Category Archives: Editorial

Final Fantasy 7 Remake vs Star Trek Picard: is more always better?

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Karura

You can’t pet the cats in FF7R. A couple of months ago, I replied to a forum thread about the games I was looking forward to in 2020. After I listed said games, I realised something – everything I’d put … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Elias and Chise

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Karura

Chis Hatori has always been able to see magical beings, a talent that has both made her life more dangerous and estranged her from what’s left of her family. Having lost all hope and optimism for her life, Chise puts … Continue reading →

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Mini-Editorial: When is a game truly completed?

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Karura

I have this thing about finishing games I’ve started, even the ones I didn’t enjoy that much. I have unfinished games stretching back 10-15 years that I fully intend to complete someday. I have games that were a chore to … Continue reading →

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It's alive!

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Karura

Greetings all, I still don’t have my PhD, I’ve started a new job and just moved house…but I felt a sudden desire to review video games and so I’m bringing the blog back. I’ll be focussing more on games than … Continue reading →

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So Long and Goodnight

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Karura

When I started my PhD three years ago, I ended up with a lot less time and energy for blogging. Nor could I spend hours each week keeping abreast of the latest anime and manga, reading and commenting on blogs, … Continue reading →

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Delving further into animated fantasy: sci-fi twists, Scrapped Princess and a whole load of ranting about Utawarerumono

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Karura

On Monday, I looked at the state of classic fantasy in anime, and although it would have been enough to end it there and conclude that it was generally in a sorry state, I knew there was something more I … Continue reading →

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Should classic fantasy have ended with Lodoss War?

Posted on September 3, 2007 by Karura

Writers from all over the world have made a stable income employing the “classic fantasy” formula in all sorts of media- be they novels, games or even anime, the story of a young boy and his sword banding together with … Continue reading →

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Faithful adaptations: the good and bad

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Karura

This picture has nothing to do with the article, but people seem to expect random eroge CGs when reading editorials. For a while now, there have been several editorial titles sitting on my computer, but the effort needed to actually … Continue reading →

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Parody Anime: When does it work and when does it fail?

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Karura

Although anime comedy is created with Japanese viewers in mind, it has to be admitted that even though us foreigners may not get all the references without recourse to liner notes or onscreen pop-ups, we can still derive entertainment from … Continue reading →

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Can anime surpass its source material? Part two: video game based series

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Karura

A while ago, I wrote about anime that managed to surpass its original manga, and I promised to follow that piece up with a second article discussing anime based on video games. As always, it took a little longer than … Continue reading →

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