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Geek It! Otaku Out and About: Harry Potter mania Part 2: Harry Potter Cafe in Akasaka, Japan

June 3, 2023 // 0 Comments

As part of Akasaka’s Harry Potter experience, there were only three things that we wanted to achieve: 1) visit the exhibition area at Akasaka Station; 2) visit Harry Potter Mahou Dokoro shop; and 3) to visit the one and only HARRY POTTER CAFE. For those who don’t know, there are MANY [...]

Geek It! Otaku Out and About: Owl Cafe in Japan

May 20, 2023 // 0 Comments

So we’ve been to shiba dog cafes, cat cafes and a zoo cafe featuring meerkats, capybaras, hedgehogs etc. Let’s try something different, shall we? It’s time to go to an … OWL CAFE! Hoot-hoot! Here at CtrlGeekPod, we’ve been wanting to interact with owls for ages. To be [...]

Geek It! Otaku Out and About: Japan InstaFood Appreciation Edition 6

May 14, 2023 // 0 Comments

You love food, we love food – here’s a Japan Instafood Appreciation post! Follow our Instagram pages at @ctrlgeekpod and @nomnomsuz * * * * * * * View this post on Instagram A post shared by @nomnomsuz View this post on Instagram A post shared by @nomnomsuz [...]

Geek It! Otaku Out and About: Harry Potter Exhibition and Mahou Dokoro in Akasaka, Japan

May 8, 2023 // 0 Comments

Now, it is every Harry Potter fan’s dream to go to Britain and United States to visit all things Harry Potter. But for those who don’t know, the Harry Potter hype is BIG in Japan. Here at CtrlGeekPod, we are hardcore Potterheads. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the opportunity to [...]

Geek It! Otaku Out and About: Pokemon Cafe in Japan

April 29, 2023 // 0 Comments

Here at CtrlGeekPod, we’ve visited many Pokemon Centres and also a Pikachu Outbreak event back in 2019 … but what other Pokemon experience is still pending to be ticked off on our bucket-list? Yes, you probably guessed it! This year, we made it our ultimate quest to visit a POKEMON CAFE [...]

Geek It! Ctrl+Gaming Review / Little Dragons Cafe

January 30, 2023 // 0 Comments

Have you been yearning for an adventure set in the medieval times? Do you like meeting people and learning about different recipes? Do you want to have a dragon companion? In this Ctrl+Geek Gaming review, we share our thoughts on a quaint stimulation game called LITTLE DRAGONS CAFE. Created by [...]

Geek It! Ctrl+Gaming Review: Calico (2022)

January 3, 2023 // 0 Comments

A magical pastel land? Tick. Breakdancing cats and chubby capybaras? Tick. Soothing music? Tick. Magical potions and broomsticks? Tick. Created by a magical duo at Peachy Keen Games, CALICO is definitely one of the best games to come out from the pandemic. As an avid fan, we want to share our [...]

Geek It! Animation Flashback: Angela Anaconda

January 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

Remember a show about a kooky girl with a thirst for wild imagination? And she, along with everyone else, was made out of …paper cut-outs? In this Animation Flashback, we are embarking on a wild trip back to one of our fave ’90s animations: ANGELA ANACONDA. From the creator behind Pepper [...]

Geek It! Anime Review: Remake Our Life! (2021)

January 6, 2022 // 0 Comments

Making excuses. Regrets about missed opportunities. To re-do one’s life again. These thoughts are universal amongst human beings. Directed by Tomoki Kobayashi (Infinite Dendrogram, Akame ga Kill!), REMAKE OUR LIFE! was one of the best slice-of-life series that became our homely companion [...]

Geek It! Anime Review/ Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway (2021)

October 8, 2021 // 1 Comment

Based on the light novel series written by Shimesaba and illustrated by booota, HIGEHIRO was one of 2021’s Spring anime highlights. Adapted by Project No.9 (Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki, Super HxEros), this story revolves around 26-year-old Yoshida who finally gathers the courage to confess [...]