Katt: Yeesh, two of my primaries have come out on the same day. Way to keep me busy. Even though I did not blog the first episode of Tears to Tiara, I thankfully tend to share the opinion of Minnie, who stole it from me.  Although she didn’t give much of an opinion in that [...]
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  And why. I feel like my patience in waiting for decent quality raws is at an all time low recently. Oh well. C’est la vie. Impressions: Sweet, another episode completely in the dark, moving at an absolutely laborious pace, and this time with the added bonus of bad music and CG skeletons. I’m putting for an [...]
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My penultimate first impressions post and with this group of anime the year takes a much brighter look as I realise exactly how many high quality anime are out at the moment. Toss in the fact that legal streaming seems to be taking hold, it’s a good time to be an anime fan. My Rating System Explained! A [...]
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When I was playing Tears to Tiara, I didn’t notice how cheesy everything was. Demon lord? Sacrificial virgins? The absurdity of everything really hit me when Arawn came out of his coffin in a wispy, ghost-like mist and the priest was just standing there laughing as if he was on nitrous oxide. The music wasn’t [...]
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It’s time to get naked and commence part 2 of WH’s spring impressions with a batch of action oriented shows. For this installment I cover first impressions on the Fullmetal Alchemist reboot, hotblooded Sengoku Basara, the less than subtle environmental Shangri-La, and visual novel-to-anime Tears to Tiara. Fullmetal Alchemist - Brotherhood: So apparently BONES, not content [...]
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10 ridiculously simple steps to resurrect a Demon King. Try it out at your nearest mausoleum for shit and giggles. 1. Prepare a suitable sacrifice, preferably a virgin priestess. FABULOUS HAT is a must. 2. Note that a Demon King can only be summoned by an old prune who is preferably a megalomaniac with fantasies of worldly [...]
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Our heroine. Having played a few hours of the original PC game by Aquaplus, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the animation quality and the story progression of this episode. It wasn’t exactly the most original of games, with particularly long-winded speeches and some annoying character dialogue really putting me off from [...]
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As promised: part 2 of the Spring RPG Adaptations: Tears to Tiara. This time I have more to go on for this series this I did for Valkyria. Tears to Tiara is an RPG/Eroge from the visual novel company, Leaf. It is the successor to their previous RPG/Eroge, Utawarerumono. Thankfully, the original game company isn't the only thing the two anime have in common.
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… HAHAHAHAHAHA LOL SO DRAMATIC!!! Well, for me and those who have played through the game, the anime sure does make the awakening scene extra melodramatic. But it’s not bad, not bad at all. Man I can’t wait to watch the next episode now. And Riannon really has some FABULOUS hat in this version. Much prefer [...]
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Minnie: Who is in charge of this episode? I believe it’s TZM aka Katt. If I remember correctly, this is one of those shows I was not very convinced about when I heard it was adapted from an ero-game or something like that. Anyways, since I am watching almost everything this Spring for first episodes, [...]
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Summary: While her brother Arthur is away from town, a girl named Riannon gets captured by a priest named Drwc and his army.
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Cross Game Short Synopsis: Our lead character is talented at baseball Chance of me Blogging: 50% (Surprisingly good) Oh boy, I’m impressed. After this episode, I can fully understand why people were looking forward to this series, even though from the outside it just looks like yet another show in which a bunch of talented kids play baseball. [...]
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Impz continues to toil on for the search for good anime in this recession spring season. First up is Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou, a show about a little girl who considers herself to be the most important person of all. Tears to Tiara is a fantasy story about a Demon King named Arawn who was [...]
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The official OP animation for the upcoming eroge adaptation ‘Tears to Tiara’ has made its way online for fans to see. Coming in at a slightly longer 108 seconds (as opposed to the more standard 90 or so), the animation features a short intro and the opening theme ‘Free and Dream’ by Suara (who also [...]
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Tears to Tiara aka: ティアーズ・トゥ・ティアラ Genre: Fantasy Adventure Premiere Date: 4/5 Studio: White Fox Official Website   Story Based on the original eroge (and subsequent recent tamed down PS3 re-release), the story for the anime seems that it will attempt to stay as close to the original story as possible. The girl in the hat you see in the trailer is Riannon, [...]
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Animax Asia has announced that it will be broadcasting Tears to Tiara all across Asia. Nothing special there, right? Sure, they were quick about it, but nothing super thrilling...But wait, there's more! Both series will air on Animax's stations throughout Asia at the exact same time as they air in Japan. It's the world's first total simulcast of an anime (even Crunchyroll's releases come shortly after the Japanese airing, not during). Animax will also be airing Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood-- a new title for the new series, I believe –within the week of its regular Japanese air date. So, those of you who are in various parts of Asia, who are normally shafted out of being able to watch all the free anime on YouTube and other sites? You're not allowed to complain anymore, because this is awesome.
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I had just finished tears to tiara, and while it wasn’t amazing in any respect,  it’s definitely a nice game and I’m here to offer you a review of it. Released for the PC on April 28, 2005, Tears to Tiara is a tactical RPG by LEAF. Story: 7.5/10 Let’s start with the bad points. The h-scenes are numerous, [...]
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Plot As with all games that are remotely similar to Tears to Tiara, the story begins with some religious fanatics who have nothing better to do (such as getting a life) and are planning on ending the world by summoning some form of great evil. Also as with all games that are remotely similar to this [...]
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There should be an option to skip the battles T.T. I’m going through all of them on auto but takes so long that I”m actually reading a book while reading… Anyway, despite the not so stellar art (it could have been like this, or this, or this, or this, or this, or this, or this, but  [...]
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The website for the upcoming anime - Tears to Tiara (from a pc visual novel game) has been renewed. More info @ http://tearstotiara.jp/ addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebanzaieffect.com%2Farticles%2Fooga%2Fanime-tears-to-tiara-website-renewed%2F'; addthis_title = '%5BAnime%5D+Tears+to+Tiara+Website+Renewed'; ...
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