K Pop Mix Tape, January 25 at Enclave.

Enclave will host K Pop Mix Tape, a travelling Kpop dance party, on January 25. Tickets for the 18+ show are available online. Enclave is located at 1602 E. Carson St. in the South Side (map).

Taiwanese chain Wushiland Boba to open Pittsburgh location in Spring 2024.

In October we wrote about Taiwanese chain Wushiland Boba preparing to open its first chain in Pittsburgh, on S. Craig St., and today the chain announced it aims to open in Spring 2024. It will be located at 300 S. Craig St. (map), where Fuku Tea opened its second location in July 2020. The operator of this Wushiland is the Director of Operations of Fuku Tea and Atarashi Sushi, the latter an offshoot of the Sushi Fuku that had a few locations in Oakland and that opened Fuku Tea in 2015.

Margaret Cho: Live and LIVID in Pittsburgh, March 30.

Margaret Cho will bring her Live and LIVID tour to Pittsburgh on March 30, 2024.

Comedian. Actor. Musician. Advocate. Entrepreneur. Five-time Grammy and Emmy nominee. Margaret Cho’s strong voice has been lighting the path for other women, other members of underrepresented groups, other performers, to follow. Her recent television appearances – guest star on Season 2 of The Flight Attendant (HBO Max), guest star on Season 2 of Hacks (HBO Max) and two Netflix is a Joke comedy specials: Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration and Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live – have expanded an already wide-ranging career, and her role as the ‘mother hen’ in the well-reviewed movie Fire Island solidifies why we all love Margaret in the first place.

As a comedian Margaret has been named one of Rolling Stone magazine's 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time, one of Vogue magazine’s Top 9 Female Comedians of all time, while CNN chose her as one of the 50 People Who Changed American Comedy. Thankfully, Margaret has more stories to tell, and her production company, Animal Family Productions, has multiple scripted shows in development for 2022 and beyond.

She will perform at the Byham Theater in the Cultural District (map). Tickets for the 7:30 pm show are now available online.

Anime/Kpop Night at Squirrel Hill Sports Bar, December 23.

The Squirrel Hill Sports Bar will host another Anime/Kpop Night on December 23.

A night of your favorite anime, Korean, and Japanese Bops | Free Admission | Toys for Tots Donations Being Accepted | Cosplay Highly Encouraged

IT runs from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am at 5832 Forward Ave. (map).

New Miyazaki film The Boy and the Heron (君たちはどう生きるか) remains in Pittsburgh through (at least) December 21.

The 2023 Hayao Miyazaki film The Boy and the Heron (君たちはどう生きるか), which opened across Pittsburgh-area theaters on December 7, will remain here through (at least) December 21. A synopsis of the movie, from the distributor:

Hayao Miyazaki's first feature film in 10 years, The Boy and the Heron is a hand-drawn, original story written and directed by the Academy Award®-winning director. Produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, the film features a musical score from Miyazaki's long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi. The theme song for the film "Spinning Globe" was penned and performed by global J-pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu.

. . .

A young boy named Mahito
yearning for his mother
ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead.
There, death comes to an end,
and life finds a new beginning.


A semi-autobiographical fantasy
about life, death, and creation,
 in tribute to friendship,
from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.

Tickets are available online for shows at nearly all Pittsburgh-area theaters. Please note, some shows are in Japanese with English subtitles while others are dubbed in English.

Anime Day at New Dimension Comics, Waterfront, December 16.

New Dimension Comics in the Waterfront will host Anime Day on December 16.

Anime Day w/ Sandy & Lex
Saturday December 16th, 2023
12pm to 6pm
Raffle Prizes, Giveaways & Refreshments!

Lex Lang - Jujutsu Kaisen, Crash Bandicoot, Digimon, Naruto, Rurouni Kenshin, Lupin, Bleach, Avatar the Last Airbender, Star Wars, Power Rangers & Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure.

Sandy Fox - Sailor Moon, Betty Boop, Akira, Hello Kitty, Ghost in the Shell, Transformers, Disgaea, Chobits, Gran Blue Fantasy, Pokemon & Fire Emblem

It runs from 12:00 to 6:00 pm at the Waterfront shopping center in Homestead (map).

Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラ-1.0) to remain in Pittsburgh through (at least) December 21.

The latest Godzilla movie, Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラ-1.0), which opened in Pittsburgh on November 30, will remain in local theaters through at least December 21.

Japan, devastated after the war, faces a new threat in the form of Godzilla. How will the country confront this impossible situation?

It plays locally in Japanese with English subtitles at most local theaters, and tickets are available online.

Japanese punk band Otoboke Beaver with Korean punk band Drinking Boys & Girls Choir (드링킹소년소녀합창단) in Pittsburgh, March 14.

The Japanese punk band Otoboke Beaver will perform at Spirit Hall on March 14 with Drinking Boys & Girls Choir (드링킹소년소녀합창단) . Tickets are now available online; PennsylvAsia will be doing a ticket giveaway on social media as the concert gets closer. Spirit Hall is located at 242 51st St. in Lawrenceville (map).

2023 Japanese movie Monster (怪物) in Pittsburgh, from December 15.

The 2023 Japanese movie Monster (怪物) will play in Pittsburgh from December 15.

When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what’s going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, the truth gradually emerges.

It plays locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront, in Japanese with English subtitles, and tickets are available online.

Artist Talks: Elina Zhang, Brent Nakamoto, December 14 at Pitt.

The University of Pittsburgh Department of Studio Arts will host Elina Zhang and Brent Nakamoto as part of its Artist Talks series on December 14. It starts at 6:00 pm in B42 of the Frick Fine Arts building (map).