If you consider it, I said I would do this review about a year and a half ago but never actually got around to doing it as I never actually bothered trying to translate anything. Now that the translation team WITCH HUNT has been translating all four episodes so far which has been happily encouraged by head producer Ryuukishi07, I finally decided to take the plunge and get all four episodes, which the 4th comes with all three other episodes as well. I will be reviewing one on the occasion. …
Read the full story »I know I havent actually been reviewing any anime since last year, but since I am currently unwell, I have compiled my thoughts on the new series. Nothing really that special, but we will see…..
To Fast-track, here is the order of series reviewed….
UMINEKO NO NAKU KORO NI | ELEMENT HUNTERS | AOI HANA | BAKEMONOGATARI | CANAAN | FIGHT IPPATSU! JUUDEN-CHAN!! | GA: GEIJUTSUKA ART DESIGN CLASS | YOKU WAKARU GENDAI MAHOU | KANAMEMO | PRINCESS LOVER | SORA NO MANIMANI | TAISHO YAKYUU MUSUME | TOKYO MAGNITUDE 8.0
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
July 1st
Summary: Umineko no Naku Koro ni takes place in the year 1986, during the time frame of October 4 and October 5 on a secluded island named Rokkenjima (六軒島, Rokkenjima). The head of a wealthy family named Kinzo Ushiromiya, who lives on and owns Rokkenjima, is near death, and eight of his family members arrive on the island to discuss how Kinzo’s assets will be divided once he is dead. Also on the island are three family members who live there, five of Kinzo’s servants, and his personal physician. After the eight family members arrive, a typhoon traps them on the island and shortly after people start to get mysteriously murdered. [AnimeNewsNetwork]
Comments: I did really enjoy Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (Kai) therefore this series does automatically spark my interest. I have played the first two visual novels of it (Most probably covering Episodes 1-8 of this series, or maybe more). More blood, more mystery and less loli leads it to possibly being much better than Higurashi. If I pick one series to review, this will be the one. Read more
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If you consider it, I said I would do this review about a year and a half ago but never actually got around to doing it as I never actually bothered trying to translate anything. Now that the translation team WITCH HUNT has been translating all four episodes so far which has been happily encouraged by head producer Ryuukishi07, I finally decided to take the plunge and get all four episodes, which the 4th comes with all three other episodes as well. I will be reviewing one on the occasion. This is the first episode called “Legend of the Golden Witch” and whilst not being as brutal or as magic based as the other episodes, definately starts with a heavy introduction to the series. For the purpose of spoilers, I will not be doing a summary of this episode however future novel reviews will be summaried with potential spoilers. Image-Light but that will change in future novel reviews. Read more
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Disgaea 2 was most probably my least favourite out of the three Disgaea games so far, however this did not stop me picking up the manga and reading it, and I must say, it is a pretty damn good read… not only for the storyline which is moderately different from the game, but also the comedy which cannot be shown in the cutscenes of the game. Read more
No commentsSource: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htsGHiKSTbg & http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/nm7390170
I have an exam to study for so my comments will be brief. Never expected anything like this but I actually think this will be a pretty good ED theme if they offer good animation to it, which was semi-lacking in all three Higuashi series. But hey, it is promising at the moment!
No commentsSo yes, we finally have some animated footage of Umineko no Naku Koro ni….. So what does everyone think of it? Disappointed? Thrilled? Excited? So restless you start mimicing some of the Hinamizawa Syndrome symptoms? It shall be released on July 2nd 2009 so if you are interested, mark it on your calender. I hope to get my review on the first episode up on the day.
My only comment on this trailer…. where is Kyrie in the trailer? She is most probably my favourite sub-character and she doesnt appear at all (Unless I missed her appearing in the trailer)
Special Thanks to Moetron.com for bringing it to my attention.
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As some of you know, I held a fanfiction event during the CBT of Dragonica. Unlike the other events that were more gameplay oriented, I wanted to make an event that was both entertaining and everyone could do without having to dedicate a considerable amount of time on during the CBT. Therefore, the topic of this was “Make a diary entry of your Dragonica character that details the ‘First Steps’ of the adventure’. The winners were announced a week and a bit ago however I failed to announce it here. Therefore, I am proud to announce, that the winners of my first event on Dragonica is:
All of the winners won a prize that was a fitting way to describe a component of their first steps. If you want to check out the rest of the entries, you may do so here: http://forum.iahgames.com/dragonica/showthread.php?t=5901
No commentsDescription: Remember all the times you explored GE while enjoying their music? Now is the time to test whether you have the knowledge, memory and the ‘ear’ to know what songs is being played!
Contest Mechanics:
1. 3 songs will be mixed together as shown below. Your job is to figure out which songs they are and which map they are played.
2. be specific and provide the full name of the location. If the songs are played on more than one map, please provide either one of the locations. Take note that Reception Halls in each town will not be viewed as answers.
3. Send your answers to Miyu via e-mail to “Check the forum page to get the link”
4. Format should be:Family Name:
Server:
Answers:
1. Name of Song #1 – Artist (Map Location)
2. Name of Song #2 – Artist (Map Location)
3. Name of Song #3 – Artist (Map Location)Quote:
ex.
1.Leisberato – S.F.A. (Bahama Marshlands)
2.Jeremy – S.F.A. (Bahama Marshlands)
3.Para Variar – S.F.A. (Bahama Marshlands)5. 10 correct entries will be chosen randomly and will win a ’secret’ prize! This way, everyone has a chance to win.
6. Feel free to ask the CC crew for hints at the discussion thread, but beware, it could be a lie!Here’s the video, watch it and start guessing!
“See the forum thread”
Prize: Secret Prize!
Disclaimer:
No racial or discriminating post.
One entry per individual (absolutely no use of mule accounts)
Asking the Mods or CC crew for hints is acceptable but do not mob them for answers! Mob them and prepare to face penalties.
Winners will be sent a private message few days after the end of event.Credits go to Renn, shalador, Miyu, Filamented Fern and the rest of the CC and mod team for their hard work!
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Discuss Here!
Rules:
No sharing/posting of answers
Don’t Mob CCs and Mods
To join in on the fun, check this link: http://forums.iahgames.com/ge/showthread.php?t=59665
Half of the OP Theme
Some clips of the anime as taken from the official site “http://umineko.tv”
Looks promising this season. The Anime OP is titled One-Winged Bird which is sung by Shikata Akiko and has the same tone as the games opening Umineko no Naku Koro ni. I would consider these two on par with each other and I look forward to getting my hands on the album which is released sometime in August. Just finished playing the 4th episode of the game and it has made me want to watch this series even more and see if it helps crack the mystery or if it leaves me just as conflicted as the game did. AnimeNewsNetwork states that this series will be going for 13 episodes, however my guess is that it will go much longer into the 24-26 episodes that Higurashi did in its first season, quite possibly with an anime exclusive arc or two, as I cannot see them compressing 4 games into 13 episodes, that is something like 3.25 episodes per arc. Whatever the case, the images above show them pretty decent artistic skills but I wonder how the animation plays out, as that is one thing that none have seen. Umineko no Naku Koro ni is released on the 2nd July.
Sorry about the apparant lack of updates this month. Lets just say I can currently not play many games on my computer due to some random crashing bug that affects Granado Espada, Dragonica and The Sims 3. Dunno why but I am trying to get to the bottom of the problem so I can get motivation to do game reviews, and with that, other reviews such as manga. I currently have about 3-4 things in my draft post pile including a summary of the next season of anime and a few reviews… something to look forward to.
For more information on the anime, please visit this link:
Hello all, I hope everyone is doing well.
I have been busy with some work I have had piling up so I would like to post some things here which I will be focusing on the moment I return, as well as some updates which I would like to call to your attention.
Updates (Non-Blog Related)
Updates (Blog Related)
Updates (Content Related)
Keep your eye on this page!
This time I have no fancy images to show as this is seriously one of the parts of working on the Official Forum which has kind of annoyed me, the same questions being asked over and over agian. This is not targeting anyone however these are questions I have experienced before and can be used to help everyone in a more efficient manner. Read more
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Me and Nuglar doing the first heroes quest, rescuing the Town Chief’s daughter from the evil Dr Farrel.
Warning if you wish to continue
People with slow internet connections may find it a bit slow to load. It shouldn’t be that bad through. Read more
This is the steps of the waiting room before the Emporia War begins. It currently contains nothing much except this giant dragon statue and a potion vendor. Not very interesting true but it does have a nice open area which all your guild can chill out in before the game begins.
This is the first of approximately 6 images I have posted on the Emporia War. Beware people on 56kb connections that it may load a bit slowly for you. Read more
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Got a guild of at least 30 members?
Fancy pitting yourself against the best members?
Then join the first ever Dragonica Emporia War in an attempt for world domination!!!!
Times: 8PM GMT+8 Wednesday 13th May & ?? GMT+8 Saturday 16th May.
For more information: http://forums.iahgames.com/dragonica/showthread.php?t=7041
Your Initial targets will be IAH, with the Carinian Mods as your guest targets.
GOOD LUCK!
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So you might have some of these lying around your inventory. You might be wondering what they are for, and believe it or not you are not the only one. This chapter of The Newbies Guide to Dragonica sets out to explain all there is to know about Devil’s Soulstones and what benefits you can get from them. First of all you may be wondering where to get a Devil’s Soulstone is… well if you are in a special map such as the Thieves Hideout which require a rare scroll to access (Usually dropped by Toto etc), then some monsters drop these at random, especially the boss monsters within these areas, however any monster will do. Read more
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