Hello minasan!
So, Genroh. Genroh Genroh Genroh. I have to see that character design-wise Yoshitsune-sama is my first choice. Story-wise I should say Tadanobu is my favorite. Personality-wise I would say Yoshitsune because Tadanobu is too much of a playboy in the first few chapters. The only thing that ticks me off about Yoshitsune is the fact that the good end is him basically being deported to Mongolia. I mean, I want to friggin' LIVE IN JAPAN. Why can't he go to Hokkaido or Kyushu or Okinawa?? I'll just have to satisfy myself that they moved into China or something. But the bad end made me cry for days on end. Otherwise Tachibana Shinnosuke's voice was just sooooo beautiful. His voice is heavenly; it fits Yoshitsune's noble blood very well. Such a pity that he doesn't voice many historical otomege characters. Well, in the end I should say I sort of settled on Yoshitsune. But I sort of prefer his bad end just because it's... Well... You should hear what Yoshitsune says in the bad end. You don't have a heart if you don't cry. BTW, the game has very good music, too.
As for Iza, Shutsujin! Koi Ikusa, I tried two routes: Ishida Mitsunari and Kobayakawa Hideaki. I also want to try Sasaki Kojiro but am too lazy to get through Hanzou and Date Masamune because those two are the character designs that I don't like from this game. Anyways Mitsunari was cute at first but I was like "Ok.........what?" when he dressed up as a woman to escape from the castle. Oh, whatever. And Hideaki's route had sweeter scenes, I think, like when he was taking care of the princess and stuff. I liked the music, too. The game itself is quite... um... sexy... You'll know what I mean once you get to the end of a route. The one thing that ticked me off, however, was the fact that history itself changes from ending to ending. Some people don't care but I'm one of those who do... Well, anyways, apparently the sequel of this game with new characters to date (?) is coming out on PSP next year. I'm looking forward to Sanada Yukimura... hehe
So the games I'm looking forward to are, for the moment, Ken Ga Kimi (PC game from Rejet, coming out on December 19th or sth) and the sequel to Iza Shutsujin. I really wish they would make a fandisc for Genroh, but no news since the Toki no Kizuna fandisc... so I guess I should give up on it.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Otome Game Review - Toki no Kizuna & Urakata Hakuouki
Okay. So, to continue with my reviews on all Hakuouki-related games, here are my reviews on Toki no Kizuna, the 'prequel' to Hakuouki, and Urakata Hakuouki, the Ishin Shishi story intertwined with Hakuouki.
So, the annoying thing about this thing was that there was another drug like the Ochimizu that was used to make "Shura" which are things similar to Rasetsu. Well, I'm thinking that maybe the Ochimizu was some sort of a new version of that old drug. But anyways. The storyline wasn't too bad but I think the grandpas, although sweet old men, came out waaaaay too often. As a Sengoku era game, I may even prefer Iza, Shutsujin! Koi Ikusa... Although I'll have to play the sequel of that game to see for sure. But if you like miko's art and have a preference for historical romance, it's worth trying; it's not that bad at all, actually. As for the characters, the only two routes I played was Shin and Kazuya. This is because I personally do not like Chitose's voice actor, and because Kazutake is SO NOT MY TYPE (sorry to you 2 guys). Yeah; so for me,
4th Place: Kazutake because I am not into guys who use their fists to fight, AND I don't like his voice, AND he looks old with that wrinkle in between his eyebrows AND I don't like his outfit AND I don't like his descendant
3rd Place: Chitose because he is too hyper and reminds me of Naruto, and I don't like his voice. I wish I could have a route with Toyohisa... Chikage is so much hotter.
2nd Place: Shin. I like everything about him except the fact that he didn't get rid of Shuten Douji and the fact that he treats Yukina as stupid all the time. I love his voice, too.
1st Place: Kazuya. Although Kazuya is a dork in so many instances I ended up liking him more than Shin after trying the fandisc. I mean, once Kazuya warms up to you, he is sooooooo gentle to you (with Kamiya Hiroshi's 'handsome' voice), whereas Shin called you an idiot in countless instances (even though Shin is so unbelievably sexy with dat string of his and Hino Satoshi's flowing voice). Plus, I like double swords, and I like routes better when you get to fight the biggest enemy in the game - here, Shuten Douji. Well, this is debatable in Hakuouki because in Okita's route it seemed like Kaoru is a bigger enemy since he's trying to make this kingdom of Rasetsu and kill all the humans instead of just rape Chizuru like Kazama wanted to. Anyways. And although many people outside of Japan think Kazuya's so stupid for being so obsessively loyal to Tokugawa Ieyasu, I kind of understand because they have a sort of father-son relationship. If your dad was in a war or something you'd want to help him too. And this sort of reminds me of Souji's relationship to Kondou-san... *sniff* The thing that sucked about Kazuya's route is that you don't see Yukina transform but I just go on thinking that she did in that fight.
That makes Kazuya and Yukina the ancestors of Chizuru, explaining her pretty looks. Though I can't believe that a descendant of that Chitose turned out to be the sexy Chikage-sama. Did he get a hot wife or something? And those other two family lines, Amagiri and Shiranui - how did their descendants get soooo... soooooooo... much uglier than their ancestors?
OK. Now, on to "Urakata Hakuouki"; this is the urakata i.e. backstory of Hakuouki. The only route I played was Okada Izou's route. This is because, 1) green hair is not my taste (Katsura), 2) Takasugi was outright ugly in real life, 3) I prefer Japanese over white men (Glover) in general; just my taste, 4) Izou reminds me of Kenshin my first historical anime love. Actually I was really annoyed that Chizuru's damn brother was named Kaoru, just like Kenshin's wife. I think I played through the game thinking that Izou-kun was Kenshin LOL. Anyways I liked Izou-kun's voice, too, and his story was not bad either. Okita-san was so cute in his route, too. And the fighting stuff wasn't too bad, either; it's cool to watch the characters' kendo moves. Izou was adorable, too. Although Izou apparently had slight buck teeth but looking at photos of him it's not too bad; he's sort of cute, even. His face is quite slim, too. He looks better than that old Takasugi at least (sorry Mr. Takasugi). Urakata had a lot of fun events, too, like the matsuri event and buying Izou a new scarf, etc. But fun as it was it wasn't as good as the original Hakuouki. I'd say that emotion-wise nothing comes close to the level of Hakuouki as of now. But Urakata was quite cool and amusing in its own right... and it was cute!!
So, the annoying thing about this thing was that there was another drug like the Ochimizu that was used to make "Shura" which are things similar to Rasetsu. Well, I'm thinking that maybe the Ochimizu was some sort of a new version of that old drug. But anyways. The storyline wasn't too bad but I think the grandpas, although sweet old men, came out waaaaay too often. As a Sengoku era game, I may even prefer Iza, Shutsujin! Koi Ikusa... Although I'll have to play the sequel of that game to see for sure. But if you like miko's art and have a preference for historical romance, it's worth trying; it's not that bad at all, actually. As for the characters, the only two routes I played was Shin and Kazuya. This is because I personally do not like Chitose's voice actor, and because Kazutake is SO NOT MY TYPE (sorry to you 2 guys). Yeah; so for me,
4th Place: Kazutake because I am not into guys who use their fists to fight, AND I don't like his voice, AND he looks old with that wrinkle in between his eyebrows AND I don't like his outfit AND I don't like his descendant
3rd Place: Chitose because he is too hyper and reminds me of Naruto, and I don't like his voice. I wish I could have a route with Toyohisa... Chikage is so much hotter.
2nd Place: Shin. I like everything about him except the fact that he didn't get rid of Shuten Douji and the fact that he treats Yukina as stupid all the time. I love his voice, too.
1st Place: Kazuya. Although Kazuya is a dork in so many instances I ended up liking him more than Shin after trying the fandisc. I mean, once Kazuya warms up to you, he is sooooooo gentle to you (with Kamiya Hiroshi's 'handsome' voice), whereas Shin called you an idiot in countless instances (even though Shin is so unbelievably sexy with dat string of his and Hino Satoshi's flowing voice). Plus, I like double swords, and I like routes better when you get to fight the biggest enemy in the game - here, Shuten Douji. Well, this is debatable in Hakuouki because in Okita's route it seemed like Kaoru is a bigger enemy since he's trying to make this kingdom of Rasetsu and kill all the humans instead of just rape Chizuru like Kazama wanted to. Anyways. And although many people outside of Japan think Kazuya's so stupid for being so obsessively loyal to Tokugawa Ieyasu, I kind of understand because they have a sort of father-son relationship. If your dad was in a war or something you'd want to help him too. And this sort of reminds me of Souji's relationship to Kondou-san... *sniff* The thing that sucked about Kazuya's route is that you don't see Yukina transform but I just go on thinking that she did in that fight.
That makes Kazuya and Yukina the ancestors of Chizuru, explaining her pretty looks. Though I can't believe that a descendant of that Chitose turned out to be the sexy Chikage-sama. Did he get a hot wife or something? And those other two family lines, Amagiri and Shiranui - how did their descendants get soooo... soooooooo... much uglier than their ancestors?
OK. Now, on to "Urakata Hakuouki"; this is the urakata i.e. backstory of Hakuouki. The only route I played was Okada Izou's route. This is because, 1) green hair is not my taste (Katsura), 2) Takasugi was outright ugly in real life, 3) I prefer Japanese over white men (Glover) in general; just my taste, 4) Izou reminds me of Kenshin my first historical anime love. Actually I was really annoyed that Chizuru's damn brother was named Kaoru, just like Kenshin's wife. I think I played through the game thinking that Izou-kun was Kenshin LOL. Anyways I liked Izou-kun's voice, too, and his story was not bad either. Okita-san was so cute in his route, too. And the fighting stuff wasn't too bad, either; it's cool to watch the characters' kendo moves. Izou was adorable, too. Although Izou apparently had slight buck teeth but looking at photos of him it's not too bad; he's sort of cute, even. His face is quite slim, too. He looks better than that old Takasugi at least (sorry Mr. Takasugi). Urakata had a lot of fun events, too, like the matsuri event and buying Izou a new scarf, etc. But fun as it was it wasn't as good as the original Hakuouki. I'd say that emotion-wise nothing comes close to the level of Hakuouki as of now. But Urakata was quite cool and amusing in its own right... and it was cute!!
Review on the Hakuouki Series (SPOILERS)
Hi people!
So, today, for a change, I was thinking of writing up a post on Otomate'smost milked best series of all-time: HAKUOUKI.
First, some things on my personal taste. I LOVE anime like Rurouni Kenshin and the anime-version Hakuouki i.e. Japanese history-type stuff. Heck, that old Jap feel is one of the things I like about Naruto, too. I first came into contact with Hakuouki when I watched the anime version back in my junior year of high school. I loved all those bishies and then finding out this was a game I bought a PSP (pink one) and the Hakuouki game PLUS the fandisc. And I officially got married to Okita-san.
So, to introduce you to the REAL versions of Shinsengumi people:
Vice-commander HIJIKATA TOSHIZOU was very handsome in real life, and taller than average Japanese people of that time. He did die at the same time as he did in the anime... *sniff* All the geisha loved him and sent him letters, etc. apparently.
1st Unit Captain OKITA SOUJI. Now, the below info is all from Japanese sites.
現在残っている肖像画は、沖田の姉のミツが孫・要を「総司にどこか似ている」と称したことから、昭和4年（1929年）に書かれたものである。: The portrait currently left of Okita is merely a portrait drawn by request of his sister Mitsu who thought her grandson "looked a bit like Souji"
OKAY. SO THAT UGLY PORTRAIT IS NOT ACTUALLY SOUJI THANK GOD; it was a drawing of another guy long after Souji died, PLUS in old-Japanese style. SO WHAT WAS HE REALLY LIKE?
いつも冗談を言っては笑っていた陽気な人物: always joking around, a smiling, bright person
子供達ともよく遊んであげていた: played a lot with little children
新選組に表立って敵対した者以外には人当たりの良い好人物であったと考えられている: was a sociable person with people other than outright enemies of Shinsengumi
「色の白い、小さい男だった」「長身」「肩の張り上がった」 : "a man of pale complexion and a slim body" "tall" "proud shoulders"
"最近になり沖田総司らしき写真がある。一人で写っている写真、近藤勇と一緒に写っている写真がある。 この写真によると確かに目の間隔が寄っている。[...] 後ろで現代でいうポニーテールになっている。 この写真だと美青年である。 この写真が今はいちばん有力なもの" : Recently, there have appeared photos that seem to be Okita Souji. [...] He has his hair in a ponytail like other men of the age. There is a photo where he is alone as well as a photo where he is with Kondou Isami. If this photo is him, then he is a bishonen. This photo has, as of now, the highest possibility of being Okita Souji."
He died less than a year before Hijikata did, so the timing is about the same as in the anime, I guess.
3rd Unit Captain SAITOU HAJIME was... ugly... in real life. Puffy eyes and thick lips. *ahem* But he lived through that last appearance in the animeand fought Shishio with Kenshin and got married and died at 71 or something like that.
8th Unit Captain TOUDOU HEISUKE was a slim-build bishie (小柄な美男子) in real life and was just a few months younger than Okita-san and therefore the youngest in the Shinsengumi. And he was killed by mistake despite Kondou-san's orders to spare him... I feel so sorry for him...
10th Unit Captain HARADA SANOSUKE was... A normal chubby Asian man. Your average good-natured cha-han cook. But according to his acquaintances he was handsome in his younger days (before he...... gained weight.....). He is said to have died in the Boshin War but there is a rumor that he somehow escaped to China and made a band of yakuza or something like that... and appeared to help Japan in the first Sino-Japanese war. Hmm...
So all-in-all Hijikata-san and Okita-san (most likely) and Heisuke were the only true bishies... And Sano was one when he was young. And I guess Kazama since he's a fictional character. So because, personally, I love bishies and like to think of historical otome game people as my love in a past life or something, Saitou and Harada go to the end of my preference list. On top of that, Harada didn't become a Rasetsu which is supposed to be part of the point of Hakuouki LOL. Here goes my preference list from bottom to top:
6th Place: Saitou Hajime
Fine... I like his personality in the anime... And his sexy voice... And that snow-rabbit thing... And the way he blushes... It's just that it's annoying that he has to be so disappointing *cough cough* in real life. In addition, his outfit is sort of... Unrealistic, since you can't fight with a sword unless you're wearing PANTS (hakama), not a robe/skirt kimono. I like his scarf, though.
5th Place: Harada Sanosuke
Well, he WAS handsome when young. So he's better than Saitou for me. And he's sexy with that spear of his. And I love sake like he does. Plus he seems like he'll be a good dad to his kids. On top of that he might have survived. Yusa Kouji isn't my favorite voice actor, but he did a good job for Sano's role. Sano is also the most... Um... Well, let's just say he has the *sex*iest route. But I seem to have a thing for vampiric stuff (?) so..... His not turning into a Rasetsu is actually a turnoff.
4th Place: Kazama Chikage
C'mon, he's hot! And why not go for the same kind as yourselfand build a new kingdom and go Toki no Kizuna all over again? LOL he's a type of superhuman so he'd protect you well. I like his name, too. AND he seems rich. I like his outfits, too, being so fancy and all.
3rd Place: Toudou Heisuke
He was a real bishonen historically, which is a plus point for me. And I like cute, brighter guys better than adult-ish, only hot ones (sorry Sano-san). Plus, he and Chizuru look good together; it's the friend-to-lover relationship story, no? Actually I felt really bad placing him below Hijikata-san but I just did because Hijikata is canon in the anime and I like Hijikata's outfit better... But dang, Heisuke is soooo... sooooooo short. (=_=^) Plus, his bangs are weird;;
2nd Place: Hijikata Toshizou
I have no idea why our dear handsome Fukuchou is not as popular as Saitou... Maybe most girls don't care about real history? LOL anyways. I would have liked his ponytail to have been higher up like Kenshin in his old Bakumatsu days, though. And I like Miki Shinichirou's voice because of Roy Mustang my FMA love. Plus, he's cute when he blushes, and the fact that he fought to the end is also quite attractive. In the anime, he kills Kazama and dies of exhaustion from all those shots... And that scene just made me cry and cry and cry over him;;
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1st Place: OKITA SOUJI SAMA
My love in Hakuouki and my favorite anime/game character of all time AND my husband AND my love in my past life in the Bakumatsu period.
A lot of people wonder why Souji is so popular but I personally think it's the gap between the many facets of his personality. Normally he is a bright guy who plays along with kids and cracks jokes and likes to tease and scare cute girls. Then, he gets frighteningly loyal to Kondou-san (I think he feels of Kondou as if he were his father or something) and the Shinsengumi - a ruthless master swordsman, who eventually becomes a Rasetsu from the fear he will become useless. In the game he says something like Chizuru deserves a better guy or something? And I can't help but think that he was trying to stop himself from liking her throughout the first part of the game (-_-). God, Souji. Stop making Chizuru weep and weep and weep.
On top of that, in both the anime and the game he shows a greatly sacrificial side, showing great mental strength despite his illness.
First, in the anime. I still think that in the anime he eventually liked Chizuru but didn't want to show it because 1) Souji's friggin sick and dying (I wish I had a time machine so I could bring him to this age and treat his tuberculosis & 2) Hijikata will take better care of her... So I think he died to protect the two things that were most important to him: the Shinsengumi and its cause, now taken up by Hijikata; and Chizuru. I cried an ocean when Souji died.
Second, in the game. As aforementioned Souji didn't want to make Chizuru think he likes her. So I seriously was so moved when he saved her from those bullets (F*CK YOU KAORU). And I seriously half regret seeing the bad end but once you see it you can't stop loving him. Another plus point: Morikubo Shoutarou's voice is sexiness and cuteness combined.
There is another more personal reason I love Souji so much but that is only for one or two very close friends :P
Many people think Souji is a yandere. Well, he does start out as one. But it's not severe at all (coughMiraiNikkicough). Actually I think he's more on the stereotypical I'll-protect-her-by-pushing-her-away type. I would have hated him if he were yandere till the very end LOL
The game itself was all in all quite satisfactory for me, although I didn't play Harada and Saitou's routes (only went through the fanbook). All the voice actors fit their characters quite well. I do wish that the merchandise were less limited though (but can't complain since I got all I want except for a hair scrunchie and a bromide). Kazuki Yone's art was wonderful (dat kiss with my Souji-samaaa). The setting itself gave the game a kind of 'setsunai' air (I really dunno how to say this in English; something like feeling love and longing and sadness at the same time?). Souji's route had a lot of well-thought-out lines, too, like in that scene when he was sick and he was like "Why... why is it that every time I open my eyes you are there beside me? Nande?" in that weak but soooo sweet voice... and Chizuru was like "WTH am I sposed to answer???? omgomgomg"
The anime was also quite well-made and heartbreaking. That last scene with that music. And Hijikata's ghost saying Chizuru's name before he leaves to the other world. I wonder what Chizuru did after all those bishies died. I would have mourned Hijikata for the rest of my life or something. How would you think of marrying another guy when a guy you loved died for you?! Personally I think the anime had better music than the game, but the game was better for me because my favorite character is Souji-san. Souji's end in the anime was really moving, though. And it was a good thing they didn't show Saitou died or anything because he did NOT. As for the Reimeiroku anime, I wish I could have seen Ryuunosuke and that maiko girl being all lovey-dovey... But it was satisfactory.
So in my next post I'm thinking of writing about Urakata Hakuouki and Toki no Kizuna.
So, today, for a change, I was thinking of writing up a post on Otomate's
First, some things on my personal taste. I LOVE anime like Rurouni Kenshin and the anime-version Hakuouki i.e. Japanese history-type stuff. Heck, that old Jap feel is one of the things I like about Naruto, too. I first came into contact with Hakuouki when I watched the anime version back in my junior year of high school. I loved all those bishies and then finding out this was a game I bought a PSP (pink one) and the Hakuouki game PLUS the fandisc. And I officially got married to Okita-san.
So, to introduce you to the REAL versions of Shinsengumi people:
Vice-commander HIJIKATA TOSHIZOU was very handsome in real life, and taller than average Japanese people of that time. He did die at the same time as he did in the anime... *sniff* All the geisha loved him and sent him letters, etc. apparently.
1st Unit Captain OKITA SOUJI. Now, the below info is all from Japanese sites.
現在残っている肖像画は、沖田の姉のミツが孫・要を「総司にどこか似ている」と称したことから、昭和4年（1929年）に書かれたものである。: The portrait currently left of Okita is merely a portrait drawn by request of his sister Mitsu who thought her grandson "looked a bit like Souji"
OKAY. SO THAT UGLY PORTRAIT IS NOT ACTUALLY SOUJI THANK GOD; it was a drawing of another guy long after Souji died, PLUS in old-Japanese style. SO WHAT WAS HE REALLY LIKE?
いつも冗談を言っては笑っていた陽気な人物: always joking around, a smiling, bright person
子供達ともよく遊んであげていた: played a lot with little children
新選組に表立って敵対した者以外には人当たりの良い好人物であったと考えられている: was a sociable person with people other than outright enemies of Shinsengumi
「色の白い、小さい男だった」「長身」「肩の張り上がった」 : "a man of pale complexion and a slim body" "tall" "proud shoulders"
"最近になり沖田総司らしき写真がある。一人で写っている写真、近藤勇と一緒に写っている写真がある。 この写真によると確かに目の間隔が寄っている。[...] 後ろで現代でいうポニーテールになっている。 この写真だと美青年である。 この写真が今はいちばん有力なもの" : Recently, there have appeared photos that seem to be Okita Souji. [...] He has his hair in a ponytail like other men of the age. There is a photo where he is alone as well as a photo where he is with Kondou Isami. If this photo is him, then he is a bishonen. This photo has, as of now, the highest possibility of being Okita Souji."
He died less than a year before Hijikata did, so the timing is about the same as in the anime, I guess.
3rd Unit Captain SAITOU HAJIME was... ugly... in real life. Puffy eyes and thick lips. *ahem* But he lived through that last appearance in the anime
8th Unit Captain TOUDOU HEISUKE was a slim-build bishie (小柄な美男子) in real life and was just a few months younger than Okita-san and therefore the youngest in the Shinsengumi. And he was killed by mistake despite Kondou-san's orders to spare him... I feel so sorry for him...
10th Unit Captain HARADA SANOSUKE was... A normal chubby Asian man. Your average good-natured cha-han cook. But according to his acquaintances he was handsome in his younger days (before he...... gained weight.....). He is said to have died in the Boshin War but there is a rumor that he somehow escaped to China and made a band of yakuza or something like that... and appeared to help Japan in the first Sino-Japanese war. Hmm...
So all-in-all Hijikata-san and Okita-san (most likely) and Heisuke were the only true bishies... And Sano was one when he was young. And I guess Kazama since he's a fictional character. So because, personally, I love bishies and like to think of historical otome game people as my love in a past life or something, Saitou and Harada go to the end of my preference list. On top of that, Harada didn't become a Rasetsu which is supposed to be part of the point of Hakuouki LOL. Here goes my preference list from bottom to top:
6th Place: Saitou Hajime
Fine... I like his personality in the anime... And his sexy voice... And that snow-rabbit thing... And the way he blushes... It's just that it's annoying that he has to be so disappointing *cough cough* in real life. In addition, his outfit is sort of... Unrealistic, since you can't fight with a sword unless you're wearing PANTS (hakama), not a robe/skirt kimono. I like his scarf, though.
5th Place: Harada Sanosuke
Well, he WAS handsome when young. So he's better than Saitou for me. And he's sexy with that spear of his. And I love sake like he does. Plus he seems like he'll be a good dad to his kids. On top of that he might have survived. Yusa Kouji isn't my favorite voice actor, but he did a good job for Sano's role. Sano is also the most... Um... Well, let's just say he has the *sex*iest route. But I seem to have a thing for vampiric stuff (?) so..... His not turning into a Rasetsu is actually a turnoff.
4th Place: Kazama Chikage
C'mon, he's hot! And why not go for the same kind as yourself
3rd Place: Toudou Heisuke
He was a real bishonen historically, which is a plus point for me. And I like cute, brighter guys better than adult-ish, only hot ones (sorry Sano-san). Plus, he and Chizuru look good together; it's the friend-to-lover relationship story, no? Actually I felt really bad placing him below Hijikata-san but I just did because Hijikata is canon in the anime and I like Hijikata's outfit better... But dang, Heisuke is soooo... sooooooo short. (=_=^) Plus, his bangs are weird;;
2nd Place: Hijikata Toshizou
I have no idea why our dear handsome Fukuchou is not as popular as Saitou... Maybe most girls don't care about real history? LOL anyways. I would have liked his ponytail to have been higher up like Kenshin in his old Bakumatsu days, though. And I like Miki Shinichirou's voice because of Roy Mustang my FMA love. Plus, he's cute when he blushes, and the fact that he fought to the end is also quite attractive. In the anime, he kills Kazama and dies of exhaustion from all those shots... And that scene just made me cry and cry and cry over him;;
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1st Place: OKITA SOUJI SAMA
My love in Hakuouki and my favorite anime/game character of all time AND my husband AND my love in my past life in the Bakumatsu period.
A lot of people wonder why Souji is so popular but I personally think it's the gap between the many facets of his personality. Normally he is a bright guy who plays along with kids and cracks jokes and likes to tease and scare cute girls. Then, he gets frighteningly loyal to Kondou-san (I think he feels of Kondou as if he were his father or something) and the Shinsengumi - a ruthless master swordsman, who eventually becomes a Rasetsu from the fear he will become useless. In the game he says something like Chizuru deserves a better guy or something? And I can't help but think that he was trying to stop himself from liking her throughout the first part of the game (-_-). God, Souji. Stop making Chizuru weep and weep and weep.
On top of that, in both the anime and the game he shows a greatly sacrificial side, showing great mental strength despite his illness.
First, in the anime. I still think that in the anime he eventually liked Chizuru but didn't want to show it because 1) Souji's friggin sick and dying (I wish I had a time machine so I could bring him to this age and treat his tuberculosis & 2) Hijikata will take better care of her... So I think he died to protect the two things that were most important to him: the Shinsengumi and its cause, now taken up by Hijikata; and Chizuru. I cried an ocean when Souji died.
Second, in the game. As aforementioned Souji didn't want to make Chizuru think he likes her. So I seriously was so moved when he saved her from those bullets (F*CK YOU KAORU). And I seriously half regret seeing the bad end but once you see it you can't stop loving him. Another plus point: Morikubo Shoutarou's voice is sexiness and cuteness combined.
There is another more personal reason I love Souji so much but that is only for one or two very close friends :P
Many people think Souji is a yandere. Well, he does start out as one. But it's not severe at all (coughMiraiNikkicough). Actually I think he's more on the stereotypical I'll-protect-her-by-pushing-her-away type. I would have hated him if he were yandere till the very end LOL
The game itself was all in all quite satisfactory for me, although I didn't play Harada and Saitou's routes (only went through the fanbook). All the voice actors fit their characters quite well. I do wish that the merchandise were less limited though (but can't complain since I got all I want except for a hair scrunchie and a bromide). Kazuki Yone's art was wonderful (dat kiss with my Souji-samaaa). The setting itself gave the game a kind of 'setsunai' air (I really dunno how to say this in English; something like feeling love and longing and sadness at the same time?). Souji's route had a lot of well-thought-out lines, too, like in that scene when he was sick and he was like "Why... why is it that every time I open my eyes you are there beside me? Nande?" in that weak but soooo sweet voice... and Chizuru was like "WTH am I sposed to answer???? omgomgomg"
The anime was also quite well-made and heartbreaking. That last scene with that music. And Hijikata's ghost saying Chizuru's name before he leaves to the other world. I wonder what Chizuru did after all those bishies died. I would have mourned Hijikata for the rest of my life or something. How would you think of marrying another guy when a guy you loved died for you?! Personally I think the anime had better music than the game, but the game was better for me because my favorite character is Souji-san. Souji's end in the anime was really moving, though. And it was a good thing they didn't show Saitou died or anything because he did NOT. As for the Reimeiroku anime, I wish I could have seen Ryuunosuke and that maiko girl being all lovey-dovey... But it was satisfactory.
So in my next post I'm thinking of writing about Urakata Hakuouki and Toki no Kizuna.
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