Author: James

Since the eighties, most Transformersfans have been quick to dismiss Tonka’s Go-Bots as a simple Transformers knock-off. But the real story is much more complicated, with the Go-Bots actually reaching American store shelves a full year before Transformers. In the late seventies, companies like Mego and Mattel had established precedent for importing Japanese toys with…

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NEW YORK – Anime NYC, the largest event on the U.S. East Coast showcasing Japanese anime and related culture, opened in New York on August 20, drawing large crowds of fans and cosplayers, with about 150,000 visitors expected over its four-day run.

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