July 2014 Issue
SA’s biggest online Otaku Magazine
MMORPG Models:
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Facebook buys Oculus Rift?
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MMORPG models
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Rurouni Kenshin 2
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Voice actress: Yui Horie
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Spiderman 2
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Lego: The movie
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Black Haze
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High School DxD
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UQ Holder
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Nise Koi
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Strike the Blood
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Unbreakable Machine Doll
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Fairy Tail: Season II
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Magical Warfare
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Magi: Season II
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Dark Souls II
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Professor Layton 3DS
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Wildstar
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Lego Hobbit
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Wolfenstein: The new order
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Cosplay Picnic
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Local Artist
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International Cosplay: Yaya Han
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TCG Interview: PokĂŠmon
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Director: Keishi ĹŒtomo Based on: Rurouni Kenshin – Written by Nobuhiro Watsuki (Manga) Starring: Takeru Satoh Release date: (Part I) August 1, 2014, (Part II) September 13 2014 Country: Japan Language: Japanese Distributer: Warner Bros
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Ms. Horie then proceeded to form a temp unit with Yukari Tamura in 2001 and together they released two singles, one of which was used in the Love Hina Christmas Special. In 2005, the founded Alice5 and included 4 more voice actors. Sadly, Alice5 was disbanded in 2007. After this debacle, she became a free agent. Today, she is affiliated with VIMS, a division of “I’m Enterprise”. She has published seven independent musical albums, which nearly all incorporated at least one track from an anime she worked with. Ms Horie has her own radio show, which first broadcasted in October 2002, and can be heard on the Japanese station JOQR (AM 1134 kHz) at 22:00 – 22:30 every Sunday. As expected, she also has a lot of fans, but her official fan club is called: “The Black Cat Alliance”. Now that we are a little better acquainted with Ms Horie, let’s get back to the news. Late May she had a press conference on Nico Name Housou’s live broadcasting program called: “Washi-Sta Igai to Omoshiroi Bangumi” and announced the release of her ninth album (title still undecided)! This album should be available on the 9th January 2015. Her previous album, “Himitsu” (Secret) was released on the 22nd February 2012 and was ranked 3rd on the Oricon weekly album rankings in the first week! We here in SA do not really have an official counterpart to Oricon, we more have a whole bunch of independent top “x” lists that radio stations compile. The good news don’t stop there (well, for the Japanese people anyways).
Two months after the release of this album, she plans to hold a big two-day concert at Yoyogi National Gymnasium entitled: “The adventure of Yui Horie V: Targeted School Festival”. Yeah, it kind of loses a lot in the translation. This concert is scheduled for the 7th and 8th of March. To live into the theme of this concert, she dressed in a school uniform during the press conference. Now take a look at that kawaii face, and tell me how old you think she is? That’s right, she is 38 this year. Unbelievable right? The Japanese have gotta let us in on their secret to eternal youth. All Otaku promises to keep SA community up to date on the major happenings Japan, and will at least try to profile a different voice actor in each issue in order to get the community informed!
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Every story needs a hero and until the Lego Movie finds one Emmet will have to do. Eight years ago the Wizard Vitruvius fought the evil Lord Business for control of the horrifying super weapon, the Kraggle. In the city that he lives in, Emmet is the most perfectly round peg in a round hole with nothing at all to separate him from the thousands of other Lego minifigs that inhabit his city. He buys expensive coffee, sings the "Everything is awesome" song, but when an unlucky series of events causes the one thing that can halt Lord Businesses sinister plans is to be attached to his back, Emmet must discover what it truly means to be special. The Lego movie is a triumph, a work of art and one of the funniest comedies of the year, the team that brought us 21 Jump Street have struck again with the Family film of the year. When I first heard about this movie I was sure it would be terrible, I mean a movie about Lego could only end in a cheapo toy tie in and given that the other films in this genre include the abysmal Transformers and GI Joe movies. The movie could have easily been a terrible pandering piece of garbage. What really impressed me was that despite being a fully CG film the movie actually looks like a Lego stop motion fan film. It's a great experience and it feels like the story came right out of a child's imagination. Chris Pratt is great as Emmet as the lovably hopeless protagonist by default that nobody has any confidence in being remotely competent. Elizabeth Banks works well alongside him as Wildstyle, the
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action girl who seems to be a living embodiment of every trope in the book. Morgan Freeman could read the phone book and it would sound good, and supporting characters including Batman, who is as goofy as Adam West but still quotes from the Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Films and a 1980s Spaceman named Benny, who resembles my first Minifig, round out an excellent cast.
The real outstanding performance and the winner of the movie in my opinion is Will Ferrell as the villainous Lord Business. Business is the embodiment of a great comedic villain and Ferrell together with Liam Neeson as his sidekick "Bad cop" have the funniest lines in the movie and the climax which I will not spoil, is where Ferrell gets to show off acting chops we've seen before but never like this.
I recommend that if you missed this in the cinema, Shame on you! Don't miss it on Video! A+++ Gareth Urahara-sensei Duff is an English Teacher by trade and a cynic by genetics. He'll be back just as soon as he gets that "Everything is awesome" song out of his head.
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Released in 2012, this full colour Korean manga (manhwa) opens with a setting reminiscent of an old victorian era. With fair maidens in free flowing dresses, far spanning forests, a horse & carriage, a well-polished introductory narrative akin to any opening prophecy and a large scaly, fear-instilling, black dragon – Black Haze is not what you were expecting. The protagonist, draped in black robes and equipped with a blade, who saves the maiden, is a high school student. With a slightly deceptive opening to the overall setting and themes of the series, the fantasy, high school adventure story has a smooth plot progression that is building up the “bigger picture�. With each major character bit by bit the ongoing of magic and the world beyond our reach. One of the aspects in which the series is not lacking in any way shape or form are the wealth of characters. From colourful and animated to the monochrome and dull, the cast of the series is impressive to say the least with people of importance designed in full colour and the people who were just needed to populate the background in a dull grey with no discernable features. Having not reached a major turning point in the story, the swell towards it is putting its dedicated readers on edge. This fantasy dipped in mystery is worth the read.
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Nise Koi!
Written : Hajime Tanaka Illustrated: Naoshi Komi Published : Shueisha
Nise Koi! Translated to Fake Love or False Love, this critically acclaimed manga gained popularity for its over the top clichÊs and light hearted humor in a plot set around the heir to the local yakuza trying to distance himself from the violence and thuggery. Things don't go as planned when the daughter of a rival mafia gang cross paths with his family's yakuza. The only way to end the escalating battles is for him to date the daughter of the rival gangsters. With a plot twist and love triangle not hesitating to poke its head early on, the series is littered with comical scenes of the two trying to convince everyone that they are a happy couple with over the top expressions of love. In amongst the run of the mill comedy antics and drama that ensues, we are introduced to a variety of diverse characters some archetypical of the manga genre and others unique to the manga itself. Nonetheless the characters are well draw in a style that blends shonen and shojo together seamlessly. Complimenting their unique physical appearances are their quirky yet loveable personalities and expressive dialogue. A very noticeable drawback to the entire series are the unoriginal plot points that can be both predicted and made in comparison to other romantic shonen manga. The serial which started its original in November of 2011 is still going strong will 12 volumes available for purchase. Not surprisingly the manga’s success, in selling over a million copies, led to its inevitable adaption into an anime with 20 episodes that has had the same success as its source material. -By Bill Salazar Masuku
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GAME REVIEW: WILDSTAR
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