"I've been waiting for you."

Video game player, blogger, reviewer and fanfic author-in-training with my bestie 2-D-Rogue! In a constant state of rebuild, but looking to get to where I want to be soon! Current Fandoms: Final Fantasy (particularly VI and VII), Gensou Suikoden, Resident Evil/Biohazard, Silent Hill, Star Trek (particularly TNG and DS9), Yakuza/Ryu ga Gotoku (always changing)

[mistydaye]

Pixiv link

[philian-arkhiv]

#DazaKuni#Osamu Dazai#Doppo Kunikida#Soukiiro#Double Yellow#Bungo Stray Dogs#BSD fanart#peanuts-style

[mistydaye]

Chick shot!

[mistydaye]

I love this little robobo!

[philian-arkhiv]

Cube is just the most adorable robobo! 😍

[2-d-rogue]

The keyart for the stage play is so gorgeous!

[philian-arkhiv]

Whoever was responsible for the casting, makeup, costume design and press material deserves a ton of raises. The keyart is just beautiful! Everyone looks stunning and it feels like live-action Suikoden I! Now if only someone shows it outside of Japan on video...

[2-d-rogue]

He looks so good as Tir/Bocchan/HeroI/Rean (cute, too!). They made a really great pick.

[philian-arkhiv]

He already looked so good when they introduced him, but WOW...he's absolutely dived into the role so much! Cute, charismatic, AND looks perfect! Nice pick overall! A+, definitely have faith here!

[2-d-rogue]

Viktor and Flik look accurate at least, which makes me wonder why the leads had to be changed...

[philian-arkhiv]

#looks like they got the two guys from the radio drama to reprise their roles in this case #Riou/Riliu Jowy and Nanami's VAs were completely changed #guess they couldn't afford Yuki Kaji to come back

(via @2-d-rogue) Good to see the two of them are back, but I will likely miss the VAs for the main three. They probably asked Yuki Kaji back but he kept saying things about simulations and computer interfaces and dressed like a bellboy and it was all weird. XB But in all seriousness, yeah. If they're cheapening out on stuff about the anime, seems like they wouldn't have the ability to spring for Kaji nowadays. (At least Viktor and Flik look okay. Just hope the rest of the characters more resemble their style and not the mains...)

[2-d-rogue]

I'm really not a big fan of these redesigns...

[philian-arkhiv]

#what were they put off by boys wearing tight pants that much that they had to make them as baggy as possible?

#and Nanami's really worries me what they might do to her

#the art is a little off in general too

#I'm still gonna watch but this does lower my confidence a bit

#also “Riliu”... haha that's gonna cause discourse

(via @2-d-rogue)

I'm so terrified about what's going to happen later in the anime. If the artist literally can't put aside personal tastes to do quality character art or designs and instead throws practicality out for fanservice and baggyness, then I dread what'll happen for characters with sleek or practical designs (Camus and Miklotov, Killey, the Yamamotos), characters with certain exploitable designs (Sasuke, Karen, Sierra), and ESPECIALLY younger female characters (Millie, Meg, Viki, Nina, Wakaba).

Those arts really do hit at the confidence. I hope it works out, but the quality and the decisions bug me a ton. And the fact that they still have only put out stills which don't give any insight on the quality of the animation...I just feel there's a lot of red flags here. Will watch it still, but I'm going in with a raised eyebrow.

(Riliu...oh boy. That'll be fun!)

#Suikoden#Gensou Suikoden#Suikoden II#Gensou Suikoden II#Suikoden II the animation#screenshots

[2-d-rogue]

So, was that e-mail full of crap, or did the writers just forget? Hard to tell with this game...

[philian-arkhiv]

#ah this game... #really can't go a single sentence without contradicting itself

(via @2-d-rogue) I'm never not stunned about this - it's like each time we look at the game or look at the story or even small details like this, we find more and more plot holes or contradictions. I really wonder if Reunion fixed this, but to even be in any version of the game...feels like they never really got past their "Attack While the Tail is Up" days.

[2-d-rogue]

[philian-arkhiv]

#that was a pretty mean thing to say Zack (via @2-d-rogue) That actually is a shockingly mean thing to say. I get confidence and being proud, but jeez. (Perfect image in response, though! XDD)

[2-d-rogue]

Nooo! Not their status and privileges!

[philian-arkhiv]

Nooo! That status! Those privileges! XBBBB #feel like that second pic could be a reaction image. heheh (via @2-d-rogue) Indeed it could be. Saved it for that reason! ^^

[2-d-rogue]

Haha... I forgot this line was in the game.

[philian-arkhiv]

#old but a classic I suppose #also...“Vitamin Zack”? *snort*

(via @2-d-rogue )

Ahhh the mid-00s! I remember them so well! Between CC and Ace Attorney: Justice for All, localizers loved that ref. No doubt if Working Designs was still around they'd have used it too. But Vitamin Zack? Oh jeez! 😏

[2-d-rogue]

[philian-arkhiv]

#the theets are so cute but these ones stood out because of how hard they try to look intimidating #do your best you cute little guys!

(via @2-d-rogue)

These guys were just adorable. They try so, *so* hard, I can't help but find them a pair to cheer for. You got this - go for it!

[2-d-rogue]

I definitely like Mio and Mayu's new redesigned outfits in this version over the Wii's version.

[philian-arkhiv]

#especially Mayu's looks a lot better #that being said I wish they kept the butterfly-like appearance of their red bows #kinda important to keep that (via @2-d-rogue)

Agreed - I think their looks in the new remake are way better than those in the Wii remake. They look really nice! But I also do agree that the loss of the butterfly bows is a bit of a downside. Even if it's not the most realistic thing, it had a very symbolic nature to it. That could have been kept.

[2-d-rogue]

My Tir/Bocchan/SuikoI Hero nendoroid came!!!

[2-d-rogue]

The Lakitu in Mario Party Jamboree is so adorable.

[philian-arkhiv]

Lovely little cloud guy!!!

[2-d-rogue]

Explaining Razro's/Lazlo's name

NOTE: For the sake of personal preference and accuracy, I will be calling him "Razro".

So, I was reading through the Suikoden IV novelization and found the excerpt that explains how Razro got his name!

As some of us know, his name was fan translated as "Lazlo", while the Konami Pachinko game officially romanized it as "Razro".

Like with Tir and Riou in the official radio dramas, it appears they decided to use his novel name for the pachinko. Many believe it to be "Lazlo" because it's "an actual name".

But the fact is, he's supposed to be named after the town that picked him up as an infant: Razril.

The excerpt:

Gensou Suikoden IV novelization, Vol. 1, page 21 ラズロは、十五年前ラズリルの港に流れ着いた孤児である。 Razro was an orphan who washed ashore in Razril's harbor fifteen years ago. おそらく難破した船から流され、奇跡的に命を取り留めたのだろうと言われているが、両親の生死は知れない。 It's said he was likely swept from a shipwreck and miraculously survived, but the fate of his parents remains unknown. ラズロという名は、彼を拾った民たちが相談の上でつけたものだそうだ。ラズリルに流れ着いた赤ん坊だからラズロ、と至って単純な命名だった。 The name "Razro" was apparently chosen by the townspeople who found him after some discussion. It was a very simple naming: since he was a baby washed ashore in Razril, they called him "Razro". つまらない名前だとからかわれたこともたびたびあるが、ラズロは自分の名が好きだ。 Though he was often teased for having such a boring name, Razro liked his own name. 自分はラズリルの子なのだという自負を感じている。 He felt a sense of pride in being "the child of Razril."

And there you have it.

References: Gensou Suikoden IV novelization, volume 1, page 21

[philian-arkhiv]

#by the way this isn't meant to tell anyone they're wrong for calling him Lazlo #this is more meant to inform

(via @2-d-rogue)

[2-d-rogue]

The tree in the center of the box of the coin puzzle is also on the door of room 201, the place that's designed exactly like James and Mary's apartment room. (Found this out watching my buddy @philian-arkhiv's playthrough. Screenshots provided by him.)