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Geek It! Ctrl+Gaming Review: Calico (2022)

January 3, 2023 // 0 Comments

A magical pastel land? Tick. Breakdancing cats and chubby capybaras? Tick. Soothing music? Tick. Magical potions and broomsticks? Tick. Created by a magical duo at Peachy Keen Games, CALICO is definitely one of the best games to come out from the pandemic. As an avid fan, we want to share our [...]

Geek It! Animation Film Review: Raya and the Last Dragon

April 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

She’s young. Strong. Independent. And needs no Prince or special power to change the world. Joining Disney’s lineage of female-led animated films, Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada’s RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON is the latest film that will inspire kids to make a difference [...]

Geek It! Animation Flashback: The Big Knights

March 4, 2021 // 0 Comments

They’re “the height of two men, the weight of four, the strength of sixteen”. They are also “incredibly strong and brave” — yet they can be incredibly stupid. They’re none other than … THE BIG KNIGHTS. In this #Animation Flashback, let’s take a [...]

Geek It! Review: Netflix’s The Baby-Sitters’ Club (2020)

September 12, 2020 // 0 Comments

As a ’90s girl, we were obsessed with THE BABY-SITTERS’ CLUB. Besides reading hundreds of Baby-Sitters Club books, we were also obsessed with the original BSC television series and the full-length movie. So when we heard Netflix was making its own adaptation, our inner fangirl cheered [...]

Geek It! Anime Spotlight: Voice Actor Jun Fukuyama

June 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

He can be the calm-collected brother that everyone can rely on. He can be your highly eccentric teacher with eight legs. And of course, he can also be the leader of his own rebellion army vowing for world domination. Do these characters add up? In this anime spotlight, we will be featuring … [...]

Geek It! Anime Film Review: Ride Your Wave (2019)

April 8, 2020 // 0 Comments

From the director behind The Tatami Galaxy, Ping Pong: The Animation, and Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, Masaaki Yuasa has blessed us with a masterpiece that joins the high-ranks of romantic animated films — RIDE YOUR WAVE. Straying far from his usual style and portfolio of works, Ride Your [...]

Geek It! Anime Review: Naruto Musical: Song of the Akatsuki

April 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

Live-action cinematic remakes are rarely successful — but what about live-action stage adaptations? Following the success of the first play adaptation in 2015, the Naruto Live Spectacle is back with the sequel ‘NARUTO MUSICAL: SONG OF THE AKATSUKI’ (2017). Luckily for Australian [...]

Geek It! Anime Festival Sydney 2020 Spotlight: Shingo Adachi’s Live Drawing Panel with VA Bryce Papenbrook (Kirito)

March 19, 2020 // 1 Comment

Since 2012, SWORD ART ONLINE has been making huge waves in the world of anime. With worldwide success, this is a feat that not many light-novel series can achieve. Anime Festival is best known for bringing Sword Art Online goodness to Australia, and they have once again brought back SAO Character [...]

Geek It! Anime Festival Sydney 2020: VA Panel with Bryce Papenbrook, David Matranga and Ricco Fajardo

March 14, 2020 // 2 Comments

Some of the hottest dub voice actors of the anime industry made appearances at this year’s Anime Festival Sydney 2020. We’re talking about dubbed voice actors David Matranga (aka Shoto Todoroki from My Hero Academia), Bryce Papenbrook (aka Kirito from Sword Art Online, Eren Jaeger from [...]

Geek It! Spotlight: Cosplay at Madman Anime Festival 2020

March 9, 2020 // 1 Comment

Cosplay is a huge aspect of every pop-culture convention, and it was no different for Anime Festival Sydney 2020. For many fans, it was a chance to make new friends; showcase their cosplay talent; and demonstrate their passion for Japanese manga and anime. For the first time in years, we did not [...]