Kumoricon 2011
Our lovely reporter, Miki, covered this years Kumoricon. If you want to read about the coverage check out Anime Salvation Magazine Issue 2;
http://animesalvation.com/2011/10/19/animesalvation-issue-2-release/
Demon King Daimao Review
October 30th, 2011 
Miki 
Demon King Daimao Review by Miki
Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Mao (いちばんうしろの大魔王)
This series takes place at Constan Magical Academy. A boy Akuto Sai attends hoping to join the clergy and mold the world but ends up being announced as the new Demon King. All his classmates are terrified of him and this causes him no amount of trouble. On his way to the school he meets Junko Hattori, a disciple. He creates a pact with her but she feels betrayed when its announced that he will be demon King. She then seeks to destroy him and prevent his future evil, but ends up being blown up repeatedly losing her clothes in the process. They do eventually become friends.
Do not lose hope he’s not alone he makes friends with 4 distinct characters. 1st is Korone, a surveillance agent, Hiroshi Miwa, his worshiper, Fujiko Eto, dorm leader and witch, and Keina Soga his closet friend and fellow orphan. With these friends Akuto lives his school days eventfully and destructively. He tries to evade his fate as Demon King but eventually finds a way to use this power to recreate the world. He also gets the student council on his side and the president of the academy even backs them up in the main battle.
This is a great series and I cannot wait till season 2 is released. I of course really enjoyed the overflowing panty shots, with cute girls getting their clothes blown off or flying naked. There is also a great scene with a sea cucumber that is a must see. Watch to find out why. The giant beasts add a new flavor of the sensational, including a sexy dragon who creates a dynamic of majesty and warmth. I couldn’t get enough of this fantastic, righteous, hilarious, magical, harem anime of deliciousness.
Animesalvation Issue 2 ~Release~
October 19th, 2011 mouseycou At last we have a release for Anime Salvation Magazine Issue 2. Please check out the magazine in various formats. If you find any problems with selected format be sure to comment or email us (email is in the zine).
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Issue 2 Delay ~ Apologies :( ~
October 15th, 2011 mouseycou “Sorry guys, I was on schedule to release this issue on time, but in my attempts to make the magazine better I found that I had forgotten to bring the disk with a full copy of the program I wanted to use…Because of this in my attempts to download a copy off the net without a torrent, I ended up getting a rather nasty virus. This means that I have had to reboot my computer :’( … I promise to work all night to make sure that your issue is ready for you by the end of Tomorrow or the day after. Apologies to those who have been waiting, and to those who still have things they wish to submit, you have been allocated another 24hrs to submit stuff by e-mail. I will be taking submissions until the time I am ready to release the Magazine. I hope you guys will enjoy our 2nd issue of Animesalvation when it is finally released, this time I hope to eliminate the random bolding and make it better for your viewing pleasure.” from Editor (Mouseycou)
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Xam’d: Lost Memories Review
October 11th, 2011 Miki 
Xam’d: Lost Memories Review
Sentan Island exists in a state of dreamlike tranquility; a small island, surrounded by the Yuden Sea, cut off from the war between the Northern Government and the Southern Continent Free Zone. Akiyuki Takehara lives on Sentan Island along with his mother Fusa and his father Ryuzo. Despite his parents separated relationship, Ryuzo, the town doctor, has a strong bond with his son who cleans his place and brings him lunch from his mother. One day the island’s tranquility is shattered, when Akiyuki, along with his best friends Haru and Furuichi, are caught up in an explosion on a school bus. This is caused by Akiyuki letting a white haired northern refugee on the bus.
The explosion produces a mysterious light, Hiruko, which enters Akiyuki’s arm. With no time to understand what has happened, Akiyuki is transformed into a creature called Xam’d. He then rampages through the city not remembering who he is, only to be stopped by a mysterious girl who offers him a choice: come with her and live, or stay and turn to a stone. He says he wants to live and she tells him to remember who he is.
The military tries to kill the Xam’d but Akiyuki leaves with Nakiami to live on Zanbani, a postal ship commanded by Ishuu Benikawa. We get to travel With Nakiyami on this air ship that delivers mail and meet a group of misfits. They slowly become a second family to Akiyuki while he travels and learns to cope with and merge to the hiruko also known as Xam’d.
This gets confusing as we go on because there is a section later where Akiyuki forgets himself and is sold as a slave, and all the characters get emo and whine about their existence. Luckily this doesn’t last too long and otherwise it’s a great series full of action, weird monsters, and heartwarming relationships.
We really get attached to the characters and the voice acting is well balanced. When the victims do not come to blend with their hiruko they lose themselves and turn to stone. The Zam’d is on a misson to erase suffering and darkness from the world but its shrouded in shadow, which makes this hard for our young hero to see. The military is a large moving factor through this series and Haru and Furuichi both join in their grief over losing Akiyuki to the North. This proves to be a large mistake and costs Haru her precious little sister. No matter how stange things got I couldn’t stop watching. The episodes were very addictive and left you craving more.
Finn’s Manga Review: Fire Fire Fire
August 27th, 2011 FinntheFrisian Story & Art: Satou, Shouji
Status: Finished with 12 chapters
Published: 2008
Serialization: JC.COM
Genre: Action, Adventure, Ecchi, Seinen
“The world’s gotten ridiculously large,” or at least that is what Jiga Kirishima’s father told him before he died. No longer do aircraft circle the globe. Cities are distant islands surrounded by expansive sandy wastes. The never changing gray clouds that have stolen the starry skies also limit the advancement of technology. Still there are relics from a bygone age buried beneath the desert. In such a world young Jiga has set out on a journey to find his destined partner. His first stop is the pleasure town of Damin. However, upon trying to enter the city Jiga’s precious sword, Orochimaru, is taken and he is tossed from a train. Jiga awakens within the lair of a mechanical creature named Obsidian who has also been plotting entry into Damin. Through a strange series of coincidences, and a little help from a provocative woman, Jiga and Obsidian set off on an action packed quest punctuated with numerous battles and way too much fan service.
Warning: Due to several extremely graphic scenes, and the artist’s tendency to strip every female character from their already revealing outfits, this manga is not recommended for children.
Story: 2/5
I simply hate it when a good story takes time developing, and Bam! it is suddenly over with everything forced into one last chapter. I don’t know whether publisher decided to discontinue the series, the magazine itself was given the ax, or if the author decided to wrap it up and focus on other projects. At any rate, without going into too many details, the series progresses wonderfully up until chapter eleven. The characters really started to come into their own, the setting became more clear, and the quest began to have real purpose instead of random adventuring. Then, just like that, it is all over without resolving the major problems. The thing is that I did enjoy this manga up until the sudden finale, but that makes it even more frustrating for me.
Art 4/5
Anybody who has seen Highschool of the Dead will recognize this artist’s work right away. He has a unique style that is perfectly suited for modern action manga. Creative paneling, masterful use of light, and an endless array of artistic techniques make this another eye-gasm of a manga. Whether the setting is the city or the wastes every background is so full of vibrant details as to nearly overwhelm the page. I especially like the design of obsidian. He looks really interesting when in the Chinese lion disguise of which he is so fond, but when he bursts out on a jet leg the texture and reflectivity of his metallic body is truly remarkable. Indeed, this artist can do just about anything. That is, anything except design a female character that doesn’t look like she would be better suited for a hentai manga. I know that sex sells, but there is a certain point where it is just too much. I wish he would tone it down a little because I think he has great talent.
Finn’s Manga Review: Fly, Daddy, Fly
August 23rd, 2011 FinntheFrisian Story: Kaneshiro, Kazuki
Art: Akishige, Manabu
Status: Finished with 17 chapters
Published: 2005
Serialization: Young Sunday
Genre: Seinen
Hajime Suzuki is an average salaryman who is totally content with his lot in life. His happiness comes from the smiles of his loving wife and cheerful daughter. However, that bubble of a workaday world he has so carefully constructed for himself suddenly crashes around him when his only daughter is savagely beaten at a karaoke club. To make matters worse the high school boy responsible for hospitalizing Haruka is an honor student from a prestigious private school, and a champion boxer. As to not tarnish the boy’s future, and not ruin the honor of the school, the assault is effectively swept under the rug. The school pays Haruka’s hospital bills and suggests to Mr. Suzuki that if he doesn’t keep quiet that his daughter’s reputation would be in danger. Feeling completely helpless Mr. Suzuki decides to seek revenge by killing Ishihara, the boy who attacked his daughter. A fateful turn of events brings Suzuki, armed with a kitchen knife, to the wrong school. After being knocked unconscious he is taken in by a misfit band of young men who convince their friend, an expert street fighter, to train Mr. Suzuki with the goal of a man to man fist fight versus Ishihara. Thus begins a spartan training regimen that would take a desperate broken man and transform him into someone who could make any dream come true, even soaring through the skies.
Story: 4/5
The story in this is pretty simple and straight forward. It is about the oppressed weak fighting back against the strong, not letting adversity break your spirit, and how hard work and determination can overcome anything. Pretty idealistic if you ask me. Even so, this manga has a positive uplifting message. I kind of like reading an optimistic manga every once in a while. Anyway, the main characters all fit their roles extremely well. I found myself cheering on Mr. Suzuki as he progressed through his training. Of course it helped that Ishihara was easy to hate. He totally reminded me of a more sinister version of Johnny Lawrence from the first Karate Kid movie. It’s probably just the spoiled rich elitist jock thing that makes me think that. At least Johnny had a few moments that made him seem somewhat human where Ishihara remains a horribly evil bastard to the very end. Another thing I liked was the way the author built the background characters throughout the story. They start off as little more than atmospheric devices, but as the story progresses they have increasingly important roles.
Art: 3/4
Not much to say about the art other than it is average for the most part. The panels are rigidly standard through much of the manga. The backgrounds are sometimes nicely detailed with scenes of the park and city, but nothing really special. The final chapter is the only exception. There is some really cool looking perspective panels, and a couple of nice splash pages in the last chapter. If the whole thing was drawn like that then it would score higher in my opinion.
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