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Dragon Ball Z Kai- Episode 14 Review

Episode 14, "Kamehameha Clash! Vegeta’s Tenacious Grand Transformation"



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Synopsis: Utilizing the Kaioken technique to the third power, Goku quickly takes control of the battle. Enraged that a "low-classed" Saiyan is beating him, Vegeta decides to destroy the entire planet with his Gallic Ho technique, but Goku counters with a 4x Kaioken-powered Kamehameha, which overcomes Vegeta and sends him into the stratosphere. Despite a congratulations from Yajirobe, Goku isn’t relieved yet, knowing Vegeta will return. Vegeta looks for the moon so that he might transform into an Oozaru (Giant Ape), but when he can’t find it (Piccolo destroyed it previously), he decides to create an artificial moon with his ki. He transforms and menaces Goku, who can’t concentrate long enough to form a Genki Dama. read more

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FMA Primer #2

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: BROTHERHOOD: CHAPTER 2

The new "chapter" of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood starts next week, with the advent of the Xingese characters, so here’s a little primer/reminder. I covered most of this in my first primer, mind you, but I wanted to approach the characters again, a little differently in some cases.

Xing is a country in the East, where Rentanjutsu (Funimation subs it as "alkahestry", after "alkahest", an alchemy term), an alchemy used for medical application, is practiced, passed down from a Sage from the West. Xing lies beyond the Great Desert, to the east of what was once Ishbal (which itself is east of Amestris proper, where most of the story takes place). Xing is ruled by an Emperor, who controls the many clans of the country. read more

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Episode 14 Review

Episode 14, "Those Who Dwell Underground"

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Synopsis: While Roy arrives at his new post in Central, Fuhrer King Bradley and Alex Louis Armstrong lead a charge on the Devil’s Nest in Dublith. Most of Greed’s chimeras allies are gunned down, with his closest allies killed by the Fuhrer himself. Greed is surprised that Bradley is also a homunculi, and is disabled by him. Bradley kills Martel while she hides in Alphonse’s armor, and shocked, Al remembers his experiences during the human transmutation. Bradley takes Greed to the homuculi’s hideout, where their leader, Father, condemns him to death, and reabsorbs his essence. read more

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Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen – Episode 13 Review

Episode 13, "First Love? The Beautiful Lorelei!"


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Synopsis: While Tsubasa is away in Germany, a young girl named Lorelei appears at the Kurogane House. Shiro falls head over heels for her, but Kouji has his suspicions when he discovers she’s the daughter of Doctor Stroheim, a scientist thought to be dead. Shiro takes off with Lorelei to Germany, where Stroheim lives, and Kouji and Akokuji follow in Mazinger. However, they encounter Count Brocken, and Mazinger is shot out of the sky, landing in a booby-trapped forest outside of Stroheim’s estate, where Akokuji is taken by robots and Kouji is saved by Cross, who came with Tsubasa. Shiro meets Stroheim, who says Shiro’s mother is there, too. To Shiro’s surprise, he finds Tsubasa in a dress. read more

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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya – Episode 18 Review

Episode 18, "Endless Eight (Part 3)"


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Synopsis: The exact same fucking thing that happened last episode, with different angles.

Comments:

I’m seriously considering dropping this show.

Damn it, Kyoto Animation. What the hell is your problem? Three, three episodes and you still aren’t finished with this single chapter-size short story? Give me a fucking break, this is trolling on a massive scale.

The first episode of it, fine, I thought. I didn’t rate it high because it was just the first of what I thought was a two-part story. "Two parts," I said to myself, "that doesn’t sound too bad." I enjoyed the activities of the SOS Brigade for another episode, taking in the beautiful animation they used in the second part. As it ended, I saw the conclusion within reach. Surely Kyon would find a way to keep the cycle from repeating again, right? read more

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Dragon Ball Z Kai- Episode 13 Review

Episode 13, "Here Comes The Kaioken! Goku’s Limit vs Vegeta!"

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Synopsis: Nappa, called out of the fight by Vegeta, instead targets Gohan and Kuririn, but Goku uses the Kaioken technique he learned from Kaio to immobilize him. Vegeta, fed up with Nappa’s incompetence, kills him. Goku and Vegeta fly off to a more remote area to do battle. Goku uses the Kaioken and seems to match Vegeta at first, but Vegeta begins to come back in force, and Goku struggles to keep up. Seeing no choice, Goku strains his body to use Kaioken to the third power, against Kaio’s advice. read more

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