Event report by Matt S. I missed most of Sydney’s SMASH! convention this year, and that upsets me a great deal. Every year I try and go, and I’ve watched as the show has become bigger and more successful each year, with more stalls, more events over the weekend that…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Yoko Taro is a challenging person to interview. He’s the pre-eminent video game auteur going around; a creative that approaches his work with a healthy dose of reflection and transgression, and with an equally healthy taste for the surreal and sublime. His approach to game design…
Read MorePhotos by Matt S. One of the big reasons that SMASH! is such a delight each year is seeing what cosplay people show up in. This is an event that fans really do get stuck right into, and there are so many people that show up in enormously elaborate cosplay…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. As I mentioned in my write-up of SMASH! 2018, one of the real highlights of the event for my mind was the gaming section. Every year this section has gone from strength to strength, and this year there was a huge range of really delightful indie…
Read MorePhotos by Matt S. One of the big reasons that SMASH! is such a delight each year is seeing what cosplay people show up in. This is an event that fans really do get stuck right into, and there are so many people that show up in enormously elaborate cosplay…
Read MoreSMASH! 2018 cemented the event as the best in Australia for fans of Japanese entertainment and games
Event report by Matt S. Over the weekend, Sydney played host to the annual SMASH! convention; Australia’s own show focused almost entirely on Asian entertainment and culture. Where the likes of Supernova is generalist in nature (as much about Batman and Iron Man as it is about anime or Persona),…
Read MoreGallery by Matt S. One of the best things about going along to a convention like SMASH is seeing what the cosplayers come up with, and indeed the characters, anime and games that are hot that particular year. And the cosplayers came out in force for SMASH 2017; it was…
Read MoreGallery by Matt S. One of the best things about going along to a convention like SMASH is seeing what the cosplayers come up with, and indeed the characters, anime and games that are hot that particular year. And the cosplayers came out in force for SMASH 2017; it was…
Read MoreGallery by Matt S. One of the best things about going along to a convention like SMASH is seeing what the cosplayers come up with, and indeed the characters, anime and games that are hot that particular year. And the cosplayers came out in force for SMASH 2017; it was…
Read MoreReport by Matt S. After missing last year’s SMASH convention (on account of it clashing with a trip to Japan), I had the opportunity to head along this year, and in just two years it’s truly incredible to see how big this thing has become. SMASH has grown from humble…
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