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War is better when it’s Moé – Gadget Trial
I’m going to go out on a limb and assume you haven’t heard of Gadget Trial. If you follow visual novel translation news then you can skip the next few lines, but in essence, it’s a surprisingly lengthy VN by the apparently well-know...
On Visual Novel Structure
The time it takes to pick up on the structure of the average VN is more or less equal to the time needed to realize that Key will either make you cry or die trying. Whether it’s in the recurring truths of the anime adaptations, where the Little...
The Dual Perspectives of Saya no Uta
I won’t bother praising Saya no Uta outright: a quick glance at its ratings should tell you a thing or two about the quality of the story, without even factoring in its reputation. My Nitro+ experience is currently limited to this game and the ...
Enter Gakuensuki! CCY-senpai wa 17sai Hits the Blogosphere, almost
You heard about it. Read about it. Anticipated it. You remembered Ren’ai Blogger, thinking of the possibility that it was not the first and last, but instead, the beginning of a revolution. Or maybe you have no clue what I’m talking about...
Artbook Review: Nanairo Ice
(Part of the Australia project; I’ll respond when I get back) Out of all of Japan’s excellent bishoujo artists, Naru Nanao would have to be my favourite. I can’t quite put my finger on why, nor can I use any over-the-top artistic j...
Fate/stay night Fate route: Innocence in the Shell
Saber was an interesting young lady. With her knights’ armor coating her body and her brilliant golden hair tied humbly back, she could not be so easily defined by the word “beautiful.” And yet, the instant Shirou set eyes on her, h...
So Apparently There’s This Thing Called Valentine’s Day…
…Where people are supposed to spend time with their loved ones, make and receive chocolate, confess their feelings under a snowy winter sky, and all sorts of other wonderfully rabu-rabu things. Except for the fact that where anime delivers, lif...
Key and the Art of Tragedy
Allusions to manly shooting games aside, I have noticed in my travels through anime and visual novels - particularly the romance-centric ones - that the device of tragedy is very common. Whether in male-targetted visual novels like AIR or more gender...
A Beautiful Melody: May Sky Review
With the conclusion of al|together 2008, eager English-speaking visual novel fans from around the world clamored to play the latest batch of doujin VNs, hand picked by the translation community and brought to us legally for free. While I haven&#...
ef - a tale of melodies [ep 10]
Not unlike a jigsaw puzzle, the pieces of this little fairy tale are finally coming together - but the closer we reach to completion, the more mysterious the final image appears. Somewhere on the line between tragedy and salvation, the story and char...
Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 10]
Tomoya and Nagisa continue their blissful lives, wavering unsteadily on the line between realism and escapism. I’m not even sure what to classify this show as any more, but it looks as if my dream has come true: there really is a borderline-sho...
ef - a tale of melodies [ep 9]
After Miyako’s 99 Missed Calls scene in memories, I believe it was evident to all of us that there was more to ef than met the eye, especially in terms of psychology. Though based on an eroge and technically following the VN adaptation formula,...
ef - a tale of melodies [ep 8]
Fear the power of psychological breaking. We all knew this guy was messed up, but it looks like he’s messed up and smart, which is a bad combination for our tragic couple. It looks like this is the beginning of the end - and it’s an end t...
Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 9]
I take back what I said, KyoAni; looks like Clannad is still awesome after all. After going through a multitude of side arcs, some of which were great (and others, not so much), it appears as if it’s finally rabu-rabu time. And knowing me, that...
ef - a tale of melodies [ep 7]
A mere week after the biggest twist of the series - and still one of my favourite scenes ever - the Kuze/Mizuki arc shoots forward in leaps and bounds. If you thought it couldn’t get any better, then…well, I suppose you were half wrong. M...
Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 8]
Clannad needs to be renamed GARnnad or something like that, seriously. Such high doses of manliness in a Key game seems just a little bit suspicious to me…but alas, on with the post. There was at least one moment of EPIC WIN to make it all wort...
Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 7]
ITT nice gangsters. Yukine’s arc begins with a bit less than a bang, though Clannad continues to keep up its balance between comedy and slice of life. I’ve just gotta stop thinking of this as a tear-jerker…and sadly, by the time I ...
ef - a tale of melodies [ep 6]
The story seemed pretty innocent so far, didn’t it? Considering the genre, as well as the first season, we all knew that a few heartbreaking twists were bound to come at some point - forgotten memories, a painful childhood, something of the sor...
ef - a tale of melodies [ep 3]
Things progress quickly in the world of ef - which is only natural, I suppose, considering we’ve only got 12 episodes to cover a pair of dramatic love stories worthy of the greatest Key games and Shinkai films. The only thing better than a show...
ef - a tale of melodies [ep 2]
I know I said this already, but really, this show is brilliant. Only two episodes in, and I’m already smitten - the animation is absolutely beautiful, the characters are unusual yet likeable, and the Shinbo/SHAFT combo is doing everything that ...
Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 2]
And to think I once thought that Clannad had only five girls… Traditional Key-style surreal setting, as usual. Looks like Mei will be around more often this season, and I’m not complaining. If you say so… Shh! Not so loud̷...
ef - a tale of melodies [ep 1]
All right, take a deep breath, stretch, relax your fingers… …good. I hope I’ll be able to deliver you a relatively intelligent post on the first episode of the sequel to the extraordinary ef - a tale of memories, but if not, then do...
