Azure Flame Reloaded

In the floating city of Neo Verona, the Capulet family ruled peacefully- until the night Lord Montague massacred them and took control of the city for himself. Unbeknownst to him, however, the surviving friends and retainers of the family take it upon themselves to rescue Capulet’s daughter Juliet and raise her in secret, all the [...]

Reviewed this week: Aria the Origination 4, Gunslinger Girl- Il Teatrino 3, Kaiji 16, Koutetsu 19-20, Minami-ke Okawari 2-4, Mokke 11-13, Persona 4, RxJ 24, SaiMono II 33, Shigofumi 3, Shion no Ou 12-13, Sketchbook 11, Spice and Wolf 4, Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei 3 …and in manga: Nodame 100-106, Sketchbook 1-5, Three 1, Tsubasa [...]

Ophelia kisses Juliet. Juliet: No! I don’t want to turn HARD YURI! Meanwhile, Francisco, Curio , Conrad and Tybalt are stuck outside. Francisco: It looks like we aren’t even important enough to be allowed into the final area. Tybalt: I hate to say it, but the time has come to accept our accursed roles as [...]

A normal day at Azure Flame. It’s been a year of ups and downs, of anime gems and utter disappointments- a year when I’ve alternated between craving more and feeling utterly fed up with the continuing deluge of episodes that take no account of the fact that people might have other things to do than [...]

Reviewed this week: Baccano! 12, Clannad 6-7, Mokke 5-6, Romeo X Juliet 23, Sketchbook 4-6 …and in manga: Chokotto Sister 47, Claymore 74, HxH 265-6, Mozart Doesn’t Sing Lullabies 9 Consider Higurashi Kai dropped for now; I might go back and watch the second half of the series at a later date, but I can’t [...]

Everyone has been patiently waiting in the throne room since last episode. Romeo: Juliet, I now declare that you are Grand Duchess of Neo Verona. Use your main character power to save the people whilst I go back to the village to continue my Harvest Moon dreams. Generics cheer as the Capulet banner is raised. [...]

Reviewed this week: Baccano! 11, Clannad 4-5, Dennou Coil 20, Genshiken 2 5-6, Minami-ke 5-6, Moyashimon 3-4, Romeo X Juliet 22, SaiMono II 25-6, Shion no Ou 3-4 …and in manga: Tenshi Nanka Janai 29 Everything else to follow next week.

Juliet is angsting over her destiny when Tybalt appears. Tybalt: Juliet, I must have some kind of plot role to justify my existence- therefore I must insist that I be the one to kill Montague. Juliet: Hatred and anger is wrong- the only way out of this situation is for me to become WOOD. Tybalt: [...]

Reviewed this week: Baccano! 6, Dennou Coil 15-16, El Cazador 23, Mononoke 8, Mushi-Uta 10, RxJ 20-1, SaiMono II 19, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei 7, Seirei no Moribito 23, Shounen Onmyouji 18, Sisters of Wellber 9 …and in manga: Chokotto Sister 42-4, Tsubasa 167

Picking up where last episode left off. Ophelia: Yes, the time has come for you to have TREE with Escalus and thus turn into one yourself, proving the superiority of WOOD over mere flesh. Juliet passes out, and awakens later by herself. Juliet: Must I really sacrifice myself for the sake of a load of [...]