Naruto Live Spectacle 2

Naruto Live Spectacle 2

Saturday, July 8, 2017 / No Comments

NARUTO LOVERS LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM!!!

Okay actually please don't, I don't want your neighbours coming after me.

So what's up??? Naruto Live Spectacle 2 happened is what's up!!! I managed to go for the very last show on the 11th June, and as you can see this post is super delayed but please forgive me. I found some videos this time for yguys!!

NLS2 WAS AMAZING and the feels were attacking at full speed and I enjoyed myself so so much. NLS2 doesn't exactly continue off from where NLS1 ended, but they kicked off the show with the rescue of Gaara from the Akatsuki. 

NLS2 covered the part from there all the way till Itachi booped Sasuke on the forehead, and the assembling of Hebi and I CRIED SO HARD. This stage play also had a lot of dramatic opera singing/ music which matched up perfectly since we're talking about Orochimaru and the Uchiha brothers. I felt NLS2 had more singing than NLS1? And the casts' voices were amazing, especially how well they meshed together. 

Again, the live spectacle made very good use of props and lighting effects, especially for the jutsus, and especially for Orochimaru's!! 

They showcased Yamato's iconic scary face, and blew it up on the huge backscreen! It was hilarious, when combined with Naruto's shriek. Another cool prop was when Deidara self-destructed, they actually had a massive inflatable Deidara!!

I really liked the bit in Orochimaru's hideout where we had the Sasuke one-arm sling on Naruto's shoulders in that revealing outfit of his, with one hand resting on his sword hilt LIKE YO I'm seeing this in real life!!

I kinda felt that the middle bit of NLS2 was a tad boring, and then the ending was a little rushed, but that's probably due to the fact that the action is packed at the later ends of the arc. At the end of the Uchiha brothers' fight, Itachi's forehead boop was super anticlimatic, and I was hella disappointed. They also didn't show much of that important moment, it was just a boop and then they both keeled over. 

HOWEVER after a bit they had sort of a memory replay (??) thing where they had a more dramatic forehead boop befitting the Uchiha drama queens with canon lines and rain and emotional thoughts and IT WAS OVERWHELMING and I died. 

They showed the bit where Obito/Madara rescued Sasuke and then had the Itachi killing his clan reveal and I was not prepared for the massive feels and obviously neither was Sasuke. The acting was A**!!

Then we had Sasuke collecting his Hebi members and Karin had this hilarious tsun fangirl moment and I just wanted the play to go on forever. After the show the cast actually ran up the aisles to high-five the audience!! I really wanted to join the fun but I was right smack in the center and who knows how many people I have to trample to get to them. ):

All in all 10/10 definitely worth the money, time, and feels. 

I really hope they have a NLS3!! I'll grab a A category seat the next time if my wallet allows it!! Now before I leave you with pictures I just wanted to do a not so quick rant. Just skip this portion if you don't want to read it!!

I managed to get the center sear right at the front of the B category, in the second row, which meant that I had a clear view to the stage with no obstruction, since the first row is blocked off and empty, meaning those seats probably were not listed for sale?? I don't know for sure but it definitely couldn't have been a whole row of people happened to miss the show.

Anyway, I was so stoked like wow I didn't know I'd have such a clear view of the whole stage!! But the moment the lights dimmed, these two barbarians came from the back and casually seated themselves in the front row. 

Like yo, I'm pretty sure those are not your seats?? I was kind of pissed, but since they were not right in front of me I didn't make a fuss, and I didn't want to ruin my own mood. During the intermission, the usher came over and had a quick conversation with them, I assume it was a fyi you need to go back to your seat kind of thing. Well, not only did they continue sitting there, the guy next to me also moved to the row in front. What the heck?? Rude. 

me @ that moment

And then I had a group of girls sitting diagonally behind, who just wouldn't stop shrieking and commenting loudly about every single thing, and some of the comments about the props and such were not so nice. I don't know what the heck they were doing but the whole row of chairs were vibrating and I got so irritated I turned to glare at them. Which shut them up for about 10 minutes before they started right back up. Please, I know you're excited, we all are, but can yguys whisper softly? If I had a friend with me we'd be talking to each other too so I understand but, whisper, please??? I can bloody hear everything you're saying loud and clear, especially during the quieter moments of the play. Guys please don't be like them. 

And so that concludes my rant! Have these pictures as compensation for sticking with me. 

Videos first: 

Of the play:

LOOK AT ABS

lel drama queen

ded

Of the cast:

my fav pic

Written by: ninetylives

How to marry a 2D girl?

How to marry a 2D girl?

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 / No Comments

Virtual Reality or VR may be the future in-thing for everyone. From gaming to weaponry, VR incorporates technology to enable a user to detect the presence of additional elements, such as a beautiful anime character. This is a good news for otakus whom prefer to find their 2D partners (usually cuter and prettier) in a virtual world and even hold a make-believe wedding ceremony. However, please prep all your invited friends, hotel/restaurant manager, musicians and especially your priest that they will not be able to see your bride, only you can.

Priest: Will you take care of your bride in sickness and in health?

Bridegroom: No need, my bride won’t fall sick…

And now I pronounce you as husband and erh…wife 

Images credit to http://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/

Written by Max

Launch of "Spirits of Symphony"

Launch of "Spirits of Symphony"

Sunday, July 2, 2017 / No Comments

In October 2015, we started "Mangaka Spirits" in our facebook page to acknowledge aspiring artists and feature their artworks. I think Mangaka Spirits has gotten traction and I have no worry on this train steaming its way to its faraway destination. It's a faraway destination because I do not know when this initiative will end. 

On 1 July 2017, we started yet another initiative called "Spirits of Symphony" (SOS). Kudos to my dear admin Sai whom is ever so innovative. As the name suggests, SOS seeks to acknowledge creators in the field of music, be it vocal or instruments. We will feature talents every weekend. We got Yushiko again to be the Head of "Spirits of Symphony" and she readily agrees. Yushiko, do take care of your health as you are managing two important portfolios.

I now leave you with the banner for "Spirits of Symphony". 

Illustrated by RI Angelics Mana

Written by Max

「Mobage」Omoide no Shokudo Monogatari

「Mobage」Omoide no Shokudo Monogatari

Friday, June 30, 2017 / No Comments

The latest story in the series is this one "Omoide no Shokudo Monogatari" which features a old grandmother having her own shokudo (cafeteria... or perhaps a rundown restaurant would be a little closer to heart?) in the showa era. In this shokudo she listens to the complains and grieving of her customers, which sets this up for a subtle depressing and touching undertones.

In this shokudo, only the food you put out will be picked by the customers, as those will be the "choices" that they have. There isn't really any need to rush to get food out. Remember. this is a relaxing game with relaxing music.

There are various choices of food you can put out, however that is limited by space. As you can see in the image above, you can only put from 2 food choices out (onigiri and egg) or up to 6 food choices if you upgrade with more tables. Of course, there isn't just 2 food choices and you can unlock more the more you cook.

Looking at the image above, you can get level-up on items which you cook. For instance, to get the onigiri to level 3, I will need to make it 3 more times (00/03) whereas for the egg, to get from level 1 to 2, I will need to make it for a total of 2 times but I have already made it 1 time (01/02).

Getting level-ups on food may unlock other food items. As you can see from the 4th food item, getting the egg to level 5, you will unlock ham cutlets.

There are different tabs--all, rice, main, side dishes, and drinks--and serving one or more dishes from each of these specific groups will bring in more money. The explanation is that because customers don't tend to drink 2 types of soups so having something like 1 rice and 1 soup will obviously bring in more money than letting the customer pick 1 out of 2 soups, thus ultimately only getting 1 soup.

To prepare each food item, you will need money and stamina. In this case, 100 coins and 1 stamina is needed. Furthermore, every time this is prepared, 2 will be made.

In addition, you can even watch some advertisements to get stuff like Fever mode, more coins, or some stamina replenishment. These advertisements don't take up a lot of time and are good to use if you are grinding on the game.

These are some of the upgrades you can get in-game itself. These are from the shop where you use coins you earn from in-game and these upgrades cannot be bought using real currency. These upgrades are things like increasing the number of spaces to put more varieties of food types, adding more table seats, adding bar counter seats, decreasing food preparation time, etc.

The image above shows the upgrades you can get with real money, such as letting the gain in stamina be doubled, XP gain from making food becomes double, increasing the speed of fever mode by 2 times. These upgrades are certainly nice to get but by no means a necessity.

Then there is also the catalog of customers and their percentage of satisfaction. Customers that you have never encountered before are still a silhouette.

 As the satisfaction level increases, stories will be unlocked as the customer will then feel more at home and hence open up to the granny owner more.

Making items the particular customer likes will help to increase their satisfaction more. Besides, you can also note down which days the customer is likely to come. In the case of this school girl, that's the days marked in red--Monday and Friday.

When there is a dialogue event, a "..." speech bubble will appear above the character's head and when you click it, you will be brought to the next screen.

Here you can read the story they have to tell, but unfortunately, it is only in Japanese.

When you finish the whole customer's story, they might even give you a "gift"!

~ Reina-rin

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「Mobage」Showa Candy Shop 2

「Mobage」Showa Candy Shop 2

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I have always been a huge fan of this series where you play as an older grandmother running a shop, in this case, a candy shop. 

Set in the Showa Era, the grandmother's child got into a huge argument with the grandfather (who doesn't appear in the game at all) and has left home to become a mangaka in Tokyo and has never returned since. The storyline about the son unfolds as you play the game and receive letters from him.

A brief run of how the story with the son goes, he seldom writes home much after leaving for Tokyo as he is tied up with work, but does so when there are instances when he has something to tell his family... or when he gets an award, so he can show the grandfather that he made the right choice in leaving for Tokyo.

He was trying to make it big in the treacherous industry which does not pay well for their efforts. His submissions are not considered good and no matter how hard he tries, his works are not featured in magazines. He finally reaches his breaking point when someone younger than him gets the spot he was vying for, then tells him that his manga is boring. When he finally wrote home regularly at the end, he has already given up on his dream.

With regards to the gameplay, as the name suggests, it is a game modeled after a candy store, so anyone who has watched Dagashi Kashi, or know how Japanese sweet shops work in the rural area will know how sales in this place works out. If you don't, it is basically just waiting in the store for kids to come by and choose the dagashi which they want to purchase and buy it.

In addition to that, the game also has a gacha system where you play a capsule game to get collectibles.

You DO NOT have to spend any real currency to get the needed materials to play the capsule game, and you can only earn it by picking up "treasures" at the backyard of your shop, such as those glowing cardboard boxes that you see in the image below. When you click on them, blue tokens fall from it and these tokens can then be used to roll the capsule.

There is no added advantage to these gacha items, other than a trip down memory lane.

But the main point of this game is restocking the shop with dagashi and attracting children, especially since some children only appear on some days of the week or come only when you have different types of dagashi in stock... or both. If you want to get all the children in game on your album/catalog, you will need to have some plan for gameplay. If you are only here for the letters, you may pass with lack of planning and just the same repeated play style.

As you can see, the above image illustrates some of the different types of dagashi that you can restock your shop with and the time stamp shows how long these dagashi will last till you need to restock them again. The game will run in the background but of course, if you have no dagashi, there will be no children attracted to it.

However, as this is a relaxing and serene game, the children will not leave even if you happen to run out of dagashi, just that you will not get coins to use to buy more dagashi. Unless you are really gung-ho on being 100% efficient, there's no harm in taking it easy with this game, logging in once or twice a day only, like I did.

Oh and I love the music in this series because it's so calming.

I have played all the games in this series and I have just downloaded the newest one to the addition, which is still fully in Japanese.

If you are on for a sad and realistic storyline of a grandmother spending her time alone, pining for her children to come back to her... I highly recommend this series to you!


~ Reina-rin

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