Sunday, December 17, 2017

Yo-Kai Watch Busters 2 Hihou Densetsu Bambalaya Sword/Magnum

Yo-Kai Watch Busters 2 Hihou Densetsu Bambalaya Sword
Yo-Kai Watch Busters 2 Hihou Densetsu Bambalaya Magnum
The Yo-Kai Watch Busters are back with a brand new adventure that will make you dig deep in the Yo-Kai world's mythical treasures only the bravest of the brave Yo-Kai explorers can break themselves through and looks like you're going to need more than your guts to survive different dungeons in your quest to find and fight for your fortune.

Welcome to Yo-Kai Watch Busters 2 and in this hilariously new chapter to the Busters saga, the Yo-Kai Watch Busters team, facing financial uncertainties, have been summoned by renowned treasure hunter Indy J and his crew to set off on a journey at Karakuri Island to find hidden treasures for the Busters team to pay the rent! Be warned, throughout your treasure hunting missions, you will face off against different enemies, including rival treasure hunters trying to make your treasure hunting life more miserable.

An ancient prophecy foretold that the great and powerful Yo-kai Yodelsen will be awoken if the eight mystery legendary Yo-kais surrounding the island have appeared. That was the main topic just like you saw in the TV show but if you are ready to fulfill the prophecy and find the eight powerful treasure Yo-kais that could become the key to unleash Yodelsen, you got to be ready for everything because this could be a lengthy adventure that takes some wits, determination, and some laughs to uncover the ancient mystery. Sounds like our kind of work.

If you're a long-time Yo-Kai Watch viewer who enjoyed watching the show's Busters Treasure segment, here's your chance to live the adventure as T (Treasure) Jibanyan, T Komasan, Indy J, and the rest of the team as you will venture through different dungeons of this island, searching for hidden treasures while blasting your way past powerful baddies along the way. For Busters vets, playable Yo-kais are classified into four classes, the attacker for close-range, the ranger for long-range attacks, the healer for healing allies in a pinch, and the tank for defensive properties. Experimenting with different classes with different tribes can be somewhat challenging for a first-timer but as you are knowledgeable enough to deal with your favorite Yo-Kais, it shouldn't be a slouch, even when you're up against big bosses.

Keeping it true to the Busters tradition, you can play with up to four players cooperatively because if you are getting stuck, feel free to call a friend, a skilled one perhaps, and finish the dungeon job together.

As the adventure progresses, you can gain access to Treasure Gears that will make a big help to your adventure such as the Magnum for mid-range attacks, Chainsword for close-range attacks, and Sniper for long range attacks with a chance of critical hits. There are other Treasure Gears to unlock later on and with equipment like these, you can experiment different battle strategies for the best experience.

Because this game has two versions, Sword and Magnum features powerful legendary Yo-Kais exclusive in each version as well as the bosses to defeat, Yo-Kais to recruit, and the theme songs performed by King Cream Soda. Get this, if you play both Sword and Magnum versions at the same time, you will unlock a hidden Yo-Kai named T-USApyon. Make good use of your new recruit as you venture across different dungeons. There are so many special Yo-kais to recruit just by fulfilling special conditions outside the game but there too much to list, even the fact that this game features a special mission inspired from the Yo-kai Watch Shadowside film, in theaters now. Oh, and if you update your game on the first time you are playing Busters 2, you will receive a powerful S-rank Hyakkihime (Damona). She can make a great addition to your Busters team.

So, with almost everything you need to know about Busters 2 taken care of, it's time to set off to this new kind of adventure as one of your favorite Yo-kais. Solving puzzles, fighting enemies, finding hidden treasures, this is the Busters' kind of work and you are part of it.

Saturday, December 16, 2017

THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER Koi ga Saku Kisetsu

THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER
Koi ga Saku Kisetsu

The CINDERELLA MASTER range, inspired by THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls sub-franchise, continues with the newest addition to the range with brand new songs for you to enjoy as much as you enjoy toying around with your favorite Cinderella Girls.

The highlight of this CINDERELLA MASTER addition is Koi ga Saku Kisetsu and this song is performed by Kaede Takagaki (CV: Saori Hayami), Mio Honda (CV: Sayuri Hara), Hajime Fujiwara (CV: Minori Suzuki), Hina Araki (CV: Rui Tanabe), Yuzu Kitami (CV: Larissa Tago Takeda), Mayu Sakuma (CV: Yui Makino), Tomoe Murakami (CV: Miharu Hanai), Hiromi Seki (CV: Saya Aizawa), and Chieri Ogata (CV: Naomi Ohzora). Not only you'll going to like that song more but it'll make you revved up for more.

If you had enough fun with this highlight song on this album, you can check out two new songs such as always and Tulip. You can listen to these songs if you wish, that is your choice.

Be sure to get one for your Cinderella Girls collection if you like!

TRACK LISTINGS:
01 恋が咲く季節
02 always
03 Tulip
04 恋が咲く季節 オリジナル・カラオケ
05 always オリジナル・カラオケ

THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS MASTER SEASONS WINTER!

Winter is coming...and no, we're not talking about your favorite TV show that is about to reach its climax soon, we're talking about the latest installment of THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls MASTER SEASONS range that will make us believe that winter is really here.

THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS
MASTER SEASONS WINTER!

This latest installment of the MASTER SEASONS range features the songs of winter as performed by our favorite Cinderella Girls in the sub-franchise. In this album, you can expect four new songs that matches the theme of the season of cool temperatures and seemingly endless nights. The first one is performed by Miho Kohinata (CV: Minami Tsuda), Mika Jougasaki (CV: Haruka Yoshimura), and Kanade Hayami (CV: Yuko Iida), while the second track is performed by Sae Kobayakawa (CV: Rika Tachibana), Momoka Sakurai (CV: Haruka Terui), Uzuki Shimamura (CV: Ayaka Ohashi). The third track, meanwhile, is performed by Nao Kamiya (CV: Eriko Matsui), Ranko Kanzaki (CV: Maaya Uchida), Tamami Wakiyama (CV: Misa Kayama), and the last one is performed by Sanae Katagiri (CV: Azumi Waki), Emi Namba (CV: Arisa Date), Yuki Himekawa (CV: Mako Morino), leading it up to the audio drama where the girls are having their winter wonderland escapades.

Enjoy winter with this latest installment in the range while sipping a nice cup of cocoa on a cold day.

TRACK LISTINGS:
01 ツインテールの風
02 White again
03 Frost
04 冬空プレシャス
05 MASTER SEASONS WINTER! オリジナルドラマ
06 ツインテールの風 オリジナル・カラオケ
07 White again オリジナル・カラオケ
08 Frost オリジナル・カラオケ
09 冬空プレシャス オリジナル・カラオケ

Bubble Gang - December 15, 2017 #BGLuhaanSaParty

On the December 15, 2017 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Luhaan sa party gags

- What your favorite actor has, you have to be like him

- Tips to get rid of your body fat

- Everything's on the menu is served per-kilo

- Trying to slip from his angry wife

- Spoiled brats formed a coalition

- Facial surgery demonstrated in an interview







- Basa-basa pik!

Yo-Kai Watch Shadowside: Oni-ō no Fukkatsu

Families across Japan witnessed the origin of the Yo-Kai Watch in the first film, then witnessed five dramatic stories a year later, and last year, they got sucked up by the malevolent force that turned their favorite anime into a live-action flick. Now, in tradition of the holiday spirit (pun intended), families are bracing themselves into what is know to be the most terrifying installment yet as everything they know about Japan's favorite franchise has changed.

Yo-Kai Watch Shadowside: Oni-ō no Fukkatsu

As the fourth outing of the Yo-Kai Watch films, Yo-Kai Watch Shadowside: Oni-ō no Fukkatsu envisions the world of Yo-Kai Watch thirty years after the main story when the original hero forgot about the existence of Yo-Kai upon bracing adulthood. We get to introduce the new heroes of this film starting with Natsume Amano (played by Mone Kamishiraishi, famed for playing Mitsuha from last year's blockbuster anime film your name.), the daughter of the original Yo-Kai Watch main character Keita, a mysterious teenage boy named Touma Tsukinami (played by one of Japan's breakout actors Yudai Chiba), and a spiritual teenager named Akinori Arihoshi, while we are reunited by old Yo-Kai Watch favorites like Jibanyan, Komasan, and many others. Thirty years later and looks like most of the cuteness Jibanyan and Komasan possess are all gone and what's going to happen later on is very terrifying indeed but first, the story.

A mysterious asteroid crashed into earth and then later, a malevolent virus spreading around the world, turning humans into monsters. As the world's population plagued into a malevolent force, these mysterious viruses tempted Touma to become one with the plot orchestrated by the powerful demon king. That's when Natsume comes in and upon the sudden encounter with Whisper, fate throws a bone, knowing that she's the last hope to save the world from a malevolent force.

This film introduces two Yo-Kai Watches such as the Yo-Kai Watch Elder, the one Natsume wore in the film, which can summon the forces of light, and the Yo-Kai Watch Ogre, the one Touma wore, that can summon the forces of darkness. Speaking of darkness, this film features a terrifying form unheard from Yo-Kai Watch fans everywhere. Called Shadowside, it turns our favorite Yo-Kais such as Jibanyan and Komasan into grizzly and grotesque beasts, turning the family movie into a snuff movie.

Little kids are definitely want to hide with their mommies and daddies right now because one look at their Shadowside Yo-Kais will make them crying with fear knowing that their favorite Yo-Kai characters became scary monsters. For big boys, however, the terrifying versions of their Yo-Kai favorites are awesome indeed and so are the thrilling fight scenes that will keep them the edge of the seat. I know this film is downright scary to the last breath but to help balance it out, they brought in some guests...big-time guests...as the stars of the legendary anime GeGeGe no Kitarou making special appearances in the film. Best thing ever done since putting the Kumamoto prefecture mascot in the first Yo-Kai Watch film three years ago, and since this is GeGeGe no Kitarou, the semi-scary Jibanyan, thirty years later, dons Kitarou's outfit, just to pay tribute to the legend itself. This is exactly why the celebration of 100 years of anime comes full circle with this.

This new Yo-Kai Watch film gave us the terrifying vision of the future of Level 5's supernatural hit franchise and while it became a snuff movie because of the terrifying flesh-eating monsters appeared on this flick, it's still the typical Yo-Kai Watch we all love and with franchise celebrating its 5th year on 2018, looks like this film is on the right path.

My rating: 4.0 out of 5.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Two years ago, the Star Wars saga returned with a brand new trilogy focused on a new generation of heroes and villains from a galaxy far far away in The Force Awakens. We've witnessed every pulse-pounding moments from our new favorite characters such as Rey, Finn, Kylo Ren, and many others, including returning legends from the past installments. It's hard for a dedicated Star Wars fan not to spoil everything but The Force Awakens is two years ago and now it's time for the continuation of the saga with The Last Jedi.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Picking up where the last film left off, The Last Jedi continues the tale of Rey as her fateful encounter with the legendary Jedi warrior Luke Skywalker changes everything while the Resistance, led by General Leia (played by the late Carrie Fisher) waged war against what remains of the First Order.

The film brings back Daisy Ridley as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, Adam Driver as the villainous Kylo Ren, as well as legends such as Mark Hamill as Luke and like I said, the late Carrie Fisher as General Leia. 

We had to admit that ever since Carrie Fisher passed away, there could be speculations regarding the fate of the character in this film and while keeping it true to every Star Wars fandom, I shouldn't spoil about it but while this film is a parting gift for the legend herself, this film puts every fans theories to the test because this film is going to be like The Empire Strikes Back all over again because the revelations you'd expect from the middle chapter of The Force Awakens saga will shock every viewers to the last minute and when they got out from the theaters after seeing this film, they'll have a lot of questions to talk back at home. A LOT OF QUESTIONS because some of you might think the ugly truth will shatter your skulls like an emotional sledgehammer.

Emotional sledgehammer aside, The Last Jedi is a definitive way to start the holiday season with a bang and for the folks from Disney and LucasFilm, this is a masterpiece even a First Order Stormtrooper shouldn't miss it because with such shocking storyline, new and returning characters alike, and the edge-of-your-seat thrills, this is the Star Wars film you would definitely want to see before the next one arrives many many years from now and as you would expect in the middle bit of the saga, it's a risky struggle to survive your way through the end of this lengthy film and before the next film arrives, chances are you're having hangovers about how great this film is.

My rating: 4.7 out of 5.

Friday, December 15, 2017

The Grand Tour S2: The Falls Guys

The Grand Tour S02E02
The second episode of this season of Amazon's car program, The Grand Tour, brings back a familiar staple of an epic race between a car and public transportation as Jeremy Clarkson drives the brand new Ford GT while James May tags along with an injured Richard Hammond on numerous public transportation by land and by air and by land again on an epic race from New York City to Niagara Falls. It was one-sided due to traffic conditions near the Canadian border but the Ford GT managed to beat them to the race to the Falls.

During the episode, Jeremy Clarkson checks out the Mercedes-AMG GT-R around the Eboladrome and when handed at the hands of the show's new driver, notably a female driver, it lapped round the track in 1:18.7.

In Celebrity Face Off, it's cricket vs. baseball as Kevin Pietersen and Brian Wilson, two famous athletes who made a living of throwing and hitting balls, seize each other out to find out who's the fastest. In here, Kevin beats Brian at the lap time of 1:17.2 vs. 1:17.5.