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  • It's culture festival time at Fumizuki Academy and Class F are out to make some money to improve their classroom. Review of the Baka and Test OVA series.

    Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts OVA Collection – Anime Review

    Posted on June 16, 2013 | No Comments
    It's culture festival time at Fumizuki Academy and Class F are out to make some money to improve their classroom. Review of the Baka and Test OVA series.

  • With the month of June upon us, Australian anime fans can expect another few sets of anime releases made by the regions major anime publishers. First off the bat is Hanabee Entertainment, whose titles are set to appear in retailers on the 5th June 2013 – this Wednesday! Their release slate contains a total of three titles, two new series on both DVD and Blu-ray, as well as the second and final collection of Nisemonogatari. I look forward to bringing you reviews of all these titles as well as my catch-up articles over the coming weeks! A full list of...

    Hanabee Entertainment’s June 2013 Release Slate to Be Launched This Week

    Posted on June 3, 2013 | No Comments
    With the month of June upon us, Australian anime fans can expect another few sets of anime releases made by the regions major anime publishers. First off the bat is Hanabee Entertainment, whose titles are set to appear in retailers on the 5th June 2013 – this Wednesday! Their release slate contains a total of three titles, two new series on both DVD and Blu-ray, as well as the second and final collection of Nisemonogatari. I look forward to bringing you reviews of all these titles as well as my catch-up articles over the coming weeks! A full list of...

  • Title: Persona 4 the Animation Volume 2 Encompasses: Episodes 10-17 Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand) Based on: Persona 4 on the Playstation 2 / Playstation Vita Genre: Murder Mystery, Comedy, Drama, Action-Adventure etc Audio: English and Japanese Dubs Subtitles: English and…. French Runtime: 225 Minutes Classification: This title has been classified as M for Sexual References, Coarse Language and Supernatural Themes Special Thanks: Madman Entertainment for providing me with a copy of this release to review! Yu finds himself joining with a group of eight other teenagers in a desperate bid to solve the mystery. A mystery that is somehow connected to both the local weather patterns...

    Persona 4 The Animation Volume 2 (Blu-ray) (Episodes 10-17) – Anime Review

    Posted on June 3, 2013 | No Comments
    Title: Persona 4 the Animation Volume 2 Encompasses: Episodes 10-17 Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand) Based on: Persona 4 on the Playstation 2 / Playstation Vita Genre: Murder Mystery, Comedy, Drama, Action-Adventure etc Audio: English and Japanese Dubs Subtitles: English and…. French Runtime: 225 Minutes Classification: This title has been classified as M for Sexual References, Coarse Language and Supernatural Themes Special Thanks: Madman Entertainment for providing me with a copy of this release to review! Yu finds himself joining with a group of eight other teenagers in a desperate bid to solve the mystery. A mystery that is somehow connected to both the local weather patterns...

  • After a relatively small July 2013 release slate for anime, Madman Entertainment have packed quite a few new and promising titles for August. As we are now in the month of June and pre-orders open two months beforehand, there are now brand new titles available to pre-order via the official Madman Entertainment website, and assumingly through other retailers of anime shortly. Curious as to what you might be able to pick up when everything gets sent out on the 21st August 2013? Gaze your eyes below to find out! Appleseed Xiii Series Collection DVD / Blu-ray | $59.95 / $64.95...

    Madman Entertainment Launch Pre-Orders for August 2013 Anime Release Slate

    Posted on June 2, 2013 | No Comments
    After a relatively small July 2013 release slate for anime, Madman Entertainment have packed quite a few new and promising titles for August. As we are now in the month of June and pre-orders open two months beforehand, there are now brand new titles available to pre-order via the official Madman Entertainment website, and assumingly through other retailers of anime shortly. Curious as to what you might be able to pick up when everything gets sent out on the 21st August 2013? Gaze your eyes below to find out! Appleseed Xiii Series Collection DVD / Blu-ray | $59.95 / $64.95...

  • A short while ago it was announced by Pied Piper, DIRECTIONS and Studio Rikka that they would be holding a Kickstarter campaign, with the goal of bringing the Time of Eve Film (Also known as Eve no Jikan | イヴの時間) to international anime fans on blu-ray. Starting with a modest goal of $18,000… the company were successful in passing this very quickly, and have with 27 days remaining hit their stretch goal ($50,000) of including an English dub in the release. The blu-ray only release is currently estimated to be released around October 2013 in both North America and the UK....

    Time of EVE: The Movie Doubles Kickstarter Goals in Only a Few Days, Passes English Dub Stretch Goal

    Posted on May 26, 2013 | No Comments
    A short while ago it was announced by Pied Piper, DIRECTIONS and Studio Rikka that they would be holding a Kickstarter campaign, with the goal of bringing the Time of Eve Film (Also known as Eve no Jikan | イヴの時間) to international anime fans on blu-ray. Starting with a modest goal of $18,000… the company were successful in passing this very quickly, and have with 27 days remaining hit their stretch goal ($50,000) of including an English dub in the release. The blu-ray only release is currently estimated to be released around October 2013 in both North America and the UK....

  • 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 8 year old brother, Yuki are left away from home when the catastrophically large quake...

    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 8 year old brother, Yuki are left away from home when the catastrophically large quake...

  • 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 Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5cm Per Second and Children Who Chase Lost Voices...

    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 Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5cm Per Second and Children Who Chase Lost Voices...

  • Through their distributor Section23 Films, anime publishers Sentai Filmworks and Maiden Japan announced their planned releases for August 2013. Featuring to me a rather interesting set of titles, it’s highlight is most definitely Makoto Shinkai’s latest film The Garden of Words which following its World Premiere as part of the Gold Coast Film Festival this Sunday, will be released in North America during the month on DVD and Blu-ray with a hybrid dub. Take a gander at their planned releases below: The Garden of Words (DVD / Blu-ray) Sentai Filmworks | 6th August 2013 | Hybrid Dub | $24.98 / $34.98 |...

    Sentai Filmworks and Maiden Japan Announce Their August 2013 Anime Release Slate

    Posted on April 27, 2013 | No Comments
    Through their distributor Section23 Films, anime publishers Sentai Filmworks and Maiden Japan announced their planned releases for August 2013. Featuring to me a rather interesting set of titles, it’s highlight is most definitely Makoto Shinkai’s latest film The Garden of Words which following its World Premiere as part of the Gold Coast Film Festival this Sunday, will be released in North America during the month on DVD and Blu-ray with a hybrid dub. Take a gander at their planned releases below: The Garden of Words (DVD / Blu-ray) Sentai Filmworks | 6th August 2013 | Hybrid Dub | $24.98 / $34.98 |...

  • 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: 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 day, she contends with a classmate who’s also after Yuji’s heart. Emotions flare as a...

    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 day, she contends with a classmate who’s also after Yuji’s heart. Emotions flare as a...

  • On the 4th June 2013, North American anime and video game publisher Nippon Ichi Software America will release their Premium Edition of “The Everyday Tales of a Cat God”, also known as Nekogami Yaoyorozu. In the build up to this release, the team are after fans to submit questions to ask director Hiroaki Sakurai in a fan-powered Q&A session in the near future. Submissions should be in before the 14th April 2013 at 11:59 PST and the ten lucky winners to have their questions answered will also be receiving a copy of the Premium Edition.

    NIS America Announce Fan Powered Interview for The Everyday Tales of a Cat God

    Posted on April 9, 2013 | No Comments
    On the 4th June 2013, North American anime and video game publisher Nippon Ichi Software America will release their Premium Edition of “The Everyday Tales of a Cat God”, also known as Nekogami Yaoyorozu. In the build up to this release, the team are after fans to submit questions to ask director Hiroaki Sakurai in a fan-powered Q&A session in the near future. Submissions should be in before the 14th April 2013 at 11:59 PST and the ten lucky winners to have their questions answered will also be receiving a copy of the Premium Edition.

  • 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 mythical beasts roam and brave warriors fight for their lives. Agartha is a land of...

    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 mythical beasts roam and brave warriors fight for their lives. Agartha is a land of...

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