Fanart by prodigybombay @ deviantart

Riding on a bit of an anime nostalgia train at the moment and how do I forget one of my first weeaboo awakening? Gundam Wing.

Sure, just like any other Asian girl who grew up with Sailor Moon, anime has always been a part of my life. It wasn’t until I fell into the deep, fandom hole of Gundam Wing that I discovered there is a level of love for anime that I’ve never explored before. Slash fiction? Pining for supposedly 15-year old boys who pilot war-rigged mecha robots? Fangirling with no concept of shame? Sign me up.

This edition of Fanart GLEE is dedicated to the five boys who defined what “doki doki” meant to me.

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Fortune Cookie tries to convince us that arranged wedding with alpacas is a good idea and said, NAY, VALERIE! WE ARE MODERN WOMEN! Don’t let George Lucas use your showers. Fanfic Theatre: Attack on Titan x Pizza Hut.

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Created by the most charming men in comic books, Mike Wellman (writer) and Rafael Navarro (artist), Guns A’Blazin’ kicks off it’s book tour at The Comic Bug on September, 2015. Manhattan Beach’s number one comic book store was party central with live music, tons of comic books, nachos, drinks and of course, the geeks (and those associated with the self-proclaimed geeks).

Next stop: The Golden Apple in Los Angeles THIS Wednesday on September  16, 2015. Check out the event page for more information.

More photos after the jump!

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If you are into anime at all, there’s no way you haven’t heard of Love Live, the insanely popular series that tells the story of a group of girls that saves their school by becoming an idol group, and gaining popularity by singing and dancing their way into people’s hearts, creating more new students for the small, failing school.

With two seasons under their belt, the 9 girls of LoveLive finish their story arc with their feature film, LoveLive! The School Idol Movie, debuting all of the world this past weekend. (Don’t worry, they are planning a new season, but it will feature different girls at a different school striving to be idols!)

NIS America distributed the LoveLive! movie across the US, including several sold out weekend showings at the Downtown Independent Cinema in Los Angeles, CA. Luckily, we (YumeNinja and Myself, ChubbyBunny Michelle) were able to score some tickets and join our weeaboo brethren to the path of our trash life, haha.

Check out our photos of fans from the Sunday showing, and then, my very, very fangirl version of a review. Spoilers below!

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What started with a Late Review of Attack on Titan escalated (downgraded?) into something more for the Lady Geeks this week as we explore what could be the secrets of ‘The Basement.’ Plus, Spider News and Batman News. Fanfic Theatre: Attack on Titan x Pizza Hut.

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If you’re like me probably some of the first “funny feelings” you had as a child were caused by a certain delicious and androgynous Goblin King. That beautiful bastard Jareth had a way of toying with my pre-pubescent (and eventually VERY pubescent) heart. Oh, haven’t we all daydreamed of hanging out with Jareth in the Underground? Didn’t we all try to offer our younger siblings as sacrifice…. or in my case one of my cats? Let’s be honest, how many of us thought that Sarah was sooooo stupid for turning Jareth down and thought, “If that were me I would have been gung ho from the bedroom scene.” There are many fanfics that fulfill that David Bowie spandex filled Mary Sue fantasy (bless them), but I wanted to feature one that is painfully accurate as to what would probably really happen if Jareth showed up in our bedrooms.

This fanfic is called Say Your Right Words and is by Scattered Logic of Fanfiction.net. The protagonist of this fanfiction has no name and she doesn’t need one. She is us, every Labyrinth fangirl who has planned and dreamed of summoning Jareth.

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It’s not often I get to do an interview with someone who is truly open and candid about their life and their personal journey. Country music singer and songwriter Lawnie Wallace was gracious enough to take to time to talk to me about her new album, The Lost Years (available now to purchase), and to share the bittersweet journey that transpired and led to the creation of her most recent music.

In this interview Lawnie talks about her ten year hiatus, how she came back to writing music, and her love for phone apps and Macs. She even shared with us her favorite superhero! She is an absolute gem and it was a pleasure to speak with her. Check it out!

What is it like to be back in the music scene after your ten year hiatus?

For me it’s actually very surreal because it’s been such a long time since I’ve been in the music scene. I’m so overwhelmed with it all because I’m so close to the music and it’s my first time writing a full album all on my own and producing it along with the help of Ruben Huizenga, my other producer and help me bring out the music that was living in my head for so long. Coming back from the dark and back into the light again, it just makes me so grateful. If there was one word to describe how I feel it would be gratitude. I’ve had this chance again to bring my music to the forefront, so that people can hear me and hear the struggles that I have been through over the last ten years.

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On Wednesday, September 2nd, Comics N Cocktails celebrated their launch on theStream.tv web channel with a fun and geeky party at Shakey’s in Hollywood!

Nathan and Anastasia (center and right) with their first episode guest Bernie Bregman (left)

Comics N Cocktails is the brainchild of  Anastasia Washington and Nathan Lichtman, the duo who have already bringing us the latest in geeky news and interviews on their podcast Awkward Conversations on Nerd Reactor. On CNC, they’ll be bringing a weekly show of  geek-talk mixed with booze-drinking to the table, featuring guests from the nerd community at large. The series airs  Wednesday nights at 8pm Pacific!

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