The Fall 2020 anime season has almost come to an end. There are some series well-known by many anime fans like Jujutsu Kaisen (370k+ members on MyAnimeList) and DanMachi S3 (220k+ members). However, the one I want to start off with, Strike Witches: Road to Berlin, seems to be far more niche with less than... Continue Reading →
With the release of Project Sekai: Colorful Stage feat. Hatsune Miku two months ago and now HoneyWorks Premium Live, it’s clear that 2020 may just be the year for Vocaloid fans to relive their younger days and bask in nostalgia. After years of waiting, HoneyWorks fans will be pleased to know that the HoneyWorks mobile... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Star Wars Flight Simulator! Actually it's called Star Wars Squadrons… but hey, to-may-to to-mah-to!! As a long time Star Wars fanboy, I have always been captivated by the huge space battles that exploded on screen. Naturally, after watching the death star blow up (twice), my immediate reaction was: “I WANT TO FLY AN X-WING!!”... Continue Reading →
In recent years, anime-inspired games made by Chinese developers have grown beyond just a simple niche and have become formidable competitors to their Japanese counterparts. For instance, Azur Lane successfully reinvented the ship-waifu genre that Kancolle once dominated, while Arknights propelled tower defense gameplay into the mainstream. And their success can be clearly seen by... Continue Reading →
The entire online event felt very rushed. I’d heard inklings of SOZO wanting to do online things, doing surveys and all, but that was around the end of July. From the end of July to early September, that was barely over a month of time to gather enough material for an event, and to prepare... Continue Reading →
Semester 2 of AY2019/2020 is well underway, and we had the chance to chat with the current head of NUSCAS Palette, Kasey! NUSCAST (N): To start things off, could you give a little introduction about yourself? Kasey (K): I’m Kasey, a Year 3 Life Sciences student, and also the Palette Head. N: What made you... Continue Reading →
C3 AFA Singapore 2019 promised to be bigger and better than its previous years. With an exciting line-up of guests, artistes and activities, AFA was certainly a draw for most fans in the anime, manga and games community. AFA definitely tried to stay relevant to the current trends, harping on the incredibly successful Kimetsu no... Continue Reading →
Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker is the 9th installment in the Skywalker Saga, and concludes this new trilogy of Star Wars films after Disney’s acquisition of LucasFilms, tying up all of the plotlines introduced in the previous 2 movies. Being absolutely disappointed by Rian Jonnson’s The Last Jedi, I did not have high expectations for... Continue Reading →
By Paean Yeo Over the Singapore Comic Convention weekend, NUSCAST attended the Creative Space panel “What Publishers Want”. It was moderated by Kinokuniya’s Asia Pacific Senior Store and Merchandising Director, Kenny Chan. The panel featured local and international publishers Asiapac Books (Asiapac) and Viz Media as well as local visual effects company, Vividthree Productions. From... Continue Reading →
For this year’s Singapore Comic-Con (SGCC), Kai Ling and I have dressed up as The Knight and Hornet from Hollow Knight! Lucas as the Knight, and Kai Ling as Hornet from the game Hollow Knight. Here is our experience cosplaying at SGCC! Since SGCC takes place at Marina Bay, transporting such large costumes and props... Continue Reading →
NUSCAST: Thoughts of Anitan 