Star Ocean 4 Site Updated

The offiical SO4 site has been updated with plenty of new stuff including new characters, screen shots, video, and even a music player in the top right corner. The game is set to be released next month, and I am most definitely looking forward to it. The new characters include some that previously went unnamed in promo trailers and one girl named Welch Vineyard who carries a stick similar to the one carried by Welch in the SO3 game. The two girls don't look anything alike, though. It would be cool if this Welch were a playable character, though. I'd laugh to see her smack down monsters with a hand on a stick. A new movie has also been posted showing one of the SO4 private action scenes. Gotta say, I didn't think Faize was such a spaz. It's pretty cute, though, and the graphics are beautiful. The music rotation is pretty much the same Star Ocean fare from the previous games, which is fine by me. Anyway. Check is out. It's pretty nifty.

--Ou-bento

Shugo Chara Doki Ep. 65 - I'm slow.

I'm a week behind. D: Anyway, this episode was pretty much an extended version of what happened in the manga. Yoru explains to Amu that Ikuto stole his violin back, but it's been having a strange effect on him. He was low on energy, so Yoru did a character transform and took him to Amu's place to stay. Amu's not too happy about that, but before she can do anything, Ami decides she wants to go play in the snow. The guardians join them for a day of fun and frolicking (and Miki's unusual snowman). In the meantime, Yoru takes care of an injured Ikuto.

Kinda a slow episode, stretching out a little bit of manga plot into an entire episode. It was pretty nice to see the kids just being kids, though. They don't always have to be saving the world or somesuch nonsense. Next episode looks like a complete filler. Inexplicably, I'm going to watch it anyway.

--Ou-bento