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Ginga Densetsu Weed parody: episode twenty-four

Hougen jumps down a cliff. Weed: Akame, you’ll have to stay behind on the main map and serve as the army commander; Rocket and I are going after Hougen. Rocket and Weed leave the main level to go on their … Continue reading →

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.hack//Roots 8: search for the ingredients

Given my newfound propensity for constructing rants, I had better make it clear here that this won’t be following the pattern of my previous disillusioned moaning about .hack//Roots. Instead, this will be less of an outright rant, and more of … Continue reading →

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Ginga Densetsu Weed parody: episode twenty-three

The Weed army returns to base, better known as a snowy patch in the middle of nowhere. Gin, Hiro and Kyoushiro are all weakened. Weed: I’m sorry, Father, but you aren’t a playable character anymore- you’ll have to wait here. … Continue reading →

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Noein ~Mou Hitori no Kimi E~

It’s been a while since I finished watching Noein, but I happened to be reminded of it again the other day when I noticed that Manga Entertainment had announced R1 release dates for volumes 1-4. Assuming that these four volumes … Continue reading →

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.hack//Roots episode 7, now with added Online Jack

Given how little happens in any given episode of Roots, it seems almost inconceivable that I could find enough material to write a whole new rant a scant week after I created the last. And yet, whilst I was alternately … Continue reading →

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Ginga Densetsu Weed parody: episode twenty-two

Weed and Akame make it back to the Ohu base and learn that Toube has died, whilst Kyoushiro and Gin aren’t back yet. Weed: Let’s head out at once and bring them back safely before Kamakiri’s forces get them. All … Continue reading →

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.hack//Roots 1-6

Beginning a new set of ‘backlogged’ articles; the .hack//Roots series begins as a straightforward rant, before turning into more of a parody. Part one was written just after episode six was released. Sometime last year, when 2005 was just getting … Continue reading →

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Good Witch of the West- Astraea Testament

Train wrecks. No one could argue that they hadn’t happened before- Mai-Otome and Fate/Stay Night stood in the Great Hall of Crashed Series as a testament to their existence. Even they, however, were the mere forerunners to the newly crowned … Continue reading →

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Ginga Densetsu Weed parody: episode twenty-one

The Hougen squad that Kyoushiro joined under the alias Tasuke returns to Gajou. He is immediately accused by a general of evilz, Bat, of being a double agent. Bat: Using my special ability, Mind’s Eye, I can immediately see the … Continue reading →

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Dicemasters: Dice Island Arc Synopsis

The game of Dicemasters has begun sweeping the nation, and in Dice City practically every kid owns a dice-deck- everyone, that is, except Chip Roller. He can’t afford the outrageous prices needed to buy decent dice, and is instead forced … Continue reading →

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