Tag: anime
MomoCon Rising: The growing Atlanta anime and gaming convention courts a new, younger fandom
MomoCon started 14 years ago as a tiny event at Georgia Tech. Now the convention draws more than 30,000 attendees and is aimed at a younger audience more focused on anime and video games than its mammoth sister convention, Dragon Con.
Marietta’s Tomato Japanese Grocery Store moves after 30 years…but just up the road
After 30 years on Cobb Parkway, Tomato Japanese Grocery Store gets a new storefront on Windy Hill Road, but you'll find the same bento boxes, sashimi-grade tuna, fun flavors of Kit Kats, and unique imports.
Animated characters come to life at Dragon Con Cosplay Contest
As the rain started pouring down on Peachtree Street, the entrants in Saturday’s Dragon Con Cosplay Contest prepared to strut across the stage while a sold-out house of fans, many soggy from waiting outside, filed into a Hyatt convention room to watch.
