Monday, October 13, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Fairy Tail popularity
If there are fans of Mashima, they sure don't pay for it. I see that Fairy Tail is still around. Jap fans must be loving it. From what I read, it was just as boring as Ravemaster. Mashimas work suffers from being super generic. Its still around, so they must be doing something right. almost at 200 episodes. Impressive for not being one of the big 3 in Japan.
Gonna have to drink heavy to get through this one.
Gonna have to drink heavy to get through this one.
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (ANN Rip Archive)
08\07\14 From ANN http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-06/dengeki-bunko-fighting-climax-promo-previews-support-characters/.78457
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Promo Previews Support Characters
The official website for Sega and ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax anime-based fighting game began streaming a new promotional video on Friday. The video highlights support characters, previews the new "Dream Duel" mode, and explains basic gameplay. Rie Kugimiya (voice of Shakugan no Shana's Shana, Toradora!'s Taiga) and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Sword Art Online's Kirito) narrate the video
The game is a PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita port of Sega's arcade fighting game that features characters from ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko light novel titles. Mami Kawada is performing the opening theme song "belief."
The Dream Duel mode that will debut in the home version includes new conversation events and battles. The game is designed so that both new and experienced players can enjoy gameplay. Network mode lets players face off against opponents across the country. Players can use in-game points to customize character colors and unlock special content. The game allows players to save data between the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3.
The game features 12 playable characters that can team up with more than 20 support characters. Players can combine characters from the same title or different works to create the strongest fighting team.
The game's playable characters include:
Shana with Wilhelmina as support (Shakugan no Shana)
Asuna with Leafa as support (Sword Art Online)
Mikoto Misaka with Tōma Kamijō as support (A Certain Magical Index)
Kirino Kōsaka with Kuroneko as support (Oreimo)
Shizuo with Celty as support (Durarara!!)
Kuroyukihime with Haruyuki as support (Accel World)
Tomoka Minato with her four teammates as support (Ro-Kyu-Bu!)
Kirito with Leafa as support (Sword Art Online)
Miyuki Shiba with Tatsuya Shiba as support (The irregular at magic high school)
Taiga Aisaka with Takasu Ryūji as support (Toradora!)
Yukina Himeragi with Kojō Akatsuki as support (Strike the Blood)
Rentarō Satomi with Enju Aihara as support (Black Bullet)
Other support characters include:
Holo (Spice and Wolf)
Boogiepop (Boogiepop Phantom)
Sadao Maō (The Devil is a Part-Timer!)
"Innocent Charm" (Hinata no Maboroshi, voiced by Yui Ogura) from Ro-Kyu-Bu!
Kōko Kaga (Yui Horie) from Golden Time
Kino (Aya Hisakawa instead of Ai Maeda) from Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World
Mashiro Shiina (Ai Kayano) from The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
Erio Tōwa (Asuka Ōgame) from Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl (Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko)
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax will ship for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in Japan on November 13. The PlayStation 3 version will cost 6,980 yen (about US$67), and the PlayStation Vita version will cost 6,170 yen (US$59). People who reserve a copy will receive the Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Magazine.
Akira of the Virtua Fighter fighting game appears as a boss, and the game has a Sonic the Hedgehog stage.
Publisher ASCII Media Works and game developer Sega announced Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax, their crossover 2D arcade fighting game, in September at the Tokyo Game Show 2013 event. The game is the fourth collaboration between ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint and Sega, and it marks Dengeki Bunko's 20th anniversary.
None of this is me. Thank you for the awesome column, ANN.
Arcade board : This game uses the RingEdge 2 chipset.
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Promo Previews Support Characters
The official website for Sega and ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax anime-based fighting game began streaming a new promotional video on Friday. The video highlights support characters, previews the new "Dream Duel" mode, and explains basic gameplay. Rie Kugimiya (voice of Shakugan no Shana's Shana, Toradora!'s Taiga) and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Sword Art Online's Kirito) narrate the video
The game is a PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita port of Sega's arcade fighting game that features characters from ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko light novel titles. Mami Kawada is performing the opening theme song "belief."
The Dream Duel mode that will debut in the home version includes new conversation events and battles. The game is designed so that both new and experienced players can enjoy gameplay. Network mode lets players face off against opponents across the country. Players can use in-game points to customize character colors and unlock special content. The game allows players to save data between the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3.
The game features 12 playable characters that can team up with more than 20 support characters. Players can combine characters from the same title or different works to create the strongest fighting team.
The game's playable characters include:
Shana with Wilhelmina as support (Shakugan no Shana)
Holo (Spice and Wolf)
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax will ship for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in Japan on November 13. The PlayStation 3 version will cost 6,980 yen (about US$67), and the PlayStation Vita version will cost 6,170 yen (US$59). People who reserve a copy will receive the Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Magazine.
Akira of the Virtua Fighter fighting game appears as a boss, and the game has a Sonic the Hedgehog stage.
Publisher ASCII Media Works and game developer Sega announced Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax, their crossover 2D arcade fighting game, in September at the Tokyo Game Show 2013 event. The game is the fourth collaboration between ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint and Sega, and it marks Dengeki Bunko's 20th anniversary.
None of this is me. Thank you for the awesome column, ANN.
Arcade board : This game uses the RingEdge 2 chipset.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Monday, August 25, 2014
Sub Vs Dub 2014
Subtitles vs English Dubbing, It's usually a hot topic in forums where each side has their strong opinions for what they prefer. (Generally a TV show, cartoon, movie or video game) to a wider audience. Wider you say? America and the mass amounts of consumers we have. If everything is in English, then everyone is happy. Right?
Specifically when we talk about Sub Vs Dub, it refers to Japanese animation. The preference that each of us have depends on our own experiences, likes and dislikes as well as how we have consumed Japanese animation or were first introduced to it. Most people like to watch everything in English because its easy, localized, familiar, you can still follow a show without watching the screen constantly. Its the way it is meant to be watched. Right?
Watching anime on TV has gotten a whole lot easier, we have DVRs that can record your shows of choice without you staying up all night or trying to time the recorder just right. Services like Netflix also has a nice set of English dubbed anime. Its mostly stuff that has been around since the late 90's and 2000's sure but it's most of the good stuff, refined down into a tidy package. Internet Streaming is now rampant where, like youtube, can stream shows directly to you without out any other 3rd party provider.. There are now many ways to consume in anime in English. Great, right?
Since the early 2000's several well known companies went through massive changes, resulting in the consumer getting anime, in the US, for very cheap. Comparing to what dedicated fans pay in Japan, we are getting anime for practically nothing. Full box sets for $30 and $40. Availability of anime has come and gone, with store shelves in brick and mortar stores being packed to the brim with countless shows, to less than half of a single shelf and maybe ten or so titles. Availability history had it's ups and downs have come and gone and yet still, English dubbed animation is here to stay.
Now for Sub versus English dubbing the whole issue is kind of silly. Comparing voice acting to Closed Captioning is beyond what I would call sane, but that is what it is. Think about the pro's and cons about the two.
~Both let you enjoy the show without knowing the extensive dialect of Japanese.
~Both come packaged together, most of the time.
DUB --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pros
Cons
1. Watching the show in a familiar language
1. Ignores select tones for localization.
2. Being fully immersed without being distracted.
2. Shows directors faith to the source
3. Being able to follow story without paying attention
3. Non interest in the story continuity and culture behind the show.
4. Supports English Voice Actors
4. Unrequited support of middlemen
5. Available in select regions.
5. Not a full representation of everything.
Subtitles ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pros
Cons
1. Opportunity to understand the show in its original language.
1. Questionable quality, text style continuity issues.
2. Being immersed while getting a closed caption understanding of the story.
2. Constantly switching between subtitle text and background animation.
3. Transferring slowly to spoken Japanese and a askewed look at the culture.
3. Unacceptable way of learning a language, never fully understanding spoken dialogue.
4. Supporting Japanese Voice Actors
4. The language barrier prevents real acknowledgement and feed back.
5. Available to all regions
5. Too many series, nothing is refined.
These are just a few examples of the reasons people give. There are many fans recognized on both sides as having a good point. I myself prefer subtitles because of the 40 different new series I follow every season. Dubbing is more for the masses. More for a final and complete product. The time between releases are getting much shorter compared to years ago. Around 2009 they tried simulcasting, meaning that it would air in japan and then an hour later we would get it. A few series were trailed off to see if it was a decent business model. It worked and Crunchyroll's new model was born.
Here are the two big ones that come from everyone that argues their side as fact.
!Dub fans = Reading issues (text Speed and text dumps) and attention issues with the subtitles onscreen.
[ "That is not the way the Japanese watch their cartoons."
"I don't know how you read and watch what is going on at the same time."
"must be nice to have good eyes"
"how would you know if the subtitles are wrong or not?"
"No dub, no sale" ]
!Subtitle fans = English voice acting issues, sub font issues and missing opening/closing music
["Those were Dubtitles and not the real story"
"The English actors are stale, no feeling at all."
"They try hard to match the mouths but end up missing it"
"The script is different, story isn't the same"
"My Karaoke isn't included?"]
Fans became disconnected again once bittorent got popular. Suddenly people who had no access to anime, had every series. Pros over night. The argument is so flawed that when it becomes the topic of the day, nearly everyone avoids it or scream their head off to no avail. Its about preference.
Specifically when we talk about Sub Vs Dub, it refers to Japanese animation. The preference that each of us have depends on our own experiences, likes and dislikes as well as how we have consumed Japanese animation or were first introduced to it. Most people like to watch everything in English because its easy, localized, familiar, you can still follow a show without watching the screen constantly. Its the way it is meant to be watched. Right?
Watching anime on TV has gotten a whole lot easier, we have DVRs that can record your shows of choice without you staying up all night or trying to time the recorder just right. Services like Netflix also has a nice set of English dubbed anime. Its mostly stuff that has been around since the late 90's and 2000's sure but it's most of the good stuff, refined down into a tidy package. Internet Streaming is now rampant where, like youtube, can stream shows directly to you without out any other 3rd party provider.. There are now many ways to consume in anime in English. Great, right?
Since the early 2000's several well known companies went through massive changes, resulting in the consumer getting anime, in the US, for very cheap. Comparing to what dedicated fans pay in Japan, we are getting anime for practically nothing. Full box sets for $30 and $40. Availability of anime has come and gone, with store shelves in brick and mortar stores being packed to the brim with countless shows, to less than half of a single shelf and maybe ten or so titles. Availability history had it's ups and downs have come and gone and yet still, English dubbed animation is here to stay.
Now for Sub versus English dubbing the whole issue is kind of silly. Comparing voice acting to Closed Captioning is beyond what I would call sane, but that is what it is. Think about the pro's and cons about the two.
~Both let you enjoy the show without knowing the extensive dialect of Japanese.
~Both come packaged together, most of the time.
DUB --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pros
Cons
1. Watching the show in a familiar language
1. Ignores select tones for localization.
2. Being fully immersed without being distracted.
2. Shows directors faith to the source
3. Being able to follow story without paying attention
3. Non interest in the story continuity and culture behind the show.
4. Supports English Voice Actors
4. Unrequited support of middlemen
5. Available in select regions.
5. Not a full representation of everything.
Subtitles ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pros
Cons
1. Opportunity to understand the show in its original language.
1. Questionable quality, text style continuity issues.
2. Being immersed while getting a closed caption understanding of the story.
2. Constantly switching between subtitle text and background animation.
3. Transferring slowly to spoken Japanese and a askewed look at the culture.
3. Unacceptable way of learning a language, never fully understanding spoken dialogue.
4. Supporting Japanese Voice Actors
4. The language barrier prevents real acknowledgement and feed back.
5. Available to all regions
5. Too many series, nothing is refined.
These are just a few examples of the reasons people give. There are many fans recognized on both sides as having a good point. I myself prefer subtitles because of the 40 different new series I follow every season. Dubbing is more for the masses. More for a final and complete product. The time between releases are getting much shorter compared to years ago. Around 2009 they tried simulcasting, meaning that it would air in japan and then an hour later we would get it. A few series were trailed off to see if it was a decent business model. It worked and Crunchyroll's new model was born.
Here are the two big ones that come from everyone that argues their side as fact.
!Dub fans = Reading issues (text Speed and text dumps) and attention issues with the subtitles onscreen.
[ "That is not the way the Japanese watch their cartoons."
"I don't know how you read and watch what is going on at the same time."
"must be nice to have good eyes"
"how would you know if the subtitles are wrong or not?"
"No dub, no sale" ]
!Subtitle fans = English voice acting issues, sub font issues and missing opening/closing music
["Those were Dubtitles and not the real story"
"The English actors are stale, no feeling at all."
"They try hard to match the mouths but end up missing it"
"The script is different, story isn't the same"
"My Karaoke isn't included?"]
Fans became disconnected again once bittorent got popular. Suddenly people who had no access to anime, had every series. Pros over night. The argument is so flawed that when it becomes the topic of the day, nearly everyone avoids it or scream their head off to no avail. Its about preference.
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Android, Fun and Disappointing games 2014
Fox games is torn between Simpsons and Family Guy. Both are fun timed games. Each have their flaws. One of the biggest I learned was Family Guy. I had to factory reset my phone, and Tappped out made thew cut. Turns out Family guy doesn't care if your data is lost or not. End of story. Start over.
Took about 6 months and for free.
My family guy game was non recoverable, what If i dumped a ton of money into the game. I would have been, SOL. And that really is upsetting. I fell bad if anyone lost their file.
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| Its not like the Simpsons are any better at this point. |
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| OH great, a clash of clans theme. |
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| 11 Levels away from the end. Yea! |
Kantai Collection PV
KanColle is what they shortened this cool looking series to. A tactical flash game, got such great attention from making it squarely around females. Its a different perspective including controversy from WW2.
Sorry that's not it.
Here we go. Oops, not it either.
Hey now. YES
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| Shimakaze is the most popular. She runs ranpant. |
Sorry that's not it.
Here we go. Oops, not it either.
Hey now. YES
Sailor Moon Crystal 1-4 Sub
I'm as big of fan of Sailor Moon as any. Im a hedro male and can still say that with dignity. Trust me, there is nothing in this show that you are not used to seeing by 2014. Now in 1992 this was a different story. people were a lot more, well, less progressive.
Sailor Moon's reception was received very well, but you won't hear that from the English speaking side. Lovin it. LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE!
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| Sexy new Title Card |
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| Doujin of Usagi. Hot as always |
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| Tiara BOOMARANG! |
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| BUBBLE MIST |
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| aKA BEING aKA REI <3 br=""> |
Resident Evil Remake HD
P.T. PS4
A new demo surfaced at the beginning of August for the Playstation 4. A very strange game about a hall way that slowly becomes something much more.
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| This looks interesting. |
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| Lisa......LISA! |
Once Lisa has scared you a few times, the appeal wares off.
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| Oh, HAI |
You can spend ten hours in this game trying desperately to find something to react, only to continue using every instinct, just to have it fail again.
Its the new Silent Hill teaser run on the fox engine. Due sometime in the future.
Gantz Manga 1-383
I just finished reading Gantz and all I can say is.... WOW. My brain is mush. What the fuck did I just read? Gantz started as a game of mystery and logic bombs, it then turns into a spiral of save the double "damsel in distress" and be the universe's savior at the same time. Hell yes!
Wait, hold on. The story starts like any other with the two main characters going about their everyday lives (always a sure sign something extraordinary will happen)when stricken with as bout of justice, the boys save a fallen bum from the subway tracks. Guess what? They save the bum, with no time to save themselves. Right off the bat the story shows some graphic decapitations, We are just as clueless as the two we are focusing on. Both of them suddenly find themselves in a tiny room accompanied by 6 other people and a Giant Black sphere. Come to find out they are alright and still feel pain. It must be some sort of mistake. The sphere suddenly opens and inside lies handguns rifles and dark black suits.
These suits amplify the wearer's reflexes and strength. Unfortunately, this is a game of life and death. If a "contestant" dies while fighting these creatures, he'll die permanently. Furthermore, all the contestants are unable to finish off the monsters within the 1 hour time limit, or if they try to run away, they will die from explosives implanted in their skulls. Before they can fully come to grips with their situation, the ball begins to display messages for them, telling them that they have to go destroy an alien on earth. Sweet.
The story goes from alien to alien until we find ourselves fighting an unruly set of Vampires. Thats right, the biggest cliche that could every wreak havoc within your own specially crafted series. Vampires. And they are badass. There in lies the disconnect. When OKA introduced the vampires, all his previous logic went out the window. No longer is there nudity on a regular bases, the distance between reality becomes about 50 or so chapters in between. OKA introduces Oni's and Yokai from Japanese mythology that reminds me of Devilman when he transcends into Hell. Each battle from there becomes more hopeless and nearly impossible to even fathom.
This is one half of the plucky main characters. The other is another copy of that male (Kei Kurono) with the idol above. If you do well by Gantz you earn points. If you get enough points you can,
1.Grant your freedom from Gantz with memory erased
2.Gain a super weapon, next battle
3.Revive a person from memory.
The Idol girl wanted her own main character to love. Now there are two, crazy yes?
By that time the world has fought enough aliens the final objective has arrived. With the random tiny aliens out of the way, the giant aliens are free to wreak havoc. Earth has become a target of the new species, Gantz is the only force that has the power to destroy the giants. Its goes from a game of horror to save the world plot. Its as good as it sounds.
After all the struggles and tragic misunderstanding we can finally hold each other on the beach saying, "we made it" While everyone around celebrates like its the end of Independence day.Not what they set out to do, but at that point and 383 chapters.....It doesn't matter. Its finally over.
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| Each Character is crazier than the other. |
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| No bikes were harmed in this Manga |
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| She's an Idol?, You're kidding. |
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| Despite all the ultra murder that has happened, Kei and Tae still find the time for 8th grade affection. |
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| Monsters and Giants and Machine Rider-lovers, oh my. |
By that time the world has fought enough aliens the final objective has arrived. With the random tiny aliens out of the way, the giant aliens are free to wreak havoc. Earth has become a target of the new species, Gantz is the only force that has the power to destroy the giants. Its goes from a game of horror to save the world plot. Its as good as it sounds.
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| Thats right, the thirteen year long manga takes the easy way out. |
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Mariokart 8 ONLINE
The online portion of Mariokart ios fucking awesome.You get to race online with one two, Four players per wii u. It''s nice. I had a ton of fun playing large groups of people. It's a blast that can hardly be matched and luckily runs pretty nice without any hiccups. Especially when it's free to play. I still play to this day. It's fun and I can't get enough.
So if anything else should be noted is that this game is FUCKING BULLSHIT! Are you fucking kidding again NINTENDO!
Here is a small list of the bullshit.
-The game has a handicap filter in it. No need for debating this. Ive got replays on MKTV that will clearly blow any doubters out the fucking water.
-Skill in the game is meaningless. Just because you can dominate the full game (50cc, 100cc, 150cc, mirror) all 3 star gold don't mean a god damn thing when little timmy is hacking or lagging.
-Hey got that favorite ride that was proven to get you all gold? Bullshit. Any character and any combination of vehicle goes when it comes to online.
- Inconsistant winning. How do i dominate so extremely bad then cant get better than 10th place? Nintendo I've been around. Ive seen the same shit with your other titles.
-Bike hacking most of the crazy shit has been from bikes. They swerve back and forth, stop reverse and warp.
So if anything else should be noted is that this game is FUCKING BULLSHIT! Are you fucking kidding again NINTENDO!
Here is a small list of the bullshit.
-The game has a handicap filter in it. No need for debating this. Ive got replays on MKTV that will clearly blow any doubters out the fucking water.
-Skill in the game is meaningless. Just because you can dominate the full game (50cc, 100cc, 150cc, mirror) all 3 star gold don't mean a god damn thing when little timmy is hacking or lagging.
-Hey got that favorite ride that was proven to get you all gold? Bullshit. Any character and any combination of vehicle goes when it comes to online.
- Inconsistant winning. How do i dominate so extremely bad then cant get better than 10th place? Nintendo I've been around. Ive seen the same shit with your other titles.
-Bike hacking most of the crazy shit has been from bikes. They swerve back and forth, stop reverse and warp.
MARIOKART 8
Mariokart 8 Is the highly antisipated 10th or so game in the series. It was rumored to be the Wii U's savior but It really stands on its own. As a PIECE OF SHIT! Fuck Mariokart 8. Are you kidding me? I played all the way through 50cc,unlocked a bunch of characters that have garbage stats and and got the shocking revelation of nintendo bias. Why make a ton of charcters but only have 3 types? Heavy, medium, light? Same goes for the Vehiciles, tires and parachutes. Its the very epitome of illusion.
Who does nintendo make games for? Obviously kids, right? That is how they are still in business but the Wii U was made for ''the rest in mind'' You know the hardcore fans that moved on when the casual Wii was the top dog. They got a taste of that capatialism scheme and wanted more. Casuals arent loyal, its in the name. They are only looking for fun and then they move on. A tourist if you will. I can say that cause Im from Vegas.
Anyway enough cane waving, Mariokart 8 starts off with a bang. The game looks great in 1080p, has a really nice framerate (for the most part stays consistant.) has a killer control scheme, has a really nice selection of new and used levels and keeps you on your toes until you've gained the goldkart, goldtires and gold glider. The game makes you go for gold.
I started with the koopa troopa because im old and it was the best character in the old mariokart original. I enter 50cc and enjoy most of the levels. I noticed that Luigi isnt on my ass, um, at all. Like, shadow of his former self here. Graphics are amazing, 50cc doesnt give you much trouble. Unlocked lame unusable karts and wheels. Meh
100cc, this is more like it. Fast with a bit of resistance. Nintendo doing what they do best and easing you into 150cc. Had moderate problems towards the end trying to get all triple gold stars.
150cc The actual game has arrived and boy did they change it up. Nearly everyone else had gotten Luigi powers from the past. All Luigi got was a Meme for riding dirty. Suddenly the Koopa Troopa wasn't good enough. We were racing with the handdicapped. There were stats but nintendo never bothered to mention this. You have to stumble upon it. Thats right. Its bullshit.
We boiled it down to the Donkey Kong, Rocket car, tiny red wheels and clouds are your best set up to get 50cc 100cc 150cc and mirror, all gold 3 star trophies.
Its all logic with a bit of luck, no problem.
Then I went into online multiplayer.
Who does nintendo make games for? Obviously kids, right? That is how they are still in business but the Wii U was made for ''the rest in mind'' You know the hardcore fans that moved on when the casual Wii was the top dog. They got a taste of that capatialism scheme and wanted more. Casuals arent loyal, its in the name. They are only looking for fun and then they move on. A tourist if you will. I can say that cause Im from Vegas.
Anyway enough cane waving, Mariokart 8 starts off with a bang. The game looks great in 1080p, has a really nice framerate (for the most part stays consistant.) has a killer control scheme, has a really nice selection of new and used levels and keeps you on your toes until you've gained the goldkart, goldtires and gold glider. The game makes you go for gold.
I started with the koopa troopa because im old and it was the best character in the old mariokart original. I enter 50cc and enjoy most of the levels. I noticed that Luigi isnt on my ass, um, at all. Like, shadow of his former self here. Graphics are amazing, 50cc doesnt give you much trouble. Unlocked lame unusable karts and wheels. Meh
100cc, this is more like it. Fast with a bit of resistance. Nintendo doing what they do best and easing you into 150cc. Had moderate problems towards the end trying to get all triple gold stars.
150cc The actual game has arrived and boy did they change it up. Nearly everyone else had gotten Luigi powers from the past. All Luigi got was a Meme for riding dirty. Suddenly the Koopa Troopa wasn't good enough. We were racing with the handdicapped. There were stats but nintendo never bothered to mention this. You have to stumble upon it. Thats right. Its bullshit.
We boiled it down to the Donkey Kong, Rocket car, tiny red wheels and clouds are your best set up to get 50cc 100cc 150cc and mirror, all gold 3 star trophies.
Its all logic with a bit of luck, no problem.
Then I went into online multiplayer.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Manga: Nana to Kaoru 2008-2014
Nana to Kaoru Manga
Kaoru is a 17-year old virgin who has a SM fetish. He always dreams about a SM relationship with his childhood friend Nana. One day Kaoru's mom decides to hide all his SM toys so he'll study for a change, by asking Nana to hide his toys. Nana finds the leather one-piece that Kaoru bought and tries it on but she accidentally locks it and doesn't have the key! Nana to Kaoru scores very high on my reading-list and I recommend this to anyone who likes romance manga but wants something different than the often too-much-stretched struggle for a couple to get together, instead skip to the exciting part of a relationship and at the same time stay within the boundaries of ecchi manga, not hentai. Yes, NANA TO KAORU is a Maverick one!!!
I sumbled upon this when Anime News Network mentioned that BLACK LABEL was coming to a close. I had no idea what was going on so i looked into it. NANA to Kaoru is a manga series that came out in 2008. I'd had read the first couple issues and then forgotten about it. Here it is now April 2014 and I learned that the series is still going. YES
Nana to Kaoru Ch 1-104 (still running) Main
Nana to Kaoru : Black Label Vol 1-4 (coming to a close) Side
Nana to Kaoru Asashi 1-44 (still running) Side
I have now read all the way through the main series. The scanned version stops when the two are about to get a new collar. DAMN!
In my opinion the main series has been the best. I have looked and it seems the series has not been picked up in North America.
Nana Chigusa: Next door neighbor to KAORU, Top student, parents divorced, both never around send money to NANA. She becomes Kaoru's main SUB (submissive)
Kaoru Sugimura: Next door neighbor to NANA. Lower student, has mother lost Father. Completely into BDSM. Becomes a DOM over time. (dominant)
Tachi Ryouko: Athlete. Hard body, Tan. Kaoru meets during his jogging days. She stumbles upon the main characters "breathers" Falls in love with Kaoru. Insists on doing more breathers with them. She becomes the second SUB (submissive)
At first I read through to find that the two characters relationship was cute enough to follow. Then Tachi Ryouko came into it. She is why I followed the rest on through. This series has a bit of a rush to it. When reading it there are literally mental sessions to go though. Each "breather" that is held by It is a form of break that NANA needs to escape being relied on. NANA is the class president. Top student among all.
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| NANA Chigusa. "Lucky" doesn't even decribe Kaoru |
Kaoru is a 17-year old virgin who has a SM fetish. He always dreams about a SM relationship with his childhood friend Nana. One day Kaoru's mom decides to hide all his SM toys so he'll study for a change, by asking Nana to hide his toys. Nana finds the leather one-piece that Kaoru bought and tries it on but she accidentally locks it and doesn't have the key! Nana to Kaoru scores very high on my reading-list and I recommend this to anyone who likes romance manga but wants something different than the often too-much-stretched struggle for a couple to get together, instead skip to the exciting part of a relationship and at the same time stay within the boundaries of ecchi manga, not hentai. Yes, NANA TO KAORU is a Maverick one!!!
I sumbled upon this when Anime News Network mentioned that BLACK LABEL was coming to a close. I had no idea what was going on so i looked into it. NANA to Kaoru is a manga series that came out in 2008. I'd had read the first couple issues and then forgotten about it. Here it is now April 2014 and I learned that the series is still going. YES
Nana to Kaoru Ch 1-104 (still running) Main
Nana to Kaoru : Black Label Vol 1-4 (coming to a close) Side
Nana to Kaoru Asashi 1-44 (still running) Side
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| The beautiful Tachi and Nana |
I have now read all the way through the main series. The scanned version stops when the two are about to get a new collar. DAMN!
In my opinion the main series has been the best. I have looked and it seems the series has not been picked up in North America.
Nana Chigusa: Next door neighbor to KAORU, Top student, parents divorced, both never around send money to NANA. She becomes Kaoru's main SUB (submissive)
Kaoru Sugimura: Next door neighbor to NANA. Lower student, has mother lost Father. Completely into BDSM. Becomes a DOM over time. (dominant)
Tachi Ryouko: Athlete. Hard body, Tan. Kaoru meets during his jogging days. She stumbles upon the main characters "breathers" Falls in love with Kaoru. Insists on doing more breathers with them. She becomes the second SUB (submissive)
At first I read through to find that the two characters relationship was cute enough to follow. Then Tachi Ryouko came into it. She is why I followed the rest on through. This series has a bit of a rush to it. When reading it there are literally mental sessions to go though. Each "breather" that is held by It is a form of break that NANA needs to escape being relied on. NANA is the class president. Top student among all.
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Friday, April 11, 2014
Manga: Tsumi Ni Nureta Futoshi (Two Soaked in Sin)
SUMMARY This tale of forbidden fruit is ripe with angst and taboo. Nineteen year
old college girl Kasumi is traveling in Italy after a painful breakup.
In Rome, she meets a handsome Japanese man and, knowing nothing about
him, not even his name, she has a one-night stand with him. There should
have been no chance of them meeting again, but when Kasumi gets back to
Japan, she learns that fate has played a cruel trick! The man she slept
with was Yoshiki...her younger brother!! And that's only the start of
it...
MY THOUGHTS : I found this title on accident surfing around looking at random Manga to read. I stumbled upon a damn emotional gold mine. For the record I'm not into incest but I am open minded enough to see how it can be an issue in life as a hardship and something a lust of the uncontrolled. I've got family that are first cousins and are loved, respected and down right hated. In real life your family, your blood is nothing attractive unless there is something deficient in that person/yours mind, psyke whatever you want to call it. Its justified only by the two who attract meaning they were defiecient in some other area. That's my take and what I've had to deal with. Love is an unstoppable force that moves us more than anyother emotion or feeling.
Love cannot truly be defined. It's whats comes from the action or the result that is the most interesting thing to me.
I am not interested in incest but the idea has come up in anime and manga and has driven me to read and collect such things over time. Koi Kaze was one of my anime titles that has to do with incest. Though its more of a age difference incest. It deals with the same problems. What will the people around you think, say or do. Your family is the one who this inflicts on the most. The shame felt. The loss of future. It must be the same as when you tell your parents that you are attracted to the same sex. Though I wouldn't buch it up together now a days. Our societies are much more open to a gay and lesbian cultures than they were in say 1999. Incest has a whole other element to it being that there is a slight chance that you could live a normal life. Get married and have normal children.The other percentage being true hell when everything thing you do is wrong or shunned or denied because you are siblings. Most of it was frowned upon after what we learned from royalty. Trying to keep blood in the family. Their results were very unforgiving.
Inbreeding has been going on since the beginning of time. Depending on your beliefs or theories of how humanity has came to be, Incest has been apart of that at some point in time. So this is all more of a social taboo rather than me lumping gay and lesbian ideas in there. The anime Red Garden also has a sad incest twist at the end. Old boy was also tale of incest. Anyway......
THE MANGA: It starts out about a girl who has gone to Rome after breaking up with a guy. She wanders town and into a excavation site. Accidentally steping and breakeking what sound like a vase cracking She is yelled at by a Japanese man in Italian. Kasumi calls him rude sees what she has done, then leaves. The next day she encounters the man again. He is washing windows. They spot eachother through the window. Turns out he lost his part time job and the excataion site because it He instists that she buys him lunch. The two have food. While eating the stranger says the wrong thing which upsets Kasumi. She then runs off. The stranger notices that she ran down a bad area and gives chase. Calling out "Wait!" He catches Kasumi and tells her that she is in a dangerous area, that there are thieves that prey on tourist here. At that moment two robbers comes barreling their way. Kasumi and the stranger are cornered. he jumps in front of her and tells the theives that he has no money. The robbers want the girl. The stranger does not back down. The stranger gets beat until people who hear the scuffle show up and scare away the robbers. Kasumi thanks the stranger.
The stranger then holds Kasumi in his arms and says "you are so troublesome I can't let you go. They then passionalty make love.
It flashes forward to Kasumi with her mother at what looks to be Japan. Her mother is a business woman who is very busy overseas. She has been divorced for 15 years. She tells Kasumi that she is back because of Kasumi's father. Kasumi's father has died and that they must attend the funeral.. She also tells her that Kasumi has a sibling that has been living with the father. Shocked at the news that she has a sibling the two look through some photo albums for the sibling finding only one. a little girl who called Kasumi "big sister". At the funeral Kasumi sees the old house that she grew up in and the trees she used to play neear. She then starts to remember the sibling she would play with. She looks near the tree and sees the stranger from Rome.
He calls out "Kasumi!" Kasumi's mother then walks up and says I'm glad you've been introduced this is Yoshiki. Yoshiki is your sibling Kasumi. Kasumi is shocked.
Back at the apartment Kasumi's mother insists that the two should stay in this apartment. That She has to go back overseas. Kasumi freaks out about it saying that Yoshiki would never......"I'm fine with it" Yoshiki says and there begins the first chapter of Tsumi Ni Nureta Futoshi.
I started on the second chapter because I figured the first chapter was already wrapped up from the summary. I sat down around 8pm and read for about 12 solid hours getting to chapter 38. I had assumed that that was the end and It was going to be a quick love story. I was wrong. I searched around and found that chapter 39-50 had been translated as well. I spent even more time reading until it was nearly noon. I get to chapter 50 and do i find? It ends. The translation stops right as Kasumi gets taken away. My heart breaks. It's unfair. I didn't know what I was getting into.
The manga started in 1999 and ended in 2005 according to the books. the internet says different. Strangly I can't find much on this story. Not many English speakers have read this or even heard of the series. the translation i was following was very good as in the emotional rollercoaster it put me through was easy enough to follow but when it stopped it was like my heart just sank. Stricken with grief I finished out the remainder of the manga in raw format. I know enough to to what was happening so that i could finish the manga.
The Ending is as they have put bittersweet. What else could it have been. This is much different than some of the shoujo stuff I have read. A lot of it lovy dovey a lot sad a lot funny but Tsumi Ni Nureta Futoshi showed me or rather Kitagawa Miyuki has shown me that shoujo manga can be more than just girly romance fluff, it can be more powerful than any other medium or what the mainstream is so mindlessly hooked on every season. She has made me a fan. Hopefully now that I've been woken up to this I can find more to see and feel like I never thought possible. If you get into this series and want to talk, I'll be here. Don't hesitate to contact me.
THE CHARACTERS :
Kasumi : Main Sister
Yoshiki :Main Brother
Kazuki: Kasumi's childhood friend 15 years
Kyoko: Yoshiki's friend 15 years
Yuka: Kasumi's and Yoshiki's Mother
Andou-Ren: Yuka's assistant
In Japan as of Vol 16 she has sold over 450 million copies of the manga
(all volumes). It is now 2014 and I get to go back and read all her
great stuff. Chapter 51 of the online manga translation should be out in
a couple days. It is being translated as of April 11 2014. I can't wait
to fully take in the rest in English.
Kasumi says earlier on that She could have left and never seen him again but she chose to face it. She chose to face HELL for the love she had found in Yoshiki. Which is very powerful stuff.
I don't want to give away the end but it ends with the two looking back at this picture.I sat and read all 3500 pages in one sitting. It wasn't easy and emotionally damaging but I loved every minute of it. I'll revisit it again and again until I get my fill. I'm waiting for the scan translations to continue with ch 51. It is currently on route.
There is a ton of explicit situations that can give a knee jerking reaction. I came into this series desensitized to it all. I've seen some bad shit. It did get into my head about Kasumi sleeping around so much. Yoshiki hears of it but ignores it until he witnesses Kasumi and Ren in the tub and hears from her mouth that she wants more. He then exclaim's what he heard "You do fly to any Man...." Wow. What the hell. Kasumi's eyes had never opened so wide. This is taken from context though. You'd have to know what was going on. It's fucked. These two siblings are put through Hell.
I'll liken the sibling situation to the end of BERSERK, the end of MONSTER and the rush felt from Death Note. They go though so much that my heart ached at one point in time. Not sobbing or a good cry, actual heartbreak anguish. It still lingers as I went and made this blog post. I'm lovin it though.
THE HIGHLIGHTS : + Chapters [WIP]
Kasumi meeting Yoshiki (Ch .1)
Kazuki confesses to Kasumi
Kyoko and Yoshiki break up
Yoshiki and Kasumi sleep together
Kasumi sleeps with Kazuki
Yoshiki sleeps with Kyoko
Kyoko finds out about the siblings
Kazumi finds out about the siblings
Kasumi realizes it can never work and separates
Yoshiki says I'm coming your place to make love to you. Leave and I'll forget you (Ch 11)
Yoshiki finds Kasumi at home
Yoshiki and Kasumi reunite
The sibling now have to tell Yuka
Yoshiki tells mom that he moved out.
The siblings sleep around on each other
Yoshiki and Kasumi reunite
The two siblings split up Kasumi says going to see mother.
Kazuki tried to follow but Kasumi actually went to Rome again
Yoshiki is back in Rome for a Job and the Two meet again
Yoshiki and Kasumi sleep together
Kazuki that was looking for Kasumi has missed her. But sees Yuka
Kazuki tells Yuka about Siblings, Yuka laughs it off.
Kazuki is back in Japan, Tells Kasumi that he told Yuka everything
Yuka sneaks up on Yoshiki and Kasumi about have sex, say they are rehearsing for a play.
Kasumi can't wait to see Yoshiki after work.
Kyoko sneaks into bed with drunk Yoshiki
Kyoko claims Yoshiki is the father of her baby
Kyoko trips in front of Kasumi down a flight of stairs
Kyoko admits Kasumi did not push.
Kyoko miscarries.
Kyoko had baby with another but used it to make Kasumi jealous
Kasumi didn't wish it but wished it.
Yuka tries to introduce new men to Kasumi
Yoshiki and Kasumi get serious
Yuka takes Kasumi to New York
Yoshiki interviens and swoops Kasumi
Yoshiki tells Yuka to go back alone, Kasumi will live with him.
Yoshiki gives Kasumi an engagement ring.
Kazuki Dies in car accident Kasumi lives
Kasumi sees visions of Kazuki, claims to be her guardian angel.
Yoshiki freaks out that he almost lost Kasumi
After Kazuki's funeral Yoshiki makes love to Kasumi under sakura blossoms.
Kasumi dissappears.
Kasumi goes back to New York to live with Yuka
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Kasumi meets Yuka's assistant Ren
Kasumi wants new surroundings sleeps with Ren
Kasumi likes no emotional baggage/ urns for Yoshiki
Yuka want Ren and Kasumi to marry
Kasumi goes back to Japan to settle everything, Quit job, kazuki's grave
Ren is sent by Yuka to bring back Kasumi
Yuka says do not let Yoshiki see Kasumi
Yoshiki talks to Kasumi (Kasumi is in the phone booth outside)
Yoshiki looks for Kasumi
Kasumi returns to apt/ Yoshiki is waiting
Kasumi says it's over and drops what sounds like a ring onto the floor
Ren goes to apt and finds Kasumi/ they head back to New York
Yoshiki knows Kasumi has the ring on and goes after Kasumi
Kasumi sees Yoshiki
Yoshiki gets one last goodbye/convinces her to runaway
Ren loses Kasumi
Ren has Kasumi's passport from train
Yoshiki and Kasumi are going to run off together (Suicide)
Ren calls about passport/ meets Kasumi and Kiddnapps her
Kasumi goes back to New York
Yoshiki knows Kasumi doesn't have passport comes to New York
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Kasumi comes to and can't find passport
Yuka wants Kasumi and Ren to marry quickly
Ren screws Kasumi
Ren says he's in love with Yuka, will marry Kasumi just to make Yuka happy.
Kasumi gets call from Yoshiki
Yoshiki says he's Fed up../ Kasumi drops phone doesn't hear everything.
Kasumi feels alone cuts wrist
Yoshiki finds Kasumi near car says "fed up" and she runs again.
Kasumi and Ren with Yuka and Kyoko at wedding
Yoshiki busts in tells Kasumi the whole message
Cops hauls Yoshiki away as planned by Ren
Yuka postpones wedding to get Yoshiki out
Yoshiki needs family to release him from jail
Kasumi admits she is elder sister.
The siblings make out in front of Yuka and then jump out 14 floor window
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The hospital area becomes like how Death Note was presented, as a thrill. There is a rush of activity, of anxiety. Yoshiki can no longer move at this point
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Kasumi wakes up in hospital, Yoshiki is in coma
Kasumi unharmed doesn't want to be separated from Yoshiki. (ch 44)
Kyoko sneaks in , unplugs Yoshiki, watches him die
Kasumi intervenes/exclaims proudly that Yoshiki is hers and hers alone
Yoshiki now awake
Yoshiki and Kasumi sleep together /doctors and nurses are creeped out. (NYC)
Yuka says she has amnesia she never had two children
Tricks Kasumi into leaving the room.
Yuka brings food trys to seperate the siblings
Kyoko, Ren and Yuka all plan on seperating the siblings
Ren says that Yuka is doing great at faking amnesia
Kasumi gets convinced that she must seperate from Yoshiki
Yoshiki shocks Kasumi as he is out of bed and walking around w crutches.
Kasumi looks for passport, Kasumi and Yoshiki unite Yoshiki found passport.
Yuka and Ren enter the room. Admits that amnesia was a ruse.
Kasumi calls it unforgivable
Yuka fed up stabs at Yoshiki hits Kyoko
Kyoko now in hospital wants to keep scar anything to anger Kasumi
Yuka gets wedding approved in Japan without Kasumi's consent.
Yuka and Ren grab Kasumi and go back to Japan.
Leaving Yoshiki in New york with Kyoko.
Yoshiki tries to board flight almost does but is denied from Americans (Ch. 50)
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This is where the translations stopped and is in progress
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Kyoko burns Yoshiki's passport.
Yoshiki Calls Kasumi to no avail
Ren rapes Kasumi
Yoshiki gets Kasumi on phone/Ren rapes Kasumi while on phone with Yoshiki
Yoshiki endures the call
Yoshiki makes deal with Kyoko to go back to Japan
Kasumi gets call from lobby
Yoshiki and Kasumi reunite, but with Kyoko's promise
Kasumi and Yoshiki get heavy
Ren interviens and rapes Kasumi, Kasumi starts to throw up, thinks she is pregnant
Kyoko brings the kit/Kasumi is pregnant
The siblings stay in Yoshiki's room
Yoshiki must announce that Kyoko and Yoshiki are as one.
Yoshiki says he loves Kasumi
Ren Intervenes gets punched
The sibling disappear
Kasumi looks at maturnity clothesKasumi goes to a clinic gets an abortion
The siblings meet at playground sees the siblings, say they are happy
Kasumi sees wedding let out.
Yoshiki and Kasumi have a mock wedding.
Yoshiki gets hauled away, forced to let go of Kasumi
Kasumi goes to police
Police says Yoshiki has died
Kasumi freaks out
Kasumi retuns to see proof of body in morgue
The burnt passport that kyoko burned is all that is shown.
Kasumi smiles when she see the corpse
Kasumi breaks down wishing for Yoshiki, Has hallucinations of Yoshiki
Yoshiki then walks up and hugs and kisses her through bars.
Yoshiki and Kasumi can now love each other
Everyone moves on with their lives.
Ends with The two looking at their wedding picture.
END
That last half is what i got out of the raw. Only by the translation will we have the actual end.
It looks to me like Yoshiki died but he held her in his arms and they kissed at the end. But the Burnt passport and the fact the don't show the body in the morgue is proof enough to think he is alive. Then again he is on the grave side of the bars. Whatever. It's def an odd way to end such a great series of novels. If I were to fully learn japanmese this is the kind of work I would be doing. This series is only 9 years old now. Hopfully some one takes interest in the future. Stranger things have happened.
I seen on Amazon.com that It was licensed in French. Amazon has 15 volumes of the Manga. I was thinking the best I could do would be to get the French version and backwards translate to them all to English. That is rough though and would only get us a bit further in the story. If the french publisher Akiko had not gone bankrupt I would have had the means to translate them all. I dream of the day I get to understand the story better. I will read through the whole series a few more times to fill in the highlights.
I read this on Manga updates
"From volume 9 to the ending the main focus of the series is shifted to their mother's (Yuka) efforts to separate them, the siblings eventually become so feed up with their predicaments that they reveal their relationship to the guests of their omais right in front of the church, trying to break their marriages with Ren & Kyoka, but their mother still won't allow them freedom; the kids secretly agree to meet in Rome to escape from it all. When Kasumi arrives there she can't find Yoshiki, and gets contacted by the police with the message "we need you to verify the identity of a corpse". Kasumi suffers greatly while gathering strength to even see the corpse, sulking in denial... Funerals for Yoshiki are held in Rome and Kasumi breaks up all ties with her mother & every body else, wanting to stay in Rome permanetly.
As some of you my already have guessed, in the aftermath of the service & when everybody is gone, Kasumi was still suffering about this in the place where she first meet with Yoshiki, at which point he shows kissing her, revealing how he used some aquitances to fake his deadly accident, with that said they finally embrace each other enjoying the knowledge that now no one is standing between them, Yoshiki doesn't miss the chance to kindly whisper "I love you". The next scene is a portrait of their marriage, being exhibited as propaganda in a store that sells bridal items. "
Thats what I figured That they got away from everyone so that they could love each other forever. Fantastic.
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| Kasumi x Yoshiki |
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| Yoshiki X Kasumi |
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| Sibling Passion |
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| Yuka still can't believe her kids are in love |
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| Kasumi is such a troublemaker. |
THE MANGA: It starts out about a girl who has gone to Rome after breaking up with a guy. She wanders town and into a excavation site. Accidentally steping and breakeking what sound like a vase cracking She is yelled at by a Japanese man in Italian. Kasumi calls him rude sees what she has done, then leaves. The next day she encounters the man again. He is washing windows. They spot eachother through the window. Turns out he lost his part time job and the excataion site because it He instists that she buys him lunch. The two have food. While eating the stranger says the wrong thing which upsets Kasumi. She then runs off. The stranger notices that she ran down a bad area and gives chase. Calling out "Wait!" He catches Kasumi and tells her that she is in a dangerous area, that there are thieves that prey on tourist here. At that moment two robbers comes barreling their way. Kasumi and the stranger are cornered. he jumps in front of her and tells the theives that he has no money. The robbers want the girl. The stranger does not back down. The stranger gets beat until people who hear the scuffle show up and scare away the robbers. Kasumi thanks the stranger.
The stranger then holds Kasumi in his arms and says "you are so troublesome I can't let you go. They then passionalty make love.
It flashes forward to Kasumi with her mother at what looks to be Japan. Her mother is a business woman who is very busy overseas. She has been divorced for 15 years. She tells Kasumi that she is back because of Kasumi's father. Kasumi's father has died and that they must attend the funeral.. She also tells her that Kasumi has a sibling that has been living with the father. Shocked at the news that she has a sibling the two look through some photo albums for the sibling finding only one. a little girl who called Kasumi "big sister". At the funeral Kasumi sees the old house that she grew up in and the trees she used to play neear. She then starts to remember the sibling she would play with. She looks near the tree and sees the stranger from Rome.
He calls out "Kasumi!" Kasumi's mother then walks up and says I'm glad you've been introduced this is Yoshiki. Yoshiki is your sibling Kasumi. Kasumi is shocked.
Back at the apartment Kasumi's mother insists that the two should stay in this apartment. That She has to go back overseas. Kasumi freaks out about it saying that Yoshiki would never......"I'm fine with it" Yoshiki says and there begins the first chapter of Tsumi Ni Nureta Futoshi.
I started on the second chapter because I figured the first chapter was already wrapped up from the summary. I sat down around 8pm and read for about 12 solid hours getting to chapter 38. I had assumed that that was the end and It was going to be a quick love story. I was wrong. I searched around and found that chapter 39-50 had been translated as well. I spent even more time reading until it was nearly noon. I get to chapter 50 and do i find? It ends. The translation stops right as Kasumi gets taken away. My heart breaks. It's unfair. I didn't know what I was getting into.
The manga started in 1999 and ended in 2005 according to the books. the internet says different. Strangly I can't find much on this story. Not many English speakers have read this or even heard of the series. the translation i was following was very good as in the emotional rollercoaster it put me through was easy enough to follow but when it stopped it was like my heart just sank. Stricken with grief I finished out the remainder of the manga in raw format. I know enough to to what was happening so that i could finish the manga.
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| Finally |
The Ending is as they have put bittersweet. What else could it have been. This is much different than some of the shoujo stuff I have read. A lot of it lovy dovey a lot sad a lot funny but Tsumi Ni Nureta Futoshi showed me or rather Kitagawa Miyuki has shown me that shoujo manga can be more than just girly romance fluff, it can be more powerful than any other medium or what the mainstream is so mindlessly hooked on every season. She has made me a fan. Hopefully now that I've been woken up to this I can find more to see and feel like I never thought possible. If you get into this series and want to talk, I'll be here. Don't hesitate to contact me.
THE CHARACTERS :
Kasumi : Main Sister
Yoshiki :Main Brother
Kazuki: Kasumi's childhood friend 15 years
Kyoko: Yoshiki's friend 15 years
Yuka: Kasumi's and Yoshiki's Mother
Andou-Ren: Yuka's assistant
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| This is the big one. |
Kasumi says earlier on that She could have left and never seen him again but she chose to face it. She chose to face HELL for the love she had found in Yoshiki. Which is very powerful stuff.
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| Kasumi X Yoshiki Happiness |
There is a ton of explicit situations that can give a knee jerking reaction. I came into this series desensitized to it all. I've seen some bad shit. It did get into my head about Kasumi sleeping around so much. Yoshiki hears of it but ignores it until he witnesses Kasumi and Ren in the tub and hears from her mouth that she wants more. He then exclaim's what he heard "You do fly to any Man...." Wow. What the hell. Kasumi's eyes had never opened so wide. This is taken from context though. You'd have to know what was going on. It's fucked. These two siblings are put through Hell.
I'll liken the sibling situation to the end of BERSERK, the end of MONSTER and the rush felt from Death Note. They go though so much that my heart ached at one point in time. Not sobbing or a good cry, actual heartbreak anguish. It still lingers as I went and made this blog post. I'm lovin it though.
THE HIGHLIGHTS : + Chapters [WIP]
Kasumi meeting Yoshiki (Ch .1)
Kazuki confesses to Kasumi
Kyoko and Yoshiki break up
Yoshiki and Kasumi sleep together
Kasumi sleeps with Kazuki
Yoshiki sleeps with Kyoko
Kyoko finds out about the siblings
Kazumi finds out about the siblings
Kasumi realizes it can never work and separates
Yoshiki says I'm coming your place to make love to you. Leave and I'll forget you (Ch 11)
Yoshiki finds Kasumi at home
Yoshiki and Kasumi reunite
The sibling now have to tell Yuka
Yoshiki tells mom that he moved out.
The siblings sleep around on each other
Yoshiki and Kasumi reunite
The two siblings split up Kasumi says going to see mother.
Kazuki tried to follow but Kasumi actually went to Rome again
Yoshiki is back in Rome for a Job and the Two meet again
Yoshiki and Kasumi sleep together
Kazuki that was looking for Kasumi has missed her. But sees Yuka
Kazuki tells Yuka about Siblings, Yuka laughs it off.
Kazuki is back in Japan, Tells Kasumi that he told Yuka everything
Yuka sneaks up on Yoshiki and Kasumi about have sex, say they are rehearsing for a play.
Kasumi can't wait to see Yoshiki after work.
Kyoko sneaks into bed with drunk Yoshiki
Kyoko claims Yoshiki is the father of her baby
Kyoko trips in front of Kasumi down a flight of stairs
Kyoko admits Kasumi did not push.
Kyoko miscarries.
Kyoko had baby with another but used it to make Kasumi jealous
Kasumi didn't wish it but wished it.
Yuka tries to introduce new men to Kasumi
Yoshiki and Kasumi get serious
Yuka takes Kasumi to New York
Yoshiki interviens and swoops Kasumi
Yoshiki tells Yuka to go back alone, Kasumi will live with him.
Yoshiki gives Kasumi an engagement ring.
Kazuki Dies in car accident Kasumi lives
Kasumi sees visions of Kazuki, claims to be her guardian angel.
Yoshiki freaks out that he almost lost Kasumi
After Kazuki's funeral Yoshiki makes love to Kasumi under sakura blossoms.
Kasumi dissappears.
Kasumi goes back to New York to live with Yuka
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Kasumi meets Yuka's assistant Ren
Kasumi wants new surroundings sleeps with Ren
Kasumi likes no emotional baggage/ urns for Yoshiki
Yuka want Ren and Kasumi to marry
Kasumi goes back to Japan to settle everything, Quit job, kazuki's grave
Ren is sent by Yuka to bring back Kasumi
Yuka says do not let Yoshiki see Kasumi
Yoshiki talks to Kasumi (Kasumi is in the phone booth outside)
Yoshiki looks for Kasumi
Kasumi returns to apt/ Yoshiki is waiting
Kasumi says it's over and drops what sounds like a ring onto the floor
Ren goes to apt and finds Kasumi/ they head back to New York
Yoshiki knows Kasumi has the ring on and goes after Kasumi
Kasumi sees Yoshiki
Yoshiki gets one last goodbye/convinces her to runaway
Ren loses Kasumi
Ren has Kasumi's passport from train
Yoshiki and Kasumi are going to run off together (Suicide)
Ren calls about passport/ meets Kasumi and Kiddnapps her
Kasumi goes back to New York
Yoshiki knows Kasumi doesn't have passport comes to New York
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Kasumi comes to and can't find passport
Yuka wants Kasumi and Ren to marry quickly
Ren screws Kasumi
Ren says he's in love with Yuka, will marry Kasumi just to make Yuka happy.
Kasumi gets call from Yoshiki
Yoshiki says he's Fed up../ Kasumi drops phone doesn't hear everything.
Kasumi feels alone cuts wrist
Yoshiki finds Kasumi near car says "fed up" and she runs again.
Kasumi and Ren with Yuka and Kyoko at wedding
Yoshiki busts in tells Kasumi the whole message
Cops hauls Yoshiki away as planned by Ren
Yuka postpones wedding to get Yoshiki out
Yoshiki needs family to release him from jail
Kasumi admits she is elder sister.
The siblings make out in front of Yuka and then jump out 14 floor window
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The hospital area becomes like how Death Note was presented, as a thrill. There is a rush of activity, of anxiety. Yoshiki can no longer move at this point
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Kasumi wakes up in hospital, Yoshiki is in coma
Kasumi unharmed doesn't want to be separated from Yoshiki. (ch 44)
Kyoko sneaks in , unplugs Yoshiki, watches him die
Kasumi intervenes/exclaims proudly that Yoshiki is hers and hers alone
Yoshiki now awake
Yoshiki and Kasumi sleep together /doctors and nurses are creeped out. (NYC)
Yuka says she has amnesia she never had two children
Tricks Kasumi into leaving the room.
Yuka brings food trys to seperate the siblings
Kyoko, Ren and Yuka all plan on seperating the siblings
Ren says that Yuka is doing great at faking amnesia
Kasumi gets convinced that she must seperate from Yoshiki
Yoshiki shocks Kasumi as he is out of bed and walking around w crutches.
Kasumi looks for passport, Kasumi and Yoshiki unite Yoshiki found passport.
Yuka and Ren enter the room. Admits that amnesia was a ruse.
Kasumi calls it unforgivable
Yuka fed up stabs at Yoshiki hits Kyoko
Kyoko now in hospital wants to keep scar anything to anger Kasumi
Yuka gets wedding approved in Japan without Kasumi's consent.
Yuka and Ren grab Kasumi and go back to Japan.
Leaving Yoshiki in New york with Kyoko.
Yoshiki tries to board flight almost does but is denied from Americans (Ch. 50)
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This is where the translations stopped and is in progress
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Kyoko burns Yoshiki's passport.
Yoshiki Calls Kasumi to no avail
Ren rapes Kasumi
Yoshiki gets Kasumi on phone/Ren rapes Kasumi while on phone with Yoshiki
Yoshiki endures the call
Yoshiki makes deal with Kyoko to go back to Japan
Kasumi gets call from lobby
Yoshiki and Kasumi reunite, but with Kyoko's promise
Kasumi and Yoshiki get heavy
Ren interviens and rapes Kasumi, Kasumi starts to throw up, thinks she is pregnant
Kyoko brings the kit/Kasumi is pregnant
The siblings stay in Yoshiki's room
Yoshiki must announce that Kyoko and Yoshiki are as one.
Yoshiki says he loves Kasumi
Ren Intervenes gets punched
The sibling disappear
Kasumi looks at maturnity clothesKasumi goes to a clinic gets an abortion
The siblings meet at playground sees the siblings, say they are happy
Kasumi sees wedding let out.
Yoshiki and Kasumi have a mock wedding.
Yoshiki gets hauled away, forced to let go of Kasumi
Kasumi goes to police
Police says Yoshiki has died
Kasumi freaks out
Kasumi retuns to see proof of body in morgue
The burnt passport that kyoko burned is all that is shown.
Kasumi smiles when she see the corpse
Kasumi breaks down wishing for Yoshiki, Has hallucinations of Yoshiki
Yoshiki then walks up and hugs and kisses her through bars.
Yoshiki and Kasumi can now love each other
Everyone moves on with their lives.
Ends with The two looking at their wedding picture.
END
That last half is what i got out of the raw. Only by the translation will we have the actual end.
It looks to me like Yoshiki died but he held her in his arms and they kissed at the end. But the Burnt passport and the fact the don't show the body in the morgue is proof enough to think he is alive. Then again he is on the grave side of the bars. Whatever. It's def an odd way to end such a great series of novels. If I were to fully learn japanmese this is the kind of work I would be doing. This series is only 9 years old now. Hopfully some one takes interest in the future. Stranger things have happened.
I seen on Amazon.com that It was licensed in French. Amazon has 15 volumes of the Manga. I was thinking the best I could do would be to get the French version and backwards translate to them all to English. That is rough though and would only get us a bit further in the story. If the french publisher Akiko had not gone bankrupt I would have had the means to translate them all. I dream of the day I get to understand the story better. I will read through the whole series a few more times to fill in the highlights.
I read this on Manga updates
"From volume 9 to the ending the main focus of the series is shifted to their mother's (Yuka) efforts to separate them, the siblings eventually become so feed up with their predicaments that they reveal their relationship to the guests of their omais right in front of the church, trying to break their marriages with Ren & Kyoka, but their mother still won't allow them freedom; the kids secretly agree to meet in Rome to escape from it all. When Kasumi arrives there she can't find Yoshiki, and gets contacted by the police with the message "we need you to verify the identity of a corpse". Kasumi suffers greatly while gathering strength to even see the corpse, sulking in denial... Funerals for Yoshiki are held in Rome and Kasumi breaks up all ties with her mother & every body else, wanting to stay in Rome permanetly.
As some of you my already have guessed, in the aftermath of the service & when everybody is gone, Kasumi was still suffering about this in the place where she first meet with Yoshiki, at which point he shows kissing her, revealing how he used some aquitances to fake his deadly accident, with that said they finally embrace each other enjoying the knowledge that now no one is standing between them, Yoshiki doesn't miss the chance to kindly whisper "I love you". The next scene is a portrait of their marriage, being exhibited as propaganda in a store that sells bridal items. "
Thats what I figured That they got away from everyone so that they could love each other forever. Fantastic.
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