A figure skating prodigy in his youth, Kensei Maeshima left the sport after yet another loss to his rival Reo Shinozaki. Years later when Shinozaki announces that he will be leaving behind his solo career to join a skate-leading team, Maeshima is compelled to follow his rival into the group sport after some convincing from […]
Back in 2018 I went to Japan and it was rad. I also managed to sneak in some nerd shopping, and after having 4 boxes of stuff weighing 37kg sitting in my study for 2 years I finally unboxed it and recorded the whole ordeal, then edited it down to 14 minutes because watching the […]
For all my interest in kaiju flicks and soft vinyl toys, the one major part of the broader tokusatsu genre that always eluded me was the giant hero series. Stuff like Ultraman or Super Sentai shows never quite hit for me. With Studio Trigger behind SSSS.Gridman being enough to persuade me to give it a […]
AVCon 2018 happened once again in July, and following on from the last few years’ coverage, Inferno and I were back in attendance to check things out, chat with vendors, take photos of all the amazing cosplay and generally nerd out! Like they do every year, AVCon presents a big mix of interesting nerdy stuff. […]
In a future with a ruined Earth and Digital Humans, Expelled from Paradise is an action adventure with a surprisingly touching end. Floating above the abandoned planet, DEVA is a cyber universe where humans have abandoned their physical bodies and now exist in servers. When an unprecedented cyber attack is traced from Earth, DEVA dispatch […]
It’s July and we’re in Adelaide which means – it’s AVCon time! Inferno and I were fortunate to attend Adelaide’s annual AVCon excitement last weekend and had a chance to chat with attendees, visit stalls, take photos and check out what was on show for this year’s convention. As the name implies, AVCon is all […]
Harmony is set in a distant future where sickness and diseases are almost non-existent for a privileged some. A long healthy life is rewarded for those born into major cities and wealthy countries. It all sounds almost utopian, however three young girls in Japan are discontent with what their future holds, and decide to take […]
It’s video time again! Today we look at how we went with the StarTech PSXHDCAP60L video capture card. This is a rebadged Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, also known as a SA7160. We run through the initial config and touch on a number of issues we had getting it up and running before following on with some hands-on […]
As a new Pokémon game descends upon us in the form of Pokémon Sun & Moon, a new anime series follows in its wake. Well, in this case the anime will get a one day head start. The series will begin its Japanese broadcast on November 17th with a one hour special before the worldwide […]
Adelaide’s favourite annual anime and gaming convention, AVCon, took over the Adelaide Convention Centre 15-17 July 2016, and we joined the fray on Sunday morning to check out some anime, buy some merch and play some games. This year’s guests included noted voice actress Caitlin Glass and ABC’s team from Good Game. The morning itself […]