Madoka Magica

Geek It! Anime Review: Assault Lily Bouquet (2020)

June 3, 2021 // 0 Comments

We’ve been thirsting for an exceptional magical girl series with a combination of fantasy, heart and action. And in the midst of 2020’s chaotic year, ASSAULT LILY BOUQUET came out of the unknown to bless us with SHAFT magic. Did Assault Lily Bouquet save 2020 anime from its hits and [...]

Geek It! Anime Spotlight: CtrlGeekPod’s Best Anime Films and Series of the Decade 2010-2019 (Part 1)

December 31, 2019 // 2 Comments

Year 2020 is right on our doorstep. Looking back, this decade between 2010-2019 saw a booming decade for animation. Whether it be shonen anime or magical girl or anime with super long names, Japanese pop-culture fans are no doubt living the best otaku life. And what better way to celebrate the [...]

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: 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! Anime Newsbyte: Evangelion Director on the future of Japans’ anime industry

June 11, 2015 // 0 Comments

In a recent Russian interview, Neon Genesis Evangelion’s director Hideaki Anno states that animation in Japan is “moving by inertia” and believes anime in Japan is already on the “decline”. With a system that demands for high anime production and animators barely [...]

Anime Review: Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)

November 21, 2012 // 1 Comment

In the city of Mitakihara, a schoolgirl named Madoka Kaname and her friend Sayaka Miki are approached by a ‘familiar’ named Kyubey, who offers to grant each of them one wish in return for making them a magical girl. However, contrary to the glamorous advantages of becoming a magical girl, [...]