Sean Akizuki's Fantasy Critic

If there's any villain in Star Wars that's really bad-ass and deserves a tribute, it's the Sith lord Darth Sidious otherwise known as Palpatine. Though he was a total mystery, all that was known was that he was a human raised by Darth Plagueis whom he killed after learning the secret to manipulate the Force to create life, hence he may have been Anakin Skywalker's "father". So there hasn't been any clue of whether or not Shmi Skywalker was his slave but there is a possibility. Maybe during the time he raised a Zabrak to his apprentice he dubbed as Darth Maul, he was a successful senator but known also for his lasciviousness. He had some relationships possibly with slave girls and he fathered Triclops along the way. So perhaps during that time, he may have also sired Anakin Skywalker either by the Force or natural conception but that's just my speculation. So that may make Triclops the half-brother of Anakin Skywalker since Ken, Triclops' son ...

Well I'd like to give my critic on Jonathan Tzachor's writing.  Here are the two seasons he's involved in: Power Rangers Wild Force (his best) vs. Power Rangers Samurai (his worst but or maybe it's because I'm all grown up?!).  So here's what I think: Power Rangers Wild Force- It potentially had the power to become better than Gaoranger in some ways.  Cole Evans was a pretty interesting character (and well, I think his conception brought the birth of comedic but way more bad-ass Jan Kandou in Gekiranger, both jungle boys) and that Master Org was simply wicked.  Gaoranger was a good series but IMO Wild Force had a little more drama, making the show not a copy/paste work.  Despite the flaws of Wild Force, it's a pretty awesome season although Rick Medina did turn out to be a douche. :( Power Rnagers Samurai- Oh boy, this is a bad season IMO.  Why?  Well, he's not being creative.  I believe that Saban wanted an Asian red ranger but didn't get it b...

If there's one trend that seems to delight me is when Japanese anime does not only go live in Japan but also if it gets a Chinese adaptation. Yeah. Here are just a few of the Anime series that have been given a live Chinese adaptation and what I think: Hana Yori Dango- It became the basis for Meteor Garden 1.  However the ending was pretty different for the Anime vs. the Taiwanese version by F4.  Kaede Doumyoji was way scarier in the live version or maybe it's because the actress Zhen Xiu Zhen is really an awesome actress (I wish the actress were my mom and she'd teach me a thing or two about acting!).  It had a second season which wasn't as good while being original, it did deserve some praise. Marmalade Boy- Ken Zhu and Stella Huang do their parts as Miki and Yuu rather well. The Poor Prince- Vic Zhou manages to get his first main part here.  However there was a casting error making Ken Zhu the father of Vic Zhou, it's as stupid as Ti Lung being Jacky Chan...

The first set: Cobra Commander vs. Destro The relationship between Cobra Commander and Destro is obviously a stormy leader vs. second-in-command which can be evident that Destro's desire to take over Cobra is loud and clear.  Destro like Starscream has no real loyalty but to himself and having scientific abilities.  Despite Destro's betrayals, Cobra Commander still keeps him around while both of them still fight. Cobra Commander's role as Megatron is where he is a hot-headed commander who is always in conflict with his deputy Destro over many issues - even Destro is not afraid to physically hurt Cobra Commander like Starscream is not afraid to physically hurt Megatron.  His role started of as a ruthless, evil dictator with a Megatron-like personality (which was the comics version) until later, he was also portrayed with silly plots, even to senseless that his subordinate Destro spat at his plans far more openly. The second set: Serpentor vs. Cobra Commander When...

In G.I.Joe's third season by DIC, the series opened with a mini-series called Operation Dragonfire.  Apparently while some Joes may have been transferred somewhere (in the case of Duke returned in the second DIC season, technically G.I.Joe's fourth season).  However for Cobra, it seems some of the members perished.  During the opening, Serpentor is seen operating with Destro, Baroness, Copperhead and Night Viper and a new recruit named Gnawgahyde in the quest to harness Dragonfire. Here's my analysis of who could have died: The three major figures of Cobra-La namely Golobulus, Pythona and Nemesis Enforcer.  Remember the final event?  Pythona and Nemesis Enforcer (whose wings got weakened) fell into the abyss and the Cobra-La dome fell on them.  Golobulus may have perished in the explosion.  Larry Hama wrote his fate as dead in an avalanche. Strange isn't it that Cobra Commander as a snake got recovered? The Crimson Twins, Dr. Mindbender and Zartan...

I guess here's one couple where chemistry meets chemistry and perhaps, they're luckier than Liu Kang and Kitana namely Baraka ad Mileena.  How?  Well Baraka did grow up with Mileena under the rule of Shao Kahn and both are implied to be attracted to another.  In fact, in both of their endings (non-canon), they end up ruling Outworld as emperor and empress.  So much for Shao Kahn's "never turn against him" plot for Mileena.  Actually, their relationship seems to flourish with the fact that they're both ugly inside out and vicious.  Also it's implied that Baraka also keeps the secret of Mileena's true origin as a clone of Kitana with Tarkatan features throughout the games. But it was placed in a sour note though in Mortal Kombat Deception/Unchained because unlike the previous games where they seem to be falling in love.  Baraka did rescue her but she was having her own motives- to replace Kitana where as long as she wore her veil, people thought she was...

Although Saban did succeed with adapting Super Sentai as Power Rangers (and the term is now coined even for Super Sentai by Filipinos and Koreans who call Sentai as "the original Power Rangers" and Power Rangers as "the adaptation of the original"), there was the notoriously sucky Mashed Rider.  It was adapted from Black RX which was for some Kamen Rider fans, not so great as its predecessor Masked Rider Black but for me was an awesome show.  The adaptation is TRASH.  Why?  Here are some reasons: bad humor to the point that Tokusatsu's humor rocks, bad acting and not to Ferbus is nowhere near the pet alien in Jaspion, he was useless.  And oh yeah, it was really a poor adaptation. Differences with Black RX to see why Mashed Rider sucks: Black RX is the continuation of Kamen Rider Black while Black RX is somewhat linked to Power Rangers. The archenemy of Black RX is the Grand Lord Crisis.  In Black RX, Grand Lord Crisis was demoted in the form of "Lava...