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Geek It! Anime Festival Sydney 2020 Spotlight: Shingo Adachi’s Live Drawing Panel with VA Bryce Papenbrook (Kirito)

March 19, 2020 // 1 Comment

Since 2012, SWORD ART ONLINE has been making huge waves in the world of anime. With worldwide success, this is a feat that not many light-novel series can achieve. Anime Festival is best known for bringing Sword Art Online goodness to Australia, and they have once again brought back SAO Character [...]

Geek It! Anime Spotlight: Voice actress Rie Kugimiya

July 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

(via Crunchyroll) When it comes to the anime world, it is quite an amazing feat to be dubbed as the Queen of Tsundere. We’re talking about none other than Japanese voice actress, RIE KUGIMIYA. To date, Kugimiya is best known for her role as Alphonse Elric in the all-time classic anime [...]

Geek It! Cosplay Spotlight: Baozi and Hana

May 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

Best known as China’s ultimate cosplay duo, BAOZI and HANA are renowned for their portrayal of characters from various Japanese manga and anime series.Since their formation in 2011, both Baozi and Hana are widely recognised for their talent in costuming and makeup skills. With more than [...]

Geek It! Spotlight: CtrlGeekPod’s Top 10 picks for Sydney Japanese Film Festival 2016

October 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

It’s that exciting time of the year again! From horror to sci-fi to drama, the Japanese film industry offers a versatile selection of films that will attract viewers of all ages. Unlike a majority of Hollywood films, there is just something about Japanese films that makes them unique. Is [...]

Geek It! Spotlight: Supanova Sydney 2016 Cosplay

July 2, 2016 // 0 Comments

Believe it or not, we are still feeling the madness from Supanova Sydney. And as an extra treat, we’re reliving the amazing cosplay that we saw back on June 17-19th. As expected of Sydney’s largest pop-culture convention, thousands of cosplayers arrived at the venue in spectacular [...]

Geek It! Animation Newsbyte: Just keep swimming … First look at Disney-Pixar’s FINDING DORY!

November 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

After years of negotiations and whispers amongst fans, the trailer to the long-awaited FINDING DORY (2016) is finally here! Directed by Andrew Stanton (A Bug’s Life, Wall-E) and Angus MacLane (BURN-E, Toy Story of Terror), the highly anticipated sequel to the Pixar hit ‘Finding [...]

Geek It! CtrlGeekPod Interview with The Consouls

September 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

With a touch of soul and geek, Sydney’s latest geek sensation, THE CONSOULS, have been playing up a storm at various conventions including Supanova and SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show. From Final Fantasy to Street Fighter, the band is best known for their unique jazz renditions of [...]

Geek It! Spotlight: SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show 2015

August 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

Let the countdown begin! Now in its ninth year, SMASH! SYDNEY MANGA AND ANIME SHOW promises to deliver more colour, action and entertainment for fans of cosplay, geek, manga, and anime in Australia. Taking Japanese pop-culture to the next level, Australia’s #1 Japanese pop-culture convention [...]

Geek It! Spotlight: SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show 2014

August 15, 2014 // 0 Comments

It’s that time of the year again where Sydney’s #1 Japanese pop-culture convention, SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show, exploded the Australian pop-culture scene on August 9 and 10. For fans of comic, manga, and anime, SMASH! is a true anime-fest that would have impressed many [...]

GeekFoodPorn: Out &About at Sydney’s ‘On Ramen’

September 22, 2013 // 0 Comments

On Ramen Address: 4/181-187 Hay St, Haymarket, NSW, 2000 Mon-Sun: 11am – 10pm, Fri & Sat open late to 12am midnight “Enter as strangers, leave as friends” Welcome to Haymarket’s On Ramen restaurant — a cosy, sophisticated and culturally-decorated restaurant [...]