Mass Effect: Holding Out for a (Good Female) Hero

I recently decided to take the plunge and play through the Mass Effect series. I was going to start a while back but my roommate’s 360 decided to retire with a dishonorable red ring discharge. But with the recent black Friday sales a new Xbox has found its way to the apartment again. So I decided it was as good a time as any to see what everyone was talking about. But as anyone who has played the game will tell you when you plunge into Mass Effect you have to make two major choices.

The first is the gender of your character. A simple but important decision. While the game does not play entirely differently depending on your character’s gender there is enough of a change to be distinctly noticeable. The other major choice you have is to choose between a paragon or renegade style. You can play the game as a noble hero or as a loose cannon who gets the job done at any cost. While you can also play more towards the middle of the road the game encourages you mix up those play styles as you see fit but favor one over the other. Also playing someone who is true neutral is just boring.

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Fujoshi Dossier Co-Conspirator

Anyone who has visited Ogiue Maniax will quickly realize that Carl is quite infatuated with Chika Ogiue. As Ogiue is a fujoshi she acted as a gateway into Carl’s interest in fujoshi characters in anime and manga. So he started writing a series of posted called the Fujoshi Files where he profiles various yaoi obsessed characters. I recently mentioned to Carl that he should add Patty Crew to the files as she is a fairly high level fujoshi from Zettai Karen Children. After Carl read the manga he agreed that she deserved a place in the hallowed halls of women who are BL fanatics. If you want to see what evil I unleashed on this world you can see what Carl wrote about her on his site.

For the record my favorite character from Zettai Karen Children is Shiho Sannomiya.

The Fujoshi Files 31: Patty Crew

Turning Holiday Wishes into Reality

Every year around the holidays we run a little giveaway for the reader to thank you all for checking in all year. This year we thought it would be nice to spice things up so this year we are adding an extra layer. To enter all you have to do is give us your best anime and manga related holiday wish. Would your eliminate moe?; Have Hayate as your personal butler?; or simply wish for an expanded figure budget? After the contest we will do an article about our own holiday wishes as well. Good luck and best wishes to you and yours for the new year.

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