Azure Flame Reloaded

In Flashback Mode, we see a young Masahiro at a time when Seimei tied him to a tree and abandoned him. Masahiro: Grandpa, come back- I don’t like this type of special game… Masahiro wakes up. Masahiro: Mokkun, I just had a flashback dream about the time Grandpa abandoned me at Kifune Shrine. It all [...]

As the blue-white light causes the house to explode, pieces of wood fly everywhere. Mokkun: Guren form! Mokkun transforms into Guren in order to save Masahiro from that most dangerous of enemies- wood. Guren: This will be the most dangerous enemy yet. Masahiro: Yeah, I sense a lot of evil foreign demons.

Masahiro is making ink when Mokkun arrives. Mokkun: Is that ink you’re making? Don’t tell me this episode is going to be as boring as the last one. Masahiro: It wasn’t that boring- I mean, I did get a good chunk of screen time. Mokkun: Whatever you say. Let’s just have a quick Flashback Mode; [...]

Mokkun is talking to Masahiro. Mokkun: Anyway, I was given this huge chunk of dialogue to tie up what happened last episode, so I’ll just read it all out now…hey, are you listening to me? Masahiro: Hmm? Oh, sorry, I didn’t realise the episode had already started.

Masahiro wanders around outside after his coming-of-age ceremony. Mokkun: Having your coming-of-age ceremony held offscreen must be a real blow for a main character like you, right, Masahiro? Masahiro: I’m already thirteen- I feel like I’ve been an adult for many years already. Masahiro’s father Yoshimasa appears.

A giant skull-spine monster chases lead Masahiro and his mascot Mokkun. Masahiro: Wait, you can’t hurt me; the series has barely begun! Mokkun: That’s right! He may be useless right now, but he is the main character. Masahiro: Did you have to include the bit about me being useless? Mokkun: Shut up and start running, [...]