Author Archives: Karura

Weekly Round-Up: December 22nd

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Karura

Star Ocean has taken over my life; it seeps into all the cracks and leaves me with no time to do anything else. Nonetheless, I shall get on top of this addiction, even if it means playing all three games … Continue reading →

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Can anime surpass its source material? Part One: manga-based series

Posted on December 21, 2006 by Karura

Regular readers of this blog will be aware that I have a habit of unfavourably comparing anime series to the original manga- it’s not something I do to be provocative or controversial, merely a statement of my opinion. As my … Continue reading →

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Shameless Self-Indulgence: Another Year Older

Posted on December 21, 2006 by Karura

I can’t say I’d normally be excited enough about my birthday to make a blog post about it, but I wanted to show off this lovely picture that my loyal slave necromancer made for me, featuring the ‘royal wedding’ between … Continue reading →

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Star Ocean 2, or how I reopened the gaming era

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Karura

Over the last few years, I’ve found myself becoming increasingly disillusioned with gaming. I had reached the stage where I was collecting games just for the sake of having them, and either put them straight in the cupboard or played … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Rumble: December 19th

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Karura

It’s been a while since I played anything more than Flash games or something Uta-related, but this week sees the grand ‘reopening’ of the gaming era. I previously stopped gaming because it had become more of a tedious chore than … Continue reading →

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Jyu-oh-sei: The ending made the rest of the series look like Mushishi

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Karura

Back in the days when I was a mere novice at writing rants, one of the series that met the wrath of my keyboard was none other than Jyu-oh-sei. At the time, I had only seen four episodes of the … Continue reading →

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Kanon Harem Diaries Part 11

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Karura

Entry 11 Yuuichi I must find the secretof popularity, for my approval rating has gone down. I hadn’t realised how much of my time had been devoted to Makoto over the last few days, but with her out of the … Continue reading →

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Alice 19th: At least the artwork was good

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Karura

Alice Senoh has spent her whole life living in her sister Mayura’s shadow, and much as she looks up to her, it can be hard not to get frustrated at times. Finally, matters come to a head when Mayura starts … Continue reading →

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Weekly Round-Up: December 15th

Posted on December 15, 2006 by Karura

This week marks a first for the Weekly Round-Up, and I have to say it isn’t a particularly edifying one; for the first time since I started this feature, there is no manga to write about. Fortunately, this lack of … Continue reading →

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Fruits Basket: From heady highs to angsty lows

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Karura

136 chapters ago, orphaned high school student Tohru Honda came to live with the Sohmas, a family with a bizarre secret; when hugged by a member of the opposite sex, they turned into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Now, … Continue reading →

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