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 with a “we’ll find a way to get through this, the power of love will beat continuity” speech. I can’t kill you. Continue Reading »

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… Continue Reading »

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 go for the Ninja Dogs of Kogu first. Continue Reading »

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 even if in some cases they aired some time ago).

Reviewed this week: Higurashi, H&C II, Ouran, Keroro, NHK, xxxHOLiC, Kamisama Kazoku, Utawarerumono, Good Witch, Chocotto Sister, Bokura ga Ita, ROTK, School Rumble, REC

…and in manga: Tsubasa, Furuba, SaiMono, .hack//GU+, Otome, Higurashi, Kamisama Kazoku Continue Reading »

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. The other Lector/Thunder tries to run away.

GB: Not so fast- fight me!

Lector/Thunder: Yeah right, like I’m going to fight a sidekick dog like you. You’re the equivalent of the playable character that no one ever wants to put in their party! Continue Reading »

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 “why am I still subjecting myself to this?”. Continue Reading »

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 do anything against a main character. Continue Reading »

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 spend the next 100 days being possessed by Peet Pamps, the ghost of a sixteen year-old Canadian aviator. Nonetheless, Tazusa isn’t going to go down without a fight, and so it is that she begins to adjust to her strange situation, and even put it to her advantage. Continue Reading »

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 and start randomly digging out graves. Continue Reading »

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 happily, when that game was played to death, I was alerted to the existence of Duo Princess, a fan created sequel to Threads of Fate. Continue Reading »