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Geek It! Otaku Out and About: Gundam Cafe in Akihabara

September 4, 2019 // 1 Comment

Akihabara is best known for its variety of otaku cafes — especially for its iconic AKB48 Cafe and Gundam Cafe situated right outside Akihabara’s Electric Town [...]

Geek It! Otaku Out and About: One Piece Mania in Japan

September 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

Japan has a passionate love for Eiichiro Oda’s ONE PIECE. And this is evident by the amount of One Piece mania across Japan. During our recent trip, we happened to [...]

Geek It! Otaku Out and About: Polar Bear’s Cafe in Japan

August 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

Tucked away in Takadanobaba is the one and only POLAR BEAR’S CAFE — also known as the SHIROKUMA CAFE. Based on the anime of the same name, this is an anime cafe [...]

Geek It! Anime Spotlight: Interview with Voice Actress Fumiko Orikasa

August 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

You may know her as the voice of Seras Victoria (Hellsing), Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood), Chun-Li (Street Fighter), and Lotte Yanson (Little Witch [...]

Geek It! Cosplay Spotlight: Interview with Baozi and Hana

August 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

Photogenic looks. Multi-talented skills in makeup and prop-making. A legion of international fans. We’re talking about the one and only — BAOZI and HANA. BAOZI [...]

Geek It! Animation Spotlight: SMASH! 2019 Voice Actor Atsushi Abe Panel

July 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show is best known for getting Japanese talent directly from Japan to Australia. As part of this year’s SMASH! event, Japanese voice actor [...]

Geek It! Cosplay Spotlight: SMASH! 2019 Cosplay

July 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

So SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show 2019 happened over the (July 13-14th) weekend and we were there to witness the glorious cosplay costumes. Like every other year, we are [...]

Geek It! Anime Spotlight: Voice actress Rie Kugimiya

July 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

(via Crunchyroll) When it comes to the anime world, it is quite an amazing feat to be dubbed as the Queen of Tsundere. We’re talking about none other than Japanese [...]

Geek It! Animation Spotlight: Magic School Bus

June 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

…Cruisin’ on down Main Street. You’re relaxed and feelin’ Good! (Yeah!), Next thing that you know, You’re seein’…An Octopus in the neighbourhood? Surfin’ On [...]

Geek It! Animation Review: Rilakkuma and Kaoru

May 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

One of Netflix’s best animated series, RILAKKUMA AND KAORU is guaranteed to warm your heart with its cuteness. Here is our review: Set in Japan, Kaoru is a normal [...]