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  • After spending the last decade or two as an RPG franchise, ATLUS have decided to deviate the Persona line of Megami Tensei games for a (at this moment) one-off fighting game with the assistance of the team at Arc System Works. Finally available in PAL regions, I invite you to check out my review of the game!

    Persona 4 Arena – PAL Region Game Release Review

    Posted on May 12, 2013 | No Comments
    After spending the last decade or two as an RPG franchise, ATLUS have decided to deviate the Persona line of Megami Tensei games for a (at this moment) one-off fighting game with the assistance of the team at Arc System Works. Finally available in PAL regions, I invite you to check out my review of the game!

  • Title: Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 Format: DVD / Blu-ray Published by: Siren Visual (Australia) | Maiden Japan (North America) Audio: Hybrid Dub Subtitles: English Special Thanks: Siren Visual for kindly providing me with a DVD review sample of this release Imagine if an earthquake as powerful as magnitude 8.0 struck Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, today… Who would we think about and what should we do at that moment? This is a tremendous human drama that portrays the connections and human bonds in the most extreme situations. 13 year old Mirai and her...

    Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 – Anime Review

    Posted on May 8, 2013 | No Comments
    Title: Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 Format: DVD / Blu-ray Published by: Siren Visual (Australia) | Maiden Japan (North America) Audio: Hybrid Dub Subtitles: English Special Thanks: Siren Visual for kindly providing me with a DVD review sample of this release Imagine if an earthquake as powerful as magnitude 8.0 struck Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, today… Who would we think about and what should we do at that moment? This is a tremendous human drama that portrays the connections and human bonds in the most extreme situations. 13 year old Mirai and her...

  • The Gold Coast Film Festival have over the years held host to a number of intriguing and entertaining films, ranging from those that are completely live-action to segments of the festival such as “Cool Japan” which every year brings anime films and stars to the coast. This year was pretty special…. not only did the event play host to a screening of Mamoru Hosoda’s Wolf Children (A film I was glad I finally had the chance to watch), but also the world premiere of Makoto Shinkai’s latest...

    Interview with Makoto Shinkai at the World Premiere of The Garden of Words

    Posted on May 5, 2013 | No Comments
    The Gold Coast Film Festival have over the years held host to a number of intriguing and entertaining films, ranging from those that are completely live-action to segments of the festival such as “Cool Japan” which every year brings anime films and stars to the coast. This year was pretty special…. not only did the event play host to a screening of Mamoru Hosoda’s Wolf Children (A film I was glad I finally had the chance to watch), but also the world premiere of Makoto Shinkai’s latest...

  • Title (English): The Garden of Words Title (Japanese): Kotonoha no Niwa Directed by: Makoto Shinkai Studio: CoMix Wave Films Based on: Film Exclusive Title Audio: Japanese Dub (Sentai Filmworks currently working on English dub) Subtitles: Film screening included English subtitles Runtime: 46 Minutes Classification: OFLC: E (Group B) Special Thanks: CoMix Wave Films and Makoto Shinkai for heading Down Under for the event. The team at the Gold Coast Film Festival for hosting the event. We have met, for each of us to walk forward.  From the acclaimed Japanese director of The...

    The Garden of Words / Kotonoha no Niwa – World Premiere Review

    Posted on May 2, 2013 | No Comments
    Title (English): The Garden of Words Title (Japanese): Kotonoha no Niwa Directed by: Makoto Shinkai Studio: CoMix Wave Films Based on: Film Exclusive Title Audio: Japanese Dub (Sentai Filmworks currently working on English dub) Subtitles: Film screening included English subtitles Runtime: 46 Minutes Classification: OFLC: E (Group B) Special Thanks: CoMix Wave Films and Makoto Shinkai for heading Down Under for the event. The team at the Gold Coast Film Festival for hosting the event. We have met, for each of us to walk forward.  From the acclaimed Japanese director of The...

  • As with most Supanova events, anime publisher Madman Entertainment brought along a handful of guests to meet and greet their fans. While this usually comes down to both English and Japanese voice actors/actresses – during the Gold Coast event they had a legendary anime film director in their midst during the Saturday festivities… Mamoru Hosoda. Mamoru Hosoda is an award winning Japanese animated film director/animator whom you may know from a number of his successful films such as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer...

    Interview With Mamoru Hosoda (Director of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time / Summer Wars / Wolf Children) at Supanova Gold Coast 2013

    Posted on April 23, 2013 | No Comments
    As with most Supanova events, anime publisher Madman Entertainment brought along a handful of guests to meet and greet their fans. While this usually comes down to both English and Japanese voice actors/actresses – during the Gold Coast event they had a legendary anime film director in their midst during the Saturday festivities… Mamoru Hosoda. Mamoru Hosoda is an award winning Japanese animated film director/animator whom you may know from a number of his successful films such as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer...

  • Set in the far future, where a system of satellites known as the Fractale system, runs and maintains a virtual world for the real world who interacts with doppels and virtual avatars. When Clain meets a girl, Phryne, a priestess, and Nessa, a dopple, he is soon caught up in a battle to bring down the Fractale system, perpetrated by a ragtag team of hacker terrorists called the "Lost Millennium" who believe the world should go back to the pre-Fractale way. Released recently by Siren Visual in Australia, check out my review to see how this series fares!

    Fractale – Anime Review

    Posted on April 16, 2013 | No Comments
    Set in the far future, where a system of satellites known as the Fractale system, runs and maintains a virtual world for the real world who interacts with doppels and virtual avatars. When Clain meets a girl, Phryne, a priestess, and Nessa, a dopple, he is soon caught up in a battle to bring down the Fractale system, perpetrated by a ragtag team of hacker terrorists called the "Lost Millennium" who believe the world should go back to the pre-Fractale way. Released recently by Siren Visual in Australia, check out my review to see how this series fares!

  • Title: Atelier Totori Plus Developed By: Gust Published By: Tecmo Koei | Mindscape (Australia) Based On: Atelier Totori for the Playstation 3 – Third installment in the Alchemists of Arland series Console: Playstation Vita Genre: RPG / Alchemy Classification (AU): This title has been rated R18+ for References to Sexual Violence Review Conditions: Australian Edition, Playstation Vita, Digital Download Special Thanks: Mindscape Australia for kindly providing a review copy of this title This nation has a job called “adventurers”. It all happened before Arland became a republic. People wanted to explore, adventure or develop...

    Atelier Totori Plus (Playstation Vita) – Game Review

    Posted on April 12, 2013 | No Comments
    Title: Atelier Totori Plus Developed By: Gust Published By: Tecmo Koei | Mindscape (Australia) Based On: Atelier Totori for the Playstation 3 – Third installment in the Alchemists of Arland series Console: Playstation Vita Genre: RPG / Alchemy Classification (AU): This title has been rated R18+ for References to Sexual Violence Review Conditions: Australian Edition, Playstation Vita, Digital Download Special Thanks: Mindscape Australia for kindly providing a review copy of this title This nation has a job called “adventurers”. It all happened before Arland became a republic. People wanted to explore, adventure or develop...

  • Title: Shakugan no Shana II Covers: Season 2 (Two Installments) Format: DVD and Blu-ray Release Date: 23rd April 2013 Published by: Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Australia) Funimation Entertainment (North America) ——————————- Based on: The light novel series by Yashichiro Takahashi Audio: Hybrid Dub Subtitles: English Runtime: 290 Minutes x 2 Special Thanks: Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia for kindly providing me with a review samples of this release The heated bond between Shana and Yuji is tested as their paranormal adventures continue. The Flame Haze fends off supernatural foes by night, but by...

    Shakugan no Shana Season 2 Parts 1/2 – Anime Review

    Posted on April 10, 2013 | No Comments
    Title: Shakugan no Shana II Covers: Season 2 (Two Installments) Format: DVD and Blu-ray Release Date: 23rd April 2013 Published by: Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Australia) Funimation Entertainment (North America) ——————————- Based on: The light novel series by Yashichiro Takahashi Audio: Hybrid Dub Subtitles: English Runtime: 290 Minutes x 2 Special Thanks: Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia for kindly providing me with a review samples of this release The heated bond between Shana and Yuji is tested as their paranormal adventures continue. The Flame Haze fends off supernatural foes by night, but by...

  • Title: Children Who Chase Lost Voices Alternative Titles: Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below | Journey to Agartha | Hoshi o ou Kodomo Format: DVD and Blu-ray Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia) Sentai Filmworks (North America) ——————————- Audio: Hybrid Dub Subtitles: English Runtime: 116 Minutes Special Thanks: Madman Entertainment for kindly providing me with a review sample of this release When she hears a strange song from a crystal radio, Asuna tunes into more than just a magical stream of music. Soon, she is transported to a mysterious world where...

    Children Who Chase Lost Voices – Anime Film Review

    Posted on April 9, 2013 | No Comments
    Title: Children Who Chase Lost Voices Alternative Titles: Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below | Journey to Agartha | Hoshi o ou Kodomo Format: DVD and Blu-ray Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia) Sentai Filmworks (North America) ——————————- Audio: Hybrid Dub Subtitles: English Runtime: 116 Minutes Special Thanks: Madman Entertainment for kindly providing me with a review sample of this release When she hears a strange song from a crystal radio, Asuna tunes into more than just a magical stream of music. Soon, she is transported to a mysterious world where...

  • Following on from the recent release of Persona 4 the Animation and plans for a movie installment of Persona 3 – the latest of the Megami Tensei games to receive an anime adaptation is Devil Survivor 2 (Surprisingly skipping over Devil Survivor 1). As with most titles in the Megami Tensei series, it follows a group of (generally young) people who through plot device X obtain the ability to summon demons and use them to save a world on the brink of destruction. In this case the story...

    Devil Survivor 2 the Animation – First Impressions Review

    Posted on April 6, 2013 | No Comments
    Following on from the recent release of Persona 4 the Animation and plans for a movie installment of Persona 3 – the latest of the Megami Tensei games to receive an anime adaptation is Devil Survivor 2 (Surprisingly skipping over Devil Survivor 1). As with most titles in the Megami Tensei series, it follows a group of (generally young) people who through plot device X obtain the ability to summon demons and use them to save a world on the brink of destruction. In this case the story...

  • Title: SimCity Developed By: Maxis Published By: Electronic Arts Based On: SimCity Series Console: PC/Mac Genre: City Building Simulation Classification (AU): This title has been rated G – although the experience can change online Review Conditions: Australian Edition, PC, Physical Media Special Thanks: Electronic Arts Australia for kindly providing a review copy of this title More than twenty years after the SimCity series first launched and more than ten years since the highly successful release of SimCity 4 – Electronic Arts and Maxis have answered fans demands and released a brand spanking...

    SimCity – Game Review

    Posted on April 4, 2013 | No Comments
    Title: SimCity Developed By: Maxis Published By: Electronic Arts Based On: SimCity Series Console: PC/Mac Genre: City Building Simulation Classification (AU): This title has been rated G – although the experience can change online Review Conditions: Australian Edition, PC, Physical Media Special Thanks: Electronic Arts Australia for kindly providing a review copy of this title More than twenty years after the SimCity series first launched and more than ten years since the highly successful release of SimCity 4 – Electronic Arts and Maxis have answered fans demands and released a brand spanking...

  • As I have mentioned in articles before, Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia are set to begin releasing anime to the Australian market this month. Their first release slate will cover a grand total of six titles – four of which will be DVD+Blu-ray Combo Packs following the North American release structure. The three recieving the combo release are Shakugan no Shana Season 1, and Shakugan no Shana II split up into two half-season collections. The remaining three releases are Armitage III and A Certain...

    Packaging Mini-Review – The First Six Anime Titles of Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia

    Posted on April 3, 2013 | 6 Comments
    As I have mentioned in articles before, Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia are set to begin releasing anime to the Australian market this month. Their first release slate will cover a grand total of six titles – four of which will be DVD+Blu-ray Combo Packs following the North American release structure. The three recieving the combo release are Shakugan no Shana Season 1, and Shakugan no Shana II split up into two half-season collections. The remaining three releases are Armitage III and A Certain...

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