夢游仙境ロマネスク: Chronicles of Refugia [Review]

Hi, hello! I’m back to writing a review after disappearing for personal stuff, but that’s something I’ll talk about some other time. Will try to keep this one not spoiler-heavy!

夢游仙境ロマネスク (Yumekou Senkyou Romanesque): Chronicles of Refugia
Original Story and Planning: Takako Kano
Character Design and Illustration: Yone Kazuki
Developer: Medium
Release Date: August 27, 2022
Links: Official WebsiteOfficial TwitterSteam Store page

Synopsis:

In the year 23XX, the world as we know it has come to an end.

Global warming has caused the sea levels to rise, submerging coastal cities in every nation――a mass extinction event that forever changed life on what remains of the surface.

This extreme climate change sparked violent conflicts in which android soldiers and drone strikes destroyed even more of the land. Now that the last dregs of humanity live within the confines of designated Shelters, for the first time, they are forced to accept outsiders in order to secure their own safety.

You see, not everyone who looks normal on the outside is human on the inside. And while the rest of the world sleeps, these non-humans are slowly taking over…

On the cusp of extinction awaits a Wonderland of human evolution.

Our story is set in Asia, in the aftermath of catastrophic global warming. Thanks to human greed, rising sea levels have submerged cities worldwide, destroying the environment and driving many animal species to extinction. In their place, however, some new neighbors have moved in… and these neighbors aren’t quite human.

This story features three “Alices”: a werewolf, a human, and a mysterious third individual. Each has their own ambitions, and each is faced with the extinction of their kind.

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2022 New Year greetings and goals!

Happy New Year and Lunar New Year!

It’s been quite a long time since I wrote a post that required a narrative or personal perspective. 2021 surely was a long ride of a year, personally speaking. A lot of stuff happened in real life that I had to hold off my pending write-ups for the blog and take some time to get a breather. It took me this long to gather my thoughts and compile them to this ;w;

This post is pretty long and personal, so feel free to read under the cut! There will be mentions of health-related stuff and hospitals, so in case you’re sensitive about those, you can skip the year review and go forward to the goals setting part.

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ACTORS -Private Tensho Academy Activity Record- [Light Novel Masterpost]

ACTORS -Private Tensho Academy Activity Record-
Original Work: Denden Daiko / Author: Sousuke Takeya
Illustrations: Meka
Date Published: June 3, 2015
Shop link: Amazon JP product page

Synopsis:

In a population of 500,000, 160,000 are part of the special school ward called the Thrive Central. Inside this special ward, there is the Private Tensho Academy located in the seventh school district, that lives by a motto of independence as students are free to enjoy their youth. Here, second-year Hinata Mitsutsuka and geography teacher Washiho Usuki are moving for a fresh start before joining the group. School life will be filled with excitement, which cannot be found in ordinary high schools.

Every day that passes by will be new and joyful to Hinata, while Washiho will come across a puzzle on the special school ward that has been kept secret for some time.

The curtain rises as a sparkling adventure awaits in this youthful drama production—


CHAPTERS (Coming Soon)

  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1 – Each Beginnings
  • Chapter 2 – The Adventurer and the Hideout’s Secret
  • Chapter 3 – Tensho Academy School Live
  • Chapter 4 – To Pursue the Mystery of the Sixth District
  • Chapter 5 – Archeology Club, the Unknown and its Encounter
  • Chapter 6 – The Kitten, where is it?
  • Epilogue

EXTRAS (Coming Soon)

  • Colored pages dialogue
  • Information on Thrive Central
  • Character introductions

ACTORS -Deluxe Dream Edition- (Canime Exclusive Set) [Unboxing]

Happy New Year! I know it’s pretty late of me to say it but didn’t have much time to actually sit down and write a post here due to the piles of assignments and projects I have to work through since the start of the semester ;w; Similar to my SCE unboxing post, I will be talking about what to expect in this physical release!

Image source: ACTORS Portal
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Sakutasuke Mini Album – Live-A-Diver [Information]

Info-san surely surprised us with a new anime-related release featuring Sakutasuke! this isnt good for my wallet but my kids are doing great omg

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Live-A-Diver

  • To be released on August 19, 2020
  • Costs 2,200 JPY and the Canime exclusive set will cost 3,000 JPY (exclusive of tax)
  • Songs are performed by Sakutasuke
    • Saku Otonomiya (CV. Gakuto Kajiwara)
    • Uta Outa (CV. Yuuya Hozumi)
    • Sousuke Kagura (CV. Wataru Urata)

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ACTORS -Singing Contest Edition- (Canime Exclusive Set) [Unboxing]

Hello! It’s been a while since I’ve last posted here. Uni kept me stressed and busy following that info post about SCE. Though, I was able to pass all my courses and guess what! I managed to make it back to the dean’s list in my department :”)

Image source: ACTORS Portal
  • Originally released on May 20, 2020
  • Cover illustration by Meka
  • Pin badge illustration by Kanai

As for this post, I’ll be sharing the contents inside the Canime Exclusive Set of this release. Please note that this post is visual-heavy, you may read everything under the cut.

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ACTORS -Singing Contest Edition- [Information]

wordpress won’t let me write this post until the etpa tl on twt went on fire over this

After asking the fans of what songs would they want the characters to sing for the next singing contest late last year, we are getting a new release with these suggestions!

ACTORS -Singing Contest Edition-

  • To be released on May 20, 2020
  • Cover illustration by Meka
  • Each CD will cost 3,300 JPY and the Canime exclusive set will cost 7,000 JPY (exclusive of tax)

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ACTORS -Songs Connection- Character Song Vol. 10 [Review]

Hello! Sorry for disappearing here ;w; uni kept me busy, esp when I don’t trust my profs in my majors. So I’m basically back to teaching myself everything smh,,,

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For this post, I will be talking about Mitsuki’s character CD for the ETPA anime adaptation! I was able to pre-order a copy from Canime since I wanted that bromide of him ;w; Though it took me a long time to rip the CD and listen to the songs because my current laptop doesn’t have a disc drive sobs,,,,

Since classes were cancelled since last week, I was able to go back home before the holidays and listen to it.

Shiroi Anemone is an original song, written and composed by Eiji Nakayama. I didn’t expect it’ll hit me hard right in the chest. Aside from the flower symbolism, Nojiken’s singing was very emotional. Just when I’m still trying to recover from his cover of Kimi no Taion from ACTORS7, it just had me crying in the corner of the room. Thinking about what happened in episode 10 in the anime doesn’t help too ha..hahah….

The second track is a re-arrange version of Koshitantan, a previously covered song from the third album. It’s produced by Umetora and the new arrangement was done by Atsushi Umebori. I didn’t know what to say when I first listened to it since this version totally took me by surprise. My player switching from Shiroi Anemone to this literally ended my sad hours lmao.

Anyway, buying the CD was worth it and I hope to buy the other ones, especially Keishi’s ;w;

Thanks for reading this short review. I’ll try to finish my posts on the MSCDs since my online classes have been cancelled for the week ^^

ACTORS -Songs Connection- [Review]

Happy Holidays! I hope you guys have a wonderful time this jolly season. In this post, I’ll be talking about the recently concluded ETPA anime! This will contain spoilers and screenshots, so feel free to scroll down if you either watched it or alright with being spoiled.

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[Official Website] [Pilot Episode YouTube Link]

Synopsis:

Private Tenshou Gakuen is the seventh of ten school districts circled within a 130-meter tall wall with restricted entry and egress aside from officials. The academy is fully autonomous by the government but to strive for independence, the school allows students to engage in club activities after school, which comes with a strangely unique system. Each club is ranked according to its overall accumulated points gathered from various club activities and school events. Points can also be received by winning at the school’s periodic Tenshou Gakuen Singing Contest, where many students compete. The members in the clubs work hard to win the contest for their goal. (Source: MyAnimeList)

  • Original Work: EXIT TUNES
  • Original Character Design: Meka
  • Director: Osamu Yamasaki
  • Character Design: Asako Nishida
  • Animation Studio: Drive

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