Believe it or not, I have seen a number of comedic anime, but probably Asobi Asobase probably reaches another level of absurdity.
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Asobi Asobase – Final Review
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Kase-san and Morning Glories (OVA) – Final Review
In 2018 alone, yuri-genre shows have received more anime adaptations. However, it trends more towards the soap opera or edgy variety as seen with Citrus or Happy Sugar Life instead of an ideal fluffy love story without conflict.
Kase-sanis on the opposite side of the spectrum. The series itself focuses more on the warm and fluffy love story with a lot of sweet moments. The original video animation focuses on content in the first volume after they had their first kiss.
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Girls und Panzer – Final Review
Back in 2016, I watched High School Fleet, which focuses on Akeno trying to manage a school ship for survival after they became fugitives. Believe it or not, the series have staff members that worked on Girls und Panzer. With that, we are reviewing the latter, which focuses on Sensha-dou (戦車道), which basically means the way of the tank.
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Comic Girls – Volume 1 Manga Review
I guess I am on the roll with all these manga reviews. With that, we will focus on the first volume of Comic Girls, which focuses on Kaoruko dorms at an all-girls mangaka dormitory.
Author: Hanzawa Kaori (はんざわかおり)
Publisher: Manga Time KR Comics (Serialized in Manga Time Max)
Original Release Date: April 27, 2015
Where to Buy: CDJapan
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Slow Start – Volume 4 – Manga Review
There is no surprise that the Slow Start anime brought a lot of fun and cute moments. With that, I decided to start where the anime left off with the fourth volume.
Author: Tokumi Yuiko (篤見唯子)
Publisher: Manga Time KR Comics (Serialized in Manga Time Kirara)
Original Release Date: July 12, 2017
Where to buy: CDJapan
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Sakura Quest – Volume 1 – Manga Review
Given that this blog will be turning 10 years old next year, I want to expand my content. Aside from anime reviews and Japanese video games, I will cover some Japanese manga. I imported 9 volumes from different series, mostly leaving where the anime left off. All the manga I bought are Manga Time Kirara series.
With that, the first I will review is the manga adaptation of Sakura Quest.
Author: Kohinata Iroha (小日向いろは)
Publisher: Manga Time KR Comics (Serialized in Manga Time Kirara Forward)
Original Release Date: May 12, 2017
Where to Buy: CDJapan
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3DS Capture Mod Review
In 2016, I reviewed the Playstation Vita capture kit. It’s basically a hardware mod, which allows you to capture footage. While expensive, you can capture footage of all Vita games, which is something that you can’t do on the Playstation Vita TV officially.
In November, I decided to buy a Nintendo 3DS capture kit since Pocket Monsters Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon is coming out with it being the last on the console. Now that I used the kit extensively, it’s time to share my thoughts.
Note: It’s not possible to obtain a Nintendo 3DS with a capture mod since the company behind it, Katsukity went out of business. This review will remain for historical purposes. No, the capture kit is not for sale.
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PlayStation 4 – Worth it in the Age of PC Gaming and Nintendo Switch?
Since June 2016, I finally bought a PlayStation 4. You might be wondering, what took so long for you to write a review? There are many reasons why I didn’t hop on the PlayStation 4 bandwagon until later on.
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Pocket Monsters Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon – Final Review
It only has been one year and Game Freak decides to make an alternate story of Pocket Monsters Sun and Moon. Pocket Monsters Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon like Pocket Monsters Black 2 and White 2. How well does Ultra Sun and Moon compared to the originals. Let’s find out.
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The Idolmaster Platinum Stars – Final Review
For a while now, idols have become popular in Japan. While I enjoy Idolmaster 2 and One for All on the Playstation 3, Bandai Namco decides to make the jump to the Playstation 4. They announced The Idolmaster Platinum Stars on the franchise’s 10th anniversary live concert and released in July of 2016. It improves on the graphics drastically while introducing new gameplay. The question is, does it live up to the hype.
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Yoru no Nai Kuni 2: Shingetsu no Hanayome – Final Review
In November 2015, Gust made a new franchise called Yoru no Nai Kuni (also known as Night of Azure outside of Japan). It focused on a half-demon girl named Arnice (アーナス) with her quest to protect Lilysse (リュリーティス) and stop the Nightlord
The sequel, Yoru no Nai Kuni 2: Shingetsu no Hanayome (よるのないくに２；新月の花嫁, lit: Land without Darkness: Bride of the New Moon) starts where the first game left off with a new cast with more refinements to the battle system and a new story. Of course, this game suffered development hell with it delayed several times. It’s not until August 31st it finally made it past development and released to the public in Japan. With that, this makes you wonder, is the sequel worth the wait?
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Nintendo Switch – A Worthy Successor of the Playstation Vita?
For a while now, the Playstation Vita was the console for me. Not only it’s almost as powerful as a Playstation 3, but it has a lot of good Japanese role playing games. It also sold well in Japan.
Now, there is another contender. You guessed it! It’s the Nintendo Switch.
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BanG Dream! – Final Review
A few months back, I shared my thoughts about Kidani Takaaki believing that idol boom will die and the band boom will happen. Of course, that never really went into fruition since girl band shows are not too different from idol anime.
Regardless, Bushiroad, the company behind the Love Live School Idol Festival mobile game decided to take gamble. They created a new franchise called BanG Dream focused on girl bands. They created an anime series to jump-start this trend. You might be asking yourself, did the anime succeeded in that goal? Not so much.
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Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey – Final Review
In recent years, there has been a shift to open-world type games such as Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with the advancements in graphics power to handle them. While Gust made improvements to the gameplay aspects in the Atelier series, Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey (フィリスのアトリエ〜不思議な旅の錬金術士〜) is perhaps the most ambitious game they made in the franchise. It features a large world to explore while bringing new mechanics. How well did they execute this? Let’s find out.
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Atelier Sophie: Alchimist of the Mysterious Book – Final Review
With the Dusk/Twilight trilogy complete, Gust finally make their first entry to the Playstation 4. Atelier Sophie: Alchimist of the Mysterious Book (ソフィーのアトリー〜不思議な本の錬金術士〜) is Gust’s first entry to the new system with ports on the Vita and Playstation 3. While introducing new mechanics, Gust also brought back some old as well. How well is Gust’s first entry to the Playstation 4? Let’s find out.
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Pokémon Sun and Moon – Final Review
It has been three years since Game Freak released the 6th generation of games. Game Freak made a huge leap when it transitioned to the Nintendo 3DS. The sixth generation introduced new things like 3D battles, character customization and super training. Now that Game Freak released Pokémon Sun and Moon and they made several improvements and refinements to the gameplay and graphics. Does the new generation of Pokémon games live up to the hype? We’ll find out.
Warning: Review contains spoilers.
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Pokemon Sun and Moon First Impressions
Nearly a week ago, the 7th generation of Pokémon games, Pokémon Sun and Moon got released. While I saw some of the new features, it gives the franchise a new twist. Since I am more than half way done, it’s time to share some things I like or dislike thus far.
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Anne Happy – Final Review
Everyone experiences a patch of bad luck once in a while. Sadly, it seems that these cute girls are the most unfortunate. Thankfully, there is a school that will help them with that.
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Vita Capture Mod Review
As you know, I record footage with a Vita TV since it’s a cheap way to capture footage. While it’s tricky to record footage since the Vita TV use HDCP, it has some downfalls, namely compatibility. It’s basically a hit or miss. Sure, it will work perfectly with most roleplaying games, but games that uses the touch screen such as Kancolle Kai will not work. It will just give you an error message saying it’s not compatible. Considering that I have a number of games that do not work on the Vita TV, it was a disappointment.
Since the Vita TV killed off by Sony earlier this year, it’s expected that the compatibility will get worse. In short, I pulled the trigger to mod my older Vita and here are my thoughts.
Note: It’s not possible to obtain a Playstation Vita with a capture mod since the company behind it, Katsukity went out of business. This review will remain for historical purposes. No, the capture kit is not for sale.
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Yoru no Nai Kuni (Nights of Azure) – Final Review
For a while now, Gust has specialized in turn-based role-playing games, namely for the Atelier and Ar tonelico franchise. Yoru nai Kuni (よるのないくに, lit: Land without Darkness) also known as Nights of Azure in the west is Gust’s first attempt at an action role-playing game. With that in mind, how will their first action role-playing game will fare?
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Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru – Final Review
For a while, I felt that all the shows that tend to deal with mystery doesn’t quite live up to expectations since it takes a while until things become interesting. While shows like Hyouka and Gosick took a while to develop, they eventually became interesting towards the end.
At a glance, Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru feels somewhat similar to Gosick as the teenaged male protagonist plays a supporting role while the female lead is the main detective as they solve various mysteries.
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Miracle Girls Festival – Final Review
Believe it or not, I enjoy rhythm games a lot considering my musical background. I have played several rhythm games ranging from Dance Dance Revolution, Audiosurf, The Idolmaster and even Project Diva along with a few anime licensed ones.
When I heard about Miracle Girls Festival back in 2015, it’s basically a dream come true. It’s a crossover game featuring female characters (a good chunk from shows that has a female cast) from 11 franchises (Yuru Yuri, Kin-iro Mosaic, Wake Up Girls, Gochuumon to name a few) with the same gameplay like the Project Diva games. How well does it fare? Let’s find out.
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Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?? (Second Season) – Final Review
As stated earlier, I regret not watching Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka when it first aired in 2014 since I enjoyed every moment of cute girls working at a café. While people had a caffeine-like withdraw after the first season finished airing, when a sequel was announced, people jump for joy since this show is finally coming back for a second season. Does it live up to the prequel? Let’s find out.
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Love Live! The School Idol Movie Review
At last, here is the movie that everyone is waiting for as Muse’s finishes their journey as school idols as they go on a surprise trip to the big apple to help promote the future of Love Live. (This is a review of the Japanese copy of the Blu-ray with English Subtitles.)
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