Hakuoki ~Demon of The Fleeting Blossom~ A Memory of Snow Flowers Studio: Studio Deen Publisher: Hanabee Format : DVD Release Date: May 1st 2013 Price: $34.99 – Available Here Overview The Hakuoki series stretches a far ways back. It started out as an “Otome Game” then moved into...

Siren Visual have just dropped a ‘monster’ announcement that they will be adding one of the most critically acclaimed anime series of all time to their rich catalogue. That’s right, they have licensed Naoki Urasawa’s MONSTER, an award-winning masterpiece anime series based upon the...

That’s right anime fans, the long awaited debut of Japan’s first anime streaming service has come about with DAISUKI launching earlier today. For those of you who just cannot wait to take a look through DAISUKI’s launch line-up of anime you can head on over to DAISUKI.net right now and...

Patlabor: The Mobile Police - The Original OVA Series Studio: Studio Deen Publisher: Maiden Japan Format: Blu-Ray Release Date: April 30th, 2013 Price: $39.98 – Available Here Overview: Those unfamiliar with the Patlabor series may be surprised to learn that it dates back to the bygone age of the...

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Season 1 Studio: Sunrise Publisher: Madman Entertainment Format: Blu-ray Release Date: April 17, 2013 Price: $59.95 – Available Here Overview What if one person had the ability to change the power balance of the world? Since its debut in late 2006, Code Geass is a...

  Blood-C Studio: Production I.G Publisher: Madman Entertainment Format: DVD, Blu-Ray (reviewed) Release Date: 17th April 2013 Price: $59.95 – Available Here Overview We all know that person, the upbeat optimistic type who loves life and slays monsters…OK maybe not. From the Blood franchise,...

As you may have known, Viz debuted the second Berserk movie, Berserk II: Battle for Doldrey, this weekend not only on Neon Alley for subscribers to watch, but also at the “NEW PEOPLE Cinema” which is in San Francisco, California. At the event the company not only provided those in attendance with...

Today NIS America has released their first anime film in the form of The Princess and the Pilot. Ever since the company started bringing anime to North America in late 2010, they have released a number of anime series however this is the first time that they have brought over an anime movie. The Princess...

Tiger & Bunny is a series that is exceptional in a number of ways. So much in fact that not only has Viz brought the anime overseas, but they have even begun releasing the manga in North America. Now while the first half of the Tiger & Bunny anime was released a few months ago, the second half has...

Mawaru Penguindrum Part I Studio: Brain’s Base Publisher: Siren Visual Format: DVD, Blu-Ray (reviewed) Release Date: 18th April 2013 Price: $49.95 – Available Here Overview Imagine a story about a sick girl and the struggle of her two older brothers desperately trying to make her final months...

Mind-blowing right? (Click to enlarge) Kouji Tajima, a Japanese concept artist with a number of film credits to his name, including the upcoming Captain Harlock film, Les Miserables and Total Recall. Not only has he done all of that great stuff but he has also created a gorgeous Attack on Titan mock-up...

The first 5 minutes of Makoto Shinkai’s highly anticipated The Garden of Words anime film has made its way online. The film recently saw its world premiere take place at the Gold Coast Film Festival, which Shinkai himself attended. The Garden of Words has also recently been licensed for distribution by...

Square Enix’s new franchise Gyrozetter recently got an anime adaptation which is airing on TV Tokyo in Japan. The Gyrozetter franchise itself has already spawned an arcade game and a 3DS RPG game is currently in the works. In order to promote the franchise in all its iterations, Square Enix have begun...

As many of you probably know, several cities in Australia are hosting the Evangelion Art Expo in succession for the first time outside Japan. An assortment of production stills and sketches are being displayed and a bunch of cool, limited merchandise from Evangelion 3.0′s Japanese theatre screenings...

On the 11th of May, 2013, we had a chance to attend the ‘Evangelion Art Exhibition‘ at the Japan Foundation Gallery in Sydney’s Chifley Plaza. We were able to photograph the gallery in order to give you a look at what was on show at the gallery for Evangelion fans. The ‘Evangelion...

Namco have issued out a press release officially announcing the opening date and attractions for the new indoor Shonen Jump Magazine theme park. J-World Tokyo, located in the Sunshine City World Import Mart, will be open to the public on July the 11th and will have attraction based around popular Jump...

Famitsu has released a plethora of brand new screenshots for CyberConnect2′s upcoming JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure fighting game, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle. The new screenshots feature several characters and locations from the fourth part of the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure...

This week’s issue of Weekly Shonen Sunday has dropped a pretty significant announcement for fans of the Magi anime series. The anime series’ sequel has been listed as ‘opening’ in Fall 2013. This particular phrasing has lead many to believe that the sequel will not be a 2nd season of...

Heaven’s Memo Pad Studio: J.C. Staff Publisher: Siren Visual Format: DVD Release Date: March 20, 2013 Price: $49.95 – Available Here Overview NEET. A member of society who is Not in Education, Employment or Training. Many of us at some stage in life probably know that guy, the guy who dropped...

The latest issue of Weekly Shonen Magazine has announced that Yuji Terajima’s popular baseball manga Ace of Diamond will be getting an anime adaptation. Furthermore it has been revealed that the anime will be produced by two anime studio powerhouses, the legendary Madhouse and Production I.G. This...

Ever wondered how you could incorporate anime into facial hair removal? Evangelion teamed up with Schick to create Eva themed razor stands, but now there is a new character promoting shaving in Akihabara. Electronic product company Izumi has created the anime mascot Izumi Matsumoto to help promote their...

Studio Trigger’s upcoming anime series, Kill La Kill, from the mind of Hiroyuki Imaishi the creator of Gurren Lagann, now has had its first official commercial released online today. The commercial showcases several of the designs for the series including characters and locations. It does not however...

Sydney’s Manga and Anime Show, more commonly known as SMASH!, now has tickets on sale for this year’s event. This year’s SMASH! convention is slated to take place on August 10th, 2013 running from 9.30am to 5.30pm. Tickets can be purchased from the official SMASH! website here. Advanced...

The freshly announced anime project by Trigger, a studio founded by Gurren Lagann director Hiroyuki Imaishi and writer Kazuki Nakashima, is about colliding forces between hotheaded schoolgirl Ryuuko and her stern counterpart, Satsuki. Now we have a detailed look at the heroines and an insightful interview...

The official twitter account for Attack on Titan revealed on April 30th that there are plans to release a portable or console game of the series. One twitter follower asked those in charge of the Titan manga, at Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, about plans for a future video game release. Bessatsu noted that a...

Ace Attorney Studio: NTV Publisher: Madman Format: DVD (Reviewed) Release Date: April 17th 2013 Price: $29.95 – Available Here Overview “Objection!” is just one of those words that fills you with excitement and joy IF you’re a Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney fan and why wouldn’t...