Happiness Charge Precure Ep 9: Wax on! Wax off! (Kudos to you if you know where that line came from!)

 

Megumi and Hime were signing that Cure Fortune saved them last time. Megumi asked them if they know who Cure Fortune really is but Blue did not grant her powers at all. She then asked Hime why did Cure Fortune gave a warning about her?

 

Hime did not reply instead claimed they should tried to get stronger for future battles. The two girls began jogging and met Yuko along the way. Yuko advised them to jog for endurance than speed but they didn't listen and gave up halfway.

The two girls met Seiji who learned what are they doing and suggested to train in the Karate dojo he is in. They met Iona who is sparing with her grandfather who owned the dojo. Megumi also met her friend Kasumi who later brought them to change their gear.

Seiji started teaching Megumi and Hime defence stances which Hime dislike it. Seiji was strict on them and the two girls were tired after the training. They comment to Kasumi that Karate is tough and Yuko also drop by to give them some sweets as encouragement. They loved the sweets and Kasumi claimed she is going for her Karate promotion test tomorrow.

As Oresuk is preaching to the other two generals of his plan to defeat the Precures, the next day Megumi and Hime gave encouragement words to Kasumi for her test. However Kasumi was having some confident issues and Oresuki used it to turn her into a Saiark.

Megumi and Hime transformed and confronted Oresuki. After clearing the hordes of Choiark, they began battling the Saiark however it is more proficient in Karate and knocked the girls down. Suddenly a yellow Precure appeared and started singing. Her song has a relaxing effect on everyone including Oresuki and the Saiark.

The yellow Precure told the two girls to remember the defence stances that Seiji taught them and surprisingly they were able to counter the Saiark's attacks. They then finished with Twin Miracle Power Shoot.

The yellow Precure was pleased with them and introduced herself as Cure Honey before leaving. Iona found Kasumi and gave her some advices which Kasumi accepted it. After getting a PreCard from Ribbon, Seiji wanted Megumi and Hime to train again however they felt hungry after listening to Cure Honey's song and started humming her song together...

So our fourth Precure appeared and it is Cure Honey. Although Megumi and Hime doesn't know who she really is but us the viewers sort of guess that Cure Honey is Yuko. Her positive attitude and her song about food for love gave away her identify. (Unless Toei pull another Cure Muse or Cure Ace stunt again!) Beside Cure Honey's name is not listed in the cast list which is also another give away.

Her power which she used the baton as a microphone make her more of a support type of Precure but of course, she could become an offensive fighter like Cure Rosetta which I am not surprised when that happened. Iona doesn't do much in this episode other than showing she is a confident fighter but her vibes tend to give people an impression she is not really approachable.

Although she did gave some pointers for Kasumi before she went for her test which could mean she really care for others. I am also concerned that Blue claimed he did not granted Cure Fortune her powers and most probably Cure Honey too which I am suspecting that someone else is giving chosen girls Precure powers.

So next week is the start of the Cure Honey's arc which is going to be a two-parter. Get ready as we begin to unravel who is Cure Honey and where her powers come from. Until then, see you next week!

P.S: This week's Cure to open the opening is Cure Rhythm! I always have a soft spot for her since she is the second white Precure and I love her design. My blog has also reach 500,000 views today! Thanks for everyone who has supported my blog!

Captain America Winter Soldier Review (No Spoilers)

I just came back watching Captain America Winter Soldier and I did a V-log about it. Don't worry, there won't be spoilers about it. Enjoy!

My review on J Stars Victory Vs on PS3!

When we are growing up reading comics or manga, we always talk to our peers or our self wondering who is better? Who is stronger? Who is smarter or so on. So J Stars Victory Vs came by and knock manga and anime fans alike to this crossover game featuring the most popular (and obsure) manga characters from Jump Comics.

As this is the 45th anniversary of Jump Comics, they decided to come up with a fighting game and they have fans vote through a website asking who they want to see in the game. Of course the big guns are there like One Piece, Dragonball Z, Naruto, Bleach and so on. The classic characters like Fist of the North Star, Saint Seiya, Dr Slump and Yu Yu Hakusho are a nice touch for nostalgic but there are also lesser known series like Lucky Man and Yamada Taro which people wonder why such characters are included.

There are all together 52 characters from 32 series in the game. 39 are playable while the remaining 13 acted as support characters. So do everyone play differently? As a matter of fact, yes! Some are faster like Arale or Hi-Ei who can do faster combos while slower characters like Goku, Toriko and Kenshiro take more time to master their combos.

The game consists of several modes-J Adventures which is basically story mode. Victory mode which is Arcade mode, Free battle where you can battle with a friend or cpu, J Custom where you place cards to create different attributes or advantages during battle, J Point Store where you buy new characters and items, Online mode and Gallery mode.

The story mode is where you pick one of the four main characters-Luffy from One Piece, Naruto from Naruto Shippuden, Toriko from Toriko series and Ichigo from Bleach. Once selected, you will navigate on a ship and go around the map finding new characters and quests to continue the story. Most of the time, you will reach a place and battle with a cpu team or accepting a side quest to gain points in order to get new characters or items.

The fighting system take a while to understand. First it is not button mashing and you are confirmed to a square arena to battle. If you rush into battle, chances are you will be defeated quickly as the cpu tend to do a lot of damage in the early minutes. The trick is actually playing defense and counter. This can be done with listening to a beep signal before the cpu begin it's attack. You then press R1 and the direction of the left analog stick to avoid it. If you master well, you won't even get a scratch when the battle ended.

But the fighting system also has flaws. One, the camera angle tend to go too close and sometime you can't see yourself or your opponents especially if you are facing a wall or being surrounded. Next, when a opponent suffered damages and get up, there is like a five second invulnerability that surround it and your combo can't continue. This means you have to fall back and wait for the opponent to end it's invulnerability which can cost some precious time as there is a time limit in every battle. Every character have 3 special attacks which can be activated by pressing the circle button plus analog or R1 button like Super Smash Brothers. But sometime you can accidentally press the Up left analog and circle button causing a special attack which you do not wish to perform and this can be disaster if an opponent take advantage of it.

All characters have a stamina bar and you can recharge it with R1 and X button together. But the problem is R1 is also the guard button and if you press too fast, your character remind in a guard position. The victory burst is basically your ultimate attack and you perform it when the victory volt gauge actually move to the left or right and it signal the R3 button to appear. When that happen, your character will have a short time to activate their ultimate attack like Goku's Spirit Bomb but some characters will get additional power ups like Seiya's Sagittarius armor and the ability to use the golden arrow before the time run out.

However some characters like Bleach's Ichigo who use his Final Getsuka Tenshou will lose a life or Yusuke from Yuyu Hakusho if he get defeated during the cpu's victory burst mode will become Majin Yusuke but will lose a life once his time limit run out. Goku and Kenshiro although fun to use but surpisngly I find myself laughing away whenever Bobobo or Gintoki used their attacks and their combos are much easily to perform than the usual popular characters.

I didn't play much on Victory Road as it is basically selected a team of three and battle with other random characters. I didn't try the online battle due to my bad Internet connection. The J point shop was a bit complicated as you don't buy characters based on the point system but rather the Friendship gauge on the right hand corner of the screen. The higher the gauge, you will be awarded with tickets and together with the right amount of points, you then can buy your characters that can be used during Victory Road or Free Battle. This make things more harder to get since you will be wondering whether you are awarded with the tickets or not.

If you are a fan of your favourite Jump characters, this game is for you but if you want a good or at least an interesting fighting game, this might hold you back a bit. I get it what Bandai Namco is trying to do with the licences but if only the fighting system isn't that annoying, it could be a great game.

Pros:

-Every characters is unique and sometime funny in their execution of special attacks.

-Interaction between different series is interesting.

Cons:

-Camera Angle is bad especially close up.

-Buying characters is annoying.

-Story mode felt like a chore and wish could be more faster.

-No option menu to change difficult setting or controller.

-Last Boss is not really a last boss.

Final Verdict: 7/10 (If you are a fan of Jump Comics) 6/10 (If you know nuts about all these characters and the fighting system is annoying)

Quick Picks: Kill La Kill Ep 23, Samurai Flamenco Ep 21, Wake Up Girls Ep 11, Buddy Complex Ep 12, Witch Craft Works Ep 12 FINAL, Log Horizon Ep 25 FINAL

Kill La Kill Ep 23: Ryuko and Satsuki began battling Ragyo who is also equipped with twin scissors blade and can hold both of them.

The others were battling the waves of Life Fiber and the Elite Four wore their new Goku uniforms to even the odds. Ryuko gave a signal to Satsuki and purposely got cut into two by Ragyo. But it was a diversion for Ryuko to enter the main Life Fiber core.

She tried to destroy it but she doesn't have enough power. Mikisugi turn the Taiyo Maru into a giant dagger and with Maho and the rest of the students, they pierce through the core with Ryuko. Ragyo was furious but Nui arrived with the ultimate Kamui-Shinra Kotetsu. She gave Nui a new pair of arms and even absorbed Honoumaru into her Kamui.

Everyone wore their new Goku uniforms and Satsuki and Ryuko prepared themselves for the final battle against Ragyo...

So it has come to these-Ryuko and Satsuki's final confrontation against Ragyo and Nui. Will the combined powers of the students will be overcome this almost unbeatable foe or the Earth be swollen by the Life Fibers? Find out in the finale next week!

Samurai Flamenco Ep 21: Masayoshi warned Mari about Sawada however both Moe and Mizuki were poisoned before going on stage. Later Kaname woke up from his coma and told Masayoshi that he saw Sawada briefly before he was hit.

He told Masayoshi to defeat Sawada, love is the answer. However he is not sure what Kaname mean and even asked Ishihara about it. Ishihara tried to explain love in general but he doesn't understand. Later Goto was lured by Sawada into a trap and he called Masayoshi to come alone. Sawada told Goto's gun and fired a shot...

In order to defeat Sawada is not by brute force but love. Masayoshi learned from Konno that Sawada is a lonely boy and his parents disappeared after his death. But since Kaname is able to see him too, it means he is real but how is he committing all these acts? However with Goto captured, will Masayoshi be able to save him and perhaps teach Sawada what is love?

Wake Up Girls Ep 11: Tange and the girls demanded an explanation from Hayakasa. Instead he gave them a new song for the girls to sing for the finals. The girls have no choice but to learn the new song in a month and Nanase is to be the center for the finals.

The girls practiced hard day and night with their fans and families supporting them. The girls together with Tange and Matsuda arrived at Tokyo and went to the venue for rehearsal. They met I-One after their rehearsal but Nanase tripped when she left the stage. Later she discovered she had a sprain on her ankle...

This is bad for the girls with Nanase getting a sprain. With everyone watching them, can the girls overcome this final obstacle and prove they can compete with the best. Only one more episode to find out who will come on top!

Buddy Complex Ep 12: Hina paid her last respects to her father. Bizon demanded to know her relationship with Aoba. She told him about her being adopted by her father and her contact with Aoba on the island.

Bizon tried to kiss her however Hina declined his love. Later Hahn learned that Hina is compatible with the Coupling system and brainwashed her. Bizon found her in a daze but instead want Hahn to make him her partner.

Hahn gave Bizon enhanced abilities and prepare for battle with Hina. Meanwhile the Cygnus and the rest of the allied forces head to the Zogilia base in Alaska to disable their super cannon. However the cannon was fired and half of the allied forces were destroyed. Hina and Bizon sortie out and were tearing the forces while Aoba and Dio wait for their new mechs to arrive by transport...

We finally know who was the masked pilot in the first episode and it is Bizon. This explained why he was to try kill him in the past and his crazed obsession with Hina. I mean, he tried to kiss her by force. But Hahn who is clearly a mad scientist brainwashed her and Bizon to battle the allied forces. Hope that Aoba or even Alfried discover his plans and he get what he deserved...

Witch Craft Works Ep 12 FINAL: Weekend activated her bombs and it actually destroy the other dimension with all the people's lives disappearing. Honoka realised what has happened and he tried to use Evermillion's powers to save them.

Evermillion asked for his life in return instead Kagari told Evermillion to take her life and return Honoka's original power to him. Honoka used his power to revive everyone and restore the city. Weekend was furious that her plan failed and stab him. Honoka removed the dagger and tried to stab her but he was too weak.

Weekend escaped while Atori and Mikage found Honoka and Kagari. Mikage suspected that Kagari is still alive and make Honoka form a new contract so that he could return his power back to her. He kissed her and Kagari woke up. Meanwhile Chronoire defeated Weekend and Kazane arrived to take to the authories.

Honoka met Evermillion again and claimed she never make any contract with Kagari and it was all Honoka's power that enable the contract. But once Kagari returned his power, Evermillion just aid him in restoring the city. Honoka woke up and Kagari was with him. They were walking to school and Tapopo and her friends tried to take her down but of course, Kagari defeated them easily...

I am still confused between Honoka and Kagari's contract so this assumption is based on what they were talking about. Anyway, Weekend is defeated and the city is restored so all good in the world.

Final Thoughts: It is an interesting show about how Witches integrated into modern society and the two factions of witches battling in the city. Kagari is clearly the heroine of the show with her cool and calm attiude although in this episode, she lost her cool because Honoka sacrifice himself to save the city. Honoka is pretty useless until the last two episodes but it is really about Kagari running the show. Kasumi is a bro-con while Tapopo and the Tower Witches are cannon fonder for Kagari.

I wished they actually explained Kagari and Honoka's past relationship proper in a flashback episode. Hopefully a second season will be announced so I can see more of Kagari whom I have a liking for her like how I like Urabe from Mysterious Girlfriend X. Until then, I have to be content in reading the manga on their continuing adventures.

Log Horizon Ep 25 FINAL: Shiroe and Crusty arrived to talk with Marves. Shiroe played the bad person to irritate Lenassia and Marves while Crusty saved the day and drove Marves away.

The celebration carried on into the night. Minori passed some food to Shiroe and in the midst asked why he played the "bad" person. He claimed he will do anything in order to achieve his goals. However Minori wanted him to think more for his guild members which make Shiroe rethink his methods.

Later, he met his messager he send to the west. However a lady named Dariella appeared and claimed she know him. Shiroe see through her disguise and revealed to be his former guild member-Nureha, Plant Hwyaden's guild master. Nureha tried to seduce him into joining her claiming she know a way to free the players. However Shiroe refused which Nureha claimed she will have him the next time they meet.

Shiroe had a celebration dinner with his guild in which he decided to change the world together with his members. They supported his goals and later Shiroe told Regan that he is leaving Akhibara and want him to join his guild...

Final Thoughts: When I first read the synosis of this show, I thought it will be like Sword Art Online with a similar plot. However this is done by the author of Wolf and Spice and Maoh Yussha so there are a lot of politics involved and action scenes were tone down. But the conversations are interesting and they actually explained the game's rules and system so that fans will understand better.

Shiroe was more of the calm and calculated male lead rather than a hot blooded lead. He know that being a wizard class, he can't fight head on and instead used his intellect and strategic thinking to overcome his enemies. Naotsuge is the comic relief, Akatsuki and Minori have a crush on him while Nyanta follow his own pace with Serara enjoying his company. But after knowing that Nureha is scheming against him, he know he must take the fight to her and decided on a journey to change the world of Elder Tales. Until then, we will see the Log Horizon guild this October as the next chapter of their adventures continue.