I want to become an ally of justice…

In any other local­iza­tion, Emiya Shirou’s wishes would prob­a­bly have been trans­lated to ‘hero of jus­tice’. But Nasu­verse has made it remark­ably appro­pri­ate not to do so. Fate/stay night has already approached the ques­tion of ‘what makes a hero’ from mul­ti­ple per­spec­tives, from the ide­al­ized (Unlim­ited Blade Works) to the per­sonal (Heaven’s Feel). Yet as Fate/stay night mixes the Black & White of mod­ern hero­ism, the tragic and cyn­i­cal nature of Fate/zero takes it up even another notch:

True jus­tice may be heroic, but it was far too inhu­mane for heroes. Read the rest of this entry »

So Honya finally started the sec­ond round to the anime fam­ily project. Yay! It also means it’s time for me to pub­lish this post that I started two months ago. About time. There’s been quite a few changes in my anime fam­ily, reflect­ing upon how my views have shifted over the two years since Honya’s first anime fam­ily project startup. But I think this time, a few more of the char­ac­ters have entered the frame to set­tle down permanently.

The bestest true end I wish for

The anime fam­ily project is, in a nut­shell, a selec­tion of char­ac­ters from anime, manga, vis­novs, et cetera, that are assigned to roles in your ideal fic­tional family.

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