No, not the game.
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Today, I present to you another guest post I wrote with good friend Yi of Listless Ink[1]. It talks about a famous trope that I know a lot of you are already familiar with. Do go over there and take a look!
You might also want to check Ryan’s excellent response to the post.
Not your usual Eternal Moon Princess, but I’ll do her Five Impossible Requests regardless.
I’m never on time with posting trackbacks and linkings to any of my guest posts, but I’ll have to put that whining and self-pitying aside by presenting you guys a very interesting colloquium post I’ve written with Yi of Listless Ink. If you’re a person with a keen eye for hairstyles, this post is definitely for you.
Also, Yi is looking for writers who want to publish their literary compositions under the Listless Ink banner. If you’re interested, try to contact her using her Twitter or drop a message on her Contact page.
Obligatory Reimu-sensei picture goes here.
We have our own ways to watch anime, read manga, play games, or do whatever is included in your Japanese visual media to-consume list. Because of this, it is important for us, as database animals, to know where we belong in the ever-growing otaku society. This Super Fanicom guest post delves into the so-called database in order to find better meanings and relationships within the vast variety of societies and demographics we otaku live in. Do give it a read!
This is one of a series of posts about Carnival Phantasm, co-written with Hisui of Reverse Thieves.
The yin and yang of Type-Moon insists that if the first episode is based on Fate/Stay Night, then the second episode must look at Tsukihime. More specifically, this is an examination of the fighting game based on Tsukihime known as Melty Blood. Since I have read Take Moon volume one, I have a bit more insight into what has been changed in the adaptation.
The Neco-Arc crew jumps right into the Melty Blood references with Neco-Arc Prime and Neco-Arc Chaos discussing beam attacks. In the game, one of Neco-Arc’s attacks is shooting beams out of her eyes like she was a little death bot. We get a sizable demonstration of the ability to the detriment of the cafe.
This is a colloquium post with Hisui of Reverse Thieves.
Let me get this straight from the start. If anyone knows me they should know I cannot review Carnival Phantasm. We all have our prejudices that taint our perceptions. We can try to minimize them and put them aside in the best way we can. But they’re always there. Any review of a Type-Moon property from me is highly suspect, unless I give it a thumbs down in which case you already know it was so horrible that the gods themselves weep when they look upon such an abomination. So instead of wasting your time with Shance and I pretending to give some sort of fair assessment of Carnival Phantasm, we shall instead try to shed some insight into the little sketches in the show. I will have to warn anyone that while these episodes might be entertaining to someone without an encyclopedic knowledge of the Nasuverse, the anime assumes that you are a well-versed Type-Moon fan, as the show makes no effort to explain anything. So I will mostly be throwing in my two cents on things people might have missed. If we miss anything here feel free to drop some knowledge on us. I myself love to learn more about the Type-Moon Universe.
Continue reading ‘Carnival Phantasm 1: The Gate of Babylon is Clearly Cheating’
The game she stars in costs around fifty dollars. She, along with her other friends, cost four to five dollars a piece.
I was given a chance to write for Super Fanicom long ago. And after months and years of brooding, I finally decided to write a post on their behalf. I kindly thank Pontifus and the rest of the Super Fanicom guys for giving me an opportunity to write for them. As for the post, it’s something that affects me as a video game nerd, I prefer not to say anything more and just let you read the post. Spoilers be damned.
Also, if you guys are interested in deconstruction, analysis, anime, video games, criticism (this post is one that I always hold close to my heart), and no-holds barred tl;dr (literally), I suggest that you visit the blog. It’s enlightening as it is absurd, I can promise you that.
Giant Robo has always fascinated me even after I watched it for so many times. The first viewing gave me what it had to offer at face value, and I couldn’t find fault in it. The second one was critical for me, because I got an even more powerful experience especially watching its climactic scenes. I watched it less at that point to get the plot, but as a person who began to feel for the characters on the show. The third viewing, which I did today, had a specific purpose: To do justice for all the father figures that played a great part on the show.
Please pardon the spoilers that will follow for anyone who hasn’t watched, or plans to watch, Giant Robo: The Day The Earth Stood Still.
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