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Main Visual for "Detective Conan" 2015 Film Featuring Kaito Kid Revealed
The teaser site for the upcoming 19th Detective Conan feature film "Gouka no Himawari" (The Hellfire Sunflowers) launched today with the first main visual featuring Kaito Kid, the protagonist of Conan creator Gosho Aoyama's another popular series Magic Kaito. The tagline says, "Can you solve this 'art'?"
The TV anime adaptation of Magic Kaito, titled Magic Kaito 1412 and produced by A-1 Pictures, has been aired in Japan since this October. According to the credit, the film is produced by TMS Entertainment who has produced all of the the Detective Conan anime series since 1996. The film centers on the mystery around a series of paintings of sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh.
Detective Conan: The Hellfire Sunflowers is scheduled to be released on April 18, 2015. The official site
for the film will be fully launched with more information this Saturday.
via: Comic Natalie
© 2015 Gosho Aoyama/Detective Conan Production Committee
"Bravely Second" Demo Hits Japan on December 10
Japanese RPG fans will soon get a chance to try out the Bravely Default sequel. Square Enix announced a demo for Bravely Second, set to arrive on the Nintendo 3DS eShop in Japan on December 10.
The full game—which has players controlling Magnolia Arch and a new party to rescue Agnes from a man named Oblivion—hits 3DS in Japan this winter. As far as what the demo contains, we'll have to wait for more information.
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Stephen Colbert's Defense Of The New Lightsaber Is Awesomely Nerdy
Stephen Colbert has something to say to all of the scruffy-looking nerfherders who insist that the crossguard lightsaber in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer is impractical: he's been a Star Wars fan a whole two weeks longer than the rest of us and he's using his knowledge to school us on lightsaber design.
Party like it's 1991: S.H. Figuarts Yoshi announced
Yoshi! Everybody's favorite dinosaur plumber's assistant will be joining Mario and Luigi in Bandai's S.H. Figuarts line.
First introduced in Super Mario World, Yoshi would go from being little more than a handy power-up to a fully fledged character in his own right and the star of several Mario spin-offs (usually when both Mario and Luigi were out of commission). While there's no word yet on whether the SHF Mario will be able to ride SHF Yoshi, one can only hope that fans will have the option of recreating scenes from the games.
Of course, this might also leave the floor open for easy re-decos so we could see Yoshi in a variety of colors as possible convention exclusives. Which begs the question: Which color Yoshi is your favorite?
VIDEO: Latest CM for "Kuroko's Basketball" TV Anime 3rd Season
The official YouTube channel for the TV anime adaptations of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's basketball-themed manga Kuroko's Basketball posted a 30-second CM for the highly anticipated third season today on December 1.
The video features "Punky Funky Love," the OP theme song for the new season performed by GRANRODEO. The two-member unit previously performed all of the four OP songs for the first and second season. The CD single will be released as their 22nd single on January 28, 2015. Meanwhile, five-member newly-formed rock band Fo'xTails will made their major debut with the ED song for the third season, "GLITTER DAYS," to be released on February 4.
The third season of the Kuroko's Basketball TV anime series produced by Production I.G. will premiere
on its key station MBS (Mainichi Broadcasting System) at 26:58 on January 10, 2015, then on Tokyo
MX at 23:00 on January 13 with BS 11 one hour later.
Latest TV CM for the third season
Daiki Aomine & Ryota Kise's character music clip "Let me burn!!" short version
(the full version will be included in the Fan Disc "Hikari Sasu Basho he" to be released on December 25)
Key visual
Source: "Kuroko's Basketball" anime official site
© Tadatoshi Fujimaki/Shueisha/Kuroko's Basketball Production Committee
VIDEO: "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders - Egypt Edition" Teaser
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - Stardust Crusaders promised a full year of anime, with every step on the way in the journey to battle Dio and every Stand from Hirohiko Araki's manga story that ran from chapter 114 to 265 in 1989-1992 (collected in volumes 13 to 29). After taking a season off, giving over its time slot to Terra Formars, it's set to return in January.
Misato Fukuen (Strike Witches' Yoshika Miyafuji, To Love-Ru's Golden Darkness, Smile Precure's Cure Happy) joins the cast as ill-tempered dog Stand-user Iggy.
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figma Lucina sword-swings into pre-orders
Max Factory's hotly anticipated figma Lucina (Fire Emblem: Awakening) is currently available for pre-order.
While franchise fans may remember the character from Fire Emblem: Awakening, the rest will undoubtedly know Lucina from her appearance in the latest Super Smash Bros. game. Even if you're completely unfamiliar with the character, however, she sports a pretty cool design. figma Lucina comes with her sword (and scabbard), mask, an alternate hair piece, and an alternate smiling face.
Max Factory's figma Lucina can be pre-ordered for around ¥6,296 (I miss when these were around ¥3000!) and is slated for an April release.
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"Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches" TV Anime Slated for Spring 2015
AlainmendezOh yeah!
It is officially confirmed today that a TV anime adaptation of Miki Yoshikawa's supernatural/romantic comedy manga Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo/Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches is in the works for Spring 2015. Liden Films will produce the TV series as well as the upcoming two-episode OAD. Most of the voice cast for the OAD will also reprise their roles in the TV anime.
The manga has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine since February 2012. The total print of the current 14 tankobon volumes has reached 2.2 million in Japan. The first episode of the OAD will be bundled with the limited edition of the 15th volume to be released on December 17, 2014, then the second episode will be with that of the 17th volume on May 15, 2015.
Main voice cast:
Ryu Yamada: Ryota Ousaka
Urara Shiraishi: Saori Hayami
Toranosuke Miyamura: Toshiki Masuda
Miyabi Ito: Maaya Uchida
Kentaro Tsubaki: Toshiharu Sasaki
Nene Odagiri: Eri Kitamura
Ushio Igarashi: Daisuke Ono
Meiko Ohtsuka: Yui Makino
Maria Sarushima: Yuki Takao
Noa Takigawa: Yuuki Aoi
Rika Saionji: Masumi Tazawa
Shinichi Tamaki: Shinnosuke Tachibana
Main staff:
Director: Seiki Takuno (Love Live!, Buddy Complex episode director)
Assistant director: Fumiaki Usui
Series composition/script: Michiko Yokote (Love Stage!!, Girl Friend BETA)
Character design/chief animation director: Eriko Iida (Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere II, Love Live!
episode animation director)
Sound director: Yota Tsuruoka
Music: Masaru Yokoyama (Nobunaga the Fool, Lord Marksman and Vanadis)
Anime production Liden Films (Miss Monochrome: The Animation, Terraformars)
Production: 2014 "Yamajo" Production committee
Anime key visual
Anime PV produced by Liden Films posted in August 2013
Source: "Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches" anime official site via Comic Natalie
© Miki Yoshikawa, Kodansha/2014 "Yamajo" Production committee
Noitamina Plans "Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace", "The Perfect Insider" and "Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri" Anime
Alt-audience anime block Noitamina is getting literary with its 2015 plans, and not just the adaptation of the Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata light novel series. Director Seiji Kishi, writer Makoto Uezu and Studio Lerche(Danganronpa, the Persona anime, the upcoming Assassination Classroom) tackle the influential crime, horror and other strangeness author Edogawa Rampo in Game of Laplace. Mamoru Kanbe (Elfen Lied, You and Me) and A-1 Pictures get into some S&M with an adaptation of Sky Crawlers author Hiroshi Mori's Subete ga F ni Naru (All is F, also known as the Perfect Insider). Finally, Attack on Titan's director Tetsuro Araki and Wit Studio team up with Code Geass' Ichiro Okouchi on Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri.
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"Yuri Kuma Arashi" Anime Adds to Cast
A new update to the site for Kunihiko Ikuhara's (Sailor Moon, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Penguindrum) winter anime Yuri Kuma Arashi introduces the teacher, mother and classmate of lead Kureha Tsubaki (voiced by Nozomi Yamane). Respectively, Yuri-ka Hakonaka is voiced by Kikuko Inoue, Reia Tsubaki is Aya Endo, and Kaoru Harishima is Yōko Hikasa.
The site explains that Yuri-ka Hakonaka and Reia Tsubaki were friends prior to Reia's tragic death at the hands of bears.
Latest visual...
Set in the wake of the explosion of the Kumaria Asteroid, an existential war between humans and bear, and erection of a great Dividing Wall, the series opens with intimate friends and Arashigaoka (Wuthering Heights) Academy school mates visiting the "yuri flowers" when bear invasion alarm bells start ringing.
Cast
Finko Yurishiro - Miho Arakawa
Lulu Yurigazaki - Yoshiko Ikuta
Kureha Tsubaki - Nozomi Yamane
Life Sexy - Junichi Suwabe
Life Cool - Mitsuki Saiga
Life Beauty - Kazutomi Yamamoto
Sumika Izumino - Yui Ogura
Mitsuko Yurizono - Aoi Yuki
Konomi Yurikawa - Ami Koshimizu
Staff
Director: Kunihiko Ikuhara
Assistant Director: Tomohiro Furikawa
Series Configuration: Kunihiko Ikuhara, Takayo Ikami
Original Character Design: Akiko Morishima
Character Design: Etsuko Sumimoto
Prop Design: Takao Abo
Color Design: Satoko Kimura
Art Director: Chieko Nakamura
Director of Photograpy: Takeo Ogiwara
Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama
Sound Director: Kunihiko Ikuhara, Yo Yamada
Music: Yukari Hashimoto
Sound Production: Media Factory (KADOKAWA)
Animation: SILVER LINK
There's also a pretty NSFW magazine spread promoting the show
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The Story Of How A Fox Amiibo Nearly Won A Super Smash Bros. Tournament
A Fox Amiibo called WaveShine was entered into a local Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament in Richmond, and nearly won.
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Higurashi Publishers Have Another Visual Novel Lined Up For PlayStation Vita
Hyakka Ryouran Elixir was made by AXL and originally released on in April 2013 as an 18+ title for PC.
Read Higurashi Publishers Have Another Visual Novel Lined Up For PlayStation Vita on Siliconera!
Shovel Knight’s “International Theme” Is Available To All 3DS Owners Today
If you ever wanted to decorate your 3DS Home Menu with Shovel Knight, well, now you can.
Read Shovel Knight’s “International Theme” Is Available To All 3DS Owners Today on Siliconera!
Tomino’s Daughter (NSFW)
AlainmendezI assume that Turn off the Dark has to be a response to the Spider-man musical.;)
One of the talking points of the new anime Gundam: Reconguista in G, related to the fact that it’s the return of Gundam creator Tomino Yoshiyuki in a directorial role, is that the dances performed by the characters in the eyecatches were choreographed by, of all people, Tomino’s youngest daughter Yukio. According to Japanese Wikipedia, Tomino Yukio is a modern dance choreographer living in the Netherlands, and as it turns out, some of her performances are available on YouTube.
Be warned, these videos contain some nudity.
I’m not really into dance, so I can’t comment in depth on the performances or the choreography, but I find it interesting that both of his children went into the performing arts (his oldest daughter Akari is a theater director in Japan). Obviously I have no idea about their family but I do feel that Tomino’s own work in anime reflects a kind of performative spirit in itself (his dialogue often sounds like it comes from a musical or play), and I wonder if this has influenced his children in any way.
Why Tonight's Person Of Interest Will Make You Sympathize With Elias
AlainmendezI saw that picture and thought, 'It is Enrico Colantoni playing Keith Mars as if he was playing Elias the erudite crime boss."
One of the most fascinating characters on Person of Interest is the erudite crime boss, Elias, and he takes center stage in tonight's gut-wrenching episode. We talked to actor Enrico Colantoni, and he told us what Elias has been doing since he was busted out of prison. Minor spoilers ahead...
VIDEO: Step Aside, Harry Potter! Japan's MaGiC BOYZ Have Arrived!
AlainmendezThis is a really elaborate joke. I am impressed.
WAIT! This is real?
Babymetal was only the beginning… Prepare to be boggled as Japan serves up a platter of pint-sized hip-hop Harry Potters in the form of a new group calling themselves MaGiC BOYZ. Watch the trailer for their first song below…
The MAGiC BOYZ are the latest splinter group to emerge from the cluster of boy bands under the EBiDAN banner. The trail goes back even further to Stardust Promotions, the same talent agency that previously struck idol gold with Momoiro Clover Z. Will the MaGiC BOYZ cast a similar spell over the Japanese entertainment world? Will J.K. Rowling challenge them to a freestyle battle? Will they all get locked in Azkaban Prison for copyright infringement? Only the future will tell for sure…
BONUS! Meet the members of MAGiC BOYZ!
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Sells 490,000 In Three Days In U.S.
From November 21st through November 23rd, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has sold over 490,000 copies between retail and digital.
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"Gundam Reconguista in G" Featured in Latest Guide Dog Training Posters
Continuing a tradition employing anime heroines in its school awareness campaigns, the National Federation of All Japan Guide Dog Training Institution has followed Bodacious Space Pirates, a couple years of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Evangelion, Hayao Miyazaki's work and World Masterpiece Theater with Raraiya Monday from Gundam Reconguista in G.
Set to be displayed in 7,000 elementary schools, the posters instruct children how to behave around seeing eye dogs and encourages them to volunteer as walkers.
Kazuo Nagai illustrated the poster based on Ayumi Kurashima's designs. Yoshiyuki "Kill 'em All" Tomino wrote the copy and named the Labrador Retriever "Amuro."
『ガンダム Gのレコンギスタ』のラライヤ・マンディが、盲導犬普及支援オリジナルポスターに起用されました。 http://t.co/BduXbHwGpl (広報いぬ) #gレコ
— Gのレコンギスタ (@gundam_reco) November 24, 2014
Previously...
Speaking of Raraiya Monday, Usagi Drop author Yumi Unita has posted a sketch of the character.
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Maaya Sakamoto to Perform "Fate/grand order" Theme
AlainmendezThey really want you to like this one Shad.
A release listing has been published for the 25th single by singer/voice actress Maaya Sakamoto (Monogatari's Shinobu , Black Butler's Cie, Kara no Kyōkai: The Garden of Sinners'- Shiki Ryōgil). In addition to "Shiawase ni tsuite Watshi ga Shitteiru Itsutsu no Houhou" (The five ways about happiness that I know), the theme to Shaft's winter adaptation of cute girl cooking manga Koufuku Graffiti, the CD features "Color," the theme to upcoming Fate/grand order.
The third song on the disc, set to be released January 28th, is “Kimi no Suki na Hito”, written by Maaya Sakamoto.
Smartphone (iOS/Android) game Fate/grand order features a battle for the Holy Grail across seven time periods. Planned for this winter, scenario writer Kinoko Nasu is joined by a very impressive collection of artists from Huke to BunBun to Black Lagoon's Rei Hiroe.
- "The First Grail: AD 1431 - ■■■■■ Hundred Year War -- Orlea" - "The Holy Maiden Savior"
- First Holy Grail: Humanity Foundation Value_C+
- "The Second Grail: AD 0060 - The Eternal ■■■■■ Empire - Septem" -- "The Emperor of Roses"
- Second Holy Grail: Humanity Foundation Value_B+
- "The Third Grail: AD 1573 - The Four Sealed Seas of the End - Okeanos" -- "The Navigator of the Storm"
- Third Holy Grail: Humanity Foundation Value_A
- "The Fourth Grail: AD 1888 - ■■■■■■■■" -- "The Knight of Londium"
- Fourth Holy Grail: Humanity Foundation Value_A-
- "The Fifth Grail: AD 1783 -- ■■■■■■■■■i Pluribas Unam" -- "The White Cloth of ■■■■■■■"
- Fifth Holy Grail: Humanity Foundation Value_A+
- "The Sixth Grail: AD 1273 -- ■■■■■■■" - "The Shining Agatorum"
- Sixth Holy Grail: Humanity Foundation Value_EX
- "The Seventh Grail: BC ■■■■ -- The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts ■■■■■■■■■" -- "The Chain of Heaven"
- Seventh Holy Grail: Humanity Foundation Value_■
Staff
Scenario Supervision and Scenario: Kinoko Nasu
Character Design and Art Direction: Takeuchi Takashi
Scenario: Higashide Yuuichirou (Fate/Apocrypha), Sakurai Hikaru (Fate/Prototype: Fragments novel)
Character design: I-Ⅳ, Ain Cross, Sougetsu Takao (TYPE-MOON), AKIRA, Azusa, Ishida Akira, Okazaki Takeshi, okojo, Ginka, Konoe Ototsugu, Koyama Hirokazu (TYPE-MOON), Sakamoto MineG, Sasaki Shounen, Shima Udon (TYPE-MOON), Shima Doriru, Kaetsu (TYPE-MOON), Shirabii, Sinjiro, Sumiei, Taiki, Takahashi Keitarou, Takayama Kisai, Takenoko Seijin, Tasukuouna, danciao, Chuuou Higashiguchi, Tenkuusufia, Nakahara, Namaniku ATK (Nitroplus), pako, Bsuke, Hidari, Hiroe Rei, Hiroyama Hiroshi, PFALZ, Fukumaru Mochi, huke, BLACK (TYPE-MOON), BUNBUN, Maeda Hirotaka, Mata, Matsu Ryuu, Miwa Shirou, Morii Shidzuki, Moriyama Daisuke, Yamanaka Kotetsu, RAITA, Ryota-H, Rin Kususaga, Arco Wada
Development: DELiGHTWORKS
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Extra History - Warring States Japan: Sengoku Jidai - Chapter 2: The Siege of Inabayama Castle
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"Durarara!!" Artist Sketches "Frozen"
Following the week's earlier Kiki and Nadia sketches, last night, Suzuhito Yasuda, creator of Yozakura Quartet, artist on the Durarara!! light novels and character designer on the new Ai Tenchi Muyo!, recently declared on Twitter that he was going to take a break and do a couple of quick sketches. This time, the 15-minute sketch resulted in a tribute to Frozen.
息抜き休憩15分描き、アナ雪 pic.twitter.com/Oq0wWCP5YP
— ヤスダスズヒト (@suzupin) November 22, 2014
こんなノリで作っております pic.twitter.com/VWxIMJoeb1
— ヤスダスズヒト (@suzupin) November 22, 2014
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VIDEO: Latest "Gundam: The Origin" Anime Preview
Following yesterday's news that Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I: Aoi Hitomi no Casval (The Blue-Eyed Casval), the first of the four episode Gundam prequel anime, will be screened at 13 selected theaters across Japan for limited time of two weeks from February 28 to March 13, 2015, a new, second full-lengthed previewed has been posted on the series site.
A limited advance ticket with a pins set of Zeon Party and Munzo Defence Force will go on sale for 2,000 yen at the 13 theaters on November 29. Pre-orders for another limited ticket with a Blu-ray disc which contains making footage will begin for 5,000 yen at Lawson's online shopping site Loppi on December 1. The footage mainly focuses on an interview with Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, the author of the Gundam: The Origin manga, who also serves as the general director for the OVA series alongside the director Takashi Imanishi (Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, Gundam MS IGLOO).
本日、公式サイト更新!新情報が多いのでお見逃しなく!「青い瞳のキャスバル」2015年2月28日(土)より全国13館で2週間限定イベント上映です! http://t.co/pELs7aSDsH (サンコジ)#THE_ORIGIN pic.twitter.com/xZn7Za1qJD
— 機動戦士ガンダム THE ORIGIN (@G_THE_ORIGIN) November 20, 2014
最新の90秒予告第2弾映像、現在iOS/Android向け無料アプリ「ガンダムチャンネル」で先行配信中!公式サイトでは22日(土)より配信です! http://t.co/pELs7aSDsH (サンコジ)#THE_ORIGIN pic.twitter.com/BFhzcpot6K
— 機動戦士ガンダム THE ORIGIN (@G_THE_ORIGIN) November 21, 2014
本日より開催のガンプラEXPO@秋葉原UDXの会場内で、THE ORIGINシリーズが発表!第1話90秒予告 第2弾も設置モニターにて公開中! (サンコジ)#THE_ORIGIN pic.twitter.com/tAWLQe97fB
— 機動戦士ガンダム THE ORIGIN (@G_THE_ORIGIN) November 21, 2014
実は「高機動型ザク」、アニメ映像としての登場は本作が初めてです。ガンダムファン、ガンプラファンの皆様に嬉しい待望のニュースと思って頂ければ幸いです…。 http://t.co/pELs7aSDsH (サンコジ)#THE_ORIGIN pic.twitter.com/8fDuAMw3QZ
— 機動戦士ガンダム THE ORIGIN (@G_THE_ORIGIN) November 21, 2014
現在スマホアプリ「ガンダムチャンネル」で先行配信中の90秒予告 第2弾映像ですが、22日(土)9時より公式サイトで配信します!ぜひご覧ください! http://t.co/pELs7aSDsH (サンコジ)#THE_ORIGIN pic.twitter.com/aJvzv5g7wR
— 機動戦士ガンダム THE ORIGIN (@G_THE_ORIGIN) November 21, 2014
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"Kuroko's Basketball" TV Anime 3rd Season Premiere Date Set for January 10, 2015
The official website for the Kuroko's Basketball anime series has announced the premiere schedule for the upcoming third season of the TV anime produced by Production I.G.(Ghost in the Shell, Haikyu!!). Its key station MBS (Mainichi Broadcasting System) will air the 1st episode (51st in total) at 26:58 on January 10, 2015, then Tokyo MX will follow at 23:00 on January 13 with BS 11 one hour later.
GRANRODEO, the two-member unit previously performed all of the four OP songs for the first and second season, comes back to provide the OP song for the third season, "Punky Funky Love." It will be released as their 22nd single on January 28, 2015. Meanwhile, five-member newly-formed rock band Fo'xTails will made their major debut with the ED song for the third season, "GLITTER DAYS," to be released on February 4.
The two previous TV anime adaptations of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's basketball-themed manga were
also animated by Production I.G. The 25-episode first season was aired in Japan from April to September
2012, then the second season with more 25 episodes followed from October 2013 to April 2014.
GRANRODEO
Fo'xTails
Source: "Kuroko's Basketball" anime official site
© Tadatoshi Fujimaki/Shueisha/Kuroko's Basketball Production Committee
© GRANRODEO
© Fo'xTails
Smash Bros. and the Desire to Learn Bad Characters
I’ve been playing quite a bit of the new Super Smash Bros., first for Nintendo 3DS and soon for Wii U. In both cases I waited in line along with millions of other folks with the intention of playing the game until the cows come home. In celebration of the true beginning of the 4th generation of Smash Bros., I’d like to talk about the idea of using “inferior” characters.
Whenever I see a comment that X or Y character is garbage, something compels me to try that character out. I don’t consider myself an exceptionally talented player, nor am I going to win any tournaments any time soon. Even if i were, I also definitely don’t think I will be responsible for revolutionizing any character’s style or for defying tier lists in a major way, like Taj did for Mewtwo or aMSa has done for Yoshi in Melee. Instead, I think what prompts me to start delving into seemingly weaker characters is that when I see others so strongly deny a character’s ability to compete, it makes me genuinely curious.
Is this character really as bad as they say? Is there perhaps some aspect to the character that may have been overlooked? While in the end they might very well be right and a certain character could end up being the bottom of the barrel, often times I feel as if there is some incompatibility between a player’s preferred style and a character’s attributes that could lead to a bit of wasted potential (even if that potential might not be particularly high). For example, I often see “this character has no combos!” on a character not built for combos, or using a very aggressively oriented character defensively or vice versa.
It’s like there’s something peculiar at work in the minds of players, at times unspoken philosophies which dictate how an individual approaches their game. Case in point, when players/commentators Scar and Toph discuss why Melee player Hax is not a Captain Falcon at heart due to his preference for perfect, impenetrable technical skill over relying on reading the opponent. I want to try and adapt myself to different frames of mind for different characters.
My current project is Meta Knight. He’s had something of a fall from grace since Brawl where he was the undisputed best character, but there are all these little aspects of the character that make me feel as if those who regard Meta Knight as terrible are perhaps missing something vital to the character. Of course, now there’s a patch and Meta Knight has gained some extra tools, but even before that I felt that while I wasn’t going to wow the world with my Meta Knight, as I practiced and saw more of his ins and outs, I honestly felt that it was possible to put all the pieces together and create a formidable opponent, or at least one who would put up a decent fight against all opponents. Now that he’s been augmented in certain areas (notably killing power), things will probably be easier.
This is less a point of pride for me and more a learning process. If you read this blog and are familiar with my anime and manga content, I think you might see this approach applied there as well. Of course, unlike anime and manga in Smash Bros. there’s really only one criteria for how strong something is (how often it wins), but I think that difference is sort of inevitable.
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Hyrule Warriors’ Twilight Princess Pack DLC Lets You Dress Link Up As The Postman
As previously reported, the Twilight Princess Pack will add Twili Midna as a playable character to the game.
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Mewtwo Will Be Available As Paid DLC For Super Smash Bros.
The Japanese website for Super Smash Bros. confirms that Mewtwo will also be available as paid DLC.
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My Amiibo Learned To Kick My Butt In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Around Level 27 or so, I was beginning to notice a disturbing trend: my Amiibo was starting to beat me.
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