In celebration of the release of GENIUS PARTY and TOWER OF DRUAGA enjoy Episode one of our very own action packed OTAKU TV.

SEE our personal cargo plane get highjacked by terrorists!

HEAR how the Prime Minsiter of Japan dropped a panda!

uh...among other things.

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One of the more integral accomplishments from the Australian anime community at the moment is the group of talented individuals that are behind the shiny new Kiseki Manga magazine.

Volume 2 just came out and the process of ongoing improvement should be commended. In addition to the improved printing job the three parellel manga stories Just in Time (Jonathan Liong), Omega (Shanti Tirtajaywati) and Hokori (Cecilia Jin) have all developed into engaging narratives, albeit all via different styles and structures.

In addition they've split up the middle into a bit of a teaser magazine format, complete with reviews, an article on Cosplay and an interview w/ Illustrator Ein Lee (and a Siren ad to break things up just for good measure....)

Check out their site here and if you're in Sydney get your copy at Supanova this weekend!

The release of Tower of Druaga and Genius Party this thursday is an important milestone for us as it marks the beginning of Siren's anime initiative. We're so thankful for everyone who have been supportive and encouraging along the way, it means a lot - thanks. 

In celebration we're giving away some copies of Tower of Druaga via Anime News Network - click here for your opportunity to win.

I caught the MIAF Executive Director Malcolm Turner on RRR while driving in to work and it revved me up for the kick-off for what is going to be an overload of animation this week at ACMI. The festival is flying in Academy Award winning animator Chris Landreth with his new film The Spine, they're breaking new ground with a selection of Sand Animation shorts and with 400 films you can be confident there will be plenty on offer to enjoy.

Listening to Malcolm run through it all was inspiring, which is a hell of thing on a Monday morning on the way into the office!

7 days, 400 films. Opening night is tonight @ 7pm....wow.

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