Tag Archives: Anime

.hack//GAMES

After writing about .hack//SIGN and poking around on the fan wiki, I decided I wanted to find out what was going on in the follow-on games (.hack//INFECTION, .hack//MUTATION, .hack//OUTBREAK, and .hack//QUARANTINE.)  As I mentioned previously, I don’t have any flavor of Play Station, nor the games themselves, so I sought out condensed playthroughs on Youtube in the hopes that I might at least understand the major plot points and maybe a bit more of the lore of this universe. Continue reading .hack//GAMES

Tsukihime, Lunar Legend

I recently decided I wanted to watch some of my old favorite anime shows, so I decided I would pick up Shingetsutan Tsukihime.  It’s been long enough since I’ve seen this one that I remembered very little beyond a few plot points, which made watching it again quite a bit more rewarding.  I also decided to get this on DVD and watch it dubbed, rather that the fansub I watched back in the day, which allowed me to pick up further details and nuances that I hadn’t before.

One thing in particular I noticed in watching it this time around was the very nuanced relationship Shiki has with the women in his life – Akiha, Ciel, Arcueid, and Hisiui. Continue reading Tsukihime, Lunar Legend