Otakumag closing down?

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After 3 years of providing South Africa’s fledgeling anime-community with information, reviews, write-ups and interesting news, the editor of the mag announced in the latest issue that the Otaku Anime and Lifestyle magazine has reached the end of the road.
The reason? Well, sadly, it all comes down to economics again. According to ZeroJ, Otaku’s editor, [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day

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Greetings everyone!! I would like to take this oppurtunity to wish all my readers a Happy Valentine’s Day, regardless of whether you celebrate the occasion or not. I’m sure there are plenty of singles out there, so you’re not alone. Problem is, I’m sure a lot of guys are going to wimp out (girls too), [...]

Ichigo 100% – It all started with strawberries …

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With it being Valentine’s Day tomorrow, I figured what better type of anime to review than a romantic comedy – Ichigo 100%. Sure, it leans more heavily in the direction of a harem anime more than anything else, but there is romance involved there – including a couple of confused and twisted love triangles and [...]

Kanon (2006) – Living in a Dream

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Previously, I tossed out a review of the original version of Kanon, which first aired in the first quarter of 2002. I’ve made mention of it as well in my personal top ten anime post and in that particular post I stated my preference for the original over the remake, despite its dated animation. Having [...]