Sean Akizuki's Fantasy Critic

Kamen Rider was one of the things that entranced me as a child. They had the cool bug design, the awesome action and well, it all began with the Kamen Rider era where it began with the first Kamen Rider to the last of the Showa. These TV shows were: The Kamen Rider (there was an additional Kamen Rider) Kamen Rider V3 (aided by Riderman) Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider Amazon Kamen Rider Stronger Kamen Rider Skyrider Kamen Rider Super-1 (after this, ZX was just a TV special) Kamen Rider Black-Black RX Perhaps the most popular was Kamen Rider Black which ran for two seasons against two different enemies. The first season although it was well-received by many was too gloomy for me and I preferred the second season which is Black RX because it wasn't too serious. In Black RX, the riders united to defeat the Crisis Empire but their role was more on helping civilians so to say they were given unfair treatment is trash. What was also intriguing is that during the course of the series, there...

After a decade of wait, finally Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is here. I have enjoyed playing the VS. Series with Capcom especially Marvel vs. Capcom 2 against my friends in the CPU and getting in a rough match. It's got the graphics, the moves, the violence and I hope Disney will withdraw from Marvel soon enough. I've even read it will involve Dormammu. Final boss? I kind of thought though that Sigma may make a good final boss but maybe Dormammu is better. Here's a little interview of of the upcoming game. I'll just have to pay PS3 at my third degree nephew's (or second cousin once removed) house since it's not likely I'll buy a PS3 since I've become too hooked with creative writing. I definitely however don't feel very excited about computer games anymore though.

Conan the Adventurer's most frequently seen villain Wrath-Amon the incumbent leader of the Snake Cult and high priest to the snake god Set was one of the childhood villains I found scary but not as scary as Set himself though. Wrath-Amon himself is portrayed to be the show's version of Serpentor. He has almost the same outfit as Serpentor and he's just temperamental and pure delicious ham. Consider the similarity may be there because Conan the Adventurer was also produced by Hasbro. The role of Wrath-Amon himself as the Chief Servant of Set, the high priest and ruler of Stygia. In the Robert E. Howard folklore - the city of Stygia is devoted to Set and worshiping any other god isn't allowed. The High Priest holds the real power while the king is symbolic - which may explain why Mesmira was Queen of Stygia while Wrath-Amon served as the high priest of the serpent god Set. What was revealed was that he was once a gilla monster owned by the previous high priest known a...

It's just shameful how Rita and Lord Zedd could end up together while PR's most famous couple Tommy and Kimberly were soon broken up. I mean I watched the whole show for these two lovebirds, their wonderful chemistry that was really broken. I read somewhere that Amy Jo Johnson was promised a better career by some production so she arranged for her graceful exit with Saban (in contrast to Thuy Trang who had payroll issues like Yuki Yajima had with Japan Action Club) and did it. I believe that's why Catherine Sutherland was introduced into the show as Catherine to replace her. So okay, I thought Catherine was just temporary but it wasn't. In fact, Amy Jo Johnson never showed up so the writers really had to shift her character too fast from a likable one to an unlikable one- that is dump Tommy just like that. WTF? In fact, a later episode had Tommy and Catherine a married couple (in the future) which really made me throw away the whole Zordon arc out of that outrage....

If there was any PR couple that really lasted long, it was Lord Zedd and Rita. So okay Lord Zedd didn't like Rita when he first appeared on the show because she failed to capture the Earth and banished her away. But he underestimated her that she was able to return to the moon, drugged him with a love potion and ended up marrying her while she planned to take over. But things went rather differently after their rather funny wedding. So what happened next? Rita came to truly love Lord Zedd for who he was and not for his power. Lord Zedd on the other hand was coming to accept Rita as his wife. The two had rather difficult journeys while designing even deadlier schemes as a couple. Even when Lord Zedd had toned down in terms of his temper, it didn't make him any less dangerous. So Goldar discovered it was all a sham and tried to administer the antidote but to everybody's surprise, Lord Zedd was still in love with Rita. Theoretically saying, Lord Zedd may have suppressed...

As a child in the late tens - one of the shows that I held dear (but now an Old Shame) was Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers . I could remember how Lord Zedd became known to be more intimidating than Rita Repulsa but proved to be just as stupid. I mean, it took their marriage (and him becoming less scary) to finally make him an even bigger threat (which still made him scary). I think one of the issues that I had was the rise of the Z-Putties.  Lord Zedd arrived and bragged that he would do better than Rita Repulsa. Goldar suggested sending putties. Lord Zedd finally created a new brand of putties that he claimed was supposedly stronger. Yes, they appeared stronger as the Power Rangers were worn out from the first encounter. However, the tide was changed when Jason discovered that the Z on their chests was the WEAK SPOT. One punch then POOF - those guys managed to blow out! I kinda find that quite weird really. Sure, they were stronger than Rita's Putties but they were Glass Cannons...

I just don't find it strange how I could easily relate to Beast in Disney. Why? Well I did grow up with a bad temper tantrum that can't be resolved by normal means. Okay so let's say that I can easily get irritated over trivial matters, can really roar so loud and argue over a prolonged period of time. And somehow, some people think I still have some gold within me. So I think the last thing I'd like to hear is, "You have to control your temper." And indeed it's true. And I kind of thought though maybe I've met my future Belle but she's not yet ready. I kind of figured out that my type of women would be like Belle, some beauty, more brains and character that exceeds the outer while the outer gives a preview. What if that woman I met nine years younger is the Belle I'm searching? I certainly wouldn't bet that only child I met would be Belle due to her tough attitude much like Sakura Nishihori in Boukenger.