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The good folks at Madman are releasing the first 13 episodes of Xam'd: Lost Memories (亡念のザムド) on Blu Ray and DVD on the 16th of February 2010. Produced by Bones , Sony Computer Entertainment and Aniplex Xam'd was first released in 2008 on the PlayStation Network (PSN) as a downloadable series.

Earlier tonight I had the pleasure to attend Anime Matsuri, an anime festival put together by the Japan Foundation and SMASH! as part of the 14th annual Japanese Film Festival. Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror is a mix of 3D animation and traditionally painted backgrounds by the internationally renowned Production I.G, the studio responsible for the Ghost in the Shell Series, Patlabor and FLCL among others.

Nausicaa of the Valley of theWind, just one of Studio Ghibli's numerous masterpieces has bee released here in Australia on stunning BluRay HiDef by the good folks over at Madman. Follow on after the jump for my rundown of the film and BluRay features.

The Vampire Knight anime series is based upon the Manga of the same name. It tells the romantic story of a teenage girl, Yuki and her infatuation with a dashing pure blood vampire, Kaname (sound familiar?). But before you think that it stole themes from Twilight you should understand that the manga on which the TV series is based was first published 4 months before Twilight.

I recently had the pleasure of seeing Dreamworks latest animated extravaganza, Megamind starring the voices of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and Jonah Hill and written and directed by Tom McGrath, writer and director of Madagascar 1 and 2. Set for release in Australia on the 9th of December I was lucky enough to get an invite to an advanced screening.

The good folks at Marvel have sent us a preview of Avengers Academy #7 featuring the return of Giant-Man.So how will the man giant fit in with Ant-Man and The Wasp still kicking cans around?

This is a special announcement for all of our readers in Sydney Australia. Paramount Pictures are holding a special "Blue" carpet advanced screening in Sydney for Dreamworks latest animated feature "Megamind". I was lucky enough to see this movie last night and it was fantastic. Utterly enjoyable from start to finish. Stay tuned for an upcoming review here at The Geek of Oz.