More Growth!

As I said welcome to Hikachan, I am now saying welcome to Hindenburg, our new author for the site.  Thanks for joining, and we hope to see something from you soon!

A Game with Tea Time: Game Review PSP K-on Houkago Live

By: Hikachan 4/21/2012

Awhile back, I bought the k-on psp game from play-asia.com. Being a hardcore K-on fan, I was extremely excited to play this game. I had already watched the trailer of the game and saw that sega was producing the game. Already playing project diva, I had a good feeling of buying this game for about 70 dollars which is normal for an imported game. When it did finally arrive in my front door step, I took it out of the package, took it to school, and played it through my English class. 

Well at first glance the game is in complete Japanese characters.In result, anyone who can't read Japanese will probably have to take a Japanese class or just fiddle around until you get to the performance button. There is also a clock, event, ad hoc play or multiplier, title, album, and dress mode. This is quite a lot considering its a fan service game.

The game play is quite simple. Its a standard bar that runs in real time going over notes. Although the game content does persuade for a sub-par game for fans, the game play actually has a very difficult and strict grading system. even compared to guitar hero, the game is stricter on its judgement of timing. The first time I played the game, I had major problems of getting used to the timing of the notes. Instead of hitting them right when the tempo line crosses the note, you must actually hit the note slightly before as if you were actually playing an instrument. The punishment for the missing notes however is very light. Individuals are pretty much able to mash buttons and still pass the song with a very low rating. However, that is were the game gets hard. The game contains many rewards such as costumes and in game menu items. These items usually require some sort of rating in able to unlock them. 

Welcome!

I am posting this to welcome our site's newest author Hikachan.  He has recommended many different shows to me and actually has spent a lot of time in Japan.  He knows the language, and has lots of different insights that he will bring to the site as he posts.  Welcome!

Anime Review: Shakugan no Shana I

This next anime is one suggested to me by Hikachan the same friend who suggested to me the show D.N.Angel.  Needless to say, I was skeptical when deciding to go and watch the series because of this.  However, watching through the first season, (though the different seasons are split into different series), I was proven wrong.  This anime was very interesting and now I am taking many suggestions from this friend to watch in the future. So, here is my review of Shakugan no Shana I.

Review: Soul Eater Anime

Alright, now that I am back and able to watch shows more frequently, I can now go back to reviewing shows and all things that are awesome! Thanks so much for your patience!

This time I am reviewing the anime called Soul Eater.  Created and released in 2008, it was directed by Takuya Igarashi, who is more well known for being involved in the popular anime Sailor Moon. It was later licensed by Funimation, who released the series on DVD as well as made the English adaptation of the series. The series is based upon a manga by the same name which was released in 2003 but the storyline and events of the two do not coincide.