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Anime Midwest 2025 is a family-friendly anime convention in Rosemont, Illinois. This three-day event focuses on video gaming, Japanese anime, Japanese manga, and bringing authentic Japanese culture and anime to life.
Get your tickets today for an incredible weekend of events. Anime Midwest is just outside of Chicago and easily accessible by the Blue Line! It's easy to get to our event from anywhere in the Midwest.
Anime Midwest 2025 is proudly brought to you by the incredible anime fans at AnimeCon.org, supporting the nerd community.
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Signed 3MB - CD
$15.00 USD
Mega Face Blue T-Shirt
$25.00 USD
Signed Black Materia: The Remake CD
$9.00 USD
Loveable & Capable Canvas Print
$20.00 USD
Signed Rebirth: Feathers Poster
$10.00 USD
Night or Day 18" x 12" Signed Poster
$1.40 USD
RNDM CD
$6.00 USD
Gold Chain Black T-Shirt
$15.00 USD
Ages 12" Vinyl
$12.00 USD
Minibosses / Mega Ran Split 10"
$15.00 USD
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Rick
April 10th 2025
Mega Ran (Raheem) opened for Starbenders and Magic Sword and he did a great job warming up the audience and telling his story. He is a Valley local, and a favorite in the nerdcore genre, and I have seen him a couple times. Fun, energetic, creative - and a really nice person!
Phoenix, AZ@Crescent Ballroom
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Mega Ran Biography
"Random's proven he can excel in storytelling, punchlines, poignancy, freestyling and, well, pretty much any other way you can measure an MC." - LA Weekly
Mega Ran, aka Raheem Jarbo of Philadelphia is arguably the world's most well known video-game influenced performance artist. Since signing an unprecedented licensing deal with international developer Capcom, the former teacher's high-energy shows and fun, nerdy persona have led to world tours, festival and video game tournament performances, and a legion of smart art fans he calls "Team Mega."
Mega Ran's release “RNDM” debuted at #2 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, and ended the year 11th on CMJ's Year End Hip Hop Chart, above Dr. Dre's Compton, and several other notable releases.
Ran continues to bend genre definitions and reality with each release, and the sky is the limit. Mega Ran may have traded in the chalk for the microphone, but every song, every lyric, and every appearance is a lesson. School is in.
Read MoreMega Ran, aka Raheem Jarbo of Philadelphia is arguably the world's most well known video-game influenced performance artist. Since signing an unprecedented licensing deal with international developer Capcom, the former teacher's high-energy shows and fun, nerdy persona have led to world tours, festival and video game tournament performances, and a legion of smart art fans he calls "Team Mega."
Mega Ran's release “RNDM” debuted at #2 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, and ended the year 11th on CMJ's Year End Hip Hop Chart, above Dr. Dre's Compton, and several other notable releases.
Ran continues to bend genre definitions and reality with each release, and the sky is the limit. Mega Ran may have traded in the chalk for the microphone, but every song, every lyric, and every appearance is a lesson. School is in.
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