Gothique

Spellbound

Like many people I am more of an outsider than the leader of the pack. I am attracted to Gothic sub-culture. I've been to see Gothic bands and have a literary background in the indicated reading matter, but I always knew it was pointless to try and be a Goth.

One icon for me has been Siouxsie Sioux, eternally cool, eternally unattainable. I'd hate to be a music journalist trying to get her to open up, trying to find some way to penetrate her seamless armour.

Just lately I have fallen under the spell of Pantagruella I look at her photos and feel myself falling, subject to the gravity of an allure I can barely express.

They say the moon falls endlessly towards the Earth. I feel like that. I'm as close to the abyss as I can ever be. I need to be content with that.

Jelly Factory

Jelly Factory

Some games, are designed to be nothing more than fan service. Take Senran Kagura for example. The entire premise of that game, revolves around beating your opponent so badly that their clothing manages to explode into threads. Threads that somehow manage to keep certain bits of their anatomy covered. And of course your opponents are mostly busty girls. It’s a rather titillating sub-genre that has managed to carve a niche out for itself in Japan and the west. And the creators of Senran Kagura are going for something even more salacious in Valkyrie Drive.

Marvelous has a new franchise on the way, which will be hitting several media platforms. Valkyrie Drive was shown off at the AnimeJapan Expo on the weekend, with its creators announcing an anime series, console and mobile game launch. Starring several plucky anime girls, the series revolves around who can transform into weapons, through various methods. Kagayaki Mirai has the launch trailer, which may NSFW due to more jiggle than a jelly factory and the fact that this video may set off amber alerts. If you’ve ever watched anything that Kenichiro Takaki has had a hand in producing, you’ll know what to expect here: