Tag Archives: dai no daibouken

Magnoflex, Monster Masters, and Metroids

Just a few book and comic reviews this time, all stuff related to Oz or video games. Helda the Witch of Oz, by James Fuller – This is a series of five books, each one with a different color in … Continue reading

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Saving the World While We’re Young

I’ve seen the topic come up of how everyone tends to be young in Japanese role-playing video games, to the extent that people in their thirties are considered old. I noticed this in Final Fantasy VII, where everyone seems to … Continue reading

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Ready, Abel, and Willing to Dai

While the Dragon Quest series is only moderately popular here in the United States, it’s huge in Japan, so it’s not too surprising that there would be spin-offs. Occasionally there are official translations of these as well, but most of … Continue reading

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