January 6, 2020 marked the end of an era as beloved Japanese wrestler Jyushin Thunder Liger retired. His achievements are many, from innovating the Shooting Star Press (now seen in wrestling matches [...]
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Master of Martial Hearts? You’re killin me here After a less than enthusiastic response the first two days, Funimation managed to build some momentum yesterday with their DVD/Blu ray FLCL announcement. Today, Funimation has kept the anime streak going with the acquisition of two more action anime: Master of Martial Hearts (Zettai Shougeki ~Platonic Heart~) and [...]
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Just as our heros come into another city, Taitou is eager for more manjus, so he hits up the local manju store, which just happened to be robbed by several small kids, leaving Taitou to purchase their last manju. But just as he was about to bite into some manju goodness, Taitou gets bumped [...]
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As our heroes continue their trek to the capital, they run into some thugs in the forest who are chasing after Chinjo, a Chokindan member (aka local enforcement) of a nearby lodging town, who was protecting a little girl Rinrin. Taitou and Laila dispatch of several thugs pretty easily, and they were about to [...]
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Having walked for quite a bit, Ryuko decides that they should stop for a bit to rest and wash up in the nearby river despite Taitou’s insisting that they would be wasting time. During their pit stop, Ryuko quizzes Taitou about the 8 Rules of Taika Happou, and Taitou was able to name 6 [...]
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As Taitou enters super saiyan mode to do battle with Shimei, Ryukou sense the danger and comes out into the courtyard with Sousei to see what’s going on. Shimei manages to stay a step ahead of him, although he senses that Taitou is getting better at using his Hagun powers, and eventually Taitou manages [...]
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  This will surely take all our cunning to defeat.
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So I’ve had a few people come to me (or comment, or whatever) to say that Hiromu Arakawa isn’t really the creator of Jyushin Enbu. “She’s only the character designer,” some say, or only the artist. There IS an English-language fansite out there which talks about Arakawa’s non-FMA works, one of which includes a doujinshi called [...]
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Time to get back on track, don’t you think? Title: Jyushin Enbu - Hero Tales Studio: Flag Genre: Shounen/Action Ratings (out of 5): Story: ♥♥♥ Animation: ♥♥♥ Characters: ♥♥♥ OP/ED Themes: ♥♥♥ Overall: ♥♥♥ (You’re okay, but…you’re just not FMA.) Thoughts: Jyushin Enbu -Hero Tales- features a strong, stubborn, and impetuous young man with a close relationship to his younger sibling and a mysterious power. Which [...]
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A city is in flames and many monks have lost their lives as Taitou, an emotional and brash kid, dashes to the Lotus Temple to see what’s going on. Entering the temple, Taitou runs into Keirou, a hard-nosed mustached warrior who had caused all the destruction, as Keirou is standing below a statue holding [...]
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  Nothing says awesome like training and mock duels!
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Before venturing forth.
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