Tokyo Ghoul: re Anime (Tokyo Ghoul 3rd Season)

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Tokyo Ghoul:re

Fantasy, Horror, Sci-fi, Psychological

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Airing Date:

April 3 2018, October 2018

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Studio Pierrot

【ニュース】『東京喰種トーキョーグール：re』第2期は10月放送スタート！　気になるティザービジュアルも解禁 #東京喰種 #東京喰種re https://t.co/wJOwETMZht pic.twitter.com/YSbkYKiMDr

— アニメイトタイムズ公式 (@animatetimes) June 14, 2018

「東京喰種:re」Co shu Nie歌うOP曲も流れるアニメPV第2弾解禁（動画あり） https://t.co/aXySzVmQkq pic.twitter.com/5SCTANzB0u

— コミックナタリー (@comic_natalie) March 16, 2018

先生のツイッターにて発表されました通り、アニメ「東京喰種トーキョーグール：re」2018年放送決定です！主人公の佐々木琲世役は花江夏樹さん！ぜひ、お楽しみに！！https://t.co/PBuBNvR4V0

— 【第２期10月～】アニメ「東京喰種:re」公式 (@tkg_anime) October 5, 2017

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Top 10 Time Travel Anime [Best Recommendations]

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Author: Hoshi-kun

I’m South African, harbouring an obsession for anything remotely related to Japan, mostly anime, of course. I draw sometimes. Some people call me Naledi, it’s my real name, or something like that. People think I’m stoic because I don’t smile often (I do sometimes). I like languages. Hoshi-kun and Naledi are the same side of the same coin.

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Author: Ian Williams

Hi, my name"s Ian. I grew up in the United States, but I"ve traveled to and lived in many different countries, including Scotland, Japan, and New Zealand. Some of my hobbies include reading, writing, chess, running, playing video games, and watching anime. I started getting more into anime after watching Dragon Ball Z on Toonami as a kid, and have been hooked by the amazing stories and characters in anime ever since.

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Have you ever wished that you could view the statue of liberty before it changed colors or watch the broadcast of Neil Armstrong stepping onto the moon, live? You could even go back to feudal Japan, like Kagome did in Inuyasha, and see a world full of yokai (monster) and other dangerous things. There are many different events throughout history that I would love to see, if I could travel through time. Which brings us to this list of the top 10 time traveling anime.

In this list, you will be reading about different anime that have taken the concept of time traveling in their own way. While most of the time, they will purposely travel in time, other times, they will be picked up by the hands of fate and played with.

• Episodes: 26


• Aired: October 2004 – March 2005

The phrase “wrong place at the wrong time” could summarize Zipang for us. As the latest destroyer, Mirai, travels into a fierce storm that does little damage to the ship, but the storm is a rouge time vortex that sucks the Mirai and all of her crew into the past during the middle of the of the biggest war in human history, World War II. Now, it is up to Captain Umezu Saburo to get his ship and crew back to their own time, without interfering with history too much.

Time travel can be tricky and the consequences of a single mistake years ago, could change what you know about the present. Luckily, the Captain of Mirai knew this and tried to stay out of history’s events. Leaving it to be the first choice for the entrance to Time Traveling anime.

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• Episodes: OVA (30 minutes)


• Aired: October 2012

A rite of passage for most high school students is the graduation trip. Some students go off to tropical paradises while others just take a trip to the big city. Arata, Hongou, Arisa and Ichimiya take a trip to their own town. Doesn’t sound that exciting, until you see what has happened to the once pristine town after 6,000 years.

Methods of time traveling can vary from show to show. Sometimes we are not even shown the explanation behind the time traveling. These girls are shot out of their time and are put into a world that they never expected to be the future, for without humans around, the earth could take strange turns.

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• Episodes: 14


• Aired: May 2009 – September 2009

A whirlwind with long hair tied up in a yellow bandana, that is the best for Haruhi Suzumiya, for her logic is far out there and even the wises person in the anime, Kyon, can’t figure out what she is doing half the time. This is an anime where the main character, Haruhi, drags her friends around to do anything that she thinks of and sometimes her imagination can run wild.

It is almost like Haruhi can conjure up anything out of her imagination, even a Time Traveler who joins her school and becomes a slave of Haruhi’s whim. Though, it’s not all bad for Mikuru Asahina as she sometimes likes the outfits that Haruhi dresses her up in.

In the second season, the mechanics of time traveling come into play with most of the season portraying the repetition of the same few weeks for almost 43 years. Bringing the possibilities of a time loop into this list. Where sometimes that loop is set up to fix something, this time it was set up for fun, even if Haruhi didn’t realize it.

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• Episodes: 24


• Aired: October 2005 – March 2006

When a man in a black trench coat appears before you, you should run for you don’t know who that might be. Haruka was lucky because the man in the black cape was Karasu, the furture version of her high school friend Yu Goto. Karasu was sent back to find the Dragon Torque and to fend off the agents of Shangri-La, people from a alternative future, where Haruka was already killed for who and what she is.

The time traveling in Noein shows us that many different actions can cause different dimensions to appear. Even if the event that caused the branch to split was not that long ago, a small change could drastically alter the course of time and have major repercussions with the world around it. If Captain Saburo wished, he could have changed the outcome of World War II with his accidental time traveling. The agents from Shangri-La showed us the outcome of what a change in history could do to in our future. Which brings it to number seven of this list.

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• Episodes: 13


• Aired: October 1999 – January 2000

Now and There, Here and There is another anime that the main character finds himself in a new time, surrounded by a harsh environment and harsher people. Shuuzou Matsutani tries to find his way back to his time and go home. Getting the help from Lala-Ru, a blue haired girl, he sets out to survive, and in doing so, he helps those who have to live in the harsh future.

Now and Then, Here and There shows us another version of what the future may bring if we don’t change our actions and protect the environment. Once the world turns into that from Fallout, there is no real hope. The time traveling in Now and Then, Here and There comes from the future, where they can grab people and bring them back from the past. Almost like the teleporters in Star Trek, just temporal-porters.

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• Episodes: 13


• Aired: July 2015 – September 2015

Life is tough sometimes and when you have magical powers, it doesn’t really make life any easier. In Charlotte, some teenagers have gained magical powers from a mysterious source. But, they are not going to take over the world, for once they become an adult their powers fade. Though, to control a child with magical powers would make any adult powerful, so an academy was built to protect those kids with powers. The builder of Hoshinoumi Academy is a secretive man who doesn’t want to be in the memories of anyone again.

Without giving away too many spoilers, one of Charlotte’s key plot devices is a person with the power to send his mind back in time to change the past. Charlotte spends some time explaining what happens as a result of this persons’ time traveling. Hopefully, you’ll agree why this new show is up high on the list of Time Traveling anime.

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• Episodes: 26


• Aired: October 2011 – April 2012

Imagine that you are given the power to always know what your loved one is always doing, before they do it. Now, think if your stalker had that power instead! The Future Diary centers on the idea of a powerful god, the God of Time and Space, who gives his power to different people. Those people have to fight to survive. When Yukiteru Amano starts receiving messages from his future self, he teams up with Yuno Gasai, to hopefully survive this whole game/battle together. But, Yuno’s intentions are not as honorable as they may seem.

Time traveling can be good and harmless, but The Future Diary takes the concept to a darker place with the whole “Fight to Survive” aspect, but it does give us a new take on what time traveling can be. The time traveling in The Future Diary is limited to around 10 minutes. Which leaves you open for major insolvencies if you’re in trouble stretching further back than that limit.

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• Episodes: Movie (98 minutes)


• Aired: July 2006

High school is the time of a young girl’s life. Makoto is a normal high school girl who loves baseball and her normal high school life. Unfortunately for Makoto, that all changes one day when she is alone in the chemistry room. She hears something in the teachers’ area and goes to investigate. Finding a small metallic walnut. As she looks down at the walnut, something falls over behind her, scaring her, causing her to trip. She lands on the walnut and finds herself in a time vortex. Waking up on the floor of the chemistry room, she thinks nothing of it, until she wrecks her bike, flying through the air and almost getting run over by a train. But, something weird happened that caused her to relive the past few minutes of her life.

Time Travelers need to keep good track of their toys, or who knows who will pick it up and cause havoc in the time stream. Luckily for the owner of the walnut shaped T.A.R.T.I.S., Makoto didn’t abuse the power too much… or destroy the universe. Time traveling should be for the professionals.

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• Episodes: 12


• Aired: January 2011 – April 2011

There have been many “Magical Girl” anime and each one has its own spin on an enemy and an ally. Now, when the enemy you have to fight, is a soul stealing witch, then you must count on your little fluffy friend, Kyuubey. The only thing Kyuubey wants is the crystals from the evil witches, what could be so wrong with that? To help fight the witches, Kyuubey grants his little magical girls anything that they could wish for. One of those little magical girls received the power to travel through time.

With the power to time travel, Magical Girl Homura Akemi sets out to stop the evil of the witches from harming another Magical Girl. However, she tries so many times that she becomes cold and the changes she wishes to make are impossible to achieve. Time, just can’t be changed sometimes. That is what this anime tells us about the hazards and rules of time traveling.

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• Episodes: 24


• Aired: April 2011 – September 2011

What can go wrong when a self-proclaimed mad scientist tries to fix his microwave? Luckily, you get a working microwave that can still heat up your leftover meatloaf from last night. Unlucky… or maybe lucky, you also get a time traveling device that allows you to send messages back to your past self. Each text that is sent, slightly changes the past until, Rintarou Okabe, discovers how it works. Then he really messed up Akihabara, the wonderland for Otaku all around the world. Left with a broken microwave, Rintarou has to repair what he wrecked.

This is not a happy-go-lucky anime where the lead character gets rich and lives a happy life. Instead, Rintarou’s life will not be the same. Each text he sends changes the very world he lives in and not every text that is sent can change what is meant to be.

This is an anime full of laughs and heartache by bringing you into its grasp like a hurricane playing with a butterfly. It drags you into the action and breaks your heart by the time it’s done.

Steins;Gate, is said to be the prime example of what a time traveling anime should be. It is what other sci-fi anime should look to become. Of course, you have older anime that has dealt with time traveling, Inuyasha for starters. Even Dragon Ball Z has had some time traveling. But Steins;Gate is currently the top among Time Traveling anime.

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Time is not something that should be messed with. Even if you can achieve miraculous things with it, the little butterflies that you could make are numerous and unpredictable. A simple action in your past, could completely change your life, and not always for the best. Anime, such as Steins;Gate and Charlotte, show what could happen if you mess with time traveling, both good and bad.

As the anime Zipang showed us, it is sometimes best to just stay out of the course of time and let the events that happened, happen. Other time traveling anime, like Inuyasha, Now and Then, Here and There and World’s End, just pretend that the events in the previous time don’t really affect the future time line.

Is there another great anime series that is based on time travel that you want to share? Let us know in the comments below!

Author: Zack Ringler

My name is Zack Ringler, just like it is written on all of my articles. I come from America, Indiana to be precise. I work for the Board of Education in Utsunomiya Japan. Heard of it? Didn’t think so. I am a teacher, writer and game designer with my first game “Moonshine Run” going on Kickstarter later this year. You can learn more about me on my facebook by looking up my name or just adding /zringler to the end of the facebook URL. Hope you like what you read, later.

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Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Anime

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🎉#ハチナイアニメ化 決 定 🎉
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監督のみなさん！

ハチ生-5回表-にて「八月のシンデレラナイン」のアニメ化決定が発表されました！！

詳細は順次発表予定なので、どうぞ続報をお楽しみに！

👇特報ムービーはこちらhttps://t.co/JlwOooQW7a pic.twitter.com/4lcSQZt6A5

— 【公式】八月のシンデレラナイン (@hachinai89) July 30, 2018

What You Need to Know:

• In the next line of anime to be announced, the Akatsuki & KADOKAWA mobile phone app "Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine" announced that the series will be getting an anime! There has been an announcement trailer released below, and below that, a promotional video for the game.


• The game is about the player becoming a director/coach for the baseball team of these girls and you help them learn about baseball and grow while aiming to go to Koshien, the ultimate high school baseball tournament.


• More information is coming at a later date, so stay tuned!

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So iDOLM@STER but with a baseball team?

I like the sound of this. Gimme gimme.

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Weekly Hot Moments in Anime

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Nagareboshi

Well damn! While Happy Sugar Life was a front runner this summer before it aired, it seems that the enthusiasm for it has really cooled down. Still though, the story is good.

In the most recept episode we see the raped boy from episode 1, Taiyou, return and this time he’s working with Satou at her new job. Terrified of older women, understandably, he is scared of his new boss. Satou helps him and then leaves the room. Afterwards, we learn that his new love is shio. SOMEHOW, because anime characters are idiots, Shio gets out, clearly she has been drugged or something as we have no idea why Shio can’t remember anything, Shio meets Taiyou after he meets the other hooded boy, who is clearly Shio’s brother, and is looking for her.

This is a mess. Shio is helping Taiyou feel better, but it’s not his tears, but his mouth watering in desire over wanting to have sex with Shio. We don7t get why Taiyou cannot put 2 and 2 together to figure out that he knows Satou, but the episode ends with him leading Shio away to let her stay with him while he looks for Shio.

Our money is on Taiyou dying in the next episode. Either that, or Satou will drug Shio, take her back, and THEN kill Taiyou. The weird teacher is now on Satou’s side helping her dispose of bodies and it’s just a matter of time until she snaps. Either way, her sweet moments are cute, but the bitter ones are a stark contrast. Either way, Happy Sugar Life is going to get darker and more violent as we go.

Yikes… this is not for the faint of heart.

Jenangelx3

In Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes this week, they introduced the notion of a Happiness Strap on the train in Kyoto. This made Aoi a bit solemn as she thinks about her current state and her troubles. While I suppose this is logical, especially for a teenager whose boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend (not explicitly stated but come on, you do the math). Anyway, I can understand how upset Aoi must be, but the inclusion of the Happiness Strap seems a bit odd, not that I have ever used a train to travel around Kyoto so its existence may or may not be real most tourists use the bus anyway). It feels like the Happiness Strap is used just to remind us, rather terribly, that Aoi has her own drama going on, even though it’s really not explored any more than it is in episode 1. When they showed Aoi getting sad, I will admit that I had no idea what was going on at first.
Also, I wonder why you would just have a train strap be some sort of lucky charm to bring you luck. It’s a bit odd. Why not go to one of the many Kyoto shrines for an actual charm? Do you think that holding a train strap would bring luck or do you think they just want to add a bit of superstition? Or maybe that was their weak way of mentioning that there’s drama?

Can your life turn around with such a simple charm?

Rod Locksley

Even if it’s a Sports anime, there’s definitely some drama in Hanebado!... and even if there’s some drama in Hanebado!, you would’ve never expected its main character to become the best badminton player in order to claim her mother back. I mean, in the first episodes we noticed something odd in Ayano’s approach to playing badminton, but this?

After losing to this beautiful yet mysterious and cocky blonde Connie, our sweet Ayano has some doubts not only about her skills but also about her past. For some reason, Connie knows Ayano’s mother —Uchika hanesaki, a legendary player herself— and uses this to mind break her opponent, but after the match is over she finally confess: ¡she’s also Uchika’s daughter! Well, sort of. After leaving Ayano, Uchika has raised this other girl and taught her everything about badminton, thus making her better than her own child. Oh, you gotta see poor Ayano’s look when every puzzle piece came into place, and obviously Connie was enjoying every second of it!

I don’t think Uchika would like to see Ayano “fight” Connie not even if it means just a badminton court, but I can totally see where this is going. Are you up to some “winner gets to keep mum” kind of match?! To be fair, we yet have to see how things develop, but that would be cruelly cool for an anime. Yeah, you keep saying it’s just fanservice with great animation.

OMG Ayano’s face at the end of the episode!!

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Ingress The Animation Anime

Ingress The Animation

Sci-fi, Action, Game

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Airing Date:

October 2018

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NETFLIXにて全世界配信が決定！！さらにフジテレビ「+Ultra」のほか、北海道文化放送、東海テレビ、関西テレビ、テレビ西日本、BSフジにて放送予定。10月からの放送開始をお楽しみに！ #IngressAnime pic.twitter.com/XPVYRcyOEO

— TVアニメ『イングレス』 (@IngressAnime) July 8, 2018

2018年10月 フジテレビ「＋Ultra」にて放送予定。TVアニメ『イングレス』公式Twitterオープン。最新情報を発信してゆきます。#IngressAnime #plusultra pic.twitter.com/tw8KNDcOLD

— TVアニメ『イングレス』 (@IngressAnime) April 7, 2018

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Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online Review

Hercule SSJ

Girls und PUBG

• Episodes : 12


• Genre : Action, Game, Military


• Airing Date : April 2018 - June 2018


• Producers : Studio 3Hz

Contains Spoilers

In season 2 of Sword Art Online, Kirito was brought back to the world-of-death game VRMMOs and found himself competing in Gun Gale Online. Fast forward to Alternative, and we see main character Karen is making her own way through the game in this spin-off series. Initially against entering the competitive scene as she merely used the game as a way to mask her anxieties, she is basically forced to by her friend and fellow player Pitohui. What begins is a more straightforward Sword Art Online tale where the stakes might not be as high but the action is every bit as satisfying.

What We Liked About Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online

The girls are cute, the action is exciting, and the plot makes a lot of sense. Main character Kirito is completely absent aside from a slight mention in one episode, but that is actually an improvement. There’s no all-powerful super Jesus in this show, it’s just skilled players laying it all on the line.

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While the plot does require some suspension of belief at a few points, it doesn’t detract from the storytelling overall. A few points in the series have cliffhangers that manage to leave you wanting more, but it does a good job delivering on its promise and telling a contained story.

1. Kawaii Girls

Karen is both attractive and tall in her real-life version, being a shy yet diligent college student by day and the cute, ferocious character she portrays online at night. Her friends are also very entertaining, from her best friend Miyu to her rival and companion Pitohui. There’s plenty of cuteness to be found for fans of some moe-type shows.

2. Real World Game Mechanics

Fans of Battle Royale type games will be familiar with some elements of GGO. It’s almost an exact approximation of a Players Unknown Battlegrounds in an anime setting. This makes it fun to watch and easy to follow. There’s still some deus ex machina a la Kirito shenanigans, but it"s so limited that its nonexistent compared to the main series.

3. Action Action Action

The tournament action starts and it doesn’t stop. Karen is a spitfire, using her short height in-game to overwhelm her opponents. It’s fun to watch such a small being zip around on-screen and take down much bigger opponents. Her showdowns are some of the best no-holds brawls you’ll find in this kind of show.

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1. It isn’t Sword Art Online

While we did enjoy this far more than traditional Sword Art Online, it’s not a departure everyone will enjoy. Some found Kirito’s harem and savior status to be a strong point of the show, and that’s decidedly absent. You won’t be able to uncover the next chapter or even a setup for Kirito’s story in this, so if that’s your reason for watching, you’d best avoid it.

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Final Thoughts

Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online is a very fun watch that we’d like to see more of. Did you enjoy it? Maybe it reminded you of some favorite battle royale-type gaming moments? Let us know in the comments!

Author: Hercule SSJ

What happens when you give a Crunchyroll trial to a former Toonami kid who hasn"t watched anime since Cowboy Bebop got dubbed? You get Hercule SSJ. Thanks to that, he"s spent the last two years catching up on dozens of shows and manga he"s neglected over the years. Has probably watched 60% of all harem ecchi in existence. Currently seeking series to fill the void left by Konosuba and One-Punch Man. Accepts NisiOisiN quotes as payment.

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Ys: Memories of Celceta [Game Review]

Rob "NualphaJPN" B.

Help Adol restore his memory and bring peace to the world in this action-packed classic!

• System: PC (Steam)


• Publisher: XSEED/ Marvelous


• Developer: Nihon Falcom


• Release Date: July 25, 2018


• Players: Single Player

Ys: Memories Of Celceta - Official PC Launch Date Trailer

As the title of the game suggests, Ys: Memories of Celceta focuses primarily on Adol, as he races around trying to regain his memory about the events that took place within Celceta. In typical Nihon Falcom fashion, Memories of Celceta focuses on its quintessential action RPG elements, combined with a genuinely intriguing story that focuses on companionship, loss, tragedy, and moving through adversity in order to seek solace within.

Ys: Memories of Celceta originally saw its debut on the PlayStation Vita back in 2012 with great applause, as fans of the series complemented its fast-paced gameplay paired with a strong narrative. The title has now officially released on Steam for the first time since its debut, with plenty of perks to give it a more modern feel. If you’re a fan of Nihon Falcom titles then Ys: Memories of Celceta should be a no brainer purchase. If you’re just being introduced to this highly celebrated series then be rest assured that your time with the game will be an extraordinary one.

Nihon Falcom never rests on its laurels whenever it comes to action RPG performance, and with Ys: Memories of Celceta you’re getting the full package and more. With a constant stream of content this is catered to those who love adventure, discovery and a strong plot to keep you engaged for hours.

Despite its age, Ys: Memories of Celceta still looks beautiful and much crisper in 60FPS, along with the addition of a configuration system ala Steam to ensure that you can tweak the game to perform to your liking. As we stated earlier, Ys: Memories of Celceta is an action RPG that places much of its focuses on main protagonist Adol, who must regain his memories about past events that will help guide him closer to solving the problems that plague him and his colleagues in the present.

Expect to be enamored by the solid character development as well as exceptional gameplay that’s incredibly easy to pick up, but will require some practice to truly master the combo system. Boss battles are your typical run of the mill Nihon Falcom style battles, which are sure to provide a satisfying challenge without pushing you too hard, along with good voice acting to keep you entertained during the story scenes. Known to fans as Boss Rush mode, this will certainly be keeping you up for hours and will require a strong understanding of the real-time combat features. Will you be able to successfully uncover all of Adol’s past memories in time before it’s too late?

So before jumping into the major selling point that is gameplay, as per tradition we like to touch base on the visual aspects since they play somewhat of a role as a whole. Ys: Memories of Celceta released in Japan in September of 2012, with its North American Vita release coming a year later. With that in mind it’s going to be clear that on a visual level the game isn’t going to be pristine in a lot of areas. That isn’t to say however that work hasn’t gone into making sure it’s best suited for Steam because frankly, it runs incredibly well in 60FPS as we mentioned in the earlier paragraphs. For that alone, Ys: Memories of Celceta gets massive plus points because it no longer suffers the issues that plagued the Vita, with its somewhat sluggish frame performance and animations looking a little jaded.

The UI still remains the same from the original but with a visual upgrade to make the colors a little more vibrant and less muted than they were on Sony’s handheld. Character cutscenes look much more dazzling on Steam as the colors tend to pop more, while level environments have seen a slight upgrade in terms of texture mapping, etc. There are still some noticeable issues in the level design area, but for a ported Vita title it certainly has better presentation on the Steam version.

Not to mention that with the addition of the Steam configuration system you’re able to fully customize the game to run at an incredibly high frame rate once unlocked, allowing players to truly experience the game like never before.

This is perhaps the biggest selling point after the actual gameplay and is perhaps Nihon Falcom’s greatest achievement as a whole, and that’s the music. Hands down Ys: Memories of Celceta has one of the best game soundtracks our ears have listened to in a very long time. With its mix of slow and emotional piano driven pieces to the incredibly heart pumping rock ensembles, Ys: Memories of Celceta truly doesn’t disappoint in this department and whether you’re a follower of Nihon Falcom or not will not make a difference, as the music will captivate anyone playing. You won’t notice it at first since you’ll be so immersed in the wicked gameplay, multi-character party system, and much more!

Once you’ve played through the game we highly recommend grabbing the official soundtrack to really experience everything without distraction. Did we mention there’s an anime intro in the game that’s totally godlike? No? Ok well now you know, so don’t skip it!

So of course we simply can’t skip out on the gameplay because well, without it you’d only have an amazing soundtrack to listen to which certainly isn’t bad at all. Those diving into Ys: Memories of Celceta for the first time will be surprised to know that the gameplay is surprisingly easy to pick up, as the game does a splendid job of guiding you through the controls and mechanics as you play. It will certainly feel like you’re just mashing your way through hordes of enemies in the beginning but be rest assured that you’re senseless mashing will need some proper planning, because the further you progress in the game the enemies become much stronger and boss battles are more enduring.

Needless to say, you’ll definitely need to spend time with the game to truly fall in love with it so practice as much as you can during the early stages, so that you’ll be better prepared down the road. With the help of the multi-character party system you’ll be able to swap characters in and out of your party with ease, and if you pair two similar characters together your attacks will receive major buffs, among other perks. This is where Ys: Memories of Celceta gets real interesting because it doesn’t force you to rely solely on Adol to come out victorious, as there will be times where you’ll need to immediately swap to your other party member to deal massive damage.

Each come with their own unique perks that you’ll need to pay attention to, so as we mentioned earlier it’s not just about mashing your way through to victory. A great deal of strategy plays a major role in successfully overcoming whatever obstacles stand in your way, and while the story itself is somewhat linear it still provides some depth for you to explore. Speaking of story, the game does allow for you to make choices during dialogue which help to better understand and learn more about those around you.

These choices don’t necessarily change the overall plot in any way but it’s still nice to have those choices to help spice things up a little. Ys: Memories of Celceta has one of the most expansive locales in the entire history of the series, allowing you to customize waypoints, and a robust mapping system that will help you if things get confusing. There’s a plethora of things to discover in the game so having the ability to customize your waypoints really helps a ton, especially when hunting around for rare treasure chests that require special keys. You’ll definitely find yourself back tracking a lot because there’s just so much to look for but it’s all worth it because the gameplay is so satisfying from start to finish, that you won’t even realize.

In closing, Ys: Memories of Celceta certainly lives up to the expectations that we had coming into the game, which was Nihon Falcom impressing us with its unquestionably impressive music scores. We don’t think there’s ever been a Nihon Falcom title that stuck out like a sore thumb when it comes to poor gameplay or soundtrack, but perhaps you may know and you can comment down below to remind us!

By that as it may, Ys: Memories of Celceta is the quintessential action RPG experience that any fan of the genre should not sleep on, and hardcore fans should dive into right away. Again because the game is dated there were of course some design flaws in polygon count but honestly, once you start hacking and slashing your way through those visual issues no longer become the center of attention.

Ys: Memories of Celceta is a must have action RPG title no matter how old it is. Its modern upgrades make it feel and look a lot sharper, with the challenging aspects of the gameplay having you come up with endless strategies to not die at all costs. We hope you found this review to be insightful, with enough information to give you the verdict on whether to buy this or not. Of course we recommend buying it!! Be sure to follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on all the latest gaming news from around the world, and of course hit us up on Twitch to see us play these reviewed titles live!

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Author: Rob "NualphaJPN" B.

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