Yeah. That was my reaction when I saw Benkei in the game for the first time.

It’s been a week and a half since this delectable offering from Minatosoft came out, but I’ve only had the time to complete three heroine routes so far (Tsubame, Kokoro, and Margitte). I figured I’d still write about my impressions of this visual novel so far for those of you who’re interested.

Like its prequel (Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai, which was god-tier and is being translated into English by the good folks over at Yandere Translations), Majikoi S‘s main appeal comes from its wacky yet likable characters. All the characters from the original game return, the main heroines get extra sex after routes, some side heroines have been promoted to full heroine status, and a host of new characters join the party (such as the aforementioned Benkei, Yoshitsune, Mon-sama etc.). Despite the huge cast, each individual character stands out through their unique quirks and characteristics, and they all interact in ingeniously hilarious ways. The characters are also voiced by A-list voice actors/actresses (Asakawa Yuu, Itou Shizuka, Satou Rina, Fukuyama Jun, and Wakamoto Norio to name a few), which makes the playing experience all the more enjoyable.

The jokes just keep coming (in the main parts of the routes, that is; it’s just H-scene after H-scene once you get together with a heroine), and they’re all really good. The game also makes a lot of references, one of the more delightful ones being how Yoichi, a new character and delusional young man, often remarks that the organization is after him…

The game’s focus on the appeal of its characters and humor unfortunately means there really isn’t much of a plot (at least, not yet), but, y’know, you’re kinda doing it wrong if you’re playing Majikoi S for the plot.

Art-wise… wagi (the artist) is a god. I’ll let the following random screenshots speak for themselves.

Tsubame Matsunaga
(1) (2) (3 NSFW) (4 NSFW) (5 NSFW)

Kokoro Fushikawa
(1) (2 NSFW) (3 NSFW)

Margitte Eberbach
(1 Kinda NSFW) (2 NSFW) (3 NSFW)

As for the H-scenes, I was going to comment on how they seemed shorter than the marathons in the original game… until they threw that ridiculously long one at me where Kokoro and Yamato went at it all night. Not that the H-scenes were bad or anything (on the contrary, they had god-tier art and fantastic voice acting), but a couple of them did drag on for a bit.

They composed a new soundtrack for Majikoi S, and although it’s not bad at all, I do remember liking the soundtrack in the prequel a lot more. It would’ve been nice if they’d brought some of the original themes back for nostalgia’s sake.

In short, Majikoi S has great quirky characters, art and CG to die for, A-list voice acting, great jokes and references, and saga-length H-scenes where the girls you’ve come to love are given good tastings of the legendary Yamato Cannon™. What’s not to like?

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See you next week! Or something!

Thanks for Socratics101 for the better channel, come visit at: http://livestream.com/bukkit

For the first time ever, UTW will be streaming the MIKUNOPOLIS concert (subtitles provided by Doremi Fansubs!), and we’re inviting all fans to come and join us for the fun!

The fun begins at 7:00PM EST (-5 UTC) Saturday, February 4th on livestream (the channel will go public at 6:00PM EST) with a special pre-airing, followed by the actual concert. If we’re feeling up to it, we may leave the steam on for the previous concerts (or whatever else we feel like streaming).

Please note that this is stream quality, and you’re welcome to join us even if you decide to watch this on your own computer. We will be using IRC and livestream as our source for communication.

True fans of Hatsune Miku should remember to purchase the blu-ray!

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Nanasaki is as delicious as ever. Dat section in the middle, oh gawd…

WTB: wifey like Ai. (ar)

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HYUK HYUK HYUK

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This package contains:

• Episodes 17-20

This is the second last Blu-ray batch, and the final batch of 21-24 should be coming around early April. Le enjoy.

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It’s been a horribly long day. Sorry for the delay, and enjoy some intellectual poses!

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This week we have the concluding Rihoko episode! And… (spoilers)

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Nanasaki Ai’s up next week, so get ready for some delicious swimsuit action!

In other news, Majikoi S came out this early morning (omfg Kokoro route and Margitte route and new characters OMFG), but I was stuck subbing this episode this morning and now I have to go to work for about 14 hours including both jobs and traveling. UTW shut down until we’re all done playing it… just kidding.

Carnival Phantasm Ep. 12
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Fate Prototype
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Surprise double release for today! Here’s Carnival Phantasm episode 12 and the mini OVA included in the third volume, Fate/Prototype, for your enjoyment. This brings us to the end of the Carnival Phantasm project!

It’s been a long but very fulfilling ride through the three volumes of this series. Quite possibly the best gag parody series I’ve ever seen, I enjoyed watching every minute of it, and it has been so much pleasure to share this wonderful series with you all. It’s always sad to see a good series end, but that’s what makes the experience all the more valuable. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

I suppose it was pretty interesting to watch this small Fate/Prototype digest and see how the concepts in it eventually matured to those present in the Fate/Stay Night game. The middle section, put simply, was a TL nightmare, replete with contextless Nasu(TM) dialogue all overlapping one another (up to four voices talking simultaneously). After some analysis, thought, and mix-and-matching, I’m hopeful I did the translations justice.

And… the curtain call!

Raze (TypeMoon Fag/Translator/Editor/QC):

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ar (Typesetter/Encoder):

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Kusion (Timer):

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Thanks also go to Bob64 and fnord for assisting with the typesetting, Moshi for his very valuable input, and fgghjjkll for filling in for the timing of ep9.

Please enjoy the final episode of this incredible series, and thank you for flying UTW! A batch will hopefully be released sometime soon.

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Turns out ar didn’t need to go to work, but I still ended up waking 2 hours later than usual, so… a slight delay. Here you go anyway!

Oh, an interim poll just for kicks. What’s the bet that Rihoko’ll be friendzoned again?

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The oh-so-mysterious unused character makes her big debut! Well, not really big, but still!

The opening has been updated to official lyrics, and—funny enough—the song still makes no sense! A big やった！ for denpa songs.

Enjoy episode three!