Jun 272012
 

Fate/Zero is finally over. As it aired it kind of did a weird thing where it aired one part one season, and then the next part two seasons later. I guess that can kind of be normal for some series as multiple seasons, but Fate/Zero literally cut off halfway through the series. Worse, it ended the first “season” on a cliff hanger episode, so it was clearly meant to be continued. Since it did something different, I decided to review part 1 on its own merits. You can find that here. I’m not going to mention a lot of the intro info I mentioned in the last review, so I’d suggest starting from the first review if you’re interested. Instead I’ll just be covering the second part of Fate/Zero. Let’s see if the second part can match up to my glowing review of the first.

The opening title is the same, so here's a cute shot of Saber from the opening. She looks better with her hair down.

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May 302012
 

Type-Moon fighter Fate/Unlimited Codes is being taken off the PlayStation Network.  Capcom USA announced the removal is due to an expiring digital license after June 12th. If you want to pick up, it’s now or never. As a parting gift however, the game is 50% off until it’s taken down. $10 is a good deal, so go get it while you can.

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[via: Siliconera]

Apr 262012
 

This week’s “Objection” is very philosophical. Please take that into account before commenting. I encourage constructive conversation; NO flaming. Also, please take into account that despite what I say in this article, I’m not someone who lacks compassion. I do believe in a strict, straightforward, reason-driven, do what you can approach, but it’s not like I walk around everyday with an agenda. I’m human, I make mistakes just like everyone else. I’m just very hardened and generally pessimistic. Enjoy.

Chivalry is dead

Judge: In the most recent episode (16) of Fate/Zero, we see the end of dear Lancer, douche Kayneth, and love crazy Sola-Ui.  This leads to yet another debate between idealistic Saber and hardass Kiritsugu. Laevatein, what do you make of all this philosophical mumbo jumbo?

Laevatein: I personally take Kiritsugu’s side of things, as quite frankly, all the speeches about pride and honor are ironically very flawed.

Judge: I too agree with Kiritsugu. I believe the problem, or disconnect per se, between these heroes of old and modern day people is just that: they’re old, we’re new. Things change. Today’s wars and battles are not glorious, not honorable. It doesn’t help that in today’s world, we have come up with new ways to kill each other: unmanned fighters, nukes, biological warfare, etc. Continue reading »

Feb 052012
 

It’s finally time for our final unveiling. *drumroll…*

Tadah! It’s Bahzahkah (or as you all may know it by, Berserker). Our Fate/guo Berserker will be Hannibal, the Carthaginian military commander and tactician. But you probably already guessed that, from the elephant. Berserker’s master is some token loli character who poops rainbows and unicorns or something and often inadvertently wears risque clothing. More info will be put up, once Jack Guo gets with the program.

With that, our Fate/guo cast has been entirely revealed. As for the story, you’ll have to wait some more…

Jan 292012
 

Where is my master's body?!

Hey MoarPowah! With Chinese New Year out of the way (I did nothing last Sunday, as you may have noticed), I’m finally back to drawing the usual Guoventures, and hopefully finally nearing the end of the Fate/guo cast.

Today we have the penultimate revealing, Caster! We’ve decided to make her an Egyptian pharaoh. Why is her master without a body and in her speech bubble you ask? Perhaps a certain artist got lazy. Because we ran out of funds and decided to allocate money to the background instead.

More info will be put up about her once Jack Guo gets around to it, but I do know her Noble Phantasm is pyramid related…

In any case, thanks for viewing again and please look forward to the final revealing next week!

Jan 082012
 

Lock the doors and hide your kids, ’cause this next Fate/guo character is way hot!

Meet Rider, who loves to ride. Horses of course. She especially loves riding good-looking ones. And… that’s about all I know about her. Either Judge or Jack Guo will come and re-edit this post so that her full story is in. Until then, please enjoy her picture as you’d like.

Yeehaw!

Jan 072012
 

Sorry for the long hiatus, my poor laptop was in the repair shop after I (accidentally) spilled water on the keyboard. But I am back, and kicking it off with the next revealing of the Fate/guo cast, Saber!

The Saber/Master combo is based on our friends Zerreth and ATK, respectively. Zerreth is headstrong and wants to fight and stuff in the Holy Grail/Guo War (he is, after all, some proud Korean emperor) but ATK just wants to get out of the war, hence he is selling his Command Spells (name your price! He’ll sell it to the highest bidder).

FOR GLORY!

Dec 282011
 

The title for Fate/Zero... It's not particularly exciting I guess, though the slash mixing with the Z is kind of cool.

EDIT: Check out the review for Fate/Zero Part 2 here!

This week I’ll be reviewing what I can pretty safely say was the best anime this year. Not safely because it’s not arguable, but safely because the year is pretty much out. Anyway, the anime I’m talking about is Fate/Zero. Based in Nasu’s popular Type-Moon universe, this work was initially a light novel by Urobuchi Gen (wrote for the VN Saya no Uta, and the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica) and has recently become an anime for the fall season. I’m reviewing the first thirteen episodes of this show since it’s going on hiatus until the spring season of next year, and there’s been enough material that I feel I can give at least the first half a good once-over in review.

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Dec 042011
 

Run, run, run for your life!

So here are the creepers of Fate/guo. Assassin and his master.

In order to not portray a certain inverted man as a raging lolicon, I’ve instead portrayed Assassin’s Master as a chick-chaser. Because everyone loves a hot chick.

And according to Judge, Assassin was a serial stalker/rapist who went around … stalking and raping, obviously. His indiscretion towards age and gender made it hard to guess his next target, but he was eventually brought down by the law, although it was all too late for those who fell to his creepiness.

Nov 272011
 

You are under arrest for unauthorized trespassing on this post!

Do people still stick posters on the sides of buildings? This is a sort of nostalgic picture, since I haven’t seen advertisements (especially for joining the Holy Grail War) on the sides of buildings in ages. I guess we have better places to stick them nowadays. It seems the fad nowadays is to stick posters on construction sites.

Anyways, I suppose it is time for the debut of Archer and his master, Girl A JILL MASAMUNE [whose favorite color is red and who has invaded and conquered this post].

Alas I don’t have the stats page, since I don’t make them. Jack Guo usually does, but he’s been busy and all in all MIA these days, so use your imaginations and make Archer as overpowered as you like! (maybe Judge will revise this at a later date and add on the stats page…)

What I can tell you is that one of his Nobel Phantasms is the Gate of Go. Not Guo, Go. This is because Archer is based on a oatmeal-and-board-game-loving friend Xomnom.

Enjoy, that is all for this week’s Guoventures.