Azure Flame Reloaded

Last time on Busou Renkin, we saw Kazuki and Victor blast off to the moon for a final showdown. In this episode, you, the viewer, get to choose what happens next:

1) An Amazingly Over the Top Super Moon Battle, the Likes of Which You’ve Never Seen Before- complete with explosions and stupid attack names!

2) A Dull and Poorly Animated Episode in which Tokiko and the others mope over Kazuki’s absence.

You have selected Option 2- enjoy!

“Yep, the world is a place where two guys can somehow blast off to the moon.” Continue Reading »

Reviewed this week: Busou Renkin 24, Corda 10, Kanon 24, Nodame Cantabile 9, Red Garden 20-22, SaiMono 35

…and in manga: Chevalier 2, Chokotto Sister 39, Clannad 1-4, Gunslinger Girl 23, School Rumble 217, Spiral 28-31, Spiral Alive 4, Tenshi Nanka Janai, Tsubasa 147, Yotsuba&! 45

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Tokiko may have begun the process of turning Kazuki STRAIGHT, but can she really hope to erase all those years of HARD GAY in the space of an episode? Under normal circumstances, she might have had a chance, but with Papillon and Victor around, it seems as if her attempts may be futile…

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I need to take a moment to discuss this figure of Eri. It’s not a figure I like, and I wouldn’t have given it a second thought had ANN not written a surprisingly positive review about it. Am I the only one who dislikes this figure? It doesn’t capture the essence of Eri for me at all, and even if I had no idea who she was, the only thing I would like about it is the skirt.

Reviewed this week: Aria 20-21, Iroha 16, Busou Renkin 23, Chevalier 15-16, Deltora 4, Gargoyle 10, Ichigo Mashimaro OVA 1, Kanon 23, Nodame 8, SaiMono 34

…and in manga: MariMite 22, School Rumble 216, Tsubasa 146, xxxHOLiC 10.3

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Despite Tokiko’s repeated efforts to turn him BI, Kazuki cannot help but be swayed by good old HARD GAY- and now she has had enough. Can she get Kazuki to forsake HARD GAY completely and turn STRAIGHT for her sake, or will HARD GAY keep getting in the way of their love? Continue Reading »

As word of Victor’s HARD GAY prowess spreads, men from far and wide come to Pleasure him in different ways- but can even group sessions and ARMOUR satisfy his jaded palate? Meanwhile, Kazuki’s party finally makes it to Newton Apple Girls’ School, where important plot information awaits…

“…I would like to do these things, if only I were the main character.” Continue Reading »

A while back, I mentioned wanting this figure, but as all too often happens, I’m beginning to change my mind- why have him when I can have this guy (his HARD GAY lover?) instead? I know the colour scheme isn’t as good, but the detailing on the clothes looks a lot better, even if the poor guy is bleeding to death after improperly performed HARD GAY.

Reviewed this week: Busou Renkin 22, Corda d’Oro 9, Kanon 22, Love GetChu 6, Nodame 7, Red Garden 19, ROTK 42

…and in manga: Emma Bangaihen 7, REC 28, School Rumble 215, Shana 10, Spiral Alive 3, NHK 35, Yotsuba& 44

Due to laziness with regards to parodying them, Chevalier 15-16 will appear next week.

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Sometimes fate can be cruel. For example, I recently spent over £60 on single DVDs of Scrapped Princess, and now a cheap boxset has appeared for around a third of that price. I even looked for a boxset before settling on the singles, and there didn’t seem to be any sign of one. Damn you, Bandai- damn you, I say!

Reviewed this week: Iroha 13-15, Busou Renkin 21, Deltora Quest 3, Kanon 21, Les Miserables 3, Red Garden 17-18

…and in manga: Emma Bangaihen 6, Fate/Stay Night 6, Shana 9, School Rumble, Spiral Alive 2, Tsubasa 145, NHK 33-4, xxxHOLiC vol 10 c2 Continue Reading »

As the series draws closer to its conclusion, our heroes and their opponents decide to try strange new combinations of partners in the bedroom. Whilst Kazuki and Bravo both decide to sample Hiwatari’s unique form of RAGING HARD-ON, Victor realises that mere humans cannot satisfy him anymore, and decides to become the first man to try SUBMARINE. What will be the outcome of this strange encounter? Continue Reading »

After all the oblique references to real life, interviews and the like, it turned out that my application to a research degree that I thought was a sure thing turned out to have been rejected. Oh well, this must be what they call a ‘character building’ experience. Now off to learn about teamwork and problem solving…

Reviewed this week: Asatte no Houkou 12, Busou Renkin 20, Gargoyle 9, Kanon 20, Les Miserables 2, Nodame 5-6, SaiMono 31-3

…and in manga: REC 27, Spiral 27, Tsubasa 143-4

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