Shonen

Geek It! Anime Review: Naruto Musical: Song of the Akatsuki

April 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

Live-action cinematic remakes are rarely successful — but what about live-action stage adaptations? Following the success of the first play adaptation in 2015, the Naruto Live Spectacle is back with the sequel ‘NARUTO MUSICAL: SONG OF THE AKATSUKI’ (2017). Luckily for Australian [...]

Geek It! Spotlight: FIVE reasons why you should attend Anime Festival Sydney 2020

March 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

It’s time to get your otaku mania on! Kicking off the pop-culture convention scene for 2020, Anime Festival Sydney is back this weekend (March 7 and 8) at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. While there are a gazillion reasons as to why you should attend the event, we have narrowed [...]

Geek It! Anime Jukebox Spotlight: Hunter X Hunter (2011-2014)

February 28, 2020 // 0 Comments

In this Anime Jukebox Spotlight, we will be featuring the music openings and endings of… HUNTER X HUNTER (2011 – 2014). Hunter x Hunter (2011) is considered one of the best shonen series in the last decade and it is not hard to see why. Great story arcs, great shonen action, and great [...]

Geek It! Anime Spotlight: Voice Actor Yuki Kaji

February 15, 2020 // 0 Comments

He can be the best boy of your dreams. He can also save humanity from the threat of destruction. He can also be your sly, slippery villain. He is none other than … YUKI KAJI. Yūki Kaji is one of Japan’s well-renowned voice actors in the business who has voiced many iconic roles over [...]

Geek It! Anime Spotlight: CtrlGeekPod’s Best Anime Films and Series of the Decade 2010-2019 (Part 2)

January 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

Looking back at the decade 2010-2019, we 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 past decade than a wrap-up of our [...]

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 Jukebox Spotlight: Bleach

December 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

In this Anime Jukebox Spotlight, we will be featuring the music openings and endings of… BLEACH. Bleach might have ended years ago but Bleach played a huge part of our childhood. Besides the action, comedy and storytelling; we want to celebrate our love for Bleach‘s openings and endings [...]

Geek It! Anime Review: Wotakoi Love is Hard for Otaku

September 17, 2018 // 6 Comments

In a world where otaku are secretive about their geeky fantasies and hobbies — is it possible to find love and be in a normal relationship? Labelled as one of 2018’s best rom-com series, we take a look at A-1 Pictures’ WOTAKOI: LOVE IS HARD FOR OTAKU and see whether it is worth [...]

Geek It! Anime First Impressions: HANEBADO!

July 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

Okay, so we’ve had anime about soccer, baseball, tennis, swimming, and volleyball. What else could the world of anime possibly offer us now? Badminton. Yes, Badminton. To be honest, an anime about badminton is probably the least expected sports anime in our books. In what world is badminton [...]

Geek It! Anime: Off the Record/ First Impressions: Black Clover

October 4, 2017 // 4 Comments

From Full-Metal Alchemist to Naruto to Fairy Tail to Bleach, we’ve encountered many shonen shows over the years. Each shonen story has its own unique-yet-not-so-unique protagonist, and the storytelling formula is almost the same as its predecessor. With My Hero Academia‘s recent [...]