Deus ex Machina and Original Sin: a “Code: Realize ~ Guardian of Rebirth” Otome Review

"This is a sad story--- a story about a man who came to be consumed by fate." ... "You will lead the people from God's cradle to the expanse of world knowledge." ... "God is going to consume me." ... [Please note that this review will be spoiler-free until a specified point (character route commentary), at which …

“These Games We Play of Blood and War” (or, I’m taking drabble prompts.)

"And in that moment, staring up at darkened clouds cracked by Kintsukuroi twilight, he knew that broken things could be rejoined; maybe... maybe everything wasn't lost. Maybe hope existed here." It's your turn to decide! Keeping it very short and sweet tonight, if you're interested in submitting a Hakuouki drabble prompt for me to wax …

“I know… I know how fleeting their existence can be.” — FANFICTION FRIDAY (01/05/18)

FANDOM(S) FEATURED THIS WEEK: “Hakuouki” I'll Wait for You Akiko Natsuko “Hakuouki” — COMPLETED AS OF DECEMBER 30, 2017; 1 CHAPTER “'One day,' Chizuru murmured, fingers tightening around his as she lifted her head to meet his gaze. 'One day I'll be ready.' It was a promise, he could hear it in her words. A …

I can’t reach my car. He is faster than me. (#metoo: I didn’t think I’d ever make this post, but here we are.)

It took me a while to decide if I wanted to write about this recent experience. Today, I was playing a video game of all things when I decided that, yes, yes I will. Please forgive me if it's a bit all over the place, but getting out my thoughts on all this has been …

I am the Prince of Despair, apparently. (Self-adaptation of “Destinare!” (DwD) to English)

You may or may not remember that, some time ago, I tried my hand at making a lyrical English adaptation of a Japanese character song. Well, today a blog comment from Moyatori on my previous post left me wondering what would happen if I tried to record it... So, I did that. Literally. I hopped onto …

Nightcore Update: “Je n’ai pas de Morts” Duet and Black Butler’s “Lacrimosa” Before and After

If you follow me on Twitter, you'll know that I've been contemplating and toying with the idea of making nightcore for a while now. I'm not quite there yet, because let's be honest, I only have the faintest idea what I'm exactly doing. "How high is it supposed to be? How fast? We're straddling that …

New Year’s Message -Vlog (or, “This has nothing to do with 2018 and everything to do with an anime genre.”)

I would say I didn't have the time to make an appropriate New Years post, but that would be a lie. I can say honestly, however, that I didn't have the gumption. Instead, I'll take the moment to talk to you as friends. https://youtu.be/cE-q_x5-fyk Happy New Year to you and yours, and God bless you. …