News by Clark A. If Kill la Kill was 2013’s surprise hit, Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) was the same year’s unstoppable behemoth. It reeled in all audiences from devout readers of the manga to those who couldn’t tell Dragon Ball apart from K-On!. The increased visibility of the…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. It’s safe to say Kill la Kill stirred up the anime community when the anime began airing in late 2013, gathering loyal fans and leaving others revolted. It wasn’t simply polarising in terms of quality either; the show spawned plenty of debates about its female heroines…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. As we announced yesterday, Madman Entertainment in Australia has just launched a streaming service for its extensive anime catalogue. AnimeLab is its name, and after playing around with it in Beta, I’m convinced that the company is on to a true winner. Unlike other anime streaming…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Good news, anime fans in Australia and New Zealand; Madman has launched a new streaming service that works on all your devices. AnimeLab (www.animelab.com) is currently free and in Beta (in the longer term it looks like it will be an ad-supported service). Once you’ve signed…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. To celebrate Sailor Moon’s 20th anniversary, the popular shoujo franchise is making a comeback in a major way. Usagi Tsukino’s (or Serena’s, if you will) adventures will be chronicled throughout the rest of 2014 and beyond. Firstly, a new series called Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. The Pokémon anime series may be a quite prolific one, having now gone nearly 850 episodes strong, but that’s not enough to stop TV Tokyo from releasing frequent movies, shorts, and specials to supplement it. The latest of these spin-offs is Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special I,…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Sword Art Online has proven to be a rather divisive show since it began airing, with many watchers either thoroughly decrying it or becoming enraptured by its high-stakes drama. Nonetheless, its popularity has skyrocketed since 2012 and there’s clearly sufficient hype surrounding the show’s second season…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. 1987’s Bubblegum Crisis wasn’t much of a hit in Japan, but it developed quite the cult following across the pond in North America. Evidently there was a sufficient audience for it since a Bubblegum Crisis Kickstarter project was crowdfunded back in November of last year with…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. FUNimation announced today that it has licensed 2013’s twelve episode Hyperdimenion Neptunia anime adaptation. The publisher went on to state that a physical release would follow at some point around the winter holiday season. It’s unknown whether the show will be releasing in Blu-Ray or DVD…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Persona 4: Golden is a game that our long-time readers will be familiar with, having scored a commendable 4/5 before going on to win our 2013 “Best Narrative” award. With that in mind, you can imagine our enthusiasm knowing the game is receiving an anime adaptation…
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