tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45131888682634160042023-11-16T20:22:43.076+09:00Mou HitoriMusoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-38926734436823923832010-11-03T02:13:00.000+09:002010-11-03T02:16:06.142+09:00Square Enix does FacebookFinally Square Enix has joined the Facebook gaming scene and starts by introducing a couple of games: Knights of the Crystals(Final Fantasy in Mafia Wars style) and Chocobo's Crystal Tower(Chocobo breeder game)It looks like the sheer amount of profits generated by the less than stellar games on Facebook by companies like Zynga has finally tempted Square to make its move. After the somewhat less Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-66659649442014835432009-10-17T18:57:00.000+09:002009-10-17T18:57:25.563+09:00Evangelion, Fate/Stay Night and Hatsune Miku in Phantasy Star Portable 2A collaboration has been announced for coming the Phantasy Star Portable 2 PSP game, which would now include costumes and weapons from Evangelion, Fate/Stay Night and Hatsune Miku. More than anything, the announcement seems to indicate that Hatsune Miku has now reached a popularity that is on par with Evangelion! For a speech synthesizer vocaloid character, this is quite an achievement that the Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-64432884341626853962009-10-16T18:38:00.001+09:002009-10-17T19:02:46.261+09:00Sin and Punishment 2: Successor to the SkyOriginally titled Tsumi to Batsu Sora no Koukeisha (罪と罰 宇宙の後継者), a new trailer for this Wii game has just been released. The main characters of this game are Kachi, a girl from the outer sky/space, and Isa, a boy from the inner sky/space who is trying to get her.Unlike the first game, the Japanese version has Japanese voice over instead of English. The genre of the game is 3D action shooting, Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-53534790301649070812009-04-06T23:48:00.001+09:002009-04-07T00:50:02.555+09:00Dragon Ball Kai First Impression (ドラゴンボールKAI 改)A HD remaster of Dragon Ball Z with a much more compact representation is what this series is being touted as. Despite being a fan of the manga, I cannot bear to watch the original series due to its legendary slowness. Will they get it right this time?The first episode began with a quick recap on Son Goku's background, including how the Saiyans fought against Freeza and failed miserably.I won't Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-68274902412416749512009-04-05T14:14:00.000+09:002009-04-05T15:15:57.914+09:00Hayate no Gotoku!! Season 2 Episode 1: The Prohibited Free Style Marathon「禁断のマラソン自由形」The second season starts of with a quick introduction to some of the main characters, along with a very quick summary on how Hayate got into trouble with loan sharks and felt indebted to Nagi for her help.The episode itself centers on the free style marathon race to be held at the school. Being the lazy girl that she is, Nagi decides to skip school on that day:b Unfortunately Maria heard this, Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-8354313270445558662009-04-05T11:46:00.001+09:002009-04-05T12:46:43.304+09:00Valkyria Chronicles 1: Encounter with the War 「戦火の出会い」Based on a strategy RPG PS3 game that has rave reviews released last year, the story of this series is based on a war between Gallia and an invading Imperial army.When the town of Bruhl in the country of Gallia is under impending attack of the Imperial forces, its inhabitants start to evacuate. During this process, someone suspected to be a spy has been discovered. Our main heroine, Alicia goes Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-956321023140833632009-04-04T19:28:00.000+09:002009-04-04T20:29:38.109+09:00Slap up Party -Arad Senki- Episode 1:The anime is actually based on a Korean MMORPG, and a lot of the production of the series seems to be done with a Korean staff. The game has 6 basic types to choose from (demon knight, male gunner, fighter, priest, magician, female gunner), and each type would then evolve when they reach certain levels. It would be interesting to see how the anime will be able to portray this.The episode starts Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-88936792533595893162009-04-04T13:24:00.001+09:002009-04-04T14:25:34.340+09:00Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ 1: Awakening 「覚醒」Based on the visual novel game, titled Phantom ~Phantom of Inferno~, and produced by BEETRAIN, this anime looks full of gun fights and great music to accompany it.The episode starts with a couple of assassins infiltrating what seems to be the house of a crime lord. After interrupted by the great opening song, the scene changes to a flashback, where the male assassin is being imprisoned in an Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-137765213910254512009-04-03T23:49:00.006+09:002009-04-04T01:19:46.661+09:00Asura Cryin' EX 001:Asura Machina 『機巧魔神(アスラ・マキーナ)』Based on a light novel series written by Gakuto Mikumo, at first glance this series has robots, magic, and girls as its main theme. Throw in a boy with amnesia, this sounds a lot like many other anime/RPG already out there. The first episode does hint that the story might become quite interesting, though.The episode starts with a boy laying in a hospital, with a girl ghost watching over him, Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-4015873918633727762009-03-04T19:16:00.002+09:002009-03-14T13:59:55.603+09:00Dragon Ball Kai 「ドラゴンボール改」To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the broadcast of Dragon Ball Z, a remake of shorts is to start on April the 5th in Japan.The remake, titled Dragon Ball Kai (Revision), is to be voiced by most of the original casts with a fewer number of episodes, hopefully the new "remake" will satisfy most Dragon Ball fans who are disappointed with the speed of the original anime series, like me! Only oneMusoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-24631426130435981782008-10-09T02:26:00.003+09:002008-10-09T11:30:55.711+09:00Toradora! 2:Ryuuji and TaigaThe story actually took an interesting turn here, unlike other series of similar genre, so that is a very nice surprise.The story actually moved fairly quickly in this episode. At the start, Taiga is making many attempts to be noticed by her crush, but lady luck is not with her. During these times, Ryuuji is supporting her beyond even her expectation. However, the whole class ended up having the Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-9381298927590307462008-10-05T01:47:00.000+09:002008-10-05T01:47:52.639+09:00Tales of the Abyss 1:Prophecy World 「予言の世界」Main character who wants to see the world. Wise friend. Period of amnesia. Unexpected attack on the palace. Mysterious girl. Teleported to a land far far away. The mysterious girl is actually a magician. Lots of level 1 beast to beat. And an expensive inn:b What does it all sum up to?This time, its not a Japanese RPG, but an anime adaptation of the game:)Strangely, I think my first paragraph Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-21824735985720958452008-10-05T00:10:00.000+09:002008-10-05T00:10:35.630+09:00Kannagi 1: Shrine Maiden 「神籬の娘」The episode covers most of the first chapter in the manga, with some extras. The airing time in Japan is actually different from most other anime. It's neither in the morning, night prime time, nor past midnight. While there doesn't seem to be anything unique about the series, I wonder what's the target age for it.A child meets a shrine maiden. As a strong wind blows, the next thing he knows the Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-68291759202079860862008-10-03T16:25:00.000+09:002008-10-03T16:25:19.566+09:00Kuro Shitsuji 1:That butler, has skills 「その執事、有能」Based on a highly popular manga of the same name, the anime follows the story of a boy, Ciel, and his highly skillful butler, Sebastian.From the start, Ciel seems like quite a brat, randomly throwing darts to people around him. His demeanor doesn't seem to affect Sebastian, who can handle his master quite easily.Next, the other servants in the household are introduced, and they all look grossly Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-67996231103940554552008-10-03T02:50:00.001+09:002008-10-03T14:03:34.675+09:00Clannad After Story 1:Goodbye at the end of summer 「夏の終わりのサヨナラ」The long awaited After Story has arrived! Great new opening and ending songs. The whole episode is about a baseball game that is played between the Tomoyo team and some unknown team.At the start, Nagisa's father ask Tomoyo to gather players as he has a match to play against a neighboring team that he desperately wants to beat. The other team has experienced players who used to play in Koushien, Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-77534209548951082262008-10-02T13:46:00.000+09:002008-10-02T13:46:55.407+09:00Casshern Sins 1: End of the world 「終末のせかいで」As Casshern has been made into an anime series a long time ago and a live action movie recently, the series must have quite a following to have a new installment. I haven't seen the older series nor the movie, so I wonder if the story will be different here.The episode opens with Casshern claiming he's going to kill a girl, Luna. After the opening song, which consists of mostly still shots, Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-44510066196495673292008-10-02T03:30:00.001+09:002008-10-03T14:42:02.484+09:00Hyakko 1:An audience with Torako 「虎子相まみえる」The first episode covers exactly the first chapter from the manga, with some extra scenes to make up for the short content. The extra scenes definitely improves the story, and makes it funnier, so it's a good thing. The character design in the anime feels much better than the manga too.Ayumi is lost at her new, big school when she is changing class. As she's completely clueless on where to go, Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-34446437222958246302008-10-02T02:34:00.004+09:002008-10-09T11:31:18.274+09:00Toradora! 1:Tiger and Dragon 「虎と竜」Based on a light novel series, Toradora is a story that centers around "Tora" and "Dora". The first episode mainly introduces these two.The story starts as Ryuuji is preparing to enter the second year of high school. His hangover mother, who does not seem able to take care of the house by herself, told him that he looks just like his father. For some reason, Ryuuji is not happy about this. They Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-65728757871791193542008-09-28T22:21:00.001+09:002008-09-30T20:13:43.186+09:00New Nintendo DS before the end of the yearLooks like its real this time. After many rumors and false news about an update to the Nintendo DS, a real one is coming to Japan this year.The price is reported to be below 20,000 yen ($190), an increase from the current 16,800 yen. The second update to the third DS hardware will also be equipped with a built-in camera, music player, and more advanced wireless capabilities.With the PSP launchingMusoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-55496265956292694772008-09-28T18:25:00.003+09:002008-10-03T14:25:22.808+09:00Code Geass R2 Final episode:Re; 「コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュR2 最終回:Re;」So it finally ends. Starting next week, the same time slot will be used by Gundam 00 second season. So how was the final episode? In one word, great.Lots of confrontation to be resolved here. Karen vs Suzaku for the last time. Anya vs Orange-kun and of course, Nunnally vs Lelouch.The episode opens with Nunnally confronting Lelouch, and says that even if he uses his Geass, she is not going to Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-42518817926865294282008-09-26T01:29:00.000+09:002008-09-26T02:29:29.985+09:00Lucky Star OVA 「らき☆すた」So the long awaited OVA has finally been released! What is the OVA about? In short, its about Jelly, online RPG, cinderella and witch, volleyball tournament, camping, some weird transformation, and of course, lucky channel!So who is Jelly? It is Minami's dog, and it interacts with practically all the main characters here. First, when Miyuki drops by Minami's house and tries to give a snack to Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-50131265936127337602008-09-25T21:56:00.002+09:002008-09-25T23:02:40.619+09:00Lucky Star OVA, Dragon Ball DS and othersAside from the release of Lucky Star OVA tomorrow (26 September) in Japan, the past week has seen the release of a number of anime related games such as Dragon Ball DS, World Destruction, Soul Eater(Wii). Also another game not directly related to a particular anime, another game to the Super Robot Wars franchise, Super Robot Wars Z.Dragon Ball DS 「ドラゴンボールDS」Official siteScreenshots from Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-63363333625092672042008-09-25T00:30:00.001+09:002008-09-25T11:47:30.905+09:00Full Metal Alchemist:New Series 「鋼の錬金術師 新シリーズ」As first announced last month, a new anime series for FMA will start airing from April 2009. The 20th volume of the manga has just been released in Japan, which advertises this. The October edition of New Type also has a feature on this and the release of the BOX SET ARCHIVES for the old series.The title of the article above is the Opened Up Path. Unfortunately, the New Type article does not Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-63195154569263241542008-09-16T00:45:00.008+09:002008-09-25T11:48:09.724+09:00Higurashi no naku koro ni and Shirakawa-go (白川郷)Just before I visit Shirakawa-go in Japan, I was surprised to find out that the Hinamizawa village from Higurashi no naku koro ni is based on this actual location. The look of the main village is based on that actual village, which is actually a tourist village. A lot of the older houses in this village are preserved in this village for tourism, and is a nice change from the hustle and bustle of Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513188868263416004.post-31263123324236719672008-09-05T17:02:00.003+09:002008-09-05T17:58:35.278+09:0020th Century boys movie 「20世紀少年 第1章」The first of the trilogy 20th Century Boys (or 20 Seiki Shounen) live action movies has been released in Japan from last week. The next movie is planned for January 2009, with the third planned for Fall 2009. The movie is based on the manga authored by Urasawa Naoki, who also wrote Monster. I don't think there are many impression on this movie in English yet, as the manga doesnt is not released Musoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872690947461546357noreply@blogger.com0