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Geek It! Anime Spotlight: Madman Anime Festival 2016 Impressions

September 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

Celebrating Madman Entertainment’s 20th anniversary, Madman recently hosted its inaugural convention, Madman Anime Festival, on September 3rd and 4th. The big question was: Did Madman Anime Festival live up to its reputation and fans’ high expectations? CtrlGeekPod finds out! Sword Art [...]

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 One-Punch Man voice actor Makoto Furukawa

September 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

You may know him as a Class-B hero who is often looked down by his superiors. But really, he is probably the strongest hero in the Hero Association. Best known for defeating his villains with one punch, he is none other than Saitama himself. And luckily for us, CtrlGeekPod recently sat down with [...]

Geek It! Madman Anime Festival Spotlight: Cosplay at Madfest

September 7, 2016 // 1 Comment

Cosplay is a huge aspect of every pop-culture convention nowadays, and it was no different for Madman Anime Festival 2016. For many fans, it was a chance to make new friends; showcase their cosplay talent; and demonstrate their passion for manga and anime as well. From Love Live! to Sword Art [...]

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 2016: One-Punch Man Panel (featuring Director Shingo Natsume and VA Makoto Furukawa)

September 5, 2016 // 0 Comments

ONE-PUNCH MAN was one of the biggest shows of 2015. Bringing the full One-Punch Man experience to Australia, Director Shingo Natsume and Japanese voice actor Makoto Furukawa was some of this year’s special guests at Madman Entertainment‘s Madman Anime Festival (Sept 3rd + 4th). As huge [...]

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 [...]

Geek It! Madman Anime Festival Spotlight: Voice actress Cristina Vee

August 28, 2016 // 0 Comments

As a young girl, Cristina Vee dreamt of becoming an animator. But that all changed when Vee encountered the Sailor Moon series, and it was from that moment that inspired her to enter the voice-acting industry. An otaku at heart, Cristina Vee has attended Anime Expo multiple times as a fan, and [...]

Geek It! Cosplay Spotlight: Cosplayer TOMIA

July 13, 2016 // 0 Comments

She’s super cute, sweet, and charming. She’s the subject of our Internet affections who could potentially be our real-life waifu. Who is she? She is none other than Korean cosplayer TOMIA herself! A former member of the infamous Korean cosplay group ‘Spiral Cats’, Tomia [...]