dive as we make our picks on who we want to win and what we predict to win. Detours include why SAO is getting shafted once again, why one title doesn't deserve to be nominated for anime of the year, whether or not Makoto Shinkai should be nominate...

On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, Matthew, Ryan, Nate, Dalton, and Jeriko touch on the latest from Magfest & Wall Street (Bets) before diving into the cancelation of Sakura-Con 2021, potential trouble for Otakon 2021 and beyond, another attempt by Japanese lawmakers to restrict cosplay, and our cosplay bucket list which leads into talking about a potential trip to Japan. Super Magfest -...

Ryan and Dalton interview David Wald at Kumoricon 2019. (Note: We are only publishing this now on our YouTube page because we had thought the files were lost but were recently found late in 2020.) Follow the blog and us on social media! Main website - www.caliconblog.net Facebook - facebook.com/caliconblog YouTube - youtube.com/caconblog Twitter - twitter.com/caconblog Instagram - instagram.com/ca...

In the first of many replays of our many interviews done over the years, Matthew, Nate, and Ryan interview Chris Patton at FanimeCon 2019. (Note: We are only publishing this now on our YouTube page because we had thought the files were lost but were recently found late in 2020.) Follow the blog and us on social media! Main website - www.caliconblog.net Facebook - facebook.com/caliconblog YouTube -...

Matthews joins his two passions - conventions and (college) football - as he explains his concept of the "Power Five Anime Conventions," the "Group of 5 Anime Convention," and the differences between a national, regional, and local convention.  Follow the blog and us on social media! Main website - www.caliconblog.net Facebook - facebook.com/caliconblog YouTube - youtube.com/ca...

On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, Matthew, Ryan, Dalton, and Nate discuss the Winter 2021 anime season, Twitch removing PogChamp, a Maximum Tune 5 tournament during a pandemic, and Persona music streaming. Plus we get Nate's 2021 convention and cosplay predictions. Full list of Winter 2021 Anime - https://www.livechart.me/winter-2021/all Twitch removes PogChamp emote it says was “the fa...

On the first episode of the revived California Conventions Blog Podcast (or CaliConBlogCast for short), Matthew, Ryan, Dalton, and Jeriko discuss the podcast as a whole as well as what we've been up to since conventions were canceled and stay-at-home orders were issued, especially from an RN's point of view. We'll also discuss the major news from MAGFest, give our convention predict...