• Anime streaming site Daisuki launches
  • Kin Con
    KIN-CON - A celebration of Geeks, Nerds and Otaku
  • Cape Town Cosplay Picnic #5
  • Spring 2013 Anime Releases
    The Spring 2013 Anime Release preview
  • Anime of the Day - Time Equalizing

Daisuki.net finally launches

Anime streaming site Daisuki launches

Anime streaming service and aggregator site Daisuki.net launched a few hours ago. I have a lot of hope for the service, but my first meander around the site offers up a couple of misgivings. My initial findings inside.

KIN-CON: The next big thing?

Kin Con

KIN-CON, happening on 25 May, is a celebration of nerd, geek and otaku culture in South Africa. It’s the inaugural event of a con which we hope to see growing quickly. Click for the summary and the details.

Cosplay Picnic #5 – The Biggest Yet

Cape Town Cosplay Picnic #5

The Cape Town Cosplay group gathered for their 5th organised event on a day that turned out to be sunnier than expected, and what a turnout it was. Report and pictures inside.

5th Cape Town Cosplay Picnic Around The Corner

Cosplay Cape Town Logo

Cosplay Cape Town will be hosting their 5th Cosplay Picnic on the 20th of April at Kirstenbosch Gardens. Come and join for good vibes, excellent cosplay, and great company. Details inside.

Time Equalizing – AMV of the Day

Anime of the Day - Time Equalizing

AMV of the Day – Time Equalizing created by 0kamiRvS, featuring footage from Macross F, Mawaru Penguindrum and Guilty Crown with music by Armin van Buuren. Worth a watch – check it out.

Comic Con in South Africa. Wait, what?!

Comic Con SA

Comic Con South Africa announced. Is it worth getting excited about? Well, crowd response is rather tepid at best, and there’s a lot of criticism. We take a look, but be warned – wall of text.

Spring 2013 Anime Release Preview

Spring 2013 Anime Releases

It’s time to look at what’s on to watch over the Spring 2013 season. Couple of sequels, some highly anticipated. So here’s a bunch of info, along with whatever PVs I scratched out. The page will be updated as we approach April, so keep checking back.

DISCO 4.0 – AMV of the Day

Disco 4.0 AMV

Dance/Upbeat AMV by GuntherAMVs, featuring various anime series with music by David Guetta feat Rihanna.

Groovy Love – AMV of the Day

AMV of the Day - Groovy Love

We have a fun, but regrettably short AMV for you today – featuring footage from Mayo Chiki! and music by Train. Enjoy :) Editor: Sage Anime: Mayo Chiki! Music: Train – Drive By Category: Fun, Romance Release: 5 May 2012 Download Link

And So It Happened – Japan Day Report

The Japan Cultural Day Report

So, following on a previous post, the Japan Day cultural event hosted by the Japanese Consulate here in Cape Town came and went, and now, of course, comes the time for me to report on happenings. Sadly, due to personal reasons, I could not stay around until the end of the event, and had to leave halfway, so things are
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