It’s that time of the year once again to celebrate Winter Comiket in Japan. Comiket is not only filled with cosplay and doujinshi but it also has it’s fair share of figure releases of the coming year 2010.
To begin, we start with the return of Saber in her original outfit. With he success of Saver Lily Avalon figure, the same company is proud to present another Saber yet this time in her original outfit. A lovely sight indeed despite the impending damage it will do to every collector’s wallet.
With the recent boom in the Black Rock Shooter Hatsune Miku franchise. Good Smile and Max Factory now shows us that they are planning to release a Black Rock Shooter Nendoroid come 2010. If you have the Black Rock Shooter Figure then this is definitely a must for you. Make you wonder however when will they start the production for a FIGMA version of her.
The moe-ness charisma of K-ON! never stopped from the last episode of the series. As seen above, Azusa Nakano gets a Nendoroid rendition along with the other girls which are scheduled for 2010 ( Mio was already released at the last quarter of 2009 ).
Can’t get enough of stapler girl Senjougahara? Well here’s your chance to get them on your rack. Bakemonogatari Nendoroid Puchi are to be released this 2010. each character will be available. I wonder if this will have a special puchi like the Vocaloid series.
Speaking of puchi releases in 2010, Fate Stay Night makes a comback in the Nendoroid line after the major success of the Ultimate Blade Works animation. Sakura, Rin, Saber, Illya & Rider are the current ones that are confirmed in this puchi release.
Who can ever forget the success of Touhou character Hakurei Reimu. As one of the most popular characters in the said title, Reimu gets another shot to be added in your collection in different forms.
If you’re after one of the badass women of last year then here’s your chance to get them. Isayama Yomi of Ga-Rei Zero and Rider of Fate Stay Night gets a Figma rendition thanks to Max Factory and Good Smile. A must buy especially for the fans of Isayama Yomi and those enthusiasts with a hard Rider fetish.
Figma goes old school in a cute way as they bring us Lamu from the series “lamu the Invader Girl”. Not sure if this is something to look forward but looking at craftsmanship. One might wonder if paying the price for this is worth the bikini and boots stripped with tiger lines.
There are still a lot to cover on C77 for we still have the cosplay category so stay tuned here.
more photos via HobbyStock ( japanese site )
This week's featured duel of the week! Wait... what?
A late Merry Christmas to everyone. As Kyon said, we are catching up some things and could not make posts in the last few days. But worry not, that doesn’t mean we’re gonna slack around after the holidays!
Yep. It’s the last episode! So let’s get ready to rumble!
Tokiya and Tomoharu fight one last time for the fate of the Second Stage World. What will be the outcome of this event? Will it be a good end or a bad end? Will there be a next season? Will Tomoharu choose between Kanade and Misao? Will Ania stay grown-up or go loli again?!
Find out and see! Expect the final battle!
Last episode summary:
As the Second Stage World plunges into Hizaika, the heroes act for survival. Shuri, who turns out to be Yukari (surprise, surprise…), regains consciousness. In other news, Tokiya had successfully reached the Third Stage World, but to his dismay, Aki keeps dying. In order to prevent that from happening, he needs the Igniter entrusted to Tomoharu by Naotaka of the First Stage World. Hagane and Charlize goes up against Kurogane(-Kai) and Persephone. But as Tokiya summons Rhodonite, Hisui and Bismuth, Tomoharu receives backup in the form of Ex-Handlers Yoh and Reishirou, Rikka and Mahiwa with Suishou and Vivian…
Episode 13 (EX026):
The episode starts with a vague and fast recap of the last episode. The heroes seeing the huge black hole in the middle of the city, then Shuri waking up and screaming, then Tomoharu comforting her… then the amazing kiss from Ania and finally, Kurogane and Hagane exchanging a black orb.
Reishirou notices the two orbs colliding with such great force and tells them all to take cover. Kanade orders Persephone to cover them all.
We do not get the awesome OP again this time. It’ll probably appear later as the ED or an Insert Song.
The incredible force from both Asura Machina had ripped the giant rock stage formation underneath them. The backup watch in disbelief.
Transformers~ More than meets the eye~ Transformers~ Robots in disguise~
Now they’re even more shocked. Tokiya had obtained the Igniter from all the commotion.
"Don't ask me how I got it either. I have no idea."
Tokiya notes that Ania may have given her luck to someone, having lost the Igniter. He then proclaims that he can now build a world with Aki and makes Hagane absorb the Igniter. The only thing left to do now is to take care of these meddling kids and their dog… err, Vivian?
The battle re-starts. Kurogane faces Hagane in a swordfight and at the same time, Charlize and Persephone exchange attacks, along with Hiwako and Kanade. Kurogane is easily overpowered by Hagane due to the Igniter. Kanade keeps constantly getting distracted by Tomoharu losing the battle and gets Persephone’s wings almost completely cut up.
"Oh my god, the random symbols burn!"
As Hagane delivers the final blow on Kurogane, several missiles get fired at it.
Yay~ We all know who the number one person to look for when you wanna see missiles~!
That voice… that voice can only belong to Tanaka Rie! I mean… Kurosaki Shuri… or Yukari… or whatever!
Hirono Nagi!
Well, from this point onwards, I will still refer to “Shuri” as Shuri. Names don’t matter anyway, says Tomoharu and even she herself said she is Kurosaki Shuri.
Shuri heads towards the backup, who sit silently watching the fight. She comments on how they went there to help Tomoharu instead of watching it for the show. She then checks up on Yoh and looks at her Ex-Handler mark and gains a sad expression.
More Yoh fanservice!
But she regains her composure and tells Yoh to fight with Yukari… she is not Yukari, but Kurosaki Shuri.
In the meantime, Tokiya complains about how his plans aren’t always going according to plan. As he starts to lose it again, the Gate behind him acts up.
Pride will sue...
Ania explains that the Gate that Tokiya opened forcefully is starting to widen. Tokiya sees it and says that it’s calling him now that he has obtained the Igniter. He starts to walk towards it. Tomoharu has to stop Tokiya or it’s game over for all of them. Kurogane is ordered but Tokiya also dispatches Rhodonite, Hisui and Bismuth.
The trio of old tinmen start attacking Kurogane to prevent Tomoharu in following Tokiya. The backup quickly acts. Shuri destroys the barricades of icicles around Kurogane, enabling it to proceed. Reishirou’s Ex-Handler abilities activates and his gun is able to paralyze the Asura Machina the bullets hit. Yoh slices up Bismuth and Rhodonite. Meanwhile, Rikka summons Suishou and Mahiwa tells her their team’s coordinates. Suishou starts liquifying the ground that the three Asura Machina are stepping on. They then encourage Tomoharu to follow Tokiya. Kanade soon follows.
At the side of the Gate, Tokiya feels that he has accomplished his mission… only to find Tomoharu and Hagane in a different rock platform.
"Alright, now that pest is go--AH, COME ON!"
He wants to end it now. He tells Hiwako to use her magical abilities and suddenly, Charlize fuses with Hagane.
Charlize combined with Hagane.
Hiwako then drops on her knees and undergoes Hizaika. Tomoharu and Kanade watches as she struggles to get up. Kanade asks why Hiwako would go so much and Hiwako says that she wants to know everything… she wants to know about Demons and herself. She finds it interesting to feel Hizaika… yeaaah… she’s probably a masochist.
Tokiya's evil smirk of the day.
Anyway, Hiwako’s turn to ask… why does Kanade go through so much for Tomoharu. Kanade’s answer is simple: she wants to fully know about Tomoharu. Hiwako accepts this answer.
Now it’s Tomoharu’s turn to ask Kanade and Persephone for their magical abilities. The Asura Cryin’ powers are born.
Persephone combined with Kurogane. I was expecting a feathery Kurogane but, oh well.
Insert Song: Spiral by angela
Tokiya tells them it wouldn’t work. His patched up Asura Machina couldn’t be a match for Hagane… which is where he’s wrong. Kurogane is on par… no, stronger than Hagane. The two Asura Machina battle to the end with each strike intending to destroy each other. After a few moments, Tokiya gains the upper hand by freezing Kurogane temporarily while charging up a huge ball of freezing… energy ball or something.
At this point, Kanade holds Tomoharu’s hand. They both call out Kanade’s ability: Engetsu, her flame sword. Now Kurogane has a standard Shirogane sword and the Engetsu, a double sword style. This surprises Tokiya as Aki is using the twin-sword technique.
Kurogane as Aki... or is it the other way around?
Tokiya begs Aki to stop as he wants to see her badly. He only wants to live in a world where she and him can live. But Kurogane manages to slice through the ball and strikes Hagane down. This also sends Tokiya to feel the damage and drop.
Tokiya's a great actor and sells his opponent's moves like a pro!
Part B:
Tomoharu and Kanade confront the defeated Tokiya and Hagane. The backup also arrive on top of Vivian. As they cheer, Tooru appears and tells Tokiya the truth: she wanted to be used up and die before they reach the new world because she was the one who killed Aki. She has feelings for Tokiya but Tokiya will never look at her as long as Aki is around, so she continued fighting using Kurogane even if it meant using up Aki.
This could also be the reason why Aki’s image appeared within Kurogane-Kai… as she is the first Burial Doll for Kurogane.
Well, now this is the end of the line for Tooru. She’s starting to disappear.
Until Tomoharu suddenly speaks up. He asks her what she intends to do now. It’s not about the past but about the present. Touru breaks down and says that she just wants to live with Tokiya now. But after that, Tooru starts to fade away.
Tomoharu, having been touched by Tooru’s resolve, calls out to Kurogane to do something. Kurogane suddenly activates again and pries open a space in front of Hagane’s Burial Doll chamber.
KUROGANE PAWNCH!!
Everyone watches as Kurogane pulls out Aki from Hagane.
Indeed… Kurogane has removed Tooru, a Burial Doll, from an Asura Machina!
Everyone enjoyed seeing Tooru again... very much so... mmhmm...
As Tooru provides fanservice, Hagane dissolves.
Again, everyone is shocked that Tooru regained her human form and not as a Shaeitai. Ania explains stuff again, saying that it worked because Kurogane and Hagane both have the same capabilities.
Tomoharu shows them Aki’s pendant from the First Stage World. He then gives it to Tooru and wishes them a peaceful life as it is Tooru’s decision.
"Time for the exorcism!"
Suddenly, Kurogane lights up. It has obtained the Igniter!
The Gate closes down. It is responding to Tomoharu’s will. Tomoharu wished for the Second Stage World to have a future, thus, the Third Stage World’s Gate has closed. Even the smallest gear is needed for a clock to continue moving.
Yay, good end!
With that, the world stops undergoing Hizaika… those who disappeared have been restored. Kurogane tosses the Igniter inside the Gate before it completely closes up.
Bismuth, Rhodonite, Hagane and Hisui's altars.
Reishirou starts to collect the altar trunks, but as he does so, the handlebar breaks off and the altars dissolve. Ania explains that because of the connections between the worlds have been severed, all First Stage World objects in the Second Stage World will vanish… including Ania’s conveniently-placed near them Burial Doll Splitter.
The Burial Doll Splitter, conveniently placed near them.
Yep, it’s the same thing Kagakagari was trying to build. A-hey! It’s been a while since I mentioned that name here. Tomoharu is doubting to use it because it requires Demon’s blood but Ania assures him it doesn’t run on blood anymore. It is powered up by the abilities of an Asura Cryin’. She really did have much time in her hands during her expedition to the First Stage World.
In any case, Tomoharu was going to ask Misao but her response was fast. She really wants to return to normal as she requested sukiyaki for dinner and coffee in the morning, just like the one they all used to drink during mornings.
As Misao heads inside, Tomoharu asks Rikka if she also wants Himezasa to enter the Splitter. Rikka says Himezasa is too weak to become normal again but Himezasa stops her from saying more. Himezasa was inspired by Tomoharu’s resolve and wishes to live with Rikka once again normally, even for just a short time.
Hey, it's Himezasa!
Rikka begins to build tears around her eyes and claims that if she saved enough, she will be able to prevent what happened before again.
Himezasa joins Misao inside the Splitter and Tomoharu uses his power. As a bright glow envelops the Splitter… then the Central Vortex and finally, the whole Takatsuki shrine and mountain…
We are now brought to the Meioutei. Tomoharu is late for class again. He tells Misao, who had brough her cup of coffee outside to put it back inside and just make another one tomorrow. Misao complains that it still has some left and pouts.
Pouting Misao that isn't almost transparent!
Inside, Kanade receives Misao’s cup and promises to make one again tomorrow. Shuri walks up to them, still in her negligee and takes the cup and drinks it. Tomoharu asks if Shuri’s not coming as well but she complains that she hasn’t fully-recovered yet… though it is obvious that she’s just faking it.
Outside, Ania and Vivian are walking down the street…
Ania has been loli-fied again!
Ania complains about how some things should have been just the way they were before… though most probably, she is referring to her size.
Tomoharu, Kanade and Misao walk to school. Kanade notes that most of Rakurowa had disappeared because those things were from the First Stage World. Tomoharu then asks if Kanade will lose her Demonic powers as well.
Kanade stops in response. She explains that it will mean their Contract will be terminated. Misao joins in their conversation, alerting Tomoharu and making him back away. Misao then whispers something to Kanade and they move forward and hold their hands out.
"What 'bout my staaaar~ What 'bout my staaaaaaaaaar~~"
Of course… it’s decision time! Both girls ask… which of them will he pick. Tomoharu stutters and panics… and finally couldn’t bring himself to make a decision. Misao gets annoyed and pulls Kanade away, calling Tomoharu an idiot virgin. It seems the decision to save the world was much easier than this…
"ZETSUBOU SHITA!!!"
Closing song: Kirafuwa (キラフワ) by angela
Several clips of the other characters after the final battle accompany the ED. Even Tokiya and Tooru.
Reishirou takes over all duties of the Student Council after several buildings were lost. Hiwako enters Rakurowa High School and joins the Science Club, at the same time, making Higuchi fall in love. An practices in the track club. Rikka seems to not have her eyepatch anymore, meaning her eyesight could have been healed. Himezasa is with her.
At the Kitsutaka residence, Tokiya is in a wheelchair with his koala doll. Tooru is pushing the wheelchair, wearing Aki’s pendant.
In the GD headquarters, Kyoumu is being punished for his deeds in the earlier arc of the season by Haruna. At the uncharted island ruins, Kagakagari is idly spending his time under a tree. At home, Shuri continues sleeping and Persephone watches.
Back at school, Misao runs and by reflex, she tries phasing through a closed door and hits her face on it. This makes Tomoharu laugh and Kanade hands over a band-aid.
Deep in the Central Vortex, the Igniter floats freely…
After the clips… we see Uzumasa’s room, with some light particles left, meaning he had also disappeared…
The... end.
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Comments:
Where’s my alternative?!
The battle scene was nice. Very nice.
By the way, this is such a nice ending bar the fact that Tomo hasn’t decided which girl to pick. I was relieved that Mahiwa did not betray them and join Tokiya and that they did not end up food for the Deus ex Machina kind of ending.
But with this kinda ending, I don’t think we’ll ever see the Deus ex Machina. The anime had a good end after all when all traces of Burial Doll, Asura Machina and Demons have been erased from existence.
I don’t know if I’ll make a series review about this. I’ll think about it later~
- This is the Bunny Chief, wishing everyone a happy holidays, over and out!
Hey guys, hope you’re enjoying your Christmas. I got a Casio 61-key keyboard, so that’s pretty sweet. Anyway, because I’m extremely bored and stuff, I figured I’d share some videos for today.
Let’s start with something sorta Christmas-esque. A wonderful arrangement combining Medicine’s Theme with Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
The rest of this is just random.
Next, Bad Apple with english lyrics. I think they put the lyrics into the video in a nice way.
Sync this song to the stage next time you’re fighting Galaxyman:
Now where do I begin with this yuri/gender switch/harem anime…=_=
Senou Natsuru is your everyday, normal high school student. However he wakes up one day finding himself turning into a girl with the ability to shoot fireballs. The main protagonist learns about the truth behind his bizarre transformation, known as “Kampfer”. Kampfer are warriors chosen by the myterious “overseers’ to fight among kampfers, there are 3 type of power and each kampfer inherit one of the following: guns, swords and zaber(caster type). Kampfer are identified with a colored wristband which flashes before the transformation takes place, and all kampfer are females without exception. Natsuru finds himself unable to withdraw from this gender switching as his crush falls in love with his female transformation, and while the story progress he encounters more kampfers as well as love interests, the usual Harem path where every character introduced are attracted to him/her.
The whole anime circled around the mystery “overseer” and the conflict of Natsuru coping with his gender transformation in some worst possible scenario.(somehow he got use to it which I find strange..) The idea of the male protagonist suddenly becomes the character you would drool over is quite a magnet of the show. It is odd once you start seeing Natsuru as a female character…right? right?!
Anyways the show had every element in it, from supernatural, yuri, busty girls, action, mystery down to romance and betrayal. A massive combination of things that doesn’t make much sense but perfectly logical when performed by busty 2D girls. Combat is mediocre and plot is fairly poor, however the amount of fan service packed into this series is by far, more than your average Harem anime. From showers to the pool and battle worn uniform to cute PJ, you will find the pervert scale of this show larger than life. ( . )( . )
Overall a great eye candy choice and Kampfer provides this delicate touch on how viewer can hit on the main protagonist even if you are 100% straight…
Art: 3/5
Animation Quality: 3/5
Voice Acting: 4/5
Plot: 3/5
Music: 3/5
*information/image from Anime News Network. Details of the anime can be accessed by clicking onto the image.
"You will be scrapped out of the series in 40 seconds from now"
Quite a funny episode. Some interesting new features and we could probably call this the end of the first arc(?). Look forward to seeing the viper’s true nature, the dragon saving a ghost and a shouta getting jealous. If that didn’t give you any hints, then keep on reading. If it did, then also keep on reading.
Kurumin repeats her “shocking” statement for last time. Sawako is astonished and paralyzed by her words, she starts thinking what’ll happen if she’s going to help her with that. Of course, Sawako doesn’t want to help her with something like that, because her heart doesn’t allow her to. So she stops Kurumin when she’s about to leave…
"No! I want you to date ME!"
Sawako tells it to Kurumin, who gets depressed. She tells Sawako she’s the only one who knows about her “secret” and that’s why she wants Sawako to support her. Sawako answers that she thinks Kurumi and Kazehaya are a good match, but she won’t be able to support Kurumin with whole her heart. She continues with saying the Kazehaya is really special to her and apologizes.
Then… Kurumin snaps~
w-wut?! what kind of dating sim is this?!
She fires a salvo of questions at Sawako who isn’t able to respond them all at once. Kurumin finds it unfair that Sawako gets attention from Kazehaya for free, while a popular and cute girl like her needs to put a lot more effort in it to get his attention. Sawako is shocked, but before she can react, Kurumin is already running off…
Later that evening, Sawako and her parents are watching TV. The situation is pretty similar to what Sawako just has been through.
Ninomiya-kun!
Sawako thinks back about what happened and wonders Kurumin was right. As long as someone’s kind to her, it doesn’t have to be Kazehaya.
The following day, Pin declares the hunting season sports festival opened. Chizuru shows off her sparkling red T-shirt. Kazehaya (who looks different somehow) and the guys laugh. Ayane turns Sawako’s haircut into something a Bulbasaur would be jealous about. Kazehaya passes by and wishes Sawako the best with a high five. Sawako is slightly touched, but then all the other classmate follow Kazehaya’s example thinking it’s a good luck charm.
Then it’s time for the soccer match, Sawako’s class leads 3 – 2 and Chizuru scored a hattrick (3 goals in a match). The guys at side wonder about where Sawako is, cause she keeps switching places. Suddenly the ball gets kicked into no-man’s land (which… isn’t really a problem cause THERE IS NO ONE!), this somehow seems dangerous to everyone, but luckily Sawako is there to stop the ball. She kicks the ball with a Matsuri sei-no~, but then realizes she also kicked away her shoe. The shoe ends up… at a complete different angle…
Shouldn't it KO her at least? :<
Yup, Kurumin who just rejoiced about finding Kazehaya catches the shoe with a nice header. Meanwhile, Chizuru defies all logic and shoots the ball in a loop across the Earth and then makes it end up in the opponent’s goal! 4-2 and game over. Everyone cheers about about them winning and Sawako is really happy to be able to celebrate the victory with everyone. Kurumin who’s watching from a distance… isn’t amused.
The guys with Kazehaya then head on to their training for their softball game. Sawako wishes Kazehaya good luck as he leaves. Chizuru brags about being MVP (Most Valuable Player), while Ayane tells her they need to get ready for volleyball. Chizu then asks Sawako what she’s planning to do next, Sawako tells them she has to go look for her shoe. Chizuru then wants to ask her to come and cheer for the volleyball team, but Ayane stops her saying Sawako needs to go cheer on the boy’s team. The two girls leave Sawako, but Ayane turns around one more time saying…
was that 10% yandere?
Both Chizu and Sawako don’t get it, but as Kurumin passes by, we all do get the point don’t we? Kurumin hands over Sawako’s shoe and gets irritated about Sawako’s praising. But since there’re people watching, Kurumin acts all sweet and flowery like usual.
"Now let's go for a spin on my pumpkin ride, babe~"
Sawako apologizes onces again, but Kurumin answers that she shouldn’t address her with “Kurumi” anymore. Once again, Sawako tries “Ume-chan”, but she gets a glare as answer. She states that “Ume” gives her a complex because it’s an old ladies’ name, but Sawako thinks it’s cute. Sawako tries to cheer her up saying “Sadako” is also one, but then Kurumin answers she’s named “Sawako” not “Sadoko”.
The tone, the look away, the blush... 100% dere-dere
Sawako realizes that Kurumin has always called her “Sawako”. She decides to ask her out to watch the boys’ game. Kurumin refuses first, but when Sawako mentions that Kazehaya plays, she’s easily convinced.
A bit later, the are sitting next to eachother. Sawako narrates her opinion of Kurumin changed, she feels like Kurumin is more about about her feelings now. Then the boys arrive… like they’re about to start a gang war… Kazehaya waves at Sawako, but Kurumin demands the honor of it.
The guys talk about how many girls have come to watch their game. When suddenly Sawako is mentioned, Kazehaya feels a little astonished, but then it seems like they were just praising her. Then Ryu mentions that her name isn’t “Sadako”, which makes them all VERY surprised, even Kazehaya, though for a different reason~. After thinking really long… through the depths of his dark and fussy memory, he finally remembers Sawako’s name.
Meanwhile Sawako and Kurumin are talking about dictionaries and stuff. Kurumin mentions that Sawako should try talking to guys more in order to realize who’s really special to her. She tells Sawako to think of someone who’s sitting close to her, then suddenly a baseball flies into Sawako’s direction…
Tch... I miss obvious hitting-head-with-funny-object humor in this series
Sawako is astonished, just like Kazehaya. Kurumin smells her chance and tells Sawako to talk with Ryu more…
_
Thoughts:
So she finally showed her true nature huh… and wow, it’s been a while since I heard Aya Hirano’s voice like this without being pissed over how much season 2 sucks. Anyway, even though it was supposed to be dramatic, I couldn’t stop but laughing at Sawako’s funny reaction to Kurumin’s complete chara-switch.
Somehow this show really starts to remind me of Toradora. I mean, the love cross-overs that got introduced now between Ryu and Sawako for the sake of Kurumin x Kazehaya. Then also Kurumin’s behavior that really looks a lot like Kawashima Ami’s behavior.
In any case, this is an interesting development now knowing that there’ll be 24 episodes of Kimi ni Todoke. I’m not sad about this, I love this series.
