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Geek It! Otaku Out and About: Gundam Adventure in DiverCity Odaiba

November 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

When Mobile Suit Gundam first aired in 1979, GUNDAM mania exploded into the scene from outer space. The popularity of the series then spawned a franchise that eventually expanded into films, video games, comics, and of course, an entire industry of plastic model kits called ‘Gunpla’. [...]

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

October 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

If you’re hoping to travel to Japan, one of the things that you must do is visit a Pokemon Centre. Pokemon Centres are situated in the main cities so if you ever do see one, always stop by just in case you miss the store in the midst of all the Japan craziness. To step inside a Pokemon Centre [...]

Geek It! Anime Review: Wotakoi Love is Hard for Otaku

September 17, 2018 // 6 Comments

In a world where otaku are secretive about their geeky fantasies and hobbies — is it possible to find love and be in a normal relationship? Labelled as one of 2018’s best rom-com series, we take a look at A-1 Pictures’ WOTAKOI: LOVE IS HARD FOR OTAKU and see whether it is worth [...]

Geek It! Anime: Review: Recovery of an MMO Junkie

May 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

In recent years, we’ve seen the rise of gaming anime, thanks to popular series such as Sword Art Online, Log Horizon, and Btooom!. Many of these shows focus on their respective worlds, gameplay, and rules. The question is: how else could this genre expand in other ways? From the studio [...]

Geek It! Anime: First Impressions/ Off the Record: Caligula

May 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

Not many light novel or gaming-anime adaptations look amazing on the surface. Nor do they impress today’s audience and succeed in ratings. However, there has been one anime that recently caught our eye. We’re talking about CALIGULA — the latest role-playing video game to be [...]

Geek It! Gaming: First Sneak Peek of Kingdom Hearts III: Toy Story, Tangled and Big Hero 6

July 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

Can you believe that the original Kingdom Hearts II game released in 2005? In typical fashion, we got blessed with other versions/releases such as 2.5 Remix, Final Mix, and 358/2 Days. For many years, Kingdom Hearts 3 seemed out of reach, and as a result, it doesn’t look like KH3 was going to [...]

[DVD] Anime Review: The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan

January 9, 2017 // 1 Comment

You may have heard of Haruhi Suzumiya, the outlandish leader of the SOS Brigade who loves to send messages to aliens. While she is quite the female heroine who has the ability to create chaos as she pleases, another heroine takes the spotlight in her very own spin-off series. We’re talking [...]

Geek It! Anime Spotlight: Interview with Madoka Magica’s voice actress Cristina Vee

September 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

With over 100 roles in the animation and video games industry, CRISTINA VEE is without a doubt one of today’s popular voice actors. Landing her first major role in 2008 with the role as Kanaria (ROZEN MAIDEN), she went on to voice Hawk (THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS), Homura Akemi (MADOKA MAGICA), Mio [...]

Geek It! Madman Anime Festival Spotlight: Sword Art Online Panel (Feat. Tomohiko Ito, Shingo Adachi, Atsushi Kaneko)

September 11, 2016 // 1 Comment

Since 2012, SWORD ART ONLINE has been making huge waves in the world of anime. For a light-novel series to be adapted into an anime that has attracted worldwide success, this is a feat that not many light-novel series can achieve. Bringing Sword Art Online mania to Madman Anime Festival 2016, [...]

Geek It! Spotlight: FIVE reasons why you should attend Madman Anime Festival 2016

September 2, 2016 // 0 Comments

For the first time in history, Madman Anime Festival will be kicking off its inaugural Madman Anime Festival this weekend on September 3rd and 4th. Celebrating 20 years of Madman Entertainment, Madfest marks the first anime convention in Australia to be hosted by a distributor. And while there [...]