Figma Sherlock Hound Is On The Case!

From the classic series for which Hayao Miyazaki served as a director, Goodsmile have opened up orders for figma Sherlock Hound! He comes packed with alternate eyes for various expressions, his pipe with optional smoke effect part, magnifying glass and pistol and his car! You can check out all the pictures and details at the Goodsmile […]

Australia’s 2015 Japanese Film Festival

Presented by the Japan Foundation, this year’s Japanese Film Festival kicks off in Australia starting with Canberra this month then makes its way to other major cities, as well as regional cities across the country. Dates for major cities are: CANBERRA – 14 to 18 October 2015 at Capital Cinemas, Manuka Early BRISBANE – 21 […]

Saturday Fanart Feature: Picolo-Kun

From black on white sketchy doodles, to beautifully coloured finished pieces there are so many wonderfully intricate artworks in Picolo-kun’s gallery you won’t know where to start. There is such special attention paid to detail so if you pass over an image, come back to it later on and guaranteed you will spot something, some small detail you didn’t […]

Review: Nisekoi Part 1 (DVD)

To be honest I wasn’t sure where to start with Nisekoi. I’m a sucker for slice of life/high school/romcom/drama/comedy anime so it ticked all the boxes, but at the same time on the surface it also seemed a little too familiar to the veritable ocean of similar shows out there. The question is, what can […]

GANGSTA Studio Manglobe Closes, Files For Bankruptcy

Reported by japanese industry site animeanime.biz along with Kotaku and AnimeNewsNetwork among others, anime studio Manglobe have filed for bankruptcy in Japan after the insolvent studio was unable to find a way to continue business and manage debts. Their website, Manglobe.net, has been taken offline. Manglobe were responsible for this last seasons GANGSTA, along with other […]