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ComiKet 72 Day One

Within two hours, I was literally left with just enough coins to get a train to the nearest Citibank ATM. orz

TBC [Edit: Updated at last!]

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Zaku raid on Akiba

…was what I would have liked to say about yesterday’s expedition to the Holy Land. Instead it was more appropriate to describe it as Akiba raids Zaku wallet. I would orz but I also saw this marvellous sign in a basement shop with a big red circle around and line across OTL - orz is forbidden! Photography was also forbidden in most places; I had to sneak most of my shots from just outside the shops or in the corridors and stairways.

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Fate/Stay Night 24

A great ending with plenty of emotional impact, nice animation and music. But overall, I have similar complaints as Tsukihime - by concentrating on one scenario from the game, it failed to exploit the full richness of the franchise. The lack of material also made itself felt in the turgid pacing in some parts of the series and may have worked better as a 13-14 episode series instead. As a business decision, I’m not sure that it was entirely wise either - while I’m sure they’re rakin’ in it with the Saber merchandising, there will probably be a lot of fans of Rin, Archer, Rider etc. who are hugely pissed off (perhaps explaining the cool reception to the limited edition DVD Vol.1?). In any case, I’m just thanking the anime kami that the ending wasn’t botched *coughGSDcough* Continue reading ‘Fate/Stay Night 24′

Fate/Stay Night 23


OMG! They killed Rin! You bastards!
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The Unbearable Lightness of Non-Being: Sakura Matou

“Oi! You, the ordinary, barely existing one!” (Rebecca Miyamoto to Kurumi Momose, PPD!02) Discuss the extent to which this statement applies to Sakura Matou of Fate/Stay Night.

Just kidding! Still waiting for the torrent to complete for FSN23…