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Siren Visual to Bring Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai and Shiki Box Sets to Australian Anime Fans in August
Posted on May 23, 2013 | No CommentsAustralian anime publisher Siren Visual have today announced that August will be a month for box sets from the company, with both a complete series collection for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai and complete DVD and Blu-ray collections to be released for Shiki – both titles which were released last year, the former an Australian English-localized exclusive title. But as both of these releases are special to the company, they have confirmed that goodies will be randomly given away to those whom pre-order both... -
Siren Visual Announce That Their Big Acquisition Announcement is for the Anime Series Monster
Posted on May 17, 2013 | No CommentsOne of the long-time anime publishers to the Australian market, Siren Visual have today proudly announced that the big announcement they were teasing earlier this week is for MONSTER, which is set to come with an English dub, English subtitles and the original Japanese soundtrack. This is the biggest dedication to a series done by Siren Visual in recent years, with no the one/two releases expected but a total of 72 releases spread over five installments beginning November 2013 (So there will be a bit... -
Siren Visual Tease Some “VERY Cool News” to be Announced Later This Week
Posted on May 13, 2013 | No CommentsWhile I myself still have no idea on what this announcement could entail, Siren Visual have taken to their Facebook page today to announce their plans to announce an “extremely important acquisition” later this week. While information is scarce, the vague clues the company have announced so far include: WAY cooler than that (though DRRR!! BD *is* happening, so hats-off to you, my friend!)….. (In response to a post mentioning DRRR! on Blu-ray) Tiny Hint: it’s a good series…… Okay, that may not be the... -
Siren Visual Confirm Some Coffee Mug Goodness For A Few Lucky People Whom Pre-Order Mawaru Penguindrum Part 2
Posted on May 10, 2013 | No CommentsFor their more promising and big name acquisitions, Siren Visual have recently been including randomly given out pre-order goodies to those who choose to go through that route. For example, with Tiger & Bunny they had some really interesting packs of Japanese goodies while they also did something along the same lines with UN-GO. While unspecified in number, the company intend on randomly giving out Mawaru Penguindrum ceramic coffee mugs to those who pre-order Mawaru Penguindrum Part 2 set to launch in Australia this June. -
Siren Visual Confirm Mononoke For Release in August 2013
Posted on May 10, 2013 | No CommentsIn more news from Australian-based anime publisher Siren Visual, their previously announced acquisition of Mononoke by Kenji Nakamura, while not available for pre-order yet, will be available for purchase from the 22nd August 2013. This is an animation that features a story following on from the “Bake Nako” storyline in “Ayakashi Horror Tales”. This is another title that joins the companies list of noitaminA series acquisitions, and features a total of 12 episodes, most likely to be Japanese-dub / English subtitle only. Mononoke is a... -
At the Stroke of 5PM, Siren Visual Launch Pre-Orders for Hakaba Kitaro
Posted on May 10, 2013 | No CommentsSiren Visual have added yet another interesting addition to their July 2013 anime release slate – Hakaba Kitaro. Set for release more specifically on the 18th of the month, this DVD-exclusive release features the entire 11-episode series with the original Japanese dub and English subtitles. It is another noitaminA title to make its way to the company, whom hold several of the titles that can proudly boast the title – with several other Australian exclusives including Welcome to Irabu’s Office and The Tatami Galaxy. Pre-Orders... -
Siren Visual Open Pre-Orders for Chihayafuru Anime Series – To Launch This July (Another Australian English-Language Exclusive Release?)
Posted on May 9, 2013 | No CommentsAustralian anime publisher Siren Visual have open pre-orders up for their first collection of the anime series Chihayafuru, set to contain the first 13 episodes in the series and be in stores from the 18th July 2013. As with some of the companies other more unique licensed titles such as Welcome to Irabu’s Office and Dennou Coil, this title is at this time an English-language exclusive release for the company, although is available via streaming through services such as CrunchyRoll. But you may be wondering... -
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 – Anime Review
Posted on May 8, 2013 | No CommentsTitle: 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... -
Siren Visual to Release Hakaba Kitaro This July in Australia
Posted on May 2, 2013 | No CommentsSiren Visual sure love their noitaminA titles… and amongst their releases they hold a number of Australian-first (Eg. Usagi Drop) and even Australian exclusive releases (Such as Welcome to Irabu’s Office). The company teased the title earlier this year, but have today announced that Hakaba Kitaro, an anime series from 2008 will be joining their ranks as an Australian exclusive title this July. More information is still set to be announced by the company, but they have so far confirmed it will be DVD-only and... -
Siren Visual Open Pre-Orders for Mawaru Penguindrum Part 2 – Set to Announce Some Merchandise to Go Along With It
Posted on April 26, 2013 | No CommentsWhile it was unfortunately not available in time for the Gold Coast Supanova, Siren Visual this week launched their first part collection of Mawaru Penguindrum – which as one of their bigger titles recieved not only the companies standard DVD treatment but also a Blu-ray release. Looking into the future, the company have today confirmed that pre-orders are now open for the second collection and will be available from the 20th June 2013. But that is not all for Penguindrum related news from the Australian publisher, as... -
Fractale – Anime Review
Posted on April 16, 2013 | No CommentsSet 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! -
Siren Visual Preview Some of the Goodies You May Receive From Pre-Ordering Mawaru Penguindrum Part 1
Posted on April 4, 2013 | No CommentsLater this month, Australian anime publisher are set to release Mawaru Penguindrum Part 1 on both DVD and Blu-ray formats. As with some of their other big titles, the company are offering some incentive to those who pre-order the title by randomly giving away bonus goodies (Such as the ones shown above) to those who do. Mawaru Penguindrum Part 1 is set to be released on both DVD and Blu-ray from the 18th April 2013. Both formats will set you back $49.95 each. Takakura Kanba...











