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  • The 5th September 2012 will see Madman Entertainment (An Australian distributor of anime and other titles) release their September slate of anime. While having a nice mixture of titles over the last couple of month, September sees a number of the most anticipated series see a release including the second season of K-ON!!, Oreimo (My Sister Can’t Be This Cute!) and Cardcaptor Sakura. Details of each of their releases are as follows: Cardcaptor Sakura Collection 1 Format: DVD Episodes: 1 – 35 Runtime: 875 Minutes...

    Madman Entertainment’s September Anime Release Slate for Release Next Week – Inc. Cardcaptor Sakura, Oreimo and K-ON!!

    Posted on August 30, 2012 | No Comments
    The 5th September 2012 will see Madman Entertainment (An Australian distributor of anime and other titles) release their September slate of anime. While having a nice mixture of titles over the last couple of month, September sees a number of the most anticipated series see a release including the second season of K-ON!!, Oreimo (My Sister Can’t Be This Cute!) and Cardcaptor Sakura. Details of each of their releases are as follows: Cardcaptor Sakura Collection 1 Format: DVD Episodes: 1 – 35 Runtime: 875 Minutes...

  • As you may already have been aware, Madman Entertainment intend on releasing the first collection of K-ON! Season 2 this coming September, following an announcement in their monthly newsletter last week. Unlike most of their recent releases, K-ON! Season One was released in four separate installments which followed on from the North American distributor’s (Bandai Entertainment) release plan. If you avoided purchasing the individual volumes waiting for a full season release to come along sooner or later you will be happy to know that the...

    Excited About K-ON! Season 2′s English Release But Haven’t Watched The First Season? Madman Entertainment to Release K-ON! Season 1 Collection at the Same Time

    Posted on June 1, 2012 | No Comments
    As you may already have been aware, Madman Entertainment intend on releasing the first collection of K-ON! Season 2 this coming September, following an announcement in their monthly newsletter last week. Unlike most of their recent releases, K-ON! Season One was released in four separate installments which followed on from the North American distributor’s (Bandai Entertainment) release plan. If you avoided purchasing the individual volumes waiting for a full season release to come along sooner or later you will be happy to know that the...

  • Section23 Films on behalf of Sentai Filmworks and Switchblade Pictures day unveiled the companies August 2012 anime release slate, featuring a number of different animated films and series releases that will hopefully cater to your interests. The releases are as follows: The World God Only Knows Season 2 DVD/Blu-ray | 7th August 2012 | Hybrid | $59.98 /$69.98 | 300 Minutes Every otaku’s favorite dating sims champion is back! And Keima still has his adorable lost soul-hunting, demon cutie with him!  Together, they continue their...

    Sentai Filmworks / Switchblade Pictures Unveil Their August 2012 Release Slate

    Posted on May 16, 2012 | No Comments
    Section23 Films on behalf of Sentai Filmworks and Switchblade Pictures day unveiled the companies August 2012 anime release slate, featuring a number of different animated films and series releases that will hopefully cater to your interests. The releases are as follows: The World God Only Knows Season 2 DVD/Blu-ray | 7th August 2012 | Hybrid | $59.98 /$69.98 | 300 Minutes Every otaku’s favorite dating sims champion is back! And Keima still has his adorable lost soul-hunting, demon cutie with him!  Together, they continue their...

  • Some may know her for her dubs of anime songs on Youtube…. others might know her for her many anime roles…. but regardless of where you know her from Cristina Vee is heading down under for both the Melborune Supanova Expo held between the 13th and 15 of April and the brand new Gold Coast Supanova held  between April 20 – 22. As an up and coming English anime dub star with roles on shows such as Madoka Magica (as Akemi Homura), K-ON! as Mio Akiyama and...

    Cristina Vee to Attend Gold Coast and Melbourne Supanova’s in 2012!

    Posted on February 27, 2012 | No Comments
    Some may know her for her dubs of anime songs on Youtube…. others might know her for her many anime roles…. but regardless of where you know her from Cristina Vee is heading down under for both the Melborune Supanova Expo held between the 13th and 15 of April and the brand new Gold Coast Supanova held  between April 20 – 22. As an up and coming English anime dub star with roles on shows such as Madoka Magica (as Akemi Homura), K-ON! as Mio Akiyama and...

  • As soon as Bandai Entertainment announced they would not be distributing any new anime series, it was not a matter of IF a company would be picking up the second season of K-ON!… but a matter of WHEN. Given their recent interest in acquiring numerous numbers of anime series for release to the English market, Sentai Filmworks is the company that has snatched the rights up. Unlike the previous seasons 12-13 episode run, this season will continue the exploits and activities of the Sakuragoaka Girl’s...

    The Second Season of K-ON! Acquired by the Folks at Sentai Filmworks

    Posted on February 26, 2012 | No Comments
    As soon as Bandai Entertainment announced they would not be distributing any new anime series, it was not a matter of IF a company would be picking up the second season of K-ON!… but a matter of WHEN. Given their recent interest in acquiring numerous numbers of anime series for release to the English market, Sentai Filmworks is the company that has snatched the rights up. Unlike the previous seasons 12-13 episode run, this season will continue the exploits and activities of the Sakuragoaka Girl’s...

  • Title: K-ON Volume 4 Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand) Based on: Manga Series under the same name by Kakifly Genre: Comedy, Music, School-Life Audio: English and Japanese Dubs Subtitles: English Aspect Ratio: 1080p High Definition Runtime: 75 minutes Cost: $24.95 (DVD), $29.95 (Blu-ray) Classification: This title is rated G Special Thanks: Special thanks goes to the Madman Entertainment PR Team for providing me with a review sample of this title. Finally after four volume releases, we have finally reached the final K-ON!...

    K-ON! Volume 4 – Review

    Posted on February 4, 2012 | No Comments
    Title: K-ON Volume 4 Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand) Based on: Manga Series under the same name by Kakifly Genre: Comedy, Music, School-Life Audio: English and Japanese Dubs Subtitles: English Aspect Ratio: 1080p High Definition Runtime: 75 minutes Cost: $24.95 (DVD), $29.95 (Blu-ray) Classification: This title is rated G Special Thanks: Special thanks goes to the Madman Entertainment PR Team for providing me with a review sample of this title. Finally after four volume releases, we have finally reached the final K-ON!...

  • While I am actually extending this “Weekend Review Slate” into Friday as well, I thought I would quickly take the time to discuss what should be up for review over the next few days. I have a mixed bag of brand new games and brand new anime releases which I have either finished watching or should be finished with to write the review soon (Of course, cut me some slack if I don’t get one or two of them done – February is a very...

    Titles on the Weekend Review Slate!

    Posted on February 3, 2012 | No Comments
    While I am actually extending this “Weekend Review Slate” into Friday as well, I thought I would quickly take the time to discuss what should be up for review over the next few days. I have a mixed bag of brand new games and brand new anime releases which I have either finished watching or should be finished with to write the review soon (Of course, cut me some slack if I don’t get one or two of them done – February is a very...

  • For their first releases of 2012, Madman Entertainment have come with a total of 7 series, some new… and some collections of older series you might not have checked out before or back by popular demand. Below I have included a list of series with included synopsis, prices etc. Bubblegum Crisis – Tokyo 2040 Complete Collection DVD | $59.95 In the aftermath of the great earthquake, one ruthless corporation stands ready to take over the devastated city of Tokyo with an army of synthetic monsters....

    Madman Entertainment Releases – 11th January 2012 / 12th January 2012

    Posted on January 11, 2012 | No Comments
    For their first releases of 2012, Madman Entertainment have come with a total of 7 series, some new… and some collections of older series you might not have checked out before or back by popular demand. Below I have included a list of series with included synopsis, prices etc. Bubblegum Crisis – Tokyo 2040 Complete Collection DVD | $59.95 In the aftermath of the great earthquake, one ruthless corporation stands ready to take over the devastated city of Tokyo with an army of synthetic monsters....

  • Future of K-ON! and The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Blu-ray’s (Not DVD’s) Look Bleak in UK

    Posted on January 7, 2012 | 1 Comment
    While the disbanding of Bandai Entertainment’s Anime and Manga branch will not affect any licenses or distribution rights which I believe some people are worried about, this has resulted in a few shakeups in terms of Manga Entertainment’s (Manga UK) Blu-ray releases of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya and K-ON!. In a statement made today by the company, they have for the time cancelled any release of K-ON! or the Haruhi movie on Blu-ray however the DVD distributions of these titles will remain in place. The...

  • Thanks to the investigative work of the folks at Fandom Post, it seems like K-ON!! will be recieving just one more release in the forum of a complete DVD series featuring all four installments in one handy pack as part of their Anime Legends brand. Currently it is only listed on Amazon.com with a list price of $39.98 and an actual price of $27.99… so it is a pretty good bargain in my books. You can pre-order it HERE with the current release date is the...

    K-ON! To Get One Last Hurrah! in North America – K-ON! Complete Series [Anime Legends]

    Posted on January 6, 2012 | No Comments
    Thanks to the investigative work of the folks at Fandom Post, it seems like K-ON!! will be recieving just one more release in the forum of a complete DVD series featuring all four installments in one handy pack as part of their Anime Legends brand. Currently it is only listed on Amazon.com with a list price of $39.98 and an actual price of $27.99… so it is a pretty good bargain in my books. You can pre-order it HERE with the current release date is the...

  • While it is not possible to post every single one of the great New Years artwork posted by various groups and companies in Japan that deal with products covered on this website (A feat that AnimeNewsNetwork has managed to do yet again), I thought I would share a few of my favorites. 5pb Games 5pb has been behind some really great titles this year including the Steins;Gate PSP game and Corpse Party Book of Shadows / 2U. Alcot Alcot is a Japanese Visual Novel company responsible...

    A Few of My Favourite New Years Greetings from Japanese Otaku Companies / Series / Authors etc! (Updated: 7th January)

    Posted on January 2, 2012 | No Comments
    While it is not possible to post every single one of the great New Years artwork posted by various groups and companies in Japan that deal with products covered on this website (A feat that AnimeNewsNetwork has managed to do yet again), I thought I would share a few of my favorites. 5pb Games 5pb has been behind some really great titles this year including the Steins;Gate PSP game and Corpse Party Book of Shadows / 2U. Alcot Alcot is a Japanese Visual Novel company responsible...

  • Title: K-ON! Volume 3 Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand) Based on: K-ON! 4koma series by Kakifly Genre: Comedy, Music, School-life Audio: English and Japanese Dubs Subtitles: English Aspect Ratio: Review conducted on DVD version, so Anamorphic Widescreen 16:9. Blu-ray aspect ratio same as previous reviews. Runtime: 75 minutes Cost: $24.95 (DVD) / $29.95 (Blu-ray) Classification: This title has been classified as PG for Mild Themes Special Thanks: Special thanks goes to the Madman Entertainment PR Team for providing me with a review sample of this title. I don’t believe I really need to introduce...

    K-ON! Volume 3 – Review

    Posted on December 8, 2011 | No Comments
    Title: K-ON! Volume 3 Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand) Based on: K-ON! 4koma series by Kakifly Genre: Comedy, Music, School-life Audio: English and Japanese Dubs Subtitles: English Aspect Ratio: Review conducted on DVD version, so Anamorphic Widescreen 16:9. Blu-ray aspect ratio same as previous reviews. Runtime: 75 minutes Cost: $24.95 (DVD) / $29.95 (Blu-ray) Classification: This title has been classified as PG for Mild Themes Special Thanks: Special thanks goes to the Madman Entertainment PR Team for providing me with a review sample of this title. I don’t believe I really need to introduce...

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