Azure Flame Reloaded

Yorihisa wanders around in a thick fog.

Yorihisa: What’s happening? Has all the animation budget been spent?

The fog clears a little, and he finds himself watching a flashback of a time when his brother left him behind. This time, the brother tells him to go to east before he awakens in the present.

Yorihisa: A flashback…I guess this means this is my character episode. Continue Reading »

Inori is out walking. Shimon follows a short way behind him, wearing a blanket to disguise his blonde hair.

Inori: What are you, a stalker? Leave me alone!

Shimon: But…we’re supposed to be HARD GAY partners working together to find our Yu-Gi-Oh card.

Inori: Like I’d ever be HARD GAY with you! Even though you’ve been perfectly harmless for the last fourteen episodes, I’m still not convinced you aren’t a demon. Continue Reading »

Eisen visits his brother.

Emperor: Thank goodness you were all able to get back safely, Eisen, or I would have been deprived of bishies to share my bed. Now all we need is for the Four Gods- Tomomasa said last episode that they would return eventually by themselves, but since that renders the series pointless, let’s pretend it didn’t happen.

A mysterious white rainbow is seen in the sky just as Tomomasa arrives.

Generic: Oh no, a white rainbow! We’re all going to die! Continue Reading »

Akram and Akane are in the field of flowers.

Akram: Priestess, from now on you shall live here in this garden of finest flowers- grown by Suonkasu himself.

Back at the glowing red portal, Tenma and Yorihisa are arguing.

Yorihisa: This portal seemingly disappeared last episode when you tried to go through it, but that seems to have been replaced with a scene of us arguing about going through it.

Tenma: You think too much! For some reason, the portal is conveniently open again, so let’s go after Akane. Continue Reading »

Tomomasa comes over for some late night HARD GAY with Takamichi.

Takamichi: I’m really worried about the Priestess, I mean, what could be worse than having your name written on the bottom of a black pot?

Tomomasa: There’s no need to worry about her; as I said to the emperor earlier, just concentrate on me for tonight.

Takamichi: I can’t help but be concerned, after all, unlike you, I have my gem.

Tomomasa: I’m sure I’ll get one soon. It’s not like the audience haven’t figured out that I’m the last Hachiyou. Continue Reading »

Sefuru reports back to Akram.

Akram: You fool! How dare you take the eight-stringed kin without my permission? Did you really think your puny intellect could devise a plan superior to my grand design?

Ikutidal: Let me handle Sefuru, Master; after all, I have played punishment games with him for years.

Akram: Do what you want. I have decided that it is time to bring the barely mentioned Ran into the plot. Continue Reading »

Akane’s consciousness drifts in a blue formless world. Akram appears.

Akram: I can see my lure still proves irresistible, for you came to this strange blue place just to see me.

Akane: No, that doesn’t even make sense.

Akram: Foolish girl, my bishiness is so great that the normal rules of logic don’t even apply to me. Continue Reading »

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 »

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 »

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 »