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Character: Astharoshe Asran

From: Trinity Blood

About the character:

Astharoshe “Astha” Asran, Viscountess of Odessa and Duchess of Kiev, is an undercover agent for the New Human Empire. She is a direct, no-nonsense individual who has a very low opinion of Terrans, referring to them as barbaric and stupid, among other things. Her opinion of humans, however, seems to have primarily been formed through Empire propaganda combined with having little exposure to or understanding of humans. Asthe takes being called a “vampire” as an insulting slur, and only refers to herself as a Methuselah. Astha fights with a weapon called the Spear of Gae Bolg. The most powerful close-combat weapon found amongst the Lost Technology relics, the spear uses ionized xenon gas to create a high-density, high-temperature plasma blade capable of cutting through anything.

Character: Reith

From: Sengoku Basara

About the character:

An amnesiac young woman that players meet after the failed use of the Forbidden Magic. She heals Calintz as she finds him unconscious on the cave floor. At first, after Calintz comes to, he thinks that she may be a Priestess from Amabat because of her healing abilities. Therefore, he takes her with him after promising that he would take care of her until she recovered her memory. From then on, she travels with him and the other members of the Tears of Blood. During their travels, many people are surprised by her lack of common sense, which is a result of the amnesia. She’s always cheerful and speaks her mind directly. She hates fighting and will help anyone in need, without discriminating between humans and Yason. Her primary goal is to get her memory back. During the course of the game, she and Calintz seem to be developing feelings for each other. She is always sought after by the Yason, even by the Four Warriors themselves. It is later revealed that Reith is actually Amila the queen of the Yason who lost her memory protecting the Yason capital against the Alliance who used Forbidden Magic to attack the Yason directly. While she is travelling her sister, Serina, assumes the role of queen unbeknownst to any of the Yason. Due to the capture and assault on Calintz by the Light of Salvation, Amila/Reith uses the Magna Carta once more to protect Calintz at the cost of her life.

Character: Streetshark

From: Streetshark

About the character:

Street Sharks is an American animated television series about crime-fighting half-man/half-sharks similar to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was produced by DIC Entertainment from 1994 to 1995. Later in 1996 the Street Sharks teamed up with the Dino Vengers (an early and vastly different-in-origin incarnation of the Extreme Dinosaurs) and the show became Street Sharks and the Dino Vengers. Like a number of children’s cartoons, it was created to promote an existing Mattel toy line of the same name, created by toy maven David Siegel and writer/creative director, Joe Galliani of Mr. Joe’s Really Big Productions.

Character: Taki & Ivy

From: Soul Calibur

About the character:

Isabella Valentine, commonly called Ivy, is a fictional character in the Soul series of video games. Created by Namco’s Project Soul division, she first appeared in the original Soulcalibur and its subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise related to the series. She was voiced in Japanese by Yumi Tōma until replaced by Kanako Tōjo starting with Soulcalibur Legends; in English, she was voiced by Renee Hewitt in Soulcalibur II and Lani Minella for the remainder of the series

Taki is a ninja, who after a battle with a demon in a haunted temple felt her magical ninjatō Rekkimaru begin to weaken, and believing Soul Edge to be the cause sought the blade to destroy it. Along the way she recovers a second weapon, Mekkimaru, from an innkeeper and her daughter she had been sent to kill, and in order to protect them informs her masters that the daughter’s lover Li Long had instead taken the blade, though is found out and becomes a fugitive herself. Eventually finding and defeating Soul Edge’s host, Cervantes de Leon, she merges a fragment with Mekkimaru, but finds the resultant sword gives off an evil aura. Unable to destroy it, she instead decides to try and tame its evil herself, and eventually comes into direct conflict with her former master, Toki. Realizing that Soul Edge had reformed itself, she chased after the blade to destroy it for good.

Character: Slan

From: Berserk

About the character:

Slan takes on the form of a succubus with black leathery wings and vine-like hair. She is a sadomasochist who thrives on cruelty and the effect it has on those who observe it. She appears to have a fascination with Guts when she manifests in the Qlippoth to confront him, having as well shown an interest in his incredible strength and survivability when The Count summoned the God Hand. Her name is borrowed from A. E. van Vogt’s Slan.

Character: Xiao Mei

From: House of Flying Daggers

About the Movie:

The film is set in 859 AD. The once great Tang Dynasty is now in decline. Numerous rebel groups have formed, the largest of which is the House of Flying Daggers, based in Feng Tian county. The Flying Daggers steal from the rich and give to the poor, gaining the support of the locals.

Q: When did you start cosplaying and how long for?

I created my first dress in 1998 and, even I’m very busy now, I still sew, so I have been a cosplayer for.. let me think.. for about 12 years.

Character: Sailor Chaotic Galaxia

From: Sailormoon

About the character:

Sailor Galaxia emerges as Sailor Moon’s strongest opponent in the manga Stars and in its anime counterpart, Sailor Stars. As such, she serves as the main antagonist in the above-mentioned story arc. As the self-proclaimed “Golden Queen of Shadow Galactica” she directly commands the Sailor Animamates. She is also described as the Soldier of Solitude.^[1] Her goal is to discover all the Sailor Crystals in the universe so that she can rule the universe unopposed. Galaxia’s own crystal, the Saffer Crystal, is described as one of the most powerful Sailor Crystals in the galaxy. Its name is Old English for “sapphire,”^[2] and the kanji applied to it in the text of the manga are 青金石 (seikinseki), meaning “lapis lazuli.”

Character: Urd

From: Oh My Goddess!

About the character:

Urd is Belldandy’s older half sister and is the second Goddess to appear to Keiichi. Urd ranks as Goddess second class, management category limited license, similar to her youngest sister Skuld. She is the Yggdrasil System Administrator and Manager. Although her powers exceed those of her sisters, she was supposedly relegated to second class ranking due to her tendency to lie, said Belldandy early in the manga. Belldandy also said that first class licensing means both power and control. Urd, she said, has lots of power but is lacking in control. Later, the real reason that Urd dropped the first class license examination was revealed to be because she was asked why she wanted to be a first class goddess. She did not answer and the licensing goddess said “I think it better if you don’t,” meaning don’t become a first class goddess. At her second licensing she passed all the tests and the licensing goddess said “Maybe yes. Maybe no. I trust in you, girl. License approved!” Urd then refused the license. She told Peorth that a first-class goddess must protect all beings, while she wishes to be able to choose whom she protects (accompanied by a picture of Belldandy and Skuld). Also she thinks there is a role for a goddess who is able to lie, something forbidden to first class goddesses.

Today we have our very first review.
Thanks to Martin Walker we have our first review about Chaso Rings.
Chaos Rings is a RPG from Square-ENIX.
This game is only playable on the iPhone/iTouch/iPad.
I may be a Square-ENIX fan but I’m gonna have to pass on this game, I don’t have or want a i-whatever, they are way to expensive for me :p

This review is written by Martin Walker.
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