Azure Flame Reloaded

Manga chapters 1-128: CLAMP Minimalism

Princess Sakura and archaeologist’s son Syaoran are childhood friends living in the desert kingdom of Clow. If it was up to them, their peaceful days together would last forever, but unfortunately fate has other ideas. The excavation of a mysterious set of ruins prompts an evil force to try to steal Sakura’s latent power for their own purposes- an attempt which fails, but which turns her memories into a series of feathers scattered across many worlds.

Desperate to retrieve the feathers, Syaoran and Sakura are sent to Yuuko, the so-called “Dimensional Witch” with the power to grant any wish for the right price. Continue Reading »

Akane meets up with Princess Fuji.

Fuji: Main character, consider me at your service. I will handle exposition and explanation for you, the Ryuujin no Miko.

Akane: Me?

Fuji: Yes, for you are the lead, and that makes you more suited to saving this small land floating in the middle of nowhere than anyone who lives here. Now, let’s save some budget by indulging in a flashback to last episode. Continue Reading »

The loss of a hard drive filled with data would be a serious blow to anyone, and it seemed to be one I was set to experience after my 250 GB external drive started acting up. Thankfully, for once I had the foresight to order another one (thus rendering it out of stock) before the first one died completely, and for once it actually arrived at my house reasonably promptly. Admittedly it lacks an on/off button and is not as aesthetically pleasing as the first, but more importantly, it actually works.

Meanwhile, I’ve had to change some regional settings to Japanese in order to play the Fate/Stay Night demo version (ironically, the translated demo), and now Japanese is taking over my computer. Even the backslash in filenames has turned into a yen sign.

Mini-Bites

How to write an anime movie

Spurred on by my recent viewing of both the Keroro Gunso and Ah! My Goddess movies, I have decided that the time has come to produce my own guide to writing anime movies: Continue Reading »

In the land of Kyou, Akram, the leader of the demon clan, performs a ceremony to seal away the four gods that protect the land.

Akram: Excellent, I have everything I need to control this land. All that remains is to summon the one woman who could defeat me! Continue Reading »

He calls himself Eternal Sabbath (ES), although if it’s convenient he’s just as likely to use another name. A man with the unique ability to literally hack into people’s minds and rearrange their memories, he wanders from place to place, his goals unclear, his past a mystery.

Whilst using the identity “Ryousuke Akiba”, a chance meeting brings ES into contact with Dr Mine Kyujou, a researcher into the workings of the human brain, and one of the few people able to resist his hacking. Mine is immediately fascinated by ES and his superhuman abilities, but as she attempts to investigate him, she finds herself drawn into the larger events surrounding ES and the very reason why he came to exist in the first place. Continue Reading »

Hakuoro here. In an effort to protect my harem and myself from the insidious temptations of HARD GAY, I have started to fight back in earnest against the forces of Kunnekamun. With Genjimaru’s skill on my side, their Avu Kamuu should now be easily defeated, and it will only be a matter of time before I can reach Kuuya and add her to my harem…

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What’s this? Liu Bei has allied with the Hero of Chaos, Cao Cao? It can only be a temporary measure, for Liu Bei is a Destined Warrior of Righteousness, whilst Cao Cao is just a greedy, grasping man consumed by his own ambitions.

Cao Cao wants to become emperor because he is an ambitious and self-centred man, but Liu Bei deserves the throne because he is an altruistic and righteous leader. Continue Reading »

Hakuoro here. I have tried my hardest to create a harem that could satisfy my every desire, but it seems it has not been enough. Deep inside me lurks a monster of HARD GAY, and whenever the situation gets too intense, that monster emerges. With this in mind, I am not sure how to proceed, but all I can do is take each day as it comes, and hope for the best… Continue Reading »

Last year, it was almost inevitable that I would become one of the many people to fall under the spell of Honey and Clover. Having just graduated from university myself, the tale of a group of people undergoing the same experiences (well, roughly the same) was one I could easily relate to. And so it was that from start to finish, the anime captivated me with its emotion, humour, and a personal touch of bittersweet nostalgia. Continue Reading »

Hakuoro here. Even as I put all my efforts into adding Kuuya to my harem, she has been using her own harem and their Avu Kamuu FMA rejects to advance on my country. Now, my only choice is to flee to safety, whilst the comrades I have so carefully gathered for this moment risk their lives for my sake… Continue Reading »