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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! SMASH! 2016: Voice Actor Hideo Ishikawa Panel

August 30, 2016 // 0 Comments

SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show is best known for getting Japanese talent directly from Japan to Australia. As part of this year’s SMASH! event, Japanese voice actor HIDEO ISHIKAWA was invited to SMASH! for his first Australian guest appearance ever. As expected, Ishikawa’s [...]

Geek It! Random Geek: Flying Nimbus, Real Life Quidditch, Notice Me Kishimoto Senpai

May 12, 2016 // 0 Comments

HERE IS OUR LATEST EDITION OF RANDOM GEEK — ENJOY! * * * * * * WHERE THE UNREAL MEETS REALITY: GO GO FLYING NIMBUS! So we’ve seen a few Hoverboards floating out and about but nothing is cooler than having your very own Flying Nimbus. In this awesome video, Taiwanese YouTuber ‘Yes [...]

[DVD] Anime Review: Tokyo ESP

May 10, 2016 // 0 Comments

Tokyo was in a state of ultimate destruction. As every minute passes by, civilians were getting tortured and murdered by acts of terrorism. In such times, they can only think of the one and only source of hope. Best known for her prompt thinking and heroic acts in crucial times, she is known [...]

Geek It! Anime Review: Blast of Tempest

December 10, 2015 // 1 Comment

“O cursed spite, That ever I was born to set it right!” Revenge. Betrayal. Forbidden romance. Rivalry. Chaos. Fate. Death. With all of these elements combined, prepare to witness the rise of a magnificent Shakespeare-inspired story brewing from the cauldron. This is … BLAST OF [...]

Geek It! Random Geek: If real life was an anime & Anime’s Got Talent

August 21, 2015 // 2 Comments

HERE IS CTRLGEEKPOD’S LATEST EDITION OF RANDOM GEEK! * * * * * * * * * OTAKU MADNESS: If real life was like anime Being an otaku is a way of life, so when our lives are fuelled by anime, it is no surprise that we take on board anime-like traits and behaviours. Don’t get what we mean? [...]

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 [...]

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 on Titan anime still out of reach, Japanese Hollywood has decided to shoot this live-action movie with Shinji Higuchi as [...]

Anime Review: Love Stage!! (2014)

April 2, 2015 // 1 Comment

Ever get that feeling when the door to your dreams is out of reach and another door unexpectedly opens for you? From the director of HONEY AND CLOVER, and WOLF GIRL AND BLACK PRINCE, director Kenichi Kasai is back with another romcom hit that will have you chuckling non-stop. If you love the [...]

Geek It! CtrlGeekGirl’s Otaku Tweets: March – April

May 4, 2014 // 0 Comments

If it’s not obvious enough, anime has been a long-time passion of ours for quite awhile now. When we’re just sitting back and watching anime in our own time, we love to share our anime-crazed ramblings and thoughts via Twitter. We’ll be doing roundups right here on this site, but [...]