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  • A trailer for my readers who live in North America. As with most of Funimation’s trailers, these are region locked. With the release date of Part 1 for Eureka Seven AO drawing ever closer (13th August 2013), North American anime localizer and publisher Funimation Entertainment have confirmed their English voice cast for the series. The full revealed voice cast list is as follows: Ao: Micah Solusod Naru: Lindsay Seidel  Fleur: Sainty Reid Elena: Jād Saxton Ivica: John Swasey Rebecka: Jamie Marchi Truth: Todd Haberkorn Gazelle: Brandon Potter Noa: Monica Rial The year is...

    Funimation Entertainment Also Confirm English Voice Cast for Eureka Seven AO

    Posted on May 19, 2013 | No Comments
    A trailer for my readers who live in North America. As with most of Funimation’s trailers, these are region locked. With the release date of Part 1 for Eureka Seven AO drawing ever closer (13th August 2013), North American anime localizer and publisher Funimation Entertainment have confirmed their English voice cast for the series. The full revealed voice cast list is as follows: Ao: Micah Solusod Naru: Lindsay Seidel  Fleur: Sainty Reid Elena: Jād Saxton Ivica: John Swasey Rebecka: Jamie Marchi Truth: Todd Haberkorn Gazelle: Brandon Potter Noa: Monica Rial The year is...

  • Last year, North American anime publisher Funimation Entertainment confirmed they had acquired the rights to the 2008-2009 anime series Michiko & Hatchin, with plans to release it later this year. The company have recently confirmed that they will be publishing this beginning the 17th September 2013. In addition to this announcement, the company also confirmed the English voice cast for the series – with a couple of surprises… especially with Monica Rial as Michiko instead of someone like Jamie Marchi. The voice cast is as...

    Funimation Entertainment Announce English Voice Cast and Release Date for Michiko & Hatchin

    Posted on May 19, 2013 | No Comments
    Last year, North American anime publisher Funimation Entertainment confirmed they had acquired the rights to the 2008-2009 anime series Michiko & Hatchin, with plans to release it later this year. The company have recently confirmed that they will be publishing this beginning the 17th September 2013. In addition to this announcement, the company also confirmed the English voice cast for the series – with a couple of surprises… especially with Monica Rial as Michiko instead of someone like Jamie Marchi. The voice cast is as...

  • 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...

    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...

  • The microwave is a time machine and the girl gets shot. Okarin sends another text. Nukes another banana. The mad scientist meddled with forces he never should have known about. The girl gets run over by a car. Okarin goes back to stop the bleeding. Dashes madly through the dark streets. Races against time. The girl gets hit by a train. Failures and flatlines multiply in a ghastly pattern of repetition. Over and over and over again until sanity is stripped away and you start to notice shapes slipping in and out of the shadows. SERN. The second collection of Steins;Gate is now available, check out my review of it in this article.

    Steins;Gate Collection 2 – Anime Review

    Posted on March 17, 2013 | No Comments
    The microwave is a time machine and the girl gets shot. Okarin sends another text. Nukes another banana. The mad scientist meddled with forces he never should have known about. The girl gets run over by a car. Okarin goes back to stop the bleeding. Dashes madly through the dark streets. Races against time. The girl gets hit by a train. Failures and flatlines multiply in a ghastly pattern of repetition. Over and over and over again until sanity is stripped away and you start to notice shapes slipping in and out of the shadows. SERN. The second collection of Steins;Gate is now available, check out my review of it in this article.

  • Title: Baka & Test: Summon the Beasts – Series 2 Collection Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia) | Funimation Entertainment (North America) Based on: Light Novel Series by Kenji Inoue Audio: Hybrid Dub Subtitles: English Runtime: 325 Minutes Cost: $59.95 on EITHER DVD or Blu-ray Special Thanks: Madman for kindly providing me with Blu-ray sample of this release The loveable losers of lowly Class F are back for more fun in the second season of Baka and Test – Summon the Beasts! Goofball Yoshii’s still leading his crew in Avatar battles against the brainier students in school, but...

    Baka & Test: Summon the Beats Series 2 Collection – Anime Review

    Posted on March 15, 2013 | No Comments
    Title: Baka & Test: Summon the Beasts – Series 2 Collection Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia) | Funimation Entertainment (North America) Based on: Light Novel Series by Kenji Inoue Audio: Hybrid Dub Subtitles: English Runtime: 325 Minutes Cost: $59.95 on EITHER DVD or Blu-ray Special Thanks: Madman for kindly providing me with Blu-ray sample of this release The loveable losers of lowly Class F are back for more fun in the second season of Baka and Test – Summon the Beasts! Goofball Yoshii’s still leading his crew in Avatar battles against the brainier students in school, but...

  • During their KatsuCon panel today, North American anime publisher Funimation Entertainment unveiled the voice cast for their English dub – which is set to be included alongside the original Japanese dub when the series launches in April 2013. The cast is listed below, alongside the usual behind the scenes people: ADR Director - Christopher Bevins (Heaven’s Lost Property) ADR Engineer – Chris George (Princess Jellyfish) Head Writer - John Burgmeier (Black Butler) Script Writer - Bonny Clinkenbeard (Shiki) FAM - Jād Saxton (A Certain Magical Index) GISELLE – Leah...

    Funimation Entertainment Announce English Voice Cast of LASTEXILE – FAM, The Silver Wing -

    Posted on February 16, 2013 | No Comments
    During their KatsuCon panel today, North American anime publisher Funimation Entertainment unveiled the voice cast for their English dub – which is set to be included alongside the original Japanese dub when the series launches in April 2013. The cast is listed below, alongside the usual behind the scenes people: ADR Director - Christopher Bevins (Heaven’s Lost Property) ADR Engineer – Chris George (Princess Jellyfish) Head Writer - John Burgmeier (Black Butler) Script Writer - Bonny Clinkenbeard (Shiki) FAM - Jād Saxton (A Certain Magical Index) GISELLE – Leah...

  • Title: King of Thorn Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia) | Funimation Entertainment (North America) Based on: King of Thorn manga series by Yuji Iwahara Audio: Hybrid Dub Subtitles: English Runtime: 110 Minutes Cost: $29.99 on DVD / $39.99 on Blu-ray Special Thanks: Madman for kindly providing me with Blu-ray sample of this release Panic spreads worldwide as the Medusa Virus – a fatal pandemic that solidifies the body to stone – threatens to wipe out the human race. One-hundred and sixty infected individuals are selected to be cryogenically frozen while a cure is...

    King of Thorn – Anime Film Review

    Posted on February 12, 2013 | No Comments
    Title: King of Thorn Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia) | Funimation Entertainment (North America) Based on: King of Thorn manga series by Yuji Iwahara Audio: Hybrid Dub Subtitles: English Runtime: 110 Minutes Cost: $29.99 on DVD / $39.99 on Blu-ray Special Thanks: Madman for kindly providing me with Blu-ray sample of this release Panic spreads worldwide as the Medusa Virus – a fatal pandemic that solidifies the body to stone – threatens to wipe out the human race. One-hundred and sixty infected individuals are selected to be cryogenically frozen while a cure is...

  • Title: Steins;Gate Collection 1 Encompasses: Episodes 1-12 Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia), Funimation Entertainment (North America) Genre: Mystery, Romance, Science-Fiction Audio: English / Japanese Subtitles: English Classification: This title has been classified as M for Animated Violence Special Thanks: Madman Entertainment for providing me with a copy of this release to review! The microwave is a time machine. Okarin proved it. The self-anointed mad scientist nuked bananas into some gelatinous version of the future. Or maybe it was the past. Doesn’t matter. No one thought he could do it, but he did it...

    Steins;Gate Collection 1 – Anime Review

    Posted on January 20, 2013 | No Comments
    Title: Steins;Gate Collection 1 Encompasses: Episodes 1-12 Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia), Funimation Entertainment (North America) Genre: Mystery, Romance, Science-Fiction Audio: English / Japanese Subtitles: English Classification: This title has been classified as M for Animated Violence Special Thanks: Madman Entertainment for providing me with a copy of this release to review! The microwave is a time machine. Okarin proved it. The self-anointed mad scientist nuked bananas into some gelatinous version of the future. Or maybe it was the past. Doesn’t matter. No one thought he could do it, but he did it...

  • Given I am located in Australia, I generally only cover anime releases that have been released by my regions anime publishers (Madman Entertainment, Siren Visual and Hanabee). This stands to be the reason why last year I only did an “Of the Year” article for Australian Anime Releases despite a number of great titles which had yet reached our shores. But given I do promote North American anime companies on this site, I have picked up a fair few titles that I don’t expect to...

    The Otaku’s Study – North American Anime Release of the Year 2012

    Posted on December 30, 2012 | 2 Comments
    Given I am located in Australia, I generally only cover anime releases that have been released by my regions anime publishers (Madman Entertainment, Siren Visual and Hanabee). This stands to be the reason why last year I only did an “Of the Year” article for Australian Anime Releases despite a number of great titles which had yet reached our shores. But given I do promote North American anime companies on this site, I have picked up a fair few titles that I don’t expect to...

  • Title: [C]: Control: The Money and Soul of Possibility Encompasses: Complete Series Published by: Siren Visual (Australia/New Zealand), Funimation (North America) Based on: Anime-exclusive Series Genre: Science Fiction Audio: Hybrid Dub Subtitles: English Runtime: 300 Minutes Classification: M for Mature Themes, Animated Violence and Coarse Language Cost: $49.95 on DVD Special Thanks: Siren Visual for kindly providing me with a copy of this title for review The Japanese Government was rescued from the brink of financial collapse by the Sovereign Wealth Fund. For its citizens however, life has not improved with unemployment, crime, suicide and despair...

    [C]: Control: The Money and Soul of Possibility – Review

    Posted on December 6, 2012 | No Comments
    Title: [C]: Control: The Money and Soul of Possibility Encompasses: Complete Series Published by: Siren Visual (Australia/New Zealand), Funimation (North America) Based on: Anime-exclusive Series Genre: Science Fiction Audio: Hybrid Dub Subtitles: English Runtime: 300 Minutes Classification: M for Mature Themes, Animated Violence and Coarse Language Cost: $49.95 on DVD Special Thanks: Siren Visual for kindly providing me with a copy of this title for review The Japanese Government was rescued from the brink of financial collapse by the Sovereign Wealth Fund. For its citizens however, life has not improved with unemployment, crime, suicide and despair...

  • Following their (currently) Australian-exclusive English release of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, Siren Visual felt content not to end their releases of supernatural mystery series with just that... opting to also licence and release Shiki in the region which was previously released by Funimation Entertainment in North America. To be honest I have been sitting on this series for a couple of months now since its August 2012 release after finding the first few episodes to be slow and rather dull. But as I don't generally write a review on a series without having watched every episode first after the release of the second Part I took to cramming it all in a day... and found it to be a surprisingly interesting watch.

    Shiki Part 1 & Part 2 – Review

    Posted on October 21, 2012 | No Comments
    Following their (currently) Australian-exclusive English release of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, Siren Visual felt content not to end their releases of supernatural mystery series with just that... opting to also licence and release Shiki in the region which was previously released by Funimation Entertainment in North America. To be honest I have been sitting on this series for a couple of months now since its August 2012 release after finding the first few episodes to be slow and rather dull. But as I don't generally write a review on a series without having watched every episode first after the release of the second Part I took to cramming it all in a day... and found it to be a surprisingly interesting watch.

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