Supanova Melbourne 2015 Video Highlights
The weekend that just passed saw the commencement of the convention season for 2015 with Supanova rolling into Melbourne. Melbourne is the first of many stops for the Supanova train. Always attracting...
View ArticleMeeting Danny Choo!
For those of you who don’t know, apart from running this fine site, I also host and produce a TV show on community TV called It’s Japan, Man! I’ll provide the relevant links at the bottom. We were...
View ArticleMadman Anime Festival 2016
Woke up to this bit of exciting news!! Really get excited when I hear of a new convention coming into town but even better when it’s a con aimed at Asian pop culture. This is straight from the press...
View ArticleNew Animate Store For Akihabara
We already know that Akihabara is Ground Zero for all things otaku, right? Well, now there’s a new store opening up from a very popular chain. Animate has its main store in Ikebukuro, seen as a more...
View ArticleNew Trailer for Gantz: 0 Hits Online
Hugely popular series Gantz has a much loved manga, anime and a couple of live action movies to keep the fans happy. But there’s more coming to appease the fans. A trailer has just dropped for Gantz:...
View ArticleDeath Note Manga Sees A 2,400 Page Release
The Death Note series has been on a roll lately with the upcoming Death Note movie generating quite a bit of buzz of late. The Death Note manga has now been collected into one massive compendium...
View ArticleWONDER FESTIVAL 2017 COSPLAY SHOWCASE
WonFes 2017 just wrapped and if you missed it, Japandaman figure expert Kat did a post on it which you can check out here! Apart from the awesome figures that are on display, there’s always a massive...
View ArticleSMASH! 2017 Wrap-up
This past weekend saw SMASH! roll into Rosehill Gardens in NSW. It’s an event that everyone at Japandaman HQ looks forward to as it’s always such an amazing event with loads to do and see. Throw in...
View ArticleNew Racing Manga From Initial D Author
I love my fast cars especially Japanese import cars so better believe I watched classic racing anime, Initial D, like a man possessed. So I’m beyond super excited to hear that the author of Initial D,...
View ArticleMadman Anime Festival 2017
Yes, it’s that time of year again when we all get excited as the Madman Anime Festival rolls into Melbourne for 2017. Last year was the debut of the festival, put together by Australia’s largest...
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