Azure Flame Reloaded

Tesshin makes his way to Gin with unprecedented speed, but when he tries to rescue him, Gin is unable to stand. Gin: I can feel God Mode slipping away from me- Tesshin, you must kill me by your own hand. Tesshin: Gin, you know when a character asks to be killed the scene usually ends [...]

Ever wondered just what Shirou’s motivations really were for entering the Holy Grail War? It was never about justice or protecting the weak- all he wanted was to build the perfect harem. Now, for the first time, we can begin to reveal Shirou’s innermost thoughts on the events that befell him…

Weed’s party stands on a lake shore as they decide where to go next. Rocket: Since we need to recruit all 108 stars to get the good ending, I should lead you to a place where we can get more brown dogs. Jerome: Wait a minute; it might be better for the storyline if we [...]

Today marks the start of a new blog section that I intend to make into a weekly feature for as long I can keep it up. Contained within are short reviews of the ongoing anime and manga series that I’ve watched and read over the course of the week (by ongoing I mean recently subbed/translated [...]

Whilst Teru-dad attacks Lector (apologies if I’m getting Lector and Thunder mixed up; their character designs are negligibly different), Weed’s ATB fills and he attacks Thunder. As battle resumes, Hiro, GB and the rest of Weed’s entourage arrives. Hiro: Time to do what I do best- Ball Snatch! Hiro tries to ‘ball-snatch’ Lector/Thunder but misses. [...]

No, I haven’t done anything as insanely foolish as attempt to rewatch the series; however, lengthy as it was, I’ve come to feel that my first rant about Otome just didn’t quite cover everything. And so it is that I return to the stage of Otome ranting to present you with the second part, entitled [...]

After some macho posturing, the battle between Weed and Kyoushiro begins. The two tussle for a brief while. Weed’s friends are happy to stand and watch, but Kyoushiro’s subordinate brown dogs want to help out. Brown dog: Leave it to us, Leader! The brown dogs attack, but Weed evades. Weed: Low level brown dogs can’t [...]

Sixteen year-old Sakurano Tazusa is a professional ice skater looking to secure that coveted spot as Japan’s representative at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Unfortunately, with a talented rival standing in her way, and her prideful attitude having made an enemy of the media, hopes are slim- and as if that wasn’t enough, she has to [...]

Weed and the others bring the bodies of John and the expendable dogs back to the camp; Hook has left his post as double agent and come back with them. Reika cries. Reika: John, I barely knew you, but as REAL MEN can’t be expected to cry, I must weep over you. Hiro: Let’s go [...]

With my console gaming era now in its twilight years, it takes a simple and fun breed of game to lure me away from the twin pursuits of anime and manga. In this vein, a few days were spent happily carving a bloody path through the ranks of generic soldiers in the Utawarerumono mini-game, and [...]