Azure Flame Reloaded

The episode opens with a dramatic reconstruction of the end of episode 24. Hougen: Do we have to do this again? I know she’s going to knock me into the river. Reika: I won’t be deprived of any time onscreen, even if it is just a flashback! Reika knocks Hougen into the river again. Hiro [...]

Chapters 1-38 When Yotsuba Koiwai and her father move into a new neighbourhood, it soon becomes clear to her neighbours that Yotsuba is no ordinary five-year-old- in fact, she might just be the most clueless and naïve person on the planet. Nonetheless, in the face of Yotsuba’s overwhelming enthusiasm for even the simplest things in [...]

Picking up where episode 10 left off… Orphe: You- you really love him more? After all we’ve been through together? Lui: Orpherus, the studio may bill you as the main character but I’m the one the fans love. Don’t expect any sympathy from the audience. Orphe: Fine, then, I’ll just go back to loyal Ed.

In the normal course of things, I like to open any review with a brief synopsis of what the anime in question is all about. When it comes to Cat Soup, however, that rule cannot be obeyed- simply because even after watching it, I have little clue as to what was going on. A 32 [...]

Isaac is angsting by himself. Isaac: I always wanted to ‘shoot’ at Orphe, but not quite so literally! What do I do now- can I ever go back to the side of good? Cut to Bernard’s office, where the non-bishie alliance is gathering.

Apologies for getting some names wrong first time, all should be corrected now. Touta is the new guy in town, and he wants some HARD GAY, however first he needs to find a willing partner. Meanwhile, Wool, Cashmere and yet more new characters audition for roles in an upcoming stage show. Touta asks Otsu if [...]

Bernard is playing the Harmonium and recalling his past break-up with Beruze. Cut to Isaac and Beruze. Beruze: Isaac, you truly are the man for me. Bernard was never this good. Isaac: Beruze, you have shown me far more than the inner circle ever could have. Isaac steps outside for a cigarette after sleeping with [...]

Haseo was doing so well in rehab that he’d even started to get over Ovan- but then Taihaku showed up. The kind of experienced older man that Haseo was hoping for, Taihaku soon leads him down the dark path after showing him the altar of HARD GAY. Despite his intention to remain clean, Haseo ends [...]

Flashback to Naoji’s childhood. He is crying outside when his mother comes out to find him. Mother: What’s wrong, Naoji? Naoji: Father beat me again. I just can’t seem to perform well enough for him.

This week on Aria: citizens warned to watch out for giant cat. It’s been a comparatively slow week, particularly for the rather sparse manga section, which blows my tentative plan for making the round-up twice weekly out of the water for now. In the meantime, I’ve cobbled together a pathetic excuse for a poll which [...]