Skip to content

Category Archives: Anime

ICON 2008 Feedback

Space Ninja!
This time around, I made MPD proud. I saw almost zero Anime, except for watching the cool bits of the Naruto Shippuden Movie, compliments of Otakumag.
After browsing around a bit, I met Adeeb. He runs the (secret) branch of Outer Limits in Cape Town. At great danger and expense, I got you, the faithful [...]

Reminder: ICON 2008

Just a reminder: ICON 2008 starts on Friday, 11 July! Details on their website.

rAge 2008

Quirky capitalization is old hat. But back when it was cool, the rAge eXpo was first held. This year it’s on 3-5 Oct, once again at the Coca-Cola Dome in Northgate.
In addition to what you would expect at a computer and console gaming expo, you should also expect kawaii~ Otakumag girls at the entrance (photo [...]

ICON 2008 - Space Ninjas and Zombie Pirates

I finally managed to track down those ICON posters that were up at UPCON. It wasn’t easy, but we have a Constant Flux exclusive here: These aren’t even up on the ICON homepage yet! For those who don’t know, ICON is just about the biggest roleplaying, card gaming, wargaming, comic and anime convention in the [...]

UPCON, Hacker Diet and Star Trek Minicon

Just a reminder - UPCON 2008 starts tomorrow. I’m really looking forward to mingling, seeing new Anime (hosted kindly by Otakumag), and finding out about this Legend of the Five Rings game I’ve been hearing about. (Yes, I’m a convicted Japanese Fanboy. So sue me.)
If you are attending, you might not recognize me. I’ve lost [...]

Animax in South Africa

Both Larch and Shadowfox have posted criticisms of Animax, and I have to agree.
I can’t imagine what MultiChoice is thinking. Their stated target market is defined as “viewers aged 15 to 29″. That means that the majority of the viewers are young adults. So why is Animax only available in the expensive full subscription?
This basic [...]

.hack//Roots: Longest Game Intro Ever

For those not familiar with it, Project .hack and it’s sequel .hack Conglomerate, are “multimedia projects” created in Japan. Each project tells a story from multiple perspectives using anime, manga, games and even collectable cards.
Having greatly enjoyed .hack//Sign, I thought that the sequel .hack//Roots might be interesting as well.
It started out well. The online game [...]