9 Useless Super Powers
With some super powers, you could save the world. These are not those powers.
Ability To Converse With Dinosaurs
Ga-Rei-Zero
With the vast majority of the cast's major characters killed, maimed or dismembered by Yomi during the course of the series, it probably isn't too surprising to find that the grand finale of Ga-Rei -Zero- is all about Yomi versus Kagura... Although Noriyuki does put in an appearance despite being wracked by guilt over various things.
I mentioned in the last episode how what looked likely to be a long and massive battle turned out to be something of the more short, sharp variety, and this final episode of the series takes a similar approach - Rather than going on and on with an epic battle sequence, fighting is limited to relatively short, spectacular, high intensity skirmishes - And it works, there's no doubt about it. Ga-Rei -Zero- has frequently managed to put out some of the most spectacular action sequences I've seen in anime this year, and this big climax doesn't disappoint with plenty of moments that are simply a breath-taking mixture of speed, beauty and violence. Oh, and Kagura has a sword that can also fire bullets, a weapon that could only be made cooler if it also shot shurikens and lighting. While on fire.
Nanana's Buried Treasure - Episode 3
With the Adventure Club's most important member now officially part of the organisation, it's time for the club to start doing what it was created for - seeking out parts of the Nanana Collection, via the so-called "Ruins" within which they're hidden.
Of course, it's left to Yuugo to extract the information about the first ruin from Nanana, a painful experience for both body and mind but ultimately a successful one, which leads the club's members to the middle of a crowded shopping centre - not exactly the kind of place you'd expect to find "buried treasure", but I guess that's the beauty of hiding something in plain sight. Then again, there's more than that to how this ruin is hidden, with some sneaky tricks with mirrors ensuring that the room in which the treasure is stored is safe from the eyes of passers-by.
Knights of Sidonia
With a frame tournament going on in Sidonia, the fact that Tanikaze's injuries prevent him from competing is a disappointment to more than just the man himself - still, at least the festival that coincides with said tournament offers plenty of food for him to take his mind off that fact.
The aforementioned tournament also boasts some surprises, with hotly-tipped favourite Kunato bested thanks to some smart thinking by opponent Akai Mochikuni, who seems to have learned the trick of the trade that brings him his victory from Nagate's fight against the (now-returning) Gauna. However, all of this is missed by Tanikaze himself, as his mission to find good food is helped along by Hoshijiro, before a tussle between Shinatose and a decidedly pissed off Kunato brings any merry-making (or sulking, on Shinatose's part) to an abrupt halt.
Life is Strange: Chrysallis
Life is already hard, life is already strange, but it becomes more complicated when suddenly you realized you got a 'gift'. A gift that probably wanted by everyone. Well, at least that was my first thought when I see this game. An eighteen years old girl who has an ability to rewind time. Wow, how cool is that, who doesn't want that :p? I believe if I have that ability, I don't need to study anymore before exam :p. I can fix all of my faults and probably my life won't be like this? Alright, just abandon my crazy opening.
Ah, before I write too far, I'm gonna say if I rarely play games on PC (mostly I play on mobile - iOS) and I don't like to play story driven/ point n click game too much. FYI, I just ever played the first episode of The Walking Dead. In addition, I never played Heavy Rain nor Gone Home before too. So, probably my review here doesn't 'match' enough for you, who already play all of those games and like to compare this game with them.
Life Is Strange - Chrysalis is my first PC game which I play on this year. Well, I sold into this game since my first sight :o, already pre-order the full episodes just after watched the trailer since December 2014. Yes, I'm not lying about that. To be honest, I'm still on exam now and the game just out one day before my exam. So, I decided to download it first, then play it later after exam in the next day and today, I'm gonna write the review why you should try to play this game too.
Wake Up Call
So we had that immensely strange curse last time, and that all ended in everyone falling asleep at the wheel; even if it’s realistic it was done incredibly suspiciously, not to mention the stuff with Ghost Banri.
It takes quite a dark and serious turn at the start here, as Koko’s confidence takes an immensly heavy knock from the incident, and when she returns home, her father smacks her off her feet…literally. She falls out of contact with everyone for a while, and obviously, Banri gets disheartened over it. It takes a loving threat from the scary Nana to get Banri back in gear, as he summons the four together again. Nobody really has any idea what to do, but they give Banri her address and sent him off.
Despite impressions, her father ends up being relatively nice about the whole situation, and the one who’s overreacting is Koko, shutting herself away and saying that she can’t do it. It’s just another sign of how messed up and insecure the girl is, as nobody was seriously hurt. The only thing that happened is that people were scared and freaked out. We move onto a situation where Banri preaches to Koko about starting over and leaving things behind, and he probably doesn’t even notice that he’s being such a hypocrite until Koko loses her temper with him. She finally says what everyone’s been thinking, and that Banri’s acting like a complete ass about forgetting and moving on.
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It doesn’t seem like all that long ago since Bakuman’s first season ended, and I personally really enjoyed it. At heart, it was an energetic show about two youngsters achieving their dreams, getting the girls and having their own bromance as they became accomplished manga artists. Series 2…does nothing new. It’s exactly the same. And I really enjoyed it.
Infact, I could say that it’s a direct continuation. Characters enter the show, and characters leave the show, as our pair climbs the ladder of JACK to get an anime adaptation, marry and live happily ever after. Throughout this season they undergo an editor change, have Takagi’s high school “crush” appear as a successful novelist, get married to Miyoshi, end up in hospital and watch as Eiji rises even higher than he has before, becoming a celebrated manga artist to the point where he gets TV appearances. There..isn’t much I can say about Bakuman beyond that.
( Collapse )Kintoki and Gintoki, Kin-san’s Kintama, The Meaning of a Main Character
Okay, first off, scratch talkin’ about reruns, cause long run wise that’s just gonna be a hassle for me. But let’s get ourselves an effortless retrospective (I except very little retrospecting to occur) going on with the torrid of Gintama that I haven’t gone over yet; the rest of the Kintama arc which happens to be so VERY Gintama.
I’ve seen main character jokes here and there in gag series, even in Gintama’s little brother show Sket Dance, but the extent which it takes the joke is almost a marvel. I have sort of an odd flashback to the Popularity Poll arc (episodes 182-184). Based on the common held practice within the industry to have readers vote in their favorite characters. The anime studio took a few liberties upon reaching the material due to its medium specific nature and truly made the arc it’s own, which is the vibe I’m getting here with Kintama. It’s unique even in the comedy genre, and they totally run with it. They take the joke and run the ENTIRE marathon, and it is a buttload of fun.
Coincidentally both arcs feature the very best in anime intro use no lie.
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