Anime

For those who have recently purchased the Soul Eater Collection 1-2 (Blu-ray) and purchased an Australian Version, Madman Entertainment has just issued a recall for them due to incorrect encoding of the discs (They are encoded Region A instead of Region...

Title: Fate/stay Night Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand) Based on: Visual Novel by the same name from Type-Moon. Genre: Action, Romance, Supernatural and Thriller Audio: English and Japanese Dubs Subtitles: English Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen (16:9) Runtime: 600 minutes Cost: $79.95 Classification: This title is classified as M for Moderate Animated Violence Blurb: The anime series based...

Whilst there is no word about either series coming to us Down Under, Aniplex America have announced a few little bits of information at their Otakon panel this weekend. I myself have been questioning this - Is there going to...

From my previous posts on the series, you may have noticed that I was pretty much dreading what they were going to do with Higurashi Kira. The first one was just as the previous trailers indicated - a fanservice...

Whilst I was not able to attend the event, Madman Entertainment recently posted on their website a summary of their Madman National Cosplay Championship round they held during AVCon. Having attended the one at Supanova Brisbane this year, I...

The latest trailer for Persona 4: The Animation has recently been released, and with it comes something different from the others. Not only do they show of the voice for the "Silent" protagonist Yu Narukami, but also gives us...

Title: Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand) Based on: Animated Film based off the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion Genre: Mecha, Apocalyptic, Drama, Psychological horror Audio: English and Japanese Dubs Subtitles: English Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen (16:9) Runtime: 98 minutes Cost: $29.95 for the DVD Version or $39.95...

Title: Negima Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand) Based on: Manga Series under the same name by Ken Akamatsu Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy Audio: English and Japanese Dubs Subtitles: English Aspect Ratio: Full Frame / Original Ratio (4:3) Runtime: 650 minutes Cost: $79.95 Classification: This title is rated PG for Moderate Sexual References, Mild Themes, Mild...

We are well passed the half-way mark for the year and so far, the series this year from both Madman Entertainment and Siren Visual have been remarkable and catered to all audiences. Next month is no exception, with some...

There are without a doubt many series on the market promoting fanservice to its viewers and equal numbers that promote action-derrived storylines to a different set of viewers. It isn't too uncommon to see a series on fanservice sporting violence, with yandere girls being a normal staple of such genres however it is more-so uncommon to see an action-oriented series sporting fanservice undertones.... and that is what sets Needless out from the crowd. In my previous review the series obtained a B-Grade overall, with each the story and design obtaining a B grade. How has this series improved since then? Read on to find out.