Striking that BLOOD!

ANIME REVIEW TIME... FEATURING.... STRIKE THE BLOOD!

well as you can see today I Lehvorak, owner of Defensor Artz will be talking about Strike the Blood and my first comment on it when I first watched it was... I NEED TO SEE MORE!

It is your typical action anime and I understand not many people would enjoy it due to how it is like a harem and a lot of anime have that fan-service set-up, but I am not here to argue... but to present why I enjoyed this series.

First things first we all know the whole vampire idea was overused like couple years ago and such and really got killed by the Twilight series... YUCK!

I am sorry but if you are a die-heart Twilight fan I respect your fan-base and all, but it wasn't for me. There were also a ton of anime that featured vampires and it started to become overused...

The uniqueness of this anime is you got this magic shaman girl who does her magic and a computer hacker who is the best in her world.

Yes... I am talking about these 2 characters:

Himeragi Yukina

Asagi Aiba

And you can tell from the very beginning like the opening of the series that these girls is going to fall in love with the main character, despite how many times these producers try to cover it up... but they fail at!

If you saw the video, you see basically almost all the characters that will show on this series right at the very beginning. It was obvious how this would be a harem series just after seeing all the girl characters.

I do warn you, that this is a one-sided anime that only appeal to men... if I were a woman I would be offended by this series.... but oh well, all we have to do is appreciate the story.

There are a ton of story arcs in this series which made it exciting, it kind of reminded me of bleach in a way because of how many story arcs that series has or even.... yeah Naruto....

The concept idea of how the main character: Kojou Akatsuki is the 4th progenitor is pretty interesting and how he has to help protect his island home or even protect Yukina. I don't want to spoil too much of the series despite the openings of the series already does spoil a bunch... unless you are bad with the metaphors/hints in those videos. Overall, I did enjoy it and would suggest checking it out!

-Lehvorak

What Time is it? IT'S GOLDEN TIME!

Well a new anime that came out for this Fall 2013 season has been hitting it big lately and it is called "Golden Time"

It has been a while since I blogged anything, because I had been sooooo busy! Sorry about that! Anyways, Golden Time is an awesome new series from the makers of ToraDora?

You guys know what I am talking about right?

Do you?

Well... if you don't know what Toradora is... It is another awesome series and the anime looks like this:

So check that out!

Now back to Golden Time!!!

I don't want to give out any spoilers if you guys haven't seen the anime or read the light novel/manga yet because where is the fun in that?

The story starts out with a guy name Banri Tada, and he is a first year in college and he is going to this law school where he meets many friends and all and one of them that sticks out is a girl name Koko Kaga who is this spoiled rich girl... Kinda similar to Taiga from Toradora... and those two soon get along with each other.

Well Koko Kaga looks like this:

I mean look at her... doesn't she look like Taiga Aisaka here is Taiga's image for comparison:

Well anyways, they both go through their college life and as we can see already from the series since it is currently still on-going at this moment... that there is something big going to happen... Like a big drama that is going to take place which might shaken up the characters BIG TIME! If you compare that to Toradora... things might get nasty between our main characters... So I guess I have to find out...

I really love the characters in this series and how hilarious they set up this anime. I know there are things that can be cliche, but who cares! This is still enjoyable and you rarely get this kind of anime often.

I'll just say that my favorite character so far in this series is Linda.

Her character is so mature and someone I would actually go for if she was real hahaha!

I am also so addicted to the ending song of the series and guess who sang it? Yui Horie!

This song Sweet & Sweet Cherry:

It is no wonder I am addicted to the song, because I really enjoy her music! The funny thing also is, she also voice-acted in the anime Toradora too and now she is in this one! So much awesome stuff in this anime!

Anyways.... you guys should check it out if you are a die-heart fan of drama anime because this is something big and great... also Golden Time made it to the TOP 5 ANIME LIST on Kotaku (Click Here to View). So yes, check it out and the next time you'll remember is.... IT IS TIME FOR GOLDEN TIME!


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-Lehvorak

The Doctor is IN! (Dr. Mario)

Feeling Sick?

Feel Nauseous?

Do you need Medicine?

Then you need a DOCTOR!

Well let me say, Dr. Mario can heal your illness with his awesome pills! Tossing pills inside a bottle killing off all the viruses is as awesome as playing tetris! Dr. Mario is an awesome puzzle game that can be played for all ages and in the newer ones like the Nintendo 64 version up to the Wii, you can use your awesome puzzle-playing skills to show off against your opponents or beat the never ending viruses.

As you can see how many changes had gone on for the game but mostly the gameplay has been the same throughout the entire time. Any strategies for these games? I guess you can say, keep doing combos because that gets you a lot of points and it helps you a lot especially when you are playing against another person, because it sends trash on your opponents side. The thing about the trash is... you might be either helping your opponent or making it hard for them... so basically you don't know!

Overall, the game is fun for a short period of time. It can be addicting. I don't know I'll say it would be a huge favorite among gamers but it is a classic game!

So I'll give tis game a 3.5 out of 5 stars for its classic-likeness!

Anyways, if you guys haven't played this awesome puzzle game yet, then give it a shot because this is a classic fun game! To leave it off, I'll show you a video of me playing Dr. Mario! HERE YA GO!

-Lehvorak

That Bear & Bird!

Banjo-Kazooie is a classic Nintendo 64 game that came out on 1998 and was re-released on 2008 for the Xbox 360 via XBox Live Arcade. This game brings back a lot of memories of my childhood because I spent hours playing this game and had a lot of fun playing as a honey bear and bird who fights against a witch. Yes, you battle an evil witch who kidnaps your sister and you are the only one that can save her from imminent danger and to reach her, you need to go through the many worlds that are introduced to you to gain jigsaw pieces and musical notes that helps you open doors in the witch's lair... until you finally get to the top and duke it out.

This game gave me a lot of inspiration as a kid and as an artist it helped me on my creative experiences because there were some things that I took from this game and placed it in my works, but yes this game is one of the best ones I ever played as a kid and I always loved the music scores for this game!

Especially Gruntilda's lair! That song has never left my head and always been playing just like the Dr. Mario Fever song. I also remember on the game you have to learn battle moves from a mole named Bottles who teaches you almost anything on the game and guides you along the way as you head deeper in the witch's lair. There were so many things that were in this game that were so much fun and a little better than Super Mario 64.

Also, when the sequel of this game came out, I was so excited about it... if I could recall... I called my cousin occasionally on the phone (YES BEFORE CELLPHONES I HELD A PHONE!) about certain tricks and areas on the game helping each other out beat the game, but I did notice that the sequel of this game "Banjo-Tooie" was a lot easier than its predecessor.

But the cool thing about the sequel is... YOU CAN MAKE KAZOOIE (The bird) INTO A DRAGON!!!

Which was awesome... and it was interesting how they tried to do the swap n stop by alternating the games simultaneously and being able to use the same items from both games. Their planning was way advance for its time but sadly, that plan never happened due to how the Nintendo 64 worked and it may actually damage your console... >.>"

Anyways, yes this game was one of the best and was one of my inspirations as a kid and hopefully you guys tried it before... if not, then go get yourself an xbox 360 and purchase it on xbox live arcade and give it a try... sadly it won't be the same as laying it on the N64, but at least you can relive the 90s a little bit!

Also they came out with something called Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts.... which isn't as fun as the original, but at least you can create awesome vehicles on it! So I'll leave you with a picture of Nuts & Bolts!

-Lehvorak