Azure Flame Reloaded

A trio of generics enter a building to investigate reports of a strange man standing on the roof. Once inside, they notice a kin (stringed instrument) on the floor.

Generic A: An instrument left on the floor is big news indeed! Let’s notify the palace immediately!

Generics A and B depart, but C stays where he is.

Generic C: This instrument randomly appearing here is not suspicious at all. I think I will take it for myself. Continue Reading »

No matter how absurdly powerful you are, if your name isn’t Liu Bei, your arc must come to an end sometime. So it is that Lu Bu will come to say his last “Damn you!” as his arc comes to a much-needed end. Let the chaos commence!
It’s all too easy to a bit overreact. Continue Reading »

Fuji-hime is talking to Tomomasa and Yasuaki.

Fuji: Now that we’ve gone to all the effort of finding five of the eight Hachiyou, I thought I’d mention this vague phrase that might help us locate the rest.

Fuji recites the phrase.

Yasuaki: Ah yes, from that vague sentence, I can construct wonderfully non-specific clues that will help us track down the last three Hachiyou. Continue Reading »

The new season is almost upon us, and yet here I am, having failed to put together any kind of autumn (or, if you prefer, fall) preview whatsoever- and nor am I intending to. Aside from the fact that many people have already done a better job of it than myself, and that I’m simply too lazy to be bothered, past experience has shown that the series I look forward to the most often turn out to be utterly disappointing. After all, in previous seasons, I was foolish enough to expect something of worth from Black Cat, Jigoku Shoujo, Mai-Otome, Fate, xxxHOLiC, Tsubasa, .hack//Roots, Kamisama Kazoku, Binbou…well, the list goes on. Clearly the only way forward is to ignore the most anticipated shows, and only watch the more obscure or unappealing sounding series (does this mean that Bartender will end up being a good choice?).

Reviewed this week: Black Blood Brothers, Chevalier, Higurashi, Keroro, Ouran, ROTK, School Rumble, Tenchi Special, Utawarerumono, NHK, xxxHOLiC

…and in manga: Furuba, Mai-Otome, Melty Blood, Mushishi, Natsu no Arashi, Tsubasa, Uta, xxxHOLiC, Yotsuba, Zero no Tsukaima novel

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…and yes, I watched this episode myself too! What is the world coming to?

The unthinkable has happened. Phyllo, staple of the Mac Anu bridge and chief coordinator of The World:r2’s HARD GAY, is gone. As the male players try to adjust to this unexpected loss, they must decide whether they can now continue along the HARD GAY path, or if it is time to throw in the towel. Meanwhile, Tabby confesses her true feelings, and Yata grudgingly pays his cable bills.

The ultimate HARD GAY monster materialises. Continue Reading »

Before I begin, I thought I should mention that, since my usual source for screencaps wasn’t available, I actually went to the effort of watching this episode myself. This may not sound like anything remarkable, but considering I haven’t watched episodes 15-24 in either raw or subbed form, it was quite a big step for me to risk myself firsthand in a return to the world of Roots. Will seeing what actually happened affect my take on the episode? Perhaps, but it’s too late to worry about that now.

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Tabby’s love life has been far from simple, but the time has come for her to finally choose who should settle down with. With former loves Sakisaka, Shino and Grunty out of the picture, the current contenders are Seisaku, Haseo, and the ever tempting lure of HARD YURI. Can Tabby finally choose which one she wants to spend her life with, or will it all end in tears? Meanwhile, Yata and Pai get an unpleasant surprise after a particularly hefty cable bill drops through the letterbox. Continue Reading »

Hakuoro here. I am sorry to report that HARD GAY has taken over my body completely, and even now I grapple with my destined partner, Dii. The only hope of regaining the harem lies in defeating him and destroying the last of the HARD GAY temptations, but am I already too far gone to manage that?

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Whilst rummaging around in his grandfather’s attic, Shindo Hikaru gets more than he bargained for when he comes across an old Go board- a board that just happens to be possessed by the spirit of Heian Era Go player Fujiwara-no-Sai. Since his last chance to get out of the board and play some Go came over 140 years ago, Sai instantly takes the opportunity to possess Hikaru in the hopes of being allowed to participate in a few more matches. Unfortunately, Hikaru is not at all interested in Go, but as he reluctantly indulges his ghostly partner, he begins to discover a new appreciation for the game… Continue Reading »

Fuji explains the monster of the week.

Fuji: Hello, everyone. This week we are being menaced by a vengeful spirit with white wings and long hair.

Shimon: Why are vengeful spirits so angry? Can’t we all just live in peace?

Tenma: Cut the idealism, Whipping Boy- the only peace worth having is the one you make with your fists.

(Yorihisa: White wings, long hair, that description sounds vague enough that I immediately recognise it as someone connected to my past.) Continue Reading »

Hard as it is to believe, I have now been writing Tuesday Rumble for a month, and aside from occasional worries about running out of ideas, it’s been an enjoyable feature. Although there wasn’t room to include it this time, expect a new Tuesday Rumble feature in the near future, documenting harem masters, their conquests, failures and rivals.

How to make a Shounen Jump series
Want to make your fortune pumping out endless chapters for Shounen Jump? Think you’ve got it in you to create the next spiky-haired hero of Friendship and Destiny? Then look no further- this guide to creating a Shounen Jump series is just what you need. Continue Reading »