You may have heard on last week’s Doki Doki News broadcast that the original visual novel of Fate/stay night is getting an official English language release for the first time! This has seemingly inspired a bunch of new Saber fanart, including this lovely piece! ★ 【ねこのけだま】 「 ｾｲﾊﾞｰ! 」 ☆
The summoning circle glows as a man who’s waited his whole life for this moment calls forth a Servant. He’s high on anticipation as his entire purpose in life, to be a Master, finally comes to fruition. Only, it doesn’t. Because the Servant he calls is Gilgamesh and, well, Gil doesn’t really take to the… Read More First Impression: Fate/strange Fake – Whispers of Dawn
With her strength, integrity, determination, and will, Saber (Arturia) endures as one of anime’s most admirable characters. ★ 【中西 達哉】「 原点 」 ☆
I love fan-created works, and especially fan art. Pixiv, a site that brings Japanese artists together to display their manga-style works, similar as to how Deviant Art does the same for English-speaking artists, is one of my favorite site featuring fan art. There’s something about anime (and lots of other forms of media) that speak… Read More May 2017 Pixiv Round-up: Grand Order, April Lies, and Academia Heroes
After a serious two-week series on homosexuality, JP (Japesland), Kaze, Jack (R86), and Casey (CutsceneAddict) decided to take it easy by re-introducing one of our favorite features from our old podcast: Otaku Diet. Every one or two months, when we cover what otaku materials we’re consuming, we’ll be talking about the manga, anime, visual novel, light novel, or Japanese video game… Read More TangleCast 31: Otaku Diet
Two episodes in, and Shirou is already coming across as twice the man he was in the original Fate/stay night anime. I’m not sure if this is a correction by design or if the chauvinism he displayed through FSN will rear it’s ugly head as he begins to develop his relationship with Saber. Still, there’s… Read More Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works, Episode 1: Saving Everyone