Anime

It has been a fair while since I have had the chance to review the anime straight from Japan, however with LEGAL simulcasting becoming more and more widespread today, and the fact that anime series seem to be snatched...

Just a quick reminder to everyone that the Supanova Expo is on in Sydney this weekend (June 17-19) and in Perth the weekend after (June 24-26). They have recently released the event schedules which can be read at the...

A few months back when they first showed the preview trailer for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira, the second OVA series for the long running and very popular Higurashi (When they Cry) series, I was shocked to find...

Title: Shakugan no Shana Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand) Based on: The light novel series by Yashichiro Takahashi under the same name. Genre: Action, Fantasy and Romance Audio: English and Japanese Dubs Subtitles: English Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen (16:9) Runtime: 600 Minutes Cost: $79.95...

Title: Lucky Star Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand) Based on: The Lucky Star manga series published by Kagami Yoshimizu Genre: Comedy and Slice-of-life Audio: English and Japanese Dubs Subtitles: English Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen (16:9) Runtime: 600 Minutes Cost: I cannot actually find a...

Title: Kanon - The Collection Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand) Based on: The original Visual Novel series by KEY released in 1999 as a adult version and 2000 as an All-Ages version. Genre: Drama, Fantasy and Romance Audio: English and...

Wasn’t this discussion…. Supposed to be about who was gonna take care of Rin…? All they’re doing is going through rehearsed lines and calling it a “discussion”… Don’t tell me they arrived at the conclusion… To this alleged discussion before it even got...

Title: Needless Published by: Siren Visual (Australia) Based on: The manga series of the same name by Kami Imai Audio: English and Japanese Dubs Subtitles: English Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Full Frame Run Time: 280 minutes Cost: $AUD 49.95 from the Siren Visual online store. Classification: This title...

Title: When they Cry – Part 2: Episodes 14 - 26 Alternative Title: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, When Cincadas Cry, ひぐらしのなく頃に Published by: Siren Visual (Australia), Geneon (US) Based on: The Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Visual Novel series by Ryukishi07. Audio:...

I will admit, I haven't followed TCG Games since the days when Pokemon Trading Cards were in fashion, and anyone who was anyone had a pile of them. However, with some interesting anime based TCG Games coming out in the Japanese...