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Space Pirate Captain Harlock

 The second Leiji Matsumoto's Space Opera i watched after Yamato, while not as epic as the latter, it still got its own merit. Space Pirate Captain Harlock no doubt is the pioneer swashbuckling space adventure as the series starring free spirited captain with crew of misfits as the casts. In the series the main character Captain Harlock embarks on a solo crusade against Femme Fatale Alien Race called Mazone to protect person he cherished on Earth. 

 For a series from 70s, Space Pirate Captain Harlock doesn't age quite well but it still did something right as well as having good Opening theme just like Yamato. Personally i can't really take things seriously with the series because some of the elements had over the top executions, For instance overly incompetent earth government and the protagonist literally wage a war against millions of Alien Army with a single ship manned by crew of Hobbits. Perhaps due to losing badly in world war 2 decades ago, Japanese had some obsession with one man army miracle or wonder weapon which is quite apparent in 70s Scifi anime. Nevertheless Captain Harlock served as a very good Stoic archetype and Queen Rafflesia herself is quite a beauty. I think there are good chemistry between the two and the Queen Rafflesia no doubt will be quite a beauty with a modern makeover. A reboot version of the series just like Yamato 2199 would have been a good idea though we will probably need to wait until the next Yamato series to be finished first.

Rewatching GaoGaiGar

 My journey with Yuusha series started with Gaogaigar 10 years ago. It was my gateway toward Super Robot series  and i remember fondly the King of Braves as a very good mecha series with its seemingly endless supply of Hotblood even though i thought the mecha design was rather weird at the time. Now things are coming in full circle as i am ending my pilgrimage of Yuusha series by revisiting this series once again in the full Glory of  Bluray version. As i have completed all previous 7 Yuusha series, i am able to appreciate things that i was taking for granted back then. For instance the monster of the week formula of GGG is quite refined actually, owing to the accumulated experience from its predecessors. As of now i have been marathoning up to 2/3rd of the show and gathering plenty of materials for a proper article that this show deserved. Gaogaigar Final will be probably a separate article because this penultimate title of the Yuusha series deserve much more fanfare.

Chogokin Pacman

 When it comes to collectibles, my area of interest tend to be very focused. But depending on circumstances i do make exceptions from time to time and it seems i found yet another item belong to this category. As a part of 40th anniversary of the Pacman series, Bandai released series of toys collectibles for the classic series including a Diecast Chogokin toy. The Chogokin Pacman will be scheduled for August 2021 release with 8000 yen price tag.

 The Diecast mecha version of Pacman is a big deal because the lineup is surprisingly good actually. Usually featuring Sanrio characters, Bandai's Chogokin will give you a taste of Soul of Chogokin in bite size with its sheer weight. The recent Chogokin Hello Kitty Gundam are quite good actually and this one shouldn't disappoint as long as the gimmick properly done. Personally i think Doraemon would be a good candidate for similar treatment.

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Digimon Vital Bracelet

 Digivices is usually what comes in mind for Digimon Electronic Toys products and this years had been quite plentiful for those types. But Bandai came with yet another surprise and recently they unveiled a rather unexpected lifestyle product dubbed Digimon Vital Bracelet! From the first glance the product looks similar to Pokemon Go watch which is used in tandem with phone app and you can raise Digimons from this one!

 Digimon Vital Bracelet will be scheduled for March 2021 release with 3 color variants. The Normal variants come in White and Black color are sold for 5800 Yen while the special Yellow edition cost 6600 Yen and come with extra Dim Card. The starter Digimons are determined by USB stick like device named Dim Card which each Digimon Vital Bracelet comes with the new flagship digimon named Pulsemon for this lineup. But there are available separate variety of Dim Card which cost 1600 Yen for a pack of 2 which there are 2 available versions available on release. I used to have Digivice X Antibody series mid this year but sold it away since i can't really commit into it, but i think the Vital Bracelet could be of some use since i have been running quite regularly from December last year. As obvious, if the products is well received we could expect more digimon available for the Vital bracelet with 2nd and 3rd Gen Digimons be the likeliest candidates.

The available variant of Dim Cards that are sold separately

Adventure Bar Story

  One of my recently cleared backlog from 3DS and this one surprisingly a good time sink. Ages ago, I have tried Adventure Bar Story back on mobile phone but only fully committed with the game on my 3DS. Adventure Bar Story is basically a Classic JRPG with simple simulation mechanics thrown into the mix where you play as a restaurant owner climbing up to the top, gathering your own ingredients from Dungeon and Monsters. For a game that appear to come out from RPG Maker, Adventure Bar Story surprisingly able to offer vast amount of content despite its limitations and you will spend hours trying to complete your Recipe without using walkthrough.

 Adventure Bar Story may not be flashy, but it is decent enough to make me clock over 30 Hours of playing time. The old school vibe of this game really reminds me of  Summon Night game on GBA which had crafting as part of its mechanics. The progression in Adventure Bar Story is directly tied to the Restaurant Fame in which daily sales and contest ranks are essential. For the party members, Lidia and Elias are the best ones when it comes for resource farming due to their abilities. Lastly always bring a party member that can steal in Boss fight as some of the unique equipments including the endgame stuffs are only available through such means. For its intention, I think the 3DS copy is the definitive version of Adventure Bar Story since the developer probably refined the game a lot to make it a proper console JRPG. Personally i could see the game could have some sequel but at very least i can still settle with the spinoff roguelike Adventure Labyrinth story.