The Anime India Mumbai convention, that brings together global anime industry leaders, Japanese cultural sensations and the nation’s massive anime fandoms under the same roof, starts today at the NESCO Exhibition Centre. On till August 30, the convention features delegations by anime industry pioneers including Naruto director Hayato Date and Sakamoto Days production team member Ryota Hasegawa, with performances…

Morecambe Comic Con returns for its free two day Summer event this weekend, over Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday (30th – 31st August 2026). While its focus is more media collectables and cosplay, comic creators and genre authors do attend, so if you fancy a day at the seaside…

The global cultural landscape has undergone a monumental shift, transforming what was once considered niche subculture into a dominant force in mainstream entertainment – Japanese culture and their chief export; animations, most commonly referred to as “anime”. 

Aleister Crowley did not create an authentically new spiritual tradition. He created a theatrical personality and an occult collage assembled from Jewish Kabbalah, Christian apocalypticism, Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism, Egyptian religion, Indian Yoga and Tantra, Islamic and Persian imagery, astrology, alchemy, and European ceremonial magic. He then placed himself at the center of this collection as “the…