Showing posts with label Review. Show all posts
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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Ane Doki is back?

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Ane Doki Review

After much waiting, it seems like Ane Doki has an extra chapter!!! Chapter 26.50 - SEQUEL.

It is set 4 years after chapter 26. And it finally gave our beloved Ane Doki a proper ending.
The new chapter is only 3 pages, but it is short and sweet and closes the story nicely. But... I feel that second season may be possible?

Before you go on : SPOILER ALERT!!







===bcotaku's thoughts===

3 short pages. All it takes is three short pages and I am over the moon. The main event of the chapter was the last page. Kouta met Natsuki again. In summertime again. This time, instead of Ice Cream, it's popsicles. And no panchira.
A sad things was that Sakurai is not drawn into the chapter. Although it is said that she'd became a real beauty. I wonder if she's still dfc...

EDIT
CHAPTER 26.6 is out!! Omake of Ane Doki ^^ Funny.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Dance in the Vampire Bund


Busy. That's what I am nowadays, juggling school, work(helping my parents), CCA and Otakuing, I have hardly any time left to do anything else. But I will still watch the season's anime though. First up, I shall review on the first 3 episodes of Dance in the Vampire Bund. An anime that I've been looking forward to.

For the sake of those who haven't watch it yet, the story goes something like that.
Mina Tepes (The loli above), the princess of Vampires come out from hiding and revealed to Japan that vampires have been living among humans and wants to make a special district for her own kind, despite that there are people (and other vampires/ supernatural being) against her.
The male main character, Akira Kaburagi is just a normal human that is skeptical about vampires. He lost his memory a year ago in an accident but the first episode reveals that he is more than what it seems?

BCOtaku's thoughts
Well, Dance in the Vampire Bund is.. very.. interesting, shall I say? I've heard that the reviews that this anime got from others are mixed.. Some hated it to the core while some enjoyed it alot. Well, in case you can't tell yet, I'm quite satisfied with this anime. The story is quite dark, but still, it's enjoyable. Does not have much complains bout it. Since the plot, characters, songs everything is there already.
Also Dance in the Vampire Bund has the most.. enchanting OP IMO..

I find myself being attracted to Mina's dance.. The only time i rewind and rewind just to see the OP. No, it's not because there's a loli dancing about wearing only a strip of cloth. I don't know the reason, but.. Well, it just made me want to watch it again and again.



I'll recommend that you watch it if you haven't. But you won't guarantee to love it. It's like Lucky Star, you either hate it or love it.
Also, if I am not sounding like myself, it might be because I've been writing many books/movie review for my exams, so I *might* sound more formal than usual ^^;

Friday, January 15, 2010

Weekly Shounen Jump is back, but Ane Doki ended?!

After the New Year breaks, Weekly Shounen Jump is finally back.
That means One Piece, Bleach, Bakuman, Medaka Box and others are back up again. BCOtaku is really happy. Ane Doki's back too!
Ane Doki 26 1
But. BUT BUT BUT!!

ANE DOKI'S ENDED!!
What?

YES! Ane Doki's final chapter, Chapter 26 is out. And I must say I is not happy with it at all. Not because that I won't be able to enjoy Natsuki service like this (Well, it's one of the reason TBH) ,
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It's because Mizuki Kawashita-sensei did not give me a good ending to the story.

Actually, it's kinda okay for me, since it's not really a Harem ending. But the ending did not tell us if Kouta actually did end up with Natsuki. Me is not amused.

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Me was so happy when I see this picture, I thought that it's more or less decided that Kouta X Natsuki ending is the actual ending. And I am supporting that couple.

But Kawashita-sensei gave us this instead.
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An ending that's rather.. vague, is that the right word?



So more on Ane Doki manga now.

Ane Doki is a manga about 13 year old Kouta living together with a mysterious 17 year old airheaded onee-sama character, that is, Natsuki. Or is it the other way round?
Ane Doki is drawn and written by the mangaka of Ichigo 100% and Hatsukoi Limited. I saw that right away. Kawashita-sensei's amazing artwork can be recognized from a mile away.

I shan't reveal much about the story, but it basically tells us the everyday life of Kouta and Natsuki, and other free loaders at Kouta's house. It also dwells the relationship between Natsuki and her sisters, Kouta and Natsuki, and some others.

A really good romance manga, although I am sure that the story could be longer. The last few chapters felt kinda rushed. I could tell that the manga's ending without be told prior.

Ane Doki could get a second season, IMO, but it'd spoil the mood of the manga, since it's about the love between a 17 year old bishoujo and a 13 year old shota. The fact that the main character is young is a factor to why this manga is so interesting. No, me isn't shotacon.

Well, as usual, the stars would come out.

Art : ★★★★
➘Well, the drawings of Kawashita-sensei haven't changed much since Ichigo 100%, although there are some little difference. I found it kinda weird at first, but soon got used to it and started enjoying it.

Characters : ★★★★★
➘A really nice blend of character. A loli, a onee-sama, a tsundere, a shota and the list goes on. And somehow , everyone seems to just blend into the story, without making things feels weird, since I must say that the list is kinda weird.

Story : ★★★
➘The plot is very interesting. A cute shotaro boy and a onee-sama live and sleep together. What could ever have happen? Read Ane Doki.The ending pulls the whole thing down by a star or two.

In conclusion, Ane Doki is a manga that is worth your few hours or less to sit in front of the monitor to read the 26 chapters. If you enjoy other romantic comedy such as Love HINA or Nagasarete Airantou, then I must say that Ane Doki's just for you.

Overall : ★★★✰ (Note white star means half a star)
➘the art, plot and everything else of the story is really very amazing. But as I said, the ending is disappointing, to me at least.

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Ane Doki Manga

Friday, December 18, 2009

Mahou Sensei Negima - Tentacle Anime?!

WARNING: NSFW. UNSUITABLE FOR THE YOUNG.
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Hello everybody! Do you like tentacles? This otaku here doesn't like it that much. But seems like one of this otaku's favourite mangaka likes it quite abit. No prizes for guessing who it is right! Although I have a huge present in the form of a giant kick in the bottom for those who got it wrong ^^ Yup, I'm talking about Ken Akamatsu, the pervert mangaka that wrote Negima.

The EP2 of the OAD is filled with many Chachamaru and Chisame goodness! And Chisame tentacle attack. Today, I have invited Chisame Hasegawa to chat about episode 2 with me. I've brought along the sotong creature that attacked Chiu-tama to help us know the anime better
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Now now, Chiu-chan, what are you so scared of? The Sotong won't attack you.
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Er..Okay.. be scared. NAO!
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Oh never mind, We shall take this as additional fanservice, okay? So, Chiu-tama, while you are getting reap by the clothes eating sotong creature, please discuss with us more about the OAD.

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Ehh.. Chiu-tama, it's not that cruel. Please, I am going to run out of energy to type more.. That's more cruel.
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Hey! Don't ignore me here! I know it feels nice but =3 You're being shown across the net!! Hey!
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..!? Er.. Don't cry.. I won't post it.. err..

Wait!! Don't run away!

Sigh.. It seems like Chiu-tama got real embarassed and decided to run off. Well, It's up to me now.
Wait.. I realised. I've gave you too much spoilers for the episode. Okay, For more Chiu goodness, watch the episode now!
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eye catch!

Moral of the story : Be Glad that the Sotongs we have in our world doesn't eat clothes, doesn't raep you, and is not 1337 times larger than you.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Shakugan no Shana S - Gender Bending anime?

Our favourite Rie Kugimiya Loli Pettan Tsundere Action Girlfriend is back!! Yup! Our darling Shana is back and is ready to moe the hell out of us! But this time, in HD! The OVA Shakugan no Shana S was out and subbed quite awhile ago, so once again, sorry the the late review on Shana.

Shana is back as I said, but this time, in HD, as I also said. Click on the image to see it. Certainly not the somewhat pixelated Shana I remember. So Shana's awesome cuteness is also displayed in HD.
Well, Shana is still the Flame Haze we remember. Empatsu Shakugan no Uchite. But no matter which Shana it is, Shana is still very adorable.
And tsundere too. Sorry can't find a tsuntsun picture.
Well, one difference is that Shana seems to know how to have fun now. She is rolling around the floor while in a fuzetsu in Yuji's room.

Well, Shakugan no Shana S apparently happens after Shakugan no Shana II but i am not sure, since my Shana II is still stuck at episode 11. The fuzetsu seems to be always on in SnS2 and I kinda hate it =x

The OVA starts with Yuji and Shana searching a pile of trash for something. Well, they are searching for a Hougu. Yuji is complaining about the heat, but i don't blame him. Partly because it's Summer , partly because he with Shana. There's bound to be some heat (in more than one way, if you get me). Yuji wanted Shana to do a Jizaiho to cool the surrounding but knowing Shana, she'd reply with a Urusai Urusai Urusai!! She did. Shana complained that she is not an air conditioner. Hahas. Yuji suddenly found something that looked like a Telescope and peer through it. He turned around to tell Shana something, but that Telescope thingy is actually a hougu!

Okay so no more spoilers. I'll just tell you what the Hougu does. It switched Yuji and Shana's mind. In other words, Yuji now has Shana's body vice versa. That'll be the end of the spoilers.


What? Don't believe me?! Grr.. 6 pictures to prove that I am right!


1) Yuuji saying "Stupid Yuuji" while being Tsundere.
2)Yuuji going "Urusai!Urusai!Urusai!" and pinching Shana. Something he would never dare to do in fear that Shana 's fanboys would bash him up .

3) Shana going "Daiiiisuki!" The actual Shana is too Tsundere to say that. Well, I would have no regrets for the rest of my life after hearing Shana going "Daiiisuki!". Now if only that word is directed at me.

3) Shana with a crooked Ahoge , and with a expression that is a fusion of uneasiness, nervousness , confusion and helplessness. Totally impossible for Shana to do it unless she is currently in deredere mode (which she is not) because she is just too cool

4) Shana pulling her skirt up and complaining that her panties are too tight. Shana never complains about her undies.
5) Yuji covering Shana's eyes when the girls are caught naked. Yuji would just either blank out or nosebleed. And why would Yuji cover Shana's eyes when he is a guy and Shana's a girl?

And finally, number 6) Shana had a panchira. Shana never have a panchira. Unless it is during the last episode of the first season, when Shana is fighting Hecate, where her anti-panchira barrier is magically deactivated.
Oh yeah, above 4 photos shows that Shakugan no Shana S is filled with loads of ecchi. Pleasing me alot.

Shana S is worth watching. And the opening, "Prophecy" by Mami Kawada is very nice and the OP video also suits the song. Nice and funny story. Go watch it.

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Credits: Mamiko

7 episodes late but... Kampfer at a glance

WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SOME NSFW PICTURES



So, I'm 7 episode late at giving a review on Kampfer at a glance.
When I first found Kampfer, it is still a Manga.
Yup. It was a 10 chapter manga sleeping in the depth of OneManga.com.
The drawing was kinda cute but is weird..

Well, she is supposed to be Akane, but.. Right now, comparing her to the anime Akane (Shown below), I can hardly tell that they are the same person.. Am I the only one with this problem?


Well, one day, someone told me that he is watching Kampfer.
So I asked him " Watch?"
And he told me that Kampfer had an anime and I was going "O.O"
Hahas. Watched the first episode and I laughed through it all.
So.. the story is something like this.
One Fine Day, Natsuru woke up to find himself turned into a her. So (s)he started to freak out. (S)he started to touch herself to make sure. Thn (s)he realised that her underwear changed also. (S)he is now wearing Shimapan. Thank god it's Shimapan.
Suddenly, the stuffed animal his crush Sakura Kaede gave him suddenly talked. It introduced itself as Hara Kiri Tora. Hara Kiri Tora tells Natsuru that (s)he is chosen as a Kampfer. And Kampfers are always female, so that's why Natsuru became a girl. And kampfer must fight.
So can you expect Ecchi and comedy with this anime.
Some pictures below^^






Hahas.
I'd said that Kampfer is an Anime that is worthy to watch if you like ecchi and comedy. There are fighting in this Anime, but usually it's comedy =3

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Castlevania Order of Ecclesia


First time reviewing a game, and it's Castlevania Order of Ecclesia, starring my daughter, Shanoa.


She is Shanoa, my Musume. She looks kinda deadpan here. She works for this organisation called 'Ecclesia'. My daughter is working already!
Don't mess with my musume, she got 1337 stats.
And 1337 equiptments
And 1337 Weapons
Mai Musume love exploring. She somehow ended up outside Dracula's door. Hey! She leveled up!

hahas. Above pictures are taken a few seconds after i decided to make this post.

Soo..
Order of Ecclesia (OoE) is a Castlevania Game, like duh. But what's different is that, this time, it does not star a Belmont. Or anyone related. Oh! And first time in CV history, a girl is the main character of a canon game. I'm proud to say that my musume is the first girl to be the lead.
So, as I said before, my don;t mess with my musume, as she has some weapons no one had seen before. She uses these things call 'Glyphs'.
So, ripped off from CV wikia,
"Shanoa is able to absorb the powers found in glyphs found throughout the castle and within enemies. These glyphs give her magical weapons and abilities and consume her magic meter, which automatically replenishes itself. She can equip a glyph in her right hand, her left hand, and on her back, marking a return to the two-handed weapon style only seen in Symphony of the Night. Each usage of glyph absorbs magic meaning simple attacks use magic. However, equipping certain glyph combinations in each hand will give the ability to activate a "Glyph Union", which will execute a powerful special attack that consumes hearts instead of magic. Glyphs can be found in certain locations on the map, or can be dropped by enemies; at which point, Shanoa can absorb the glyphs simply by holding the up button. Additionally, there are Glyphs that affect the environment; Shanoa will have to absorb these in order to proceed. Besides from attacking, there are also glyphs that will boost skills, increase speed, transform Shanoa into an enemy creature, and so forth."
Ya, my musume is powerful.
So, the story goes like this.
===SPOILER WARNING===

"Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia takes place after Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, sometime in the early 1800s. As the Belmont Clan had vanished by that time, several organizations are created in order to research countermeasures against Dracula and his army's eventual return. Between these organizations, the most promising was the Order of Ecclesia who created a triad of magical glyphs named "Dominus". Shanoa is a young lady chosen by the order's leader, Barlowe, as the human vessel for Dominus, but just before the ritual is performed, the glyphs are stolen by Shanoa's best (and only) friend and fellow Ecclesia member Albus, disrupting the ritual and apparently costing Shanoa her emotions and memories. Upon awakening, Barlowe tells her of his version of the events and orders her to retrieve Albus and Dominus.

In her pursuit, Shanoa arrives in the deserted Wygol Village and finds out that Albus kidnapped its inhabitants and keeps each one of them imprisoned in a different location. As Shanoa rescues them throughout the game, she learns that Albus captured them to perform some kind of twisted experiment in them which involved draining samples of their blood. Each villager rescued provides Shanoa with tasks that once completed, provide new rewards. Although completing the tasks is not required to complete the game, its final areas are only unlocked when all villagers are rescued.

On two occasions, Shanoa manages to track down Albus, who willingly lets her retrieve one of the Dominus glyphs. But when she finds him possessed by the power of the third and final glyph, she is forced to battle him; it transpires his objective in gifting her with the glyphs was to learn her absorption technique. If there are villagers left to rescue at that part of the game, Shanoa retrieves the final piece of Dominus after killing Albus and immediately returns to Ecclesia to perform the ritual. The game ends with her untimely death and Barlowe's master plan completed.

However, if all villagers are rescued before Shanoa's final confrontation with Albus, his conscience fuses with hers when she absorbs the final glyph and she learns that Albus's true intentions were to find a way to defeat Dracula without Shanoa using Dominus, as he knew that it would cost her life if she used it. He also reveals that the reason he experimented on the villagers was because they were the last descendants of the Belmont Clan, and he (erroneously) believed their blood would have the power to help him control Dominus without it consuming him. As for her lost emotions and memories, he revealed that Barlowe used them as a sacrifice to gain control of Dominus, a fact he hid from her. He also revealed that Dominus is made from Dracula's own essence.

Confronting her master after learning the truth, Shanoa hears from him that his true objective all this time was to bring Dracula back to life using her as a sacrifice. After Barlowe is defeated, he ends up offering his own life to fulfill his ambition. With no memories left, no emotions left, and with the death of those who were most precious to hers, Shanoa sets for Dracula's castle to put him back into his slumber, and complete the task she has spent her whole life preparing herself for. Shanoa infiltrates Dracula's castle, defeats many of his underlings, and finally confronts him. She successfully defeats him using Dominus, but seemingly at the cost of her own life. However, Albus's spirit appears and reveals to Shanoa that while using Dominus demands a life in return, it need not be hers. He gives up his own in Shanoa's place after restoring her emotions and memories back, but not before he asks her to smile for him one last time. Albus's soul disappears, Castlevania crumbles into ruins and Shanoa escapes. It is also said that all records of Ecclesia vanished soon afterward."

===SPOILER ENDS NAO==

Yaa... so my daughter's been having a hard life. So I'll cherish her alot since I've adopted her ^^

Hahas

Points now,

Graphics ★★★★ 8.5
-I'll admit that my Shanoa looks a little weird to those who played the other 2D Castlevanias. But overall, the graphics are nice. Not as dark and gloomy as Circle of the Moon. I like the death animation of many of the monsters.

Enemies ★★★★ 8
-Well, I liked the enemies alot. Doesn't seem to reuse much. The bosses are especially fun to beat. Eligor is especially fun.

Weapons (In this case, all the Glyphs) and Relics ★★★ 7
- The weapons are nice. But most of the weapon glyph have the same speed, so their difference is just their attribute, strength and design. Lacks challenge, but i guess the difficulty of the game overall somehow makes up for it.What i am not happy about is the lack of a super jump glyph/relic. The spells are cool, especially Nitesco. They got this new thing called the Glyph Union, which is basically combines the 2 Hand Glyph you are equipping and turn them into something more badass. Love the Nitesco + Weapon Union.

Maps ★★★★ 8
-Maps are fine, the Magnes point in some of the maps are really fun to play with. But they can also be a pain in the ass sometime. Also, the Training Hall is very fun. A map full of platforms that requires one to be an expert in controlling Shanoa to pass ^^.

Overall ★★★★✭ 9.0
Really fun game. Should buy / download it.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Kobato. and Kobato. Episode 3 review

Well, I've realised that I have not done a review for Kobato. yet, So, I'll do the review for the series so far and episode 3 together.

So.. Kobato. is an anime about this girl called Kobato Hanato.
So there!~

Err... not enough ar?
So, Kobato Hanato is this cute little girl going around to 'heal the hearts of people' to collect their 'broken hearts'. Apparently, 'broken hearts' sound very weird, so Kobato decides to call them 'Candies' instead.
Now, Kobato has this talking stuffed animal that breathes fire called Ioryogi. I'm assuming that Ioryogi is a officer or something similar in a certain military. Why? He acts like one.
Kobato runs all around the place looking for hearts to heal. But somehow, she screws up halfway all the time and got scolded / burned by Sir Ioryogi.
But at the end of the day, Kobato somehow always managed to solve the problem. Or create another problem.
Pictures time!
Taken from the opening of Kobato.. Looks Cute.

From episode 3. Ioryogi waiting to kill Kobato.
New girl appears in Kobato. I think her name is Mutsumi. She's Tsundere^^
Kobato's getting more candy.
Mutsumi in deredere mode? Maybe?
Kobato get pinched by Fujimoto.
Kobato's 1 minute and 23 seconds late for work according to Fujimoto

Guess who?

It's the butt shaking bunny! Srsly, I hate it.

Mutsumi's gonna get fat. The boy looks like a evil short haired Syaoran, no?

Hey! Piffle Princess has a store here!

Kobato is living up to her name and is trying to fly. (Her name means little dove)

Ioryogi enjoys looking at Kobato's nice butt

Straight from the horror movie called "Kobato."

Ioryogi missing.


Chitose is back! I missed her alot! Haven't seen her since Chobits.
Chise and Chiho. No prize for guessing who are they crossover from.


haha. Whew done captioning them.
Lol.. time for the rating!!

Episode 3 rating: ❀❀❀❀
Comment: Kinda boring, but Chise, Chiho and Chitose makes it all better!
Series rating: ❀❀❀
Comment: Kinda boring since everything just repeats. Kobato talks. Kobato screws up. Ioryogi scolds. Kobato heals heart. Ioryogi praises. New candy appear. Kobato screw up. And the next episode would repear the cycle. But the comedy somehow makes up for it.


 
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