Thanks to the magnificent team at Madman Entertainment we have not one but TWO competitions running for the next two weeks. For magic girl fans (and fans of amazing, pivotal anime), we have the recently-released Cardcaptor Sakura Complete Series on DVD. This collects the entire series in one package, and having quite a few resident […]
Category: In Real Life
In the real world we do things. Often these things are related to anime, manga or gaming. Sometimes they’re not. You can read about them below!
Video: Review of Goody Japan and pickups
Anime inferno is finally doing the video/YouTube thing! It’s been a while so we’re a little rusty, but we hope you enjoy it. For our first video we’ve reviewed Goody Japan, a Japan-based shipping agent that can allow you to order from Japanese stores and auction sites that don’t normally ship internationally. The second half […]
Official Kirby Café in Japan opening this August
An official Kirby Café and adjoining shop will be opening in Osaka this August, with another opening in Tokyo soon after. A shop sans restaurant will also be opening its doors in Nagoya. The official Japanese website shows the themed food that will be on offer at the restaurant, including but not limited to; Kirby […]
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi to create new development company
Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of the Final Fantasy series and producer, designer, and scenario writer for countless other Square Enix titles, (including but not limited to; Kingdom Hearts, Parasite Eve, and Chrono Trigger) is in the midst of creating a new development company. Streaming a video to his YouTube account, Sakaguchi announced that the new […]
Major Ghibli Exhibit Opening in Tokyo
A massive Studio Ghibli exhibit will be set up in Tokyo’s Roppongi Hills, at the Tokyo City View building. The exhibit will be open from 7 July to 11 September, and will showcase Studio Ghibli posters, photos, documents, artwork, and animation material from the last thirty years. Movies ranging from Nausicaa of the Valley of […]
Works of VISUAL WORKS, a Square Enix Digital Art Exhibition
Square Enix, the company behind Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, and Kingdom Hearts, have teamed up with the Ooka Makoto Kotoba Museum to bring us the “Works of VISUAL WORKS”, a digital art exhibition in Mishima, Japan. The exhibit will be showcasing the art of Square’s CG production department, Visual Works. The focus will be on […]
J-World Tokyo
J-World is located in Sunshine City, which is a short walk from Ikkebukuro station. Sunshine City is a commercial complex that features a variety of facilities including a shopping centre, an observatory, an aquarium and an office building. J-World is an indoor theme park where you can experience a world of ‘Jump’ anime with One Piece, Dragon […]