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Geek It! Anime NewsByte: Attack on Titan Live-Action Movie Trailer

May 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

ATTACK ON TITAN was one of 2014’s most successful anime series that created a major pop-culture cult amongst otakus and cosplayers. With the second season of Attack [...]

[DVD] Film Review: Giovanni’s Island (2014)

April 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

For a modern animated film, GIOVANNI’S ISLAND is an incredibly beautiful film filled with humour, innocence and loss. Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo (Musashi: The Dream [...]

[DVD] Anime Review: Space Dandy S1 (2014)

March 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

Space Dandy. Dandy is a dandy guy in space. Dandy is an alien hunter in search of the rarest aliens in space. With his slick jet-black hair, Aloha Oe spaceship , and badass [...]

Film Review: The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)

January 21, 2015 // 4 Comments

“The last episode; a first love” THE LAST: NARUTO THE MOVIE marks the final epic adventure about our beloved shonen hero, Uzumaki Naruto. It may not be the [...]

Film Review: Big Hero 6 (2014)

January 4, 2015 // 0 Comments

Walt Disney’s latest flick, Big Hero 6, is without a doubt one of the best action-packed animated films in recent history. Filled with plenty of heart and laughter, you [...]

Geek It! Spotlight: SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show 2014

August 15, 2014 // 0 Comments

It’s that time of the year again where Sydney’s #1 Japanese pop-culture convention, SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show, exploded the Australian pop-culture [...]

Anime Review: Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha (2014)

May 15, 2014 // 0 Comments

In an era occupied by highly-intense action and bizarre plotlines comes the delightful Inari, KonKon Koi Iroha. An anime series that is crafted like an oil painting with [...]

Geek It! Anime Spotlight: Cosplayer REIKA

March 20, 2014 // 0 Comments

Cosplay is no easy hobby — you need to perfect everything about your character from the poses to the facial expressions to the detail in costumes. Most people cosplay [...]

Film Review: The Wind Rises (2013)

February 26, 2014 // 1 Comment

“All I wanted to do was to make something beautiful” – Horikoshi THE WIND RISES marks Hayao Miyazaki’s final film of his career — a fitting [...]

Anime Review: Coppelion (2013)

February 15, 2014 // 0 Comments

Bottom Line: For an anime series, Coppelion is confident with its trio of daring female protagonists, and its approach to storytelling about a human-caused disaster. [...]