Out&About

Geek It! Otaku Out and About: Harry Potter mania Part 2: Harry Potter Cafe in Akasaka, Japan

June 3, 2023 // 0 Comments

As part of Akasaka’s Harry Potter experience, there were only three things that we wanted to achieve: 1) visit the exhibition area at Akasaka Station; 2) visit Harry Potter Mahou Dokoro shop; and 3) to visit the one and only HARRY POTTER CAFE. For those who don’t know, there are MANY [...]

Geek It! Otaku Out and About: Owl Cafe in Japan

May 20, 2023 // 0 Comments

So we’ve been to shiba dog cafes, cat cafes and a zoo cafe featuring meerkats, capybaras, hedgehogs etc. Let’s try something different, shall we? It’s time to go to an … OWL CAFE! Hoot-hoot! Here at CtrlGeekPod, we’ve been wanting to interact with owls for ages. To be [...]

Geek It! Otaku Out and About: Japan InstaFood Appreciation Edition 6

May 14, 2023 // 0 Comments

You love food, we love food – here’s a Japan Instafood Appreciation post! Follow our Instagram pages at @ctrlgeekpod and @nomnomsuz * * * * * * * View this post on Instagram A post shared by @nomnomsuz View this post on Instagram A post shared by @nomnomsuz [...]

Geek It! Otaku Out and About: Harry Potter Exhibition and Mahou Dokoro in Akasaka, Japan

May 8, 2023 // 0 Comments

Now, it is every Harry Potter fan’s dream to go to Britain and United States to visit all things Harry Potter. But for those who don’t know, the Harry Potter hype is BIG in Japan. Here at CtrlGeekPod, we are hardcore Potterheads. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the opportunity to [...]

Geek It! Otaku Out and About: Pokemon Cafe in Japan

April 29, 2023 // 0 Comments

Here at CtrlGeekPod, we’ve visited many Pokemon Centres and also a Pikachu Outbreak event back in 2019 … but what other Pokemon experience is still pending to be ticked off on our bucket-list? Yes, you probably guessed it! This year, we made it our ultimate quest to visit a POKEMON CAFE [...]

Geek It! Out and About: A Moment in Time: Visiting Nakano Broadway

June 15, 2020 // 0 Comments

For many fans of manga and anime, they have always recommended Akihabara as THE ultimate destination for all things Japanese popular culture. However, what many people don’t know, is that there is another hot-spot tucked away in Tokyo, Japan — NAKANO BROADWAY. If you’re looking [...]

Geek It! Out and About: A Moment in Time: Visiting Fushimi Inari Shrine in Japan

May 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

During such times, we can’t help dreaming about Japan. In this Moment in Time edition, we take you on a stroll through one of our favourite ‘anime’ places in Japan — Fushimi Inari Taisha. Fushimi Inari Taisha is one of Japan’s most iconic sights. If you ever visit [...]

Geek It! Cosplay Spotlight: CookieKingCosplay and SteakPresident

April 12, 2020 // 0 Comments

As a hardcore Naruto fan, we are always scoping out the best Naruto cosplays on the Internet. However, it is quite rare to find cosplayers who could cosplay the perfect Naruto duo/couple. And if you’re a Naruto otaku, then you would have definitely come across the following cosplay duo who [...]

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 [...]