Reminder that you can now read chapter 7 of Heading West on tapas.
A new disciple appears!
Almost done with chapter 7, a certain character will make his debut. What do think will happen in this chapter?
Update! Chapter 7 is done and available to read now!
Almost done with chapter 7, a certain character will make his debut. What do think will happen in this chapter?
Let’s talk about the Live Action little mermaid.
I confess I was one of the many people who were against the changes they made to The little mermaid, but now that I actually watched it in theaters, it was surprisingly good. It is not a great movie, and there were changes I’m not a fan of, but the movie was entertaining. It could’ve been one of the not so bad Disney Live action remakes, (because, let’s be honest, there is no such thing as a good Disney Live action remake) but some of the changes actually work or don’t impact the story too much. Sometimes they work and sometimes they just go too far. I thought I was gonna throw a fit during the entire movie, but the only part where I almost did was at the end.
So I just want to point out some of the flaws I found in this movie. This is just my opinion, and I want to know if other people feel the same way.
Wanted to see what my version of Wukong would look like wearing the clothes from the one in LMK.
Experimenting with Wukong’s eyes, I think he looks better with black pupils. What do you guys think?
Heading West, so far...
Heading West is the name of my webcomic that is a retelling of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West.
It follows a Buddhist nun in her journey to find her Master Xuanzang, who went missing on his way to India. The story takes place in 7th century China during the Tang Dynasty, so I do a lot of research for my story. I want my story to become an animated series someday so I need to know what to do to improve the story, if I’m doing well so far, if I made a mistake regarding Chinese customs but more importantly, tell me what do you think of the story so far and what do you expect to see in the next chapter? Write a comment or send me message.
Chapter 6 is out! Guan yin has no time for Wukong’s nonsense.
Chapter 6 releases tomorrow. Meanwhile, lets remember one of the best characters from chapter 1, the conveniently placed rock.
Chapter 6 is out!
Chapter 6 releases tomorrow. Meanwhile, lets remember one of the best characters from chapter 1, the conveniently placed rock.
Chapter 6 is almost ready!
Updated Fenris’s character sheet with a little bit of lore of the world I created.
About The Little Mermaid...
I hate how Hollywood thinks that a strong female character has to kick ass and not let a man save them, she just needs to be relatable.
Growing up with the little mermaid made me realized how well written the movie was, Ariel was not a weak female protagonist that needs a man to save her from the villain. Actually, one of my favorite parts of the movie is when Ariel attacks Ursula out of rage after she turned her father into... whatever that thing was.
As a woman, how many times have you gotten angry at someone and wanted to harm them, only to be stopped abruptly by something or someone else? It doesn’t mean that you are weak, it just means you were caught in the moment and forgot that other people are bigger or physically stronger than you are. It also means that you are not use to fighting but you try to anyway because you are angry. That is what happened to Ariel, Ursula was stronger than her so she barely did anything, but at least she tried.
Shortly after this, Eric appears to save Ariel, even though he had no idea what was really going on, all he knew was that the girl he fell in love with was in trouble and he went to help. He was caught by Ursula’s eels but Sebastian and Flounder helped him escape, when Ursula was about to kill him with the trident, Ariel pulled her hair making her accidentally zap her precious eels.
This made Ursula focus her rage on Ariel and that gave Eric the chance to stab her with the ship. Because Eric decided to stay even after Ariel told him to leave, in the end, it was their love for each other that helped them defeat Ursula.
That is why I loved this movie so much, it was the first time I ever saw a Disney princess get enraged like that and actually tried to attack their villain. As a woman, I know I don’t need a man to be happy, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want to meet one! I am proud of being a girl, I like to look my best and am capable of defending myself when I need to, I can be strong and do things by myself, but I know when I need help and I value when others offer to give me a hand.
Men or women, it doesn’t matter, we are all human, we make mistakes and we learn from them, and each individual have their own strengths and weaknesses. I know parents are afraid to have their daughters learn the wrong messages, but at least trust that they are smart enough to understand the good aspects of a well written story.
Got sidetracked and decided to draw Sun Wukong in his golden armor.
My progress for chapter 6 of Heading West. I really like how this sketch came out.
I’m so happy to see my favorite Megaman get so much love lately.
Rockman EXE Movie Review. Part 1
Oh yeah! The people have spoken! The Megaman Battle Network Legacy collection is finally here! So to celebrate it I’m “Reviewing” the Rockman.EXE movie, The program of Light and Darkness.
A few things before starting. First, the “movie” is less than 50 minutes long, so it’s more of a very long episode with better animation than usual. Second, the movie takes place during the Stream saga, a season of the anime that never aired in America because the plot was “too dark” for a kid’s show, like Axess wasn’t violent and dark enough already. It’s even worse for people in Latinoamerica because Axess never aired there either, so enjoying this movie would’ve been impossible for me if I hadn’t watched the episodes online.
For those who haven’t watched the Stream saga, this is what you need to know:
1. The movie takes place somewhere after episode 17 but before episode 31 of Stream, I say episode 17 because Raika, the Hypocrite, now uses Cross fusion, just like everybody else.
2. The plot is based on Battle Network 5, minus the whole teams thing.
3. The whole story of Rockman.EXE Stream is not relevant, except for episode 2 because that is when Forte came back to steal Rockman’s Ultimate program, but after he fails to get it, he was defeated by an extraterrestrial Navi named Slur who throws him into the depths of the Undernet, where the movie begins.
Should I “review” the movie like I did with the episodes of the first season?
BN Anime Bad Guys.
You are probably wondering what is going on here, I decided to make a tier list of all the bad guys from the Battle Network series and how they fare in the anime compared to the games. Each battle network enemy or villain have different vibes and personalities that I just can’t group them all.
I take an enemy Navi or villain that appears in the anime, compare it to its game appearance, and see how well the characters are written as bad guys. I’ll also take into account anime exclusive Navis and Navis who had an antagonist role at some point in the anime.
This is how I divide them:
S Tier are the best villains, the ones that are so good at being evil that you can’t help but respect or love them. They also have qualities of stand alone leaders and have a motive to be bad.
A Tier are strong Navis that are decent bad guys, they are either second in command or just foot soldiers, but you respect them nevertheless.
B Tier are the Navis with wasted potential, this means that their roles improved from the game but in the context of the anime they could’ve done so much more. Most of them are interesting but they are relegated to simple side characters that only have a few appearances.
C Tier are the Navis that were done dirty, this means they had important roles in the game or were decent enemies with interesting stories, but their appearances in the anime are short, they either appear only as filler, or just to be deleted in that very same episode, sometimes more than once. *cough* Plantman *cough.*
D Tier are the Meh, as in they don’t really leave much of an impact in the anime. Even if they appear more than once, they still manage to be forgettable.
E Tier is more of a personal opinion, these are the villains I absolutely HATE, both humans and Navis. Either they are super annoying or you just realized that their motives are pointless, even compared to their roles in the games. It’s like they are just evil for the sake of being evil, or to simply be unlikable for no real reason.
And the last Tier is F for Failure, these Navis were enemies of Rockman at some point, whether its something that happened in the game or a quick appearance in the anime. Some are downgrades from their game counterparts and others are just for comedic purposes, but the ones who truly try to be evil, are not even real threats.
What are your thoughts about the bad guys in the anime? Do you agree with this list or do you think someone is in the wrong tier? Let me know.