Geek of Oz

Quite often, people shy away from venturing into new hobbies purely because of the reluctance to dive into the unknown. The same feeling applies to anime. Where do you start with an industry that is so well established? What if you don't have friends who collect? Well, the good people at Madman have made things easier by creating their "Yokoso" imprint which is an introduction to the world of anime through some of the biggest and most successful franchises.  Check out all of the details after the jump!

Dragon Ball Z fans are spoiled for choice at the moment. At almost the exact same time, Madman released their super (saiyan) Dragon Ball Z Complete Collection while Bandai Namco Partners have just released Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD Collection, encapsulating the original Budokai from PSOne and Budokai 3 from PS2. Players are able to engage in battles of epic proportions while in control of their favourite DBZ characters. Kamehameha to your hearts content with two fighting games that hold up pretty darn well, even by todays standards. Check out the full review after the jump!

It seems as though we geeks are in the grip of Dragon Ball Z FEVER! Well, if there were such a thing, we'd be in it. Last month saw the release of Madman's COMPLETE Dragon Ball Z Kai collection and next month they re-release the first Dragon Ball Z movies . But, to tide you over in the meantime, Namco Bandai Partners have re-released two absolute fan favourite Dragon Ball Z games but this time in glorious high definition. Dragon Ball is one of the most successful manga franchises of all time and it's easy to see why. Memorable characters, awesome stories and epic action all combine to make Dragon Ball a series for anime fans everywhere. Check out all the release details after the jump!

The anime voice over industry is a pretty tight one and many of the same names tend to pop up a fair bit. One such name is Todd Haberkorn, the voice of Takumi Nishijo in Chaos Head , , Italy in Hetalia , Android 19 in Dragon Ball Kai and Death the Kid and Natsu Dragneel in two of my new favourite new series Soul Eater and Fairy Tail. So, how did this man of mystery make it into the industry? How does he approach the role of a fire breathing wizard and what life changing event will occur if he makes it to 100 episodes? All of these questions and more will be answered after the jump!

I think its safe to say that the universe of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball was many peoples first exposure to the anime world. Amazingly, it still endures and even thrives despite its 1984 vintage. This is all thanks to the re-released manga, anime and most likely, a universe expanding series of games. The newest (and most exciting) of which is Namco Bandai's upcoming "Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi". Finally, you can become a part of the Dragon Ball universe and in only 1 week, no less!