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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 Academia). Best known for playing the fierce and strong-willed Rukia Kuchiki (Bleach), Ctrl+GeekPod recently sat down with voice [...]

Geek It! Animation Spotlight: Mano Animation Studios’ The Glassworker

January 21, 2017 // 3 Comments

Life is beautiful but fragile, like glass. As the animation industry continues to grow in America, Australia, Japan, China and France, there is a passionate desire for the art of animation to grow in other foreign countries. In this case, we’re talking countries like Pakistan in which [...]

Geek It! Spotlight: CtrlGeekPod’s Top 10 picks for Sydney Japanese Film Festival 2016

October 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

It’s that exciting time of the year again! From horror to sci-fi to drama, the Japanese film industry offers a versatile selection of films that will attract viewers of all ages. Unlike a majority of Hollywood films, there is just something about Japanese films that makes them unique. Is [...]

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! Anime Spotlight: Interview with Erased/Sword Art Online’s Director Tomohiko Ito

September 6, 2016 // 0 Comments

From the director behind Silver Spoon, Sword Art Online and Erased, TOMOHIKO ITO is one of today’s renowned directors in the Japanese animation industry. Talking all things animation, Erased and Sword Art Online, CtrlGeekPod recently sat down with Ito-san at Madman Anime Festival 2016. Check [...]

Geek It! Cosplay Spotlight: Interview with Cosplayer TOMIA

September 5, 2016 // 1 Comment

Best known for her high-quality cosplays including Sword Art Online’s Asuna and Fate Stay Night’s Saber, TOMIA is one of the world’s most beloved and cutest cosplayers around! Chatting about the Australian cosplay scene and her cosplay-making process, CtrlGeekPod recently caught [...]

Geek It! Madman Anime Festival Spotlight: Director Tomohiko Ito

July 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

Making a mark in the animation industry, TOMOHIKO ITO is one of Japan’s notable directors who has climbed to the top of the industry over the last ten years. To many anime fans, Ito was the director of ERASED. However, his role in ERASED was far more than that. After being shown the [...]

Geek It! Supanova Sydney 2016: Voice Actor Christopher Sabat Panel

June 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

Best known for getting the best voice-acting guests of our favourite dubbed anime series, Supanova Sydney kicked off the convention weekend (June 17-19th) in the greatest way ever — an epic panel with none other than CHRISTOPHER SABAT himself. For those don’t know, CHRISTOPHER [...]

Geek It! Upcoming Animated Films of 2015 and 2016 (Zootopia, Good Dinosaur, Kung Fu Panda 3)

September 12, 2015 // 0 Comments

Year 2015 has been an exciting year for Walt Disney-Pixar Animation Studios, and no doubt 2016 will be even bigger. While some projects are out in the open, there are still some films biding time in the hopes of unveiling their awesomeness in months to come. DreamWorks may have suffered major [...]